Councillors have said 'alternative plans' are being enacted by council officials, after a court order to take back possession of one of South Bristol's largest open spaces was ignored by a group of travellers, who have been living there for a month or so.
The travellers arrived and set up camp on Hengrove Park, close to the former Whitchurch Airfield runway, in early June, and their presence caused the cancellation of the regular Whitchurch Car Boot Sale on the last weekend in June.
Bristol City Council lawyers began taking legal action to evict the travellers in late June, but this process faced delays. The city council was awarded a possession order by the county court on Thursday, June 29, but Bristol Live understands the paperwork for that order did not arrive at City Hall until last Tuesday, July 4.
