Legal steps have been started by Somerset Council to move a group of travellers who have set up in a Burnham-On-Sea car park this week.
Over a dozen vehicles arrived in the Pier Street car park at the back of B&M’s store over the weekend and they were still in place last night (Monday, March 3rd), pictured here.
Burnham-On-Sea Police have carried out welfare checks and a Somerset Council spokesperson said it has started steps to formally move them on.
Burnham and Highbridge Town Council has held several meetings with residents, Somerset Council and Police over the last few months to outline the steps being taken to address the issue. Recent visits have seen groups of travellers moved within a couple of days.
Burnham Chamber of Trade wrote to Somerset Council on Monday to request alternative extra parking facilities for coaches as several of the spaces have been blocked by the travellers’ vehicles.
