An unauthorised encampment of 5 Mile Drive Recreation Floor in Wolvercote, Oxford, started on Sunday, September 7 when a gaggle of Travellers arrived.
Thames Valley Police stated on the time they have been aiding the landowners, Oxford Metropolis Council, who deliberate to situation a discover to go away.
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It’s not the primary time caravans and vans have parked on the enjoying fields, that are utilized by youth soccer groups in north Oxford, as earlier encampments had equally been requested to go away.
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Town council has now confirmed the group has been moved on and the positioning might be repaired.
A spokesperson stated: “Oxford Metropolis Council officers, along with Thames Valley Police, attended the positioning on Sunday afternoon and issued eviction notices underneath the park byelaws, requiring the Travellers to vacate by 10am this morning.
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“They departed consistent with the discover and ODS (Oxford Direct Providers) will now attend the positioning to repair the lock and do a clean-up.”
This summer season, teams of caravans and vans parked on a meadow close to Redbridge Park and Journey have been additionally requested to go away in June.
And in July, a councillor warned of a Traveller group who parked at Longford Park, a housing property close to Banbury, which he described as “trespass”.
