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A group of travellers have been moved on from a sports field in Chichester, the district council has said.

The group arrived in Oaklands Park, in Broyle Road towards the rugby club, on Tuesday evening— just as Chichester Festival Theatre has been setting up its three-day Concerts in the Park event which begins this evening (Thursday, June 3). Read more here

Chichester Rugby Club secretary Jeremy Martell said: "It's very frustrating. There doesn't seem to be any regard for the fact that it is a sports facility.

"When they turned up on Tuesday evening, the under 8s were training and we had the RFU (Rugby Football Union) training the coaches on the pitches. There was no regard for safety.

There were 12 caravans parked at the site on Thursday morning, according to West Sussex County Council

"They drove straight through the pitch where young children were training. That was alarming to me."

As many as 12 caravans remained at the site this morning, according to West Sussex County Council.

In a statement this afternoon, a spokesperson added: "All have been served with a notice requiring them to vacate the land. Should they fail to do so, court proceedings will commence.

Travellers moved on from Chichester sports field ahead of open air concert