"Danger to St. Mary's Guildhall?"
"Danger to Guildhall" - this is what Peter Wilford of the Coventry Freemans Guild said about the several large laden rubbish skips alongside the St. Mary's Guildhall. "Not only are they VERY ugly but also there is a fear that should there be a fire within these skips it would seriously damage our magnificent Guildhall".
The problem started when the food outlets in and around Castle Court changed their contracts for waste collection. Where there had previously been small bins kept neatly in hidden away bin stores, the new contract was for very large skips on wheels. These would not fit in the existing bin stores and the new waste company would only pick up the waste from the road side. When the bins are full they are to heavy to push by small catering staff, so the skips stay by the entrance to Castle Yard looking like a ugly mess and causing a danger.
This is a Conservation Area and is a very historic place which is frequented by tourists. The problem has been reported to the Council and they did visit the site. Council officers accepted assurances that the problem would not recur but nothing has changed.
What do you think about this desecration of our city's heritage?