Action underway to remove two groups of travellers in the Havant area
One group is being evicted today
Two groups of travellers which have set up in the Havant area are expected to be evicted from their current locations in the next two days.
One encampment has been based at Hermitage Lea on Stockheath Lane for the past few days. A section 78 eviction notice has been secured in court with the papers served to the group yesterday evening (July 17).
Havant Borough Council have advised that the eviction will take place today with the group being made to move on from the site which is directly opposite the Federation of Trosnant Schools.
The second group has been in the area since last Friday when they pitched up at Barton Field next to the Westleigh Park football ground. They left on Wednesday evening, leaving bags of rubbish behind them, and then set up at a play field in Bedhampton off of Scratchface Lane.
Officers were due in court at 10am to request the section 78 notice with the eviction set to take place by midday on Saturday, July 18.