Lincoln campus closed after travellers set up camp
Deputy vice chancellor Tom Dannatt said: "Early this morning we were made aware of a situation in which a large number of people and their vehicles arrived on campus, taking occupation of our sports pitches."We are working closely with the police to resolve the matter as quickly and safely as possible and our estates and security team are on campus to support where necessary."Our main priority remains to be the safety of our staff, students, planned guests and local community. "With this in mind, we are asking all staff, students and visitors to not attend campus."Ben Jackson, public protection and antisocial behaviour manager at City of Lincoln Council, said: "We are aware that an unauthorised traveller encampment has been set up on land in the Longdales Road area of Lincoln."In response, we have enacted our protocol for such incidents and are working with our partners and the land owner to better understand how the situation will be managed."
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