The travellers who moved on from Carnival Field last week are now camped on land to the rear of Total Fitness in Handforth.
The same group that spent nearly two weeks on Carnival Field, having previously taken over fields adjacent to the A34 Wilmslow bypass for two weeks, have now based themselves on Council owned land near Dairy House Lane, which is just within the Cheshire East border.
A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said: "The Council is aware of a group of Travellers, consisting of 15 caravans that are based on land off Dairy House Lane.
"Council officers have visited the site and we are now moving forward with the legal process to secure possession of the site."
This group of travellers left Carnival Field strewn with rubbish, rubble, tarmac, tree cuttings and the shell of an old caravan when they departed on Monday, 15th July.
The caravan and general rubbish was removed last week and the Council's streetscape team returned to the field this week to start removing the rubble, tarmac and tree debris.
The photos above show the piles of rubble, tarmac and paving slabs which still remain on Carnival Field.
Wesley Hutton, Team Leader at Cheshire East Council, said "We have already removed three caged transits full of litter, the rest will hopefully be removed this week when the wagon is available."
The costs for clearing up after this group of travellers now exceeds £10,000 for the past month - £8000 of which was paid by Wilmslow High School to clean up their fields.
Comments
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Guess what? Its not moved......
Surely its a public thoroughfare and should be towed?
The site can take many more caravans than the single one on the planning application. At the same time as this one family - not working with other travellers - is wearing us down with this application; it gets fewer objections each time they raise another appeal - the travellers are desperate to find 'a home' in Wilmslow. Apparently Cheshire East are down on their provision of traveller pitches.
So the cynical may think this is a concerted effort - although appearing unconnected - to get the site approved on Moor Lane, which could then easily be over populated like Dale Farm.
There's a link on this site to raising an objection to the Moor Lane proposal; we need to have a concerted effort to show we don't think Wilmslow is a suitable place for a travellers' site and that Cheshire East has far more suitable places that aren't greenfield or public spaces.
I think if everyone complained to the relevant authorities and everyone refused their "services" then they would leave.
This is a farce.
why, when they have broken onto council property, littered, left dog dirt and countless other disgusting traces of evidence, have they not been prosecuted, driven out of cheshire east and removed from our lives once and for all. i am fed up with seeing pictures of the devestation left by the travellers, and its not just rubbish. i have followed (at a distance) one of the travellers on the bypass between Alderley Edge and Handforth Dean, and the vehicle was leaking some form of fluid; whether oil or coolant, this is an environmental, road safety problem.
Do the travellers even have motor insurance? I've tried to obtain motor insurance without a fixed address to investigate, but with no success.
do people not think that the travellers should either be made to clean up after themselves, or pay the school or the council the appropriate compensation. £8000 pays for a lot of books.
I am told CEC have reimbursed the High School £8K for that particular clear
Neil may be correct, but any opposition to the Moor La application should refer only to inappropriate location, a permanent brick structure and hard-standings, development of green-belt. The Inspector should consider solely whether he would allow the application for ANY member of society. Once allowed, the site could be expanded.
CEC currently have no traveller sites in north east Cheshire, though plenty of scrub land to the east of Wilmslow bypass (currently earmarked for perm housing) The current local traveller movements could be seen as forcing CEC to provide a registered site in this region
IMHO CEC has a hidden agenda. We will have to fight tooth and nail to prevent a permanent site hereabouts. Further correspondence with our Councillors etc is needed.
CEC & Police conned or just don't care?
It's probably too much trouble for them and hey it's only magic money - you know, the stuff that miraculously appears in their budgets year after year without fail.
Who actually in the council and Cheshire Police has responsibility for this issue though? Who is the head of the department that should be fixing this? We need to put pressure on these people as only when the residents become more trouble than the travellers will they actually do anything about it.
Look at Wilmslow TC - only when they got bombarded with complaints did they bother to reverse their decision to waste our money on gold chains.
It's a sad indictment, but many people in life, especially in the public sector, take the line of least resistance. At the moment that line goes straight through the taxpayers of this borough.
It is a greenbelt site, full of flora and fauna and several ponds and copses. There is a plethora of wildlife to be found at any time of the year.
The area is regularly used by ramblers, bird watchers, joggers, mountain bikers, dog walkers and fishermen and has an airstrip used by Smithy Model Aircraft Club.
Several guided walks have been organised to raise awareness of this wonderful area, the first being held this Saturday, the 27th July.
Details of which can be found here http://bit.ly/13afofS
I'm sure there's merit in the view that the bodies that 'run things for us' will happily sleepwalk into this as long as it goes away and also that there maybe a concerted and planned effort by the travellers.
Should we end up with a permanent site in Wilmslow, it will do far more damage than the near purchase of regalia would have. We need to get the appropriate bodies to sit up and notice, now. It may also be worth getting our MP involved, although its not a pleasant photo opp at a school so he may pass.
If you like what we have then please please object,
if this goes through it will be like letting a pack of Hyenas loose in a sheep field
Object on legit grounds, ie inappropriate development of Green Belt, no sewers,
access poor , pressure on schools , wildlife survey, jap knotweed, etc......
Also write to George Osbourne & Eric Pickles as well
Members of the public are invited to comment on the appeal, by sending letters in triplicate to the Secretary, Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN.
Representations must be received by the deadline of 13th August and quote the appeal reference APP/R0660/A/13/2198596.
Further information can be found on the Cheshire East Council website, search using planning reference 12/4247M.
http://bit.ly/14iQ4A5
http://bit.ly/1e1HStT
Dear Mr Redguard
Thank you for your email relating to the recent issue surrounding travellers in the Wilmslow area.
I am arranging discussions with the local police and Cheshire East Local Authority to find out how this situation could have been dealt with in a more appropriate and timely manner.
Once I have had those discussions, I will respond to you again.
Kind regards.
John Dwyer
Police & Crime Commissioner
http://bit.ly/15SXFYY
Granted a special team would have to keep doing this in domino effect to eradicate gypsy encampments, but at least it works.
http://bit.ly/14L4ekX
This document is intended for elected officials and ‘others’ in the community who have an
interest in how unauthorised camping by Gypsies and Travellers is managed It explains the
ways in which enforcement action can be made quicker, cheaper and more effective and
encourages joint protocols between the local authority, police and other relevant
agencies.
Very interesting.
Of course Cheshire East will have to hire a consultant to read this for them and to recommend a course of action for them to ignore.
Maybe sometime next year they might set up a committee to discuss the problem. They can then form a working group to commission more expert reports, which should stop them actually doing anything about this for a few more years.
No wonder Eric Pickles holds so many of our councils in such contempt.