A travelling mum-of-five who has travelled in a caravan all her life has spoken of her challenging lifestyle when she is "always on the run". Sarah Smith, a 50-year-old mixed traveller from England, is among 12 families that arrived at a Nottingham retail park late at night on Tuesday (March 22) and who are now looking to leave.
She was wearing a robe, leaning against the doorway of the van and bluntly said: "I do not even know where I am, I did not know I was in Nottingham. Everyday we are waking up somewhere else and then we have to leave so you lose track really."
A dozen caravans arrived pitched up on the grounds of a car park at the Redfield Way Boulevard Retail Park, off the A52 Clifton Boulevard. Families, including children and a few dogs were spread across the land. An eyewitness said they spotted the travellers near the Showcase Cinema before the witness added the group had made their way towards the Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club and Casino.
