Vale MP Alun Cairns has called on the Vale of Glamorgan council to ensure that local facilities and the community are protected after Bryn y Don sports field in Dinas Powys was occupied by ‘travellers’ last week (Thursday). Mr Cairns visited the site and spoke with many local residents deeply concerned about the developing situation.
Dinas Powys Cricket Club captain Nathan Piddock met with the Vale MP and informed him that the club, formed in 1882, was unable to complete a home fixture due to the significant disruption. Other local sports teams, including Dinas Powys Football Club, have been unable to complete training sessions on the site due to the presence of human excrement and used toilet paper strewn across the site. Local authority staff were informed not to lock the main gate, and the status of future sporting fixtures is unknown.
Mr Cairns said: “Local residents are right to be concerned about what is happening to an area that is so well used for sport, dog walking and for the enjoyment of the community. I have called on local authority leader Cllr Neil Moore to give absolute clarity as to what action the Vale council propose to take that will see the return of the fields to local residents in days not weeks.
“The encampment is causing significant disruption and mess. It is completely unacceptable for local people to have to contend with human excrement when simply trying to play sport or walking their dog. I want this sorted, the local council must act decisively and swiftly deliver a positive outcome for the people of Dinas Powys.”
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