A group of travellers who set up camp on a school playing field in Flintshire have moved on.
The group of 16 caravans, which has been in north Wales for months, were camping at Hawarden High School.
The council had begun legal action to evict them as soon as they arrived and bailiffs were preparing to enforce an eviction order.
The travellers have now set up camp on a site at Saughall just over the border, on the outskirts of Chester.
They said they moved onto the school as there were inadequate facilities for them in north Wales.
A council clean-up team is moving on to the site to asses any damage after the travellers' week long stay.
When the group arrived a week ago the travellers' spokesman, Billy Smith, said the group had been in north Wales since February, many of them working in the area and they meant no harm to anybody.
"We don't really want to stay here but we have nowhere else to go. It's not our fault, we've asked for facilities but there are none."
People living in the town were concerned there were no toilet facilities on the site, but Mr Smith said they were clearing up all their household waste in bin bags.
"We were on private land but the farmer sprayed muck at us. We figured if we were on council property it would take longer to get us off," he added.
"I'm not against them but I think it's time that they got a permanent spot"
Flintshire Council said it had a permanent site for travellers managed by the National Gypsy Council with 20 spaces at Queensferry.
But, a spokesman was not able to say whether there were any spaces available there.
Alun Edwards, deputy headmaster of Hawarden High School, which is closed for the summer holidays, said the pitch was relaid only last year.
"If it rains, the tyres will cut up it up terribly," he added. "We have no toilet facilities so I dread to think what's happening on the field."
Meanwhile, a leisure centre at the school which should still be open had been forced to close with children's parties cancelled.
Police are monitoring the illegal camp and people living nearby said they were annoyed about the travellers' arrival.
"They shouldn't be there. In the school grounds. It's out of order," said Joan Cruse.
Keith Jones, from Connah's Quay, was bowling on the green opposite the school when the group arrived.
"I think it's absolutely disgusting that they are allowed to come and plonk themselves on a school field.
"I'm not against them but I think it's time that they got a permanent spot."
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