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Kesgrave travellers fears prompts wheelie bin blockade Kesgrave travellers fears prompts wheelie bin blockade
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Residents have blocked green spaces with wheelie bins and cars amid reports of travellers descending on a town.Residents have blocked green spaces with wheelie bins and cars amid reports of travellers descending on a town.
Several caravans are already on a field in Kesgrave, Suffolk, and word has spread on social media that more travellers were set to join the unauthorised camp on Grange Farm. Several caravans are already on a field in Kesgrave, Suffolk, and word has spread on social media that 100 more travellers were set to join the unauthorised camp on Grange Farm.
Suffolk Police said it had a "small police presence" in the area after reports of "community tension".Suffolk Police said it had a "small police presence" in the area after reports of "community tension".
A police spokesman said no crime or disorder had been reported.A police spokesman said no crime or disorder had been reported.
He said the area would continue to be monitored.He said the area would continue to be monitored.
Live updates: Blockades remain in placeLive updates: Blockades remain in place
Pieces of farm machinery have also been used to block off a playing field off Millennium Way. About 13 caravans first arrived on land near Cardew Drift on 15 June with more arriving over the next fortnight.
More than 3,000 residents have joined a community Facebook group to discuss the situation, with many people saying they have been monitoring green spaces overnight. But on Tuesday legal action to have them evicted was adjourned until July by a district judge to ensure all travellers on the site were aware of efforts to have them moved on.
One said: "06.05am. Oak Meadow all clear. Thank goodness." Another posted photos of an empty Millennium field and car park. There are 185 authorised travellers pitches currently in Suffolk, but none in the Suffolk Coastal area.
One woman said: "When this is all over... lets have a grange farm residents BBQ/party at the millennium field... to celebrate the residents coming together during this worrying time..everyone has shown great community spirit." Rumours began on social media that more travellers were due to arrive in the town for a christening.
Others have been discussing fears about children walking to school on their own. It has since been confirmed that five children were due to take their first communion at the Holy Family Church on Friday morning as part of a normal Mass.
However, BBC reporter Andrew Woodger at the scene said there were only about a dozen cars there, not the many that were rumoured to be on their way.
Nearly 4,000 residents have joined a community Facebook group to discuss the situation, with many people saying they had been monitoring green spaces overnight.
One said: "06.05am. Oak Meadow all clear. Thank goodness."
Another woman said: "When this is all over... lets have a grange farm residents BBQ/party at the millennium field... to celebrate the residents coming together during this worrying time..everyone has shown great community spirit."
Christopher Hudson, Conservative county councillor, told BBC Radio Suffolk he was backing the action taken by residents, and blamed a lack of action to remove the group who had been in the area for about a month.
The Gypsy Council has been approached for comment.The Gypsy Council has been approached for comment.