Travellers cause tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage to Cornish ...

Travellers cause tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage to Cornish ...
Travellers cause tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage to Cornish ...

A football club says it suffered tens of thousands of pounds worth of damages after being vandalised by travellers who set up camp there.

Redruth United have released pictures of the club's building and ground showing the damage to its pitches, buildings, tea hut and goals.

The Cornwall club says the damages came after a traveller encampment settled on its ground at Clijah Croft and reported it to the police. 

Redruth United football club's grounds and buildings were severely damaged after travellers flooded the changing rooms, left behind piles of rubbish and human waste

Redruth United football club's grounds and buildings were severely damaged after travellers flooded the changing rooms, left behind piles of rubbish and human waste 

They thanked local residents in a Facebok post Saturday for reporting the event to the police

They thanked local residents in a Facebok post Saturday for reporting the event to the police

A court order was issued and police and gypsy and traveller liason officers were sent to the site

A court order was issued and police and gypsy and traveller liason officers were sent to the site

The club were able to access the grounds on Sunday to assess the damage as the travellers had left the site

The club were able to access the grounds on Sunday to assess the damage as the travellers had left the site

Club captain Dan Horler said the club thought the damage had been caused by the group of travellers who camped on one of the club's four pitches on July 12 and left on Saturday, he told BBC. 

The site is now secure, but has been left in a terrible condition.

Travellers left behind piles of rubbish, buildings flooded, kids' equipment wrecked, windows broken, and warned anyone visiting the site to 'be aware' of 'human waste on the fields.'

In a Facebook post on Saturday, the club thanked local residents for reporting and witnessing the event. The post stated: 'Just a quick message to say a BIG thank you to those local residents who are witnessing and reporting the events as they unfold including any criminal activity. 

'The court order has today been issued and bailiffs have been instructed to attend if the travellers have not left Clijah by tomorrow.' 

Police and gyspy and traveller liasons officers were sent to the site.  

In a Facebook post on Sunday, the club said the building was flooded with water after it had been let out of the header tanks upstairs

In a Facebook post on Sunday, the club said the building was flooded with water after it had been let out of the header tanks upstairs

The club documented the damage on their Facebook page, saying the water tanks had leaked through the ceilings and into the electrics below

The club documented the damage on their Facebook page, saying the water tanks had

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