Category: Travellers

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Travellers back on the Heath

After an absence of about 14 months, yet another group of travellers has come back to the Heath, Upper Field. Some of them appear to be have been here before. In spite of efforts by the Friends of Bernards Heath to get the Council to put in measures to stop this, nothing has happened, with the result that the costs of clearing up are steadily mounting and local children are denied access to their local play area (centre photo).

14.8.20: Fortunately, these travellers have moved on after after very quick action by officers, threatening bailiff removal.

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Return of the Travellers

Travellers on the Upper Field June 3, 2019

A group of Travellers appeared on the Upper Field on Friday, 31st May.

Travellers do not enjoy a good reputation in our area since they converted the old Fire Station site into a big fly tipping site in June 2017 and August 2017.   It then cost the Council tens of thousands of pounds to clear it.

There were over 20 mostly immaculate caravans on the Heath on June 3rd.  Sadly, the occupants didn’t see fit to keep the field in a similar state, for the litter and human waste left behind was dreadful. The travellers failed to vacate the field by 11.59 pm on the 3rd, but did so did the next morning.  Fortunately, the Council arranged immediate litter clearance.

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Travellers back again

Travellers make a very unwanted return to the old Fire Station site following a recent earlier break in. They moved sturdy fencing and heavy blocks to dump more rubbish.  See above and below.  Update: it has been cleared again at considerable cost to SADC.