Travellers moved off from two recreation sites in Nuneaton

From the Coventry Guardian

COUNCIL officials have been working with police officers to remove groups of Travellers from recreation grounds in Nuneaton.

Caravans, trailers and mobile homes have been illegally camped this week at the Jubilee Sports Centre in Greenmoor Road and the Pingles’ football pitches in Avenue Road.

The families moved off both sites after being served by legal notices, obtained by the local authority and served by the police, while extra security measures were put in place to prevent access to other public areas in the borough.

Council managing director Alan Franks said: “We will not tolerate the illegal encampment of vehicles on our land.

‘‘We are working with our partner agencies to ensure that the impact of these encampments causes minimum effect on the wider community and will use all of our necessary powers to ensure that this issue is addressed.”