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Aug 2021
Travellers leave Ashville College without causing damage
A group of travellers who set up camp at Ashville College in Harrogate have now vacated the sports field without causing any damage.
The travellers parked up their caravans at the fee-paying school's rugby pitch on Tuesday evening. A spokesman for the college said they were prepared to leave immediately for £5,000.
According to the spokesman, the group are on their way to a wedding in Ireland after attending the annual Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria.
The school was concerned that if the group stayed for a prolonged period then it could have to delay the start of the new term on September 8.
Ashville College called the police and started the court process to evict them.
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However, after less than two days the travellers hitched up their caravans and moved on. The college said they left of their own accord.
Groundskeeping staff at Ashville College then carried out an inspection of the field and found no damage.
So Ashville's series of summer sports activities can now resume outdoors after the presence of travellers forced the school to take it inside.
A spokesman for Ashville College told the Stray Ferret this morning:
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