On Sunday, 5th August 2007, we took a stroll into Blackpool and headed along the promenade to enjoy the long awaited sunshine. It was lovely to see so many holidaymaker's enjoying themselves. However, there was one massive blot on the landscape of this idyllic scene.

All of the bins along the prom, from Central to North Pier (see pictures), were overflowing with rubbish. There was rubbish piled up along side them and on top. In this instance the holidaymaker's are not the ones to be blamed, per se, for the mess, as they had all attempted to use the bins provided.

Surely in a town that's main income is tourism they should be emptying the bins more regularly. The cleansing department should be geared up for ongoing bin emptying in popular tourist spots such as the prom, and during good weather emptying should surely be stepped up. It would only require one employee in a 'muck cart' to drive up and down the prom to keep on top of this filth.

Why spend a fortune on developing the prom when the whole effect is ruined by mounds of rubbish, which in hot weather (well, we live in hope!) soon begins to stink.

I'm not sure what the arrangements are, but shouldn't the fast food outlets supplement the clean up operation, after all there is ample evidence that Burger King, McDonalds, Harry Ramsden, KFC, etc, and the likes, contribute to the mini-mountains of muck in this town.

08/2007

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