Isaac Crowson | Opublikowano: 01:13 BST, 17 kwietnia 2026 | Zaktualizowano: 01:17 BST, 17 kwietnia 2026
Rodziny są wściekłe po tym, jak podróżujący „zaatakowali” parking miejski, mimo że wydano 18 000 funtów na ogrodzenie, aby ich powstrzymać. Dziesiątki podróżnych przyjechało na teren rekreacyjny w Sittingbourne w hrabstwie Kent, rzekomo usuwając bollard z gruntu, aby się tam dostać. Władze lokalne wydały 18 000 funtów na nowe ogrodzenie po tym, jak podróżujący wielokrotnie dostawali się tam w ubiegłym roku. To najnowsze „przejęcie” przez podróżnych po innych w hrabstwach Kent i Surrey oraz Flamstead w Hertfordshire. Mimo to nowa grupa dostała się tam w tym tygodniu, zostawiając liczne worki ze śmieciami na terenie Milton Recreation Ground. Przedstawiciele techniczni rady byli zmuszeni do ich odwiedzenia, aby usunąć pozostawione przez nich śmieci. Miejscowi mieszkańcy powiedzieli, że są „zbulwersowani”, że udało im się dostać tam – pomimo wydania tysięcy na ogrodzenie. Paul Hubbard, 69 lat, powiedział, że jest „głęboko zaniepokojony”, że udało im się dostać.
Families are furious after travellers 'invaded’ a council car park despite it spending £18,000 on fencing to stop them. Dozens of travellers arrived at the recreation ground in Sittingbourne, Kent, after allegedly removing a bollard from the ground to gain entry. The local authority had spent £18,000 on new fencing after travellers repeatedly gained entry last year. It is the latest traveller 'land grab’ after others in Kent and Surrey, and Flamstead in Hertfordshire. Despite this, a new group gained entry this week and then left numerous bags of rubbish on Milton Recreation Ground. The travellers are thought to have used an angle grinder to cut through a bollard and remove it so they could drive onto the land. It comes after the local council spent £18,000 on new fencing. They only spent around 24 hours at the park before being moved on, but council officials still had to visit to remove bags of rubbish they had left behind.
Local residents said they were 'appalled’ they had managed to gain entry – despite thousands being spent on fencing. Paul Hubbard, 69, said he was 'deeply concerned’ they had gained entry. He told the Daily Mail: 'I think it’s ridiculous. They spent all of that money stopping them but they have just been able to get on straight away. 'It didn’t take them long. They just do whatever they want. They act with impunity. 'It’s shocking really. 'I think police knew who some of them were and they had injunctions against them. So they were able to act quicker than usual. But I just think what was the point of the bollards really? 'Also, you have to consider the cost of the police and the council turning up. That would have been thousands more.’ Terry Hunt, 56, has lived in Sittingbourne for 30 years and said it was a 'worrying’ situation. The plumber said: 'They were here a few times last year. It’s sad they spent thousands removing them but then have done exactly the same. 'I have no doubt they will be back. They do whatever they want. The police are scared of them. It’s a joke.’ They also allegedly used the toilets without permission. Another local said: 'They’ve left a right mess. The council waste people have had to come twice because there was so much rubbish. 'Why is this allowed to happen? Some of the rubbish looks like it is from Guildford in Surrey. So they could be from anywhere.’ Lee Dodds, a waste removal worker for Swale Borough Council, had the council had to visit twice to remove the waste. He said: 'This is the second visit, my colleagues removed more rubbish earlier today. Swale Borough Council was approached for comment.
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