The convoy pulled on to land close to the Alexander Stadium forward of the Easter Financial institution Vacation
A big convoy of travellers have returned to land close to Alexander Stadium.
The group, which consists of caravans and different autos, are parked subsequent to a newly opened play park, close to Alexander Stadium.
Councillor Jon Hunt known as the most recent in an extended line of incursions a ‘nuisance’ and would make an enchantment for extra safety and fencing.
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Coun Hunt stated: “It is an actual nuisance, it is spoiling the park over the vacation interval.
“The positioning must be made safe. They’re making the most of the truth that renovation works are underway within the park.
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“I’ll have a dialogue with the folks doing the work and the council could possibly be doing extra to safe the fencing.”
The positioning is near the A34 Walsall Street and close to the Alexander Stadium, which staged the Commonwealth Games.
In the meantime, a big group of travellers are believed to have left Swanshurst Park in Billsesley after arriving earlier than the Easter Financial institution Vacation weekend.
Locals complained that kids couldn’t play on the grass “because of vehicles always driving backwards and forwards.”
Following their departure, baggage of garbage and different waste could possibly be seen dotted throughout the fields off Brook Lane, ready for assortment.
Billesley Councillor Phil Davis stated: “Native councillors and residents are pissed off on the incapacity to guard our parks.
“Cuts to Council budgets and an absence of sources from the Authorities have made the state of affairs worse in the previous few years.
“Our traveller liaison employees do a great job of shifting the travellers out of native parks – often inside 3 or 4 days.
However they only transfer down the street and the entire thing begins once more. We’d like Authorities to again authorized powers to maintain travellers out of each park within the metropolis.”
He added: “We additionally want the federal government’s assist to construct extra designated traveller websites, ideally within the open areas of Sutton Coldfield.
“There ought to be a nationwide plan to fund various areas for travellers, plus extra cash for police and authorized motion to guard our parks from unlawful tenting.”
When contacted, the council stated they have been “dedicated to actively defending its land and can take steps to recuperate this land the place unauthorised encampments encroach upon it.”
“The council has useable transit websites and plots to be used by the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller group – which is in step with Authorities coverage – and particulars of the Gypsy and Traveller Lodging Evaluation carried out and up to date in 2019 might be discovered on our web site.”
