{"id":249028,"date":"2025-07-08T21:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T21:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/249028\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T21:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T21:33:12","slug":"travellers-move-onto-birmingham-park-ahead-of-third-heatwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/249028\/","title":{"rendered":"Travellers move onto Birmingham park ahead of third heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A large group of travellers have settled on Fairfax Park in Longbridge<\/p>\n<p>17:27, 08 Jul 2025Updated 17:39, 08 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_NWP_BEM_080725Travellers_03JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Travellers on recreational ground by Parkdale Drive in Turves Green\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Travellers on recreational ground by Parkdale Drive in Turves Green(Image: Nick Wilkinson\/Birmingham Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Travellers have set up camp on a Birmingham recreation ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A convoy of around 20 caravans and assorted vehicles are parked on Fairfax Park, off Parkdale Drive, in Longbridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The latest incursion has meant users are unable to access the fields just as warm temperatures are predicted to peak again later this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/things-banned-part-solihull-police-32019770\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: All the things banned in part of Solihull as police clamp down on anti-social behaviour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/news-opinion\/road-safety-emergency-real-need-29649418\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The road safety emergency is real and we need changes to make our streets safeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The road safety emergency is real and we need changes to make our streets safe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Councillor Ron Storer said concerned residents had been in touch with him about the camp which is said to have arrived on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He said locals felt unable to use the grounds and had expressed fears about litter and anti-social behaviour in the past.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_NWP_BEM_080725Travellers_02JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Travellers on Fairfax Park\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Travellers on Fairfax Park(Image: Nick Wilkinson\/Birmingham Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Councillor Storer said <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> City Council had been informed and eviction proceedings were underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The council has said previously on the subject: &#8220;<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-council\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Birmingham City CouncilLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham City Council<\/a> is committed to actively protecting its land and will take steps to recover this land where unauthorised encampments encroach upon it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe council has useable transit sites and plots for use by the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community \u2013 which is in line with Government policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Details of the Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment carried out and updated in 2019 can be found on our website.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A witness said: &#8220;They are having a gathering, they are making use of the full recreation ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;There are dogs barking and cars all over the place.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A large group of travellers have settled on Fairfax Park in Longbridge 17:27, 08 Jul 2025Updated 17:39, 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