Second bid to evict Dale Farm travellers There were violent scenes as protesters and travellers resisted the clearance and chained themselves to structures behind a barricade. Since then many of those who had lived on Dale Farm have moved to Oak Lane, a legal site, exceeding its authorised capacity. Previously they have said they have nowhere else to go. Mary Flynn, a former Dale Farm resident, said: "The way we're treated, it's like we're not human beings - we're seen as a problem that they need to get rid of. There are more travellers than there are sites, so where do they expect us to live? It's so hard to tell my children that we're never going to get to go home. Members of the Traveller Solidarity movement said that 83 families were made homeless by the operation. Mr Ball said: "Local residents expect us to be consistent and treat everyone the same, and that it is exactly what we are doing at Oak Lane." Permission was recently granted for a new, smaller travellers site at nearby Gardiners Way. It is thought some of the most needy families from Dale Farm could move there. Mr Ball said it could take two years to develop the new site.