Travellers have dismissed a football club's fears their encampment on its pitch could destroy the youth organisation. The traveller camp on Dave Eastwood Sports Ground, off Lenton Lane, was first reported on Tuesday, July 4.
On the morning of Wednesday, July 5, several caravans were stationed on the pitch of the Pelican Colts football club, items had been littered across the playing field, and benches had been broken. A representative for the club, which was supposed to return to hosting youth matches after a short break, said the encampment not only meant children were left disappointed but imperilled the existence of the club itself.
"Pelican Colts could be wiped out by this," a club spokesperson said. But when asked about the harmful financial and practical implications of their occupation of the pitch, a traveller dismissed the concerns of the football club and did not specify when the group would leave.
