A group of travellers set up camp in Ashton Park on Friday (July 1), just one day after another group left the area on Thursday (June 30).
Residents had just finished cleaning up the area when the second encampment arrived, leaving many disheartened.
Following a seven day battle, Preston City Council were granted permission to remove the travellers on Wednesday (July 6), leaving them 24 hours to move.
On Thursday (July 7), residents and volunteers from the Friends of Ashton Park group arrived at the park once again to clean up the mess.
These were the scenes:
1. Ashton Park clean up
Kath Wootton cleaning up the mess left behind by a group of travellers. Photo: Neil Cross
2. Ashton Park clean up
This was the second time residents were left to clean up the park in just one week. Photo: Neil Cross
3. Ashton Park clean up
An assortment of dirty nappies, food waste, plastic bags, bottles and more were left strewn across the area. Photo: Neil Cross
4. Ashton Park clean up
Maureen Ellison, the treasurer of the Friends of Ashton Park group, said: "The devastation left on the park is absolutely incredible. Not only is it full of rubbish everywhere, it is also full of human excrement in all of the long grass." Photo: Neil Cross