A community of travellers have set up an unauthorised encampment on Council-owned land in Newport this week, prompting immediate investigation by the local authority.
A number of caravans and associated vehicles have suddenly appeared at Seaclose Park, which has recently been cleared and reopened following this year’s Isle of Wight Festival.
The rare Isle of Wight incursion has caused high alert for members of the public and Council officials, who were alerted to the situation yesterday (Monday).
Members of the local community, including those who use the park recreationally, have contacted Island Echo to raise concerns.
A vehicle seemingly used for tree-cutting services – not pictured – has prompted further concern.
The Isle of Wight Council has today (Tuesday) confirmed its intentions regarding the camp, which currently stands at 5 caravans.
Council officers are due to attend the site under their agreed protocol for managing unauthorised encampments, with many departments – including children’s services, trading standards and environmental health – all involved.
Island Echo understands that officers will undertake welfare assessments and assess the relevant legislation as well as work closely with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and relevant Council services.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Isle of Wight Council has told Island Echo:
“The Isle of Wight Council is aware of an unauthorised encampment which arrived at Seaclose Park on 6th July 2026.
“The Council will carefully assess the circumstances of the encampment, including any welfare considerations, the impact on local residents and park users, and the options available to us under the relevant legislation.
“We understand that local people may have concerns and will continue to monitor the situation while taking proportionate action in line with our legal responsibilities and established procedures.
Freeloading trash who cause damage everywhere they stop, they contribute nothing to society and cost local taxpayers a fortune to get rid of and then clean up after them.
I totally agree, Kick them out now before the whole place is filled with the parasites. This is not good, the council needs to get them out and put them on ferries, If not the police we don’t want them here?? Go somewhere else get off of our island you are not welcome.
now that racist u won’t say that to a colour person or a Muslim will u we don’t leave no mess we bag our rubbish up not everyone is the same don’t judge a book by is cover your the one with the parasites right up your mother
Exceptional english there,well done,not!
Must be a Reform voter.
Could swap them for an Hotel load of migrants.
What would you prefer!
Hi I am sorry you have meet with such negative attitude here on the isle of wight from so many people Judging people who are not like them. I hope that you did manage to find a few people who weren’t so un friendly
Good luck getting them moved on.
Having lived in a town were we had a lot of the camps pop up, the mess inc human waste they leave behind.
Be careful when they start moving off looking for some where new to pitch up….
You’re spot on. Another reason why the fixed link is a bad idea.
A fixed link would be great
No more scandalous ferry fares.
Ummm…. how do you think they got here, levitation? Maybe stop all the ferries just in case? A fixed link would make no difference, the scum are already in our towns, and all arrived by a sea crossing, which, in your opinion, would’ve stopped them from considering making the trip, which makes our little island that bit safer….. NOT.
Exactly! And it’s no good saying there’d be cctv on the bridge over, it wouldn’t make any difference. Any unlocked, open field is asking for trouble.
MUCH BETTER THAN THE NUMPTIES WHO PARK ON
PAVEMENTS AND DOUBLE YELLOW LINES
THAT IS REAL LAW BREAKING
Theyll probably try taking the grass with them !!
Don’t be silly they know how to use their own toilets or the public ones.
instead of pandering to them – remove them – one way or another
So would the council be so quick to react had they pitched up anywhere else on the Island.
I think not.
I hope they apply this standard of reaction if this happens on someone’s private land in the future and send in all the services that has been summond on this occasion.
You are spot on.
It is up to the individual landowner to deal with them. The quickest way to get them to court and moved is to have an event organised like a park run otherwise it’s two weeks to get the oxygen thieves moved on.
Probably the same people that tried to get me to have them quote me for work on my hedges. Beware of these people!
& as the warning was spoken, all trembled in fear, for what could strike more terror into the heart of mortal man than a freelancer…freelancing. Advertising. Enquiring. On the brink of economic recession no less! What torture! Just the thought of being lightly pressured into maybe having ones garden foliage trimmed..no..it was too much to bear.
Don’t answer the door to numpties
job done.
WightFibre are forever dumping crap through the letterbox
not to mention numpties from Anglian Windows trying to flog
Windows.
If someone wants new windows they would contact a
window company – OBVIOUSLY NOT ANGLIAN!
How terrible. People looking for work.
This is not looking good ♂️
Simple go in tow the filth out..scum all on benefits for life..
I didn’t think these persons claimed benefits.
Fine Wightlink or Red Funnel for bringing them over.
They just want the ferry fares
So the council needs several different departments, god knows how many meetings before they go and assess the situation. This is precisely why nothing gets done quickly, if at all when these situations arise. If it is not a registered camp site then they are there illegally.
Remember the five ‘P’s’ Procedures, Protocols and Procrastination Prevent Progress.
You mean like the caravan parked illegally by Butterfly World? Council were a fat lot of good then. By the time they had but up traffic lights and had some meetings, all that was left was some rubbish fly tipped by the road!
They have a meeting to book a meeting
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES ARE A JOKE
They’ll be gone long before the council get their brains in gear
Last time this happened we saw lorry loads of builders waste being dumped and trenches dug at any gap big enough for a caravan, and much of it remains today, but rest assured, if they can get in without damage, you have to jump through some hoops to get shut. There will be ‘travellers’ driving round making notes of available fields they can invade, and woe betide anyone thinking it cant happen to them.
THEY SHOULD ALL PARK OUTSIDE THE OLD TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE OPPOSITE SANDOWN PIER IN A PEDESTRIANISED ZONE
FREE PARKING FOR LIFE
BEAUTIFUL
No mention of all the paedos living here. Or all the old weird I people living here causing trouble, few travellers would straighten you guys up
Parasites
If the Isle of Wight Council took months to resolve one Caravan left in a lay-by near Butterfly World recently, it will be interesting to see how after they have gone through their due process and contacted “all the appropriate Agencies”, how this particular issue will be resolved.
They still cannot stop numpties speeding, so no chance.
Someone needs a good kick in the balls for letting this happen …..Truth be known if an islander camped there, they would be in court by now..
Someone needs a good kick in the balls for letting this happen …..Truth be known if an islander camped there, they would be in court by now..
Take your tools out of your vans
Only a Numpty would leave tools in a van.
this is only the start. There will be hundreds more
coming now
Not if the Ferry Companies stop them from traveling across the
solent
TRAVELLING, not Traveling, stop being American
Hahaha haha!
what a lot of bollocks……… If there were 1000 men from syria or Somalia, they would have been put up in 5 star hotels……. this is once again white Europeans coming in as second class citizens…… The coucil have no teeth…. apart from using the police to enfore the woke, and corruopt agenda….
Spot on.
5 star hotels..do leave orf.
Are you drunk?
Let’s see how long it takes them. Let’s not forget it took the Clowncil months to move one man in a mini caravan from layby outside Butterfly World
Along with the welfare checks by the council, one does hope the police will check the tax and insurance and MOT situation with all vehicles and take appropriate action- as they do with Islanders. Or will this be another case of two-tier policing? Think we should be told…
Police is there any on the island thesedays!
Get back off the island you overner you
The tree cutting van is not pictured here as it’s in Blythe Shute, been there for a while now.
Now we see just how useless the Police, Council, PSCO idiots and all the other departments they have taken along.
What does one expect, public sector workers.
Sing and shout travellers out!
High alert? Pmsl the Islands council have never been on high alert. Apart from collecting council tax and parking fines. I welcome them. Send them to the site the Council was supposed to provide Travellers with, using the European funding they obviously didn’t spend on it. Where are travellers supposed to park up??
Travellers?? More like free loading scum that do nothing but take from society, steal from those in their vicinity and do nothing to contribute to the community apart from keeping the old bill busy from all thieving and anti social behaviour! Mr Givemestrength, I bet you’d love them on your doorstep. This Island struggles enough attracting tourism, this isn’t going to help.
Many are grafters, they don’t claim benefits
many do an hard days work.
Unlike the majority of persons sitting on their
ar@es claiming every possible benefit.
I have to agree with you. The bile and venom spouted here is possibly the most racist, hateful and bigoted BS I have seen in many years. Most of us know that tolerance is not a strong point for Islanders, but this abuse is beyond anything reasonable. For the record.. TRUE travellers do not destroy, they do not rob, they do not claim benefits, but they DO work, they DO provide for themselves and their families, they DO clear up after themselves and they DO choose a lifestyle that is not for everyone, a bit like a gay person, a trans person, a Muslim, a Jew, a Hamas lover and any one of the many other groups available these days.
Now, when you talk about those groups who DO travel around and destroy, steal and fight then THEY need to be removed, but the two groups are NOT the same.
Whilst I am sure everyone complaining has the benefit of second sight, many other, more tolerant people, might like to WAIT and see what, if anything, is a problem before burning them out and throwing them in the sea. If they commit crime, report them, if they live in squalor, like many others these days, then report them, but if they are polite, respectful and tidy then for gods sake, give them a bloody chance!
Exactly.
So they pay their council tax, income tax, pay national insurance, for the land their on with no permission?? Seeing as your such an advocate of the pikey scum why don’t you invite them to stay with you?? Bit like all the asylum seekers welcome here lot I guess… not on my doorstep.
So ignorant calling people scum. Have you met any of them?
Send in a muck spreader to feed the grass after warning them it’s coming then they can’t complain and cover the lot of them if they don’t move.
Wherever they move start spreading the sh..
And the water supply is from?! . . . And the human waste is going to ?! . . . All household waste ♂️
it does not look promising
Pstt, you do know that holiday caravan and tent users tend NOT to crap in the woods or steal from hosepipes or drink from streams don’t you? Why assume something different for travellers?
And the water supply is from?! . . . And the human waste is going to ?! . . . All household waste ?
it does not look promising.
Being on an Island we are somewhat better off than most of the mainland regarding this type of incident. The cost of the ferry’s will deter most of the traveler’s, Unfortunately they are aware that the ferry cost can be paid for easily from the first gullible person that is taken in by them cold calling households that are too trusting of people.