Travellers have set up camp on a controversial playing field, allegedly damaging gates and locks at nearby Cotham School in order to gain access. The group of caravans was first seen at Stoke Lodge on Saturday, with at least ten vehicles spotted on the site.
School leadership issued a statement the same day, claiming that an “organised group” had “forced entry through the Adult Education Centre entrance” while “forcibly damaging and breaking through the locks on the vehicle access gate near the playground”.
They added: “The school is now taking steps to resolve this matter as quickly as possible. The school will appreciate the support of those members of the public who will also report this matter to the police on our behalf.”
