A GROUP of travellers who pitched up on a Colchester field have now vacated the area. A group of travellers set up camp when caravans moved to King's Meadow, on Sunday, May 12. Following the group's move to the area, Colchester Council was seeking to find a court date to have the group moved on as the authority said it was the same travellers who had pitched up at Britannia car park.
A Colchester resident who wishes to remain anonymous, discovered the site empty on Monday morning at 10.30am during a dog walk, along with five black bags of rubbish and litter strewn across the area. Close-up - an image of the travellers set up in King's Meadow, Lower Castle Park (Image: Newsquest) Horrible - the discarded waste found this morning (Image: Public) Flytipped - five black binbags full of waste (Image: Public) They said: “It’s a real shame all these bags have been left dumped on what is otherwise a really clean and beautiful part of Colchester.
“I come here most days with my dog and the last thing I want to see - or smell - is piles of rubbish. “It could also be a hazard for people’s dogs because who knows what they could end up eating if they were to get into one of the bags. “Obviously I can’t say for certain this has been left by the travellers, but, if it was, it’s a particular shame as I believe they had otherwise acted respectfully.
” A spokesman for Colchester Council has confirmed the waste has now been dealt with. They said: “ We can confirm that the grou.