Inverness Torvean Park left with ‘trail of damage’ after Travellers move on
A local councillor wants to make sure “lessons are learned” after Travellers apparently forcibly entered an Inverness park before leaving “a trail of damage” when they moved on.
We reported last week how regular parkrun events at Torvean Park for both adults and juniors were cancelled on at the weekend after Travellers sent up camp in the grounds.
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They have moved on but Inverness South councillor Duncan Macpherson says they have “left a trail of damage and debris to be replaced, repaired and cleaned up”.
He shares a number of pictures he says were forwarded to him by a constituent and which he says show damage caused by the group of Travellers.
“The area has been left in an unacceptable state, with large amounts of rubbish strewn across the park, work materials discarded, garden waste dumped and sections of the grass torn up,” he said on his Facebook page.
“Criminal act of gaining unauthorised entry:
“The wooden access posts were cut down, which not only facilitated the unauthorised entry but also represents deliberate damage to public property.”
And he added: “I have urged the Highland Council to take immediate action to clean up the site and restore the damage and ensure lessons are learned and a repeat occurrence is prevented from happening again.”
Highland Council has been approached for comment about plans to restore the site and any measures that might be taken to make it harder for vehicles to gain access in the future.
