A group of travellers set up camp at two different locations close to the A34 bypass recently.
Initially the travellers spent a week camped in the grounds of Wilmslow High School, adjacent to the A34 bypass. Once they were evicted from the High School they moved down the road to a field off the Alderley Edge bypass where they spent 5 or 6 days.
The High School is private land whilst the field next to the bypass belongs to Cheshire East Council so they will clearing up the site and removing all the rubbish today.
Wesley Hutton, Team Leader at Cheshire East Council, was at the site this morning. This is the same field where travellers set up camp in August 2011, after they had moved on a fence and gate were erected to keep people off the land.
He said "There was a padlock on the gate which is not there now. Thankfully it is not has bad as last time, a van load of fly tipped rubbish and two van loads of brash and trees. Last time it took two days as we got 26 tonne of garden waste and 15 tonne of litter."
Click 'next photo' above to see the rubbish left behind.
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I now need to calm down. So angry to read this.
At least Team Leader Hutton managed to keep it all in perspective; "It's not as bad as last time" So that's alright then...
If you park your vehicle and/or caravan in an unauthorised area that is council-owned land, a representative from the council, such as a council site manager or Gypsy/Traveller liaison officer, will visit the site to talk to you, assess the situation and see whether you'll be able to stay there. If there are free places in the council's official site, they may suggest you move there.
When deciding whether or not to move you on, the council should consider:
how many vehicles you have for the size of the area you're parked on
how long you're planning on staying
any welfare needs you have (for example, whether any one of your household is ill, elderly or pregnant and would be at risk if you had to move on)
road safety (for example, whether your camp is obstructing traffic)
other safety issues (for example, if the site is near a railway line or in a polluted area it won't be safe for you to stay there)
what the land is normally used for and whether it's needed in the near future (for example, it's unlikely you'll be allowed to park on playing fields or land that is being developed)
any potential damage to the land
the effect on the local community.
If you are staying on council-owned land, you should:
look after the land you're camped on
make sure you don't cause any fire risks
dispose of any rubbish responsibly
keep any animals under control
respect the rights and way of life of others in the area.
In some cases, the council may agree on a leaving date with you, and will take eviction action if you don't move by that date.
This is why we need more legal council owned sites in Cheshire East !
These people are a disgrace and how they live and leave an area just proves it time and time again. Pictures can't lie. Why is it allowed?
Can anyone honestly say they would be happy to have a site next door to their home.
I pick up after my dog, but they leave human faeces knowing that it can be trodden on! Disgusting and health hazard to all.
1 fly tipping (as clearly demonstrated in the photos)
2 damage to council property (what happened to the lock and the planted trees etc
3 Infringment of public health and safety regulations (Faeces etc)
The council and police must have their vehicle registrations.
If these people are above the law , will I be allowed to use the 'traveller defence' for any crime against the community that I might commit.
It's disgusting that we, the ratepayers, have to pay for all this mess to be cleared up.