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Jun 2023
Travellers leave Harrogate's Ashville College
Travellers left Harrogate's Ashville College last night, three days after they arrived.
The fee-paying school postponed home sports fixtures when caravans pitched up on the sports field off Yew Tree Lane on Friday night.
North Yorkshire Police said last night all vehicles had vacated the field by 7.15pm.
A police spokesperson said:
"The Harrogate neighbourhood policing team has worked closely with the college and community partners to resolve this issue.
“Our officers are continuing to liaise with all parties and are carrying out patrols in the area to address safety and security concerns."
Ashville College
An Ashville spokesman said it served notice on the travellers to leave the school grounds yesterday morning. He added:
"The police successfully handled the departure and we are delighted to confirm that they all have left the site.
"Crucially, the order served today prohibits a return to our site within the next twelve months.
"We have secured the entrance they forced themselves through on Friday night.
Ashville head Rhiannon Wilkinson said in a letter to parents:
“It has been a challenging three days and I am enormously grateful to my colleagues in boarding who have done an exceptional job looking after the boarders this weekend in what have been difficult circumstances."
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