TRAVELLERS have caused fury after setting up camp on a historic park just yards from millionaires’ mansions.
Members of the group, which parked up on Richmond Green last night, have defecated behind trees, according to shocked locals.
Members of the group, which parked up on Richmond Green last night, have defecated behind trees, according to shocked locals[/caption]
Locals say the posh south-west London area now “smells like cannabis” – just hours after their arrival[/caption]
Dozens of caravans parked up[/caption]
Locals say the posh south-west London area now “smells like cannabis” – just hours after their arrival.
Some have also complained about “rubbish being thrown everywhere”.
The average price for homes surrounding the green space is £3.5million.
Hollywood actor Tom Hardy, plus TVs Amanda Holden and Sir David Attenborough are among celebrities who live in Richmond.
Concerned local Jack, 32, said: “We want them gone. They travel constantly, commandeering land and treating it like s**t.
”I’m very disgruntled. It stinks of cannabis too – the entire green.
“There’s human s**t by the trees, and rubbish thrown everywhere.
“The vehicles are speeding rather fast, surrounded by young children.
“I’m fuming.”
A spokesman for Richmond Council said it was aware of the group.
They added: “Unauthorised encampments breach our Public Space Protection Orders which prohibit unauthorised access and camping on our open spaces.
“We have started the welfare checks and legal process to move them on.”
In May, travellers were evicted from nearby Kew Green – just two and half miles and a 13-minute drive away.
A group of travellers and their caravans pitch camp on The Green[/caption]
Travellers were seen outside the caravans[/caption]
Police officers monitor the encampment[/caption]
The group parked up on Wednesday night[/caption]
Cars were driven over the grass[/caption]
September 14, 2023 at 09:44PM
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