Travellers moved on - Kent

From the Kent Messenger

Park and ride users found themselves amongst caravans at the weekend when Travellers moved onto the site at Allington.

A number of Traveller families moved on to the London Road site on Friday evening. At one point there were 27 caravans in the area.

Throughout the weekend Maidstone council officers worked with the police, although the park and ride service was able to run on Saturday with a council presence on site, albeit with reduced parking spaces.

On Sunday, the council and police gave the group until noon on Monday to leave.

A spokesman said: "The service operated normally on Monday with a council attendant and a private security officer in attendance. All caravans left the site during the Monday morning, and Maidstone council quickly cleaned up the car park. New tamper proof fixings have been installed on the barrier."