Travellers have moved on from playing fields used by Cotham School after they were served with an eviction notice. A group of travellers turned up at the Stoke Lodge fields on Saturday, July 23, and were accused of trespassing by the school.
A statement released by the school today says it has "followed due process in exercising its rights under common law to take this action", and said the field will be cordoned off while the site is assessed. According to the letter published online, the travellers were served with an eviction notice on Friday, July 29 by bailiffs acting on the school's instruction, and they left the grounds yesterday (August 1).
In a previous statement, the school made several allegations including that the group used force to gain entry and that they caused damage to the locks at one of the entrances. The school has said it will "assess the fields further for potential health and hygiene hazards", and they are asking members of the public to avoid the area where the travellers were camped "for their own safety".
