Human excrement found in car park after travellers leave

Worcester City Council staff have spent the day cleaning up the car park at Perdiswell Leisure Centre.

A group of travellers left the site after camping there for four days.

A spokesperson for the council has now confirmed that human excrement was left behind and that the car park has now been completely cleaned.

"There was a small amount of rubbish loose in the car park, but the majority had been put in black plastic bags," said the spokesperson.

"I can confirm there was some human excrement in the car park.

"Council officers have been in action this morning, and the car park is now completely cleaned and tidy, and operating as normal."

Worcester City Council have been cleaning the car park this morning (Image: Andy Cooper)

The group arrived at around 2.30 pm on Sunday, February 26, causing chaos on Bilford Road.

Employees at Perdiswell Leisure Centre on Bilford Road said they were shocked and scared after customers ran into the building warning them a convoy of caravans were making their way into the car park.

An employee at the centre said: "We had numerous customers come in saying travellers have arrived.

"It was scary."

Another added: "They were shouting in our faces, but we tried to keep calm, and I think we handled it well."

Eight police cars, two police vans and around a dozen officers arrived at the leisure centre car park to "prevent a breach of the peace".

Police eventually moved their van to let the cars trapped inside the car park leave, but this allowed more caravans to enter the site, with 11 arriving in total.

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The group remained at the site past the 5pm deadline (Image: NQ)

The group were later given by the city council ordering them to leave by 5pm and not to return within three months.

But come 5.30 pm, the group were still camped up, with children playing and washing lines erected.

The travellers left sometime shortly after, with council staff arriving on Thurday morning, March 2, to clean up after them.

A council spokesperson confirmed that the lock on the height barrier had been cut to gain entry and has since been reinstated.