FRUSTRATED residents have vowed "enough is enough" after travellers again moved onto a popular beauty spot.
Householders said they were angry that police could only stand by and watch as 10 vehicles gained access to Redhill Common in Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon.
Stephanie Smith, 63, a retired PA for Bournemouth and Poole College, said action was needed promptly.
"If I or any other resident had driven onto the Common, would we have been arrested or moved off or would we have been in the travellers' seemingly privileged position of being immune to the law or local bylaws?"
Collette Dewey, an office manager and mum, said: "It's going to be hell on wheels up there until they are gone."
Father-of-three Lee Simms said the travellers' encampment had disrupted the supervised children's play scheme Boredom Busters, which council officials said was to have attracted 100 children.
His son Jack, eight, and other children were advised to attend other clubs running at Slades Farm and Pelhams Park.
Ward councillor Roger West said he was concerned the situation had been allowed to happen again.
"I'm appalled," he said.
"It should have been predicted that this was going to happen and that area should be better defended."
Councillor Peter Charon, cabinet member for housing and procurement at Bournemouth Borough Council, said they had successfully applied for an abridged hearing to fast-track the eviction process, which would be heard in court at 2pm today.
"I want to reassure residents we are trying everything we can to move as quickly as we possibly can and get this situation resolved," he said.
"We hope for a successful outcome."
Cllr Charon said the council and police had carried out a needs assessment and informed them they must move from council land. He said once the travellers were moved they would ensure the site was secure and cleaned.
Cllr Charon said the latest encampment highlighted the need for an authorised gypsy and traveller transit site in the town.
Under current law, police are unable to move travellers on until there is a designated travellers' site.
Bournemouth Borough Council is looking to provide a transit site at Millhams, but the plan has created controversy with residents.
Superintendent Stuart Katon of Dorset Police said police powers would be greatly enhanced if there were an official site and it would save taxpayers money on eviction and clean-up.
Bournemouth Borough Council said the gate had been padlocked and the travellers had broken onto the land.
