Aberdeen City Council is taking action to move on a group of Travellers from St Fittick’s Park.
The small encampment, made up of four caravans and two vans, moved onto the site in Torry yesterday.
Earlier today, a pony could be seen along with two quad bikes being driven around the park by youths.
A video shared on Facebook last night alleges that a deer was being chased by the vehicle, but this was denied by Travellers on site.
Speaking to The Press and Journal, a woman from the Travelling community said that they had travelled up from Newcastle due to “grief in the family”.
She said they would move on if contacted by the council.
A city council spokeswoman said: “We are aware of the encampment and court proceedings have commenced to have the Travellers removed from the site.”
The fight for St Fittick’s
The Torry community is currently battling to save St Fittick’s Park, which has been earmarked for an energy transition zone (ETZ).
Residents want to preserve their “last green space” for community benefit, and are strongly opposed to the ETZ proposals, brought forward by Sir Ian Wood and Opportunity North East as a way of securing jobs and the low carbon energy industry in Aberdeen.
Local councillor, Michael Kusznir, who reported the Travellers to the council said: “It’s very unfortunate that this has occurred and the sooner it’s rectified for the good people of Torry the better.
“I’m sure the council will take things forward as soon as they can.”
Councillor Simon Watson added: “It’s important that St Fittick’s Park is an important community resource. It’s also important that the council is providing adequate and decent sites for Travellers.”
