Travellers move onto Middleforth Green in Penwortham after being evicted from Kingsfold playing fields
The group has been setting up camp on a number of parks around South Ribble in recent weeks...
Travellers have moved onto a new green space in Penwortham after being evicted from playing fields yesterday.
A number of caravans were spotted on Middleforth Green - also known as Pear Tree Park - off Leyland Road, this morning (Tuesday, July 21).
The group had previously been camping on Kingsfold Park playing fields, less than a mile away, before South Ribble Borough Council (SRBC) took enforcement action to remove them.
Groups of Travellers have moved onto a number of parks in the South Ribble and Preston area in recent weeks. Last week, they moved onto Withy Grove Park in Bamber Bridge, where SRBC closed the council-run leisure centre for two days due to anti-social behaviour.
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On Friday (July 17), the community around Ashton Park in Preston said they were ‘appalled’ by damage reportedly caused by Travellers who set up camp on the city green space for 10 days.
The park was left strewn with rubbish, building waste and even used toilet paper. Amongst the detritus they dumped during their stay was a dismantled glass conservatory which was thrown into shrubbery, and a tree was also illegally felled.
South Ribble Borough Council were approached for comment.