UPDATE ON ANNING ROAD TRAVELLER ENCAMPMENT
Partners have been working together over the past two days to respond to reports of an unauthorised encampment at the playing field at Anning Road in Lyme Regis.
Dorset Police received a report on the afternoon of Tuesday 25 June 2024 relating to the unauthorised encampment and has been liaising with partners at the Lyme Regis Town Council and Dorset Council to monitor the situation and respond appropriately.
We have worked together to engage with those at the site and ensure any impact on the local community was kept to a minimum.
We can now update that as of the morning of Thursday 27 June 2024, the group has now left the site after being issued with a section 62a notice under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
The mayor, Cllr David Ruffle said: “We would like to thank Dorset Police for their swift response to the situation, which has resulted in a successful and peaceful outcome to a potentially difficult matter.
“Immediately after the community left the playing field, council workers moved in to check and clear the site and make it ready for public use.”
Neighbourhood Inspector Ged Want, of West Dorset police, said: “This has been a positive example of partnership working to ensure the impact of this unauthorised encampment was minimised and successful engagement with the group has led to them leaving the site without any further escalation.
“I would like to thank all those involved in these efforts as well as members of the local community for their patience and understanding as the matter was resolved.”