{"id":9147,"date":"2025-04-10T22:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/9147\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T22:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:18:13","slug":"travellers-take-over-tesco-car-park-after-being-removed-from-local-park-five-minutes-down-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/9147\/","title":{"rendered":"Travellers take over Tesco car park after being removed from local park five minutes down the road"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ROBERT FOLKER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 08:54 EDT, 10 April 2025 | Updated: 11:57 EDT, 10 April 2025 <\/p>\n

A large group of travellers pitched up in a supermarket car park after leaving a local park just five minutes down the road.<\/p>\n

The caravans first pitched up at a\u00a0Tesco<\/a> superstore in West Sussex yesterday and remained there throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Aerial pictures show 19 caravans parked across several spaces in the car park alongside several vans and cars at the store on Broad Piece in Wick, Littlehampton.<\/p>\n

The caravans were seen leaving\u00a0Rosemead Park, where they had been previously parked, yesterday morning.<\/p>\n

Pictures from above show 10 caravans pitched up next to a playground in the park in a residential area of the town\u00a0before heading to the car park, roughly a five-minute drive away.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Arun District Council told MailOnline that it’s Tesco’s ‘responsibility to instigate the appropriate action’ as it is private land.<\/p>\n

The council spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm that travellers have moved to the car park at Tesco, Littlehampton.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘As this is private land it will be Tesco’s responsibility to instigate the appropriate action.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The caravans first pitched up at the Tesco superstore on Broad Piece in Wick yesterday and are believed to have remained there overnight<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The caravans were seen leaving Rosemead Park in Littlehampton yesterday where they had been previously parked before moving to the car\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Aerial <\/p>\n

Aerial pictures show 19 caravans parked across several spaces in the carpark alongside several vans and cars<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Tesco store and car park is understood to be open as usual<\/p>\n

\"At <\/p>\n

At least 19 caravans are parked up at the Tesco superstore in Wick,\u00a0Littlehampton<\/p>\n

\"Pictures <\/p>\n

Pictures from above show 10 caravans pitched up next to a playground in the park in a residential area of the town before heading to the car park<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Tesco confirmed the store and car park is open as usual.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

After leaving Rosemead Park, Littlehampton Town Council, which owns the site, issued a statement on social media.<\/p>\n

The post read: ‘Following enforcement action the unauthorised encampment at Rosemead Park has now departed.<\/p>\n

‘Sussex Police issued a notice requiring the occupants to leave the site by 10am today (Wednesday, April 9), using their statutory powers in response to reported concerns.<\/p>\n

‘Town council representatives have since inspected the park and confirmed that the area has been vacated. The site has been checked and is now clean and open for public use.<\/p>\n

‘We are currently collaborating with Boklok to install temporary concrete barriers within the next few days as an immediate security measure. Work on more permanent preventative solutions will follow in due course.’<\/p>\n

MailOnline has approached Tesco and Sussex Police for comment.<\/p>\n

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