Bedford's Park invaded by Travelers Again

Residents Association Councillor for Havering Park Ward, Andrew Mann has hit out at Travelers who have invaded Bedford’s Park in Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower turning it into no go zone area for locals and left it looking like a scrap yard and they have only been there less than 24 hours.

Cllr Mann said “I was contacted late last night (Wed 28th May) by residents complaining about the situation in the Park, I have this morning been up to the park to see the current situation for myself and have already contacted Council Officers, including Havering Councils Chief Executive and the Police Borough Commander, Chief Supt. Steve Wisbey and asked that they deal with this terrible situation”.

There are currently approx six vans and trucks in the park, with two families, now Cllr Mann wants Council officers to take urgent action today, to stop any more travelers from joining them by securing the park. It is believed they got in, by going through an unlocked gate in the park.

This in now the second time in 12 months that Travelers have invaded the Park; previously they almost destroyed Havering Country Park back in the late 90’s, they were there for ever and a day and the local Councillors took weeks to resolve the situation. It’s the destruction that they leave behind which is normally worse than them actually being there.

The last time they invaded Bedford’s park, was August 2007, on that occasion, it took the Council over two weeks to issue an enforcement notice to quit the park.

Cllr Mann said “In a week when we should be pushing to re-gain our converted green flag award for Bedford’s Park for being an example of one of the best parks in the Country, we wake up to this nightmare on our doorstep again”.

Follow this link to the previous story from August 2007, when the travellers last invaded ther park. Click here for the story....