WATCH: Huge traveller camp pitches up on busy sports field in Colchester
A video shows more than ten caravans pitched up at Colchester Rugby Club.
The travellers are understood to have arrived late on Thursday evening.
It is thought there are at least 13 on the field, off Mill Road.
Here is a video taken from Mill Road this morning:
The area is set to be redeveloped into hundreds of new homes, as well as medical facilities and a care home, as part of the Northern Gateway development.
Colchester Rugby Club is popular with sports fans and dog walkers in the Highwoods area of Colchester.
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More to follow.
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