Residents advised to avoid Raunds recreation ground until clean-up after 'unauthorised encampment' removed
Residents have been advised to avoid using a Raunds recreation ground until after a clean-up operation after an unauthorised encampment was removed.
The unauthorised encampment was set up at Bassfords Recreation Ground in Raunds in Marshalls Road.
Reports of the encampment at the green space in Marshalls Road were first made on Monday (August 10) and a site visit with police has since taken place.
Raunds Town Council worked with both Northants Police and North Northants Council to address the situation ‘as quickly and lawfully as possible.’
A spokesman for Raunds Town Council said: “We can confirm that the unauthorised encampment at Bassfords Recreation Ground has now been vacated.
“Our team is currently arranging a full clean-up and site assessment.
"For safety and hygiene reasons, we strongly advise members of the public to avoid using the recreation ground until these works are complete and the area has been fully restored.
“We appreciate your patience and co-operation and we will share a further update as soon as the site is ready to re-open for normal public use.”
Following a joint site visit with Northamptonshire Police, the council formally instructed enforcement agents to serve the relevant notices requiring the site to be vacated.