We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info

Approximately 20 caravans and other vehicles moved onto the green space at Pickering Park in Kingston Upon Hull on Monday, May 17, at around 7pm. Bollards by Pickering Road were reportedly removed giving the vehicles access to the park.

In addition to the parked vehicles, there are also horses grazing on the grass, reports Hull Live.

Last year, a travellers’ camp of approximately 90 vehicles, reportedly the largest unauthorised encampment in Hull for decades, settled in Pickering Park on Sunday, June 20.

A court order was issued within a week, giving the travellers 24 hours to leave the field in west Hull. The order was complied with.

Hull City Council has been approached for comment after the latest encampment in Pickering Park.

People flocked to Hull Live’s Facebook page to share their opinions.

Gillian Louise Hall said: “Live and let live, they’re human beings with a traditional way of living that have on gone on for donkeys’ years, jeez have people got nowt better to moan about? Yeah I get some leave places a disgrace which I don’t condone, but my god there’s a bloody war going on, people haven’t got homes, puts this into perspective!”

Paul Blyth also defended the travellers: “Good for them, what a fantastic community. I suppose nobody that’s opposing this has ever been to Hull fair? Same thing, different park.”

But others were not so welcoming, with Francesca Lilly Warburton commenting: “I’ve just driven down there and they’re stacking bin bags at the side of the road already.

“Those saying live and let live have no idea of the mess these folk leave behind, they have no respect for anywhere they rock up and quite frankly, no morally decent resident wants to be living around it. Hopefully the council will get them moved ASAP”.

And Paula Sasse said: “Shameful, I witnessed them first-hand last night getting onto the field. Poor kids who do football training on there have nowhere to train now”.

Source: Read Full Article