Travellers are still set up on the football pitches at Kings Meadow despite a court order ruling they must move.

The group has been camped out at the site since Saturday, September 11 and it appeared as though their stay at the field was set to come to an end.

This comes after Reading Magistrates’ Court approved Reading Borough Council’s request to issue a Section 78 Order.

 

Travellers are still set up at Kings Meadow

Travellers are still set up at Kings Meadow

 

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The order outlined the requirement for the travellers to leave the site within 24 hours of the approval of the request or they could face prosecution, meaning they should have left by 11am on Saturday, October 10.

But as of 9am on Sunday, October 10, the group were still at the site.

Patches of litter could be seen at the meadow, but it is not clear if the debris had been left by the travelling group.

 

Travellers are still set up at Kings Meadow

Travellers are still set up at Kings Meadow

 

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Reading Borough Council has been contacted for comment.

Their presence has meant several children's football games have had to be cancelled over the past month.

A Reading Borough Council officer first visited the site on September 14 to tell the group the field was council-owned and they have to leave. READ MORE: Women rescued after police attend fear for welfare incident

By September 20, the council handed the travellers a written direction ordering them to leave under Section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act.

The group did not vacate the meadows, forcing Reading Borough Council to apply for a Section 78 order.