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Ealing Common Travellers are back

Yup. A whole caravan of them, if you'll pardon the pun. Just rocked up today, all over the common.

Simon Deakin ● 2716d13 Comments

Still thereNewsDear All, The Police have finally exercised their section 61 (of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act) powers this morning and the “second” encampment by Elm Avenue has moved on.Grounds contractor is now on site to assess clean up. The trees officers will assess the health of the burnt out tree to see if it can be saved following the alleged arson.Updates and photos on http://ealingcommon.yourcllr.com/2018/08/27/second-encampment-on-ealing-common-this-weekend/ The “third” encampment by Leopold Road and Ealing Common station that arrived yesterday still remains. The council is conducting vehicle registration checks (if they are the same as recent encampments in the borough) together with welfare assessments as part of the legal process the council needs to conduct. Unless the travellers depart of their own accord the legal process will carry on ‘til next week.Updates and photos on http://ealingcommon.yourcllr.com/2018/08/29/third-encampment-on-ealing-common-in-less-than-ten-days/ We also had the “first” encampment of the three last week - http://ealingcommon.yourcllr.com/2018/08/20/travellers-encamp-on-warwick-road-extension-again/ I would like to thank all residents who have provided me with updates, photos and video footage so I could get a complete picture of what’s happening from all corners of the Common. Also, I thank residents who sent me links to legal documents and articles which have been extremely useful and very appreciated. I am awaiting legal approval of a petition to get a borough-wide injunction (two stages, firstly, short-term such as three-six months then a five year extension). Bromley and Elmbridge have successfully applied for their injunctions this month. Hope you are able to support me in this initiative. Best wishes,Joanna Cllr Joanna Dabrowska Representing Ealing Common WardConservative Planning SpokespersonShadow Cabinet Member for Infrastructure & Planning ealingcommon.yourcllr.com@JKDabrowska @EalingTories @EalingComToriesFacebook.com/EalingCommonToriesInstagram.com/EalingCommonTories ********************************************************************** Please consider the environment before printing this email. The content of this email and any attachment transmitted within are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this message along with any attachments immediately. Unauthorised usage, disclosure, copying or forwarding of this email, its content and/or any attachments is strictly forbidden. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by Mimecast for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimecast.com **********************************************************************

Nick Robinson ● 2713d

According to Twitter, the South Common travellers are gone. The ones near the station are new so once again due process has to be followed, yadda yadda yadda.

Simon Deakin ● 2713d

Leaving by 5pm today?

Simon Wycombe ● 2713d

More travellers have arrived, on common by station 2 police cars on other side,? Supervising departure of others.

Nick Robinson ● 2713d

Have just seem small children riding quad petrol bike down Warwick rd, and 2 kids ( without helmets) riding( and destroying the turf ) dirt bikes over S common.

Nick Robinson ● 2714d

When we leave the EU do they lose their Human Rights BS?I imagine UK Laws still give them some protection but at least one regularly abused legal layer will be removed?Hopefully.  :-)

Rosco White ● 2715d

Ealing Common Travellers - Update Dear Watch Member,Following up on a conversation with one of the officers, Safer Community Team, at the Council, I have asked for a situation update, for circulation, and they have promptly obliged. Please see below:"Please be assured that the Police and council officers have visited the Ealing Common site this morning. Welfare checks and a site impact assessment have been completed by LBE. Police have also issued a Code of Conduct to the travellers on site. The usual process will be followed and the site will be monitored by LBE and Police. Our colleagues in Parks are leading and are in liaison with our legal team about issuing Notices that would require the encampment to leave Ealing Common. I understand that residents may be concerned that this group is the same as those on Orion Park, Northfields but we can confirm that they are not further to our welfare check/site assessment today. I would strongly urge residents or members of the community to report to the police any ASB or criminal activity including flytipping and they should respond accordingly. If they are able to collect evidence whilst maintaining their safety this would be beneficial. LBE will be in communication with our police colleagues and work in partnership to deter escalation and expedite measures" If you need to reply regarding this message, click on this email address: ealingowl@hotmail.comRegards,Suzanne Tanswell Community Coordinator Neighbourhood Watch Email: ealingowl@hotmail.com

Nick Robinson ● 2715d

Indeed. Am glad I don't live in the houses overlooking Ealing Common at the moment.

Simon Wycombe ● 2715d

Simon, here's the thing there are laws covering travellers and gypsies which give them freedoms to travel and camp, and I think that it is important that such freedoms are preserved. What is wrong is the wholescale dumping of waste and garbage.

Mark Julian Raymond ● 2716d

It's irrelevant who they are and what they drive (I spotted 2 Mercs)but they should not be beyond the law.I hope to see them disappear today as it's no longer a bank holiday, if that was the excuse for them not being moved on.

Simon Wycombe ● 2716d

I wouldn't have so much of a problem with the travellers and gypsies if they didn't leave rubbish and excrement around.Some freedom is needed in a society if it is not to boil over, however, the behaviour of many of these people is unacceptable

Mark Julian Raymond ● 2716d

http://ealingcommon.yourcllr.com/2018/08/27/second-encampment-on-ealing-common-this-weekend/It’s a different encampment to the one that departed on Saturday. That group was the same one that visited Orion Park. The most recent Group has British plates (although illegal encampment travellers on Ealing Common have been known to change number plates in as little as a week between encampments.

Joanna Dabrowska ● 2716d

Did the bunch parked on Warwick rd simply move onto the S common and invite a few friends along?I note that Warwick rd And the common were cleared of rubbish.

Nick Robinson ● 2716d