Row breaks out over clean-up of Hove walkway

10:40am Thursday 14th March 2013 in News

Councillor Brian Fitch in Councillor Brian Fitch in

A councillor has accused a colleague of “piggybacking” on the work of the community.

Brian Fitch, who represents Hangleton and Knoll on Brighton and Hove City Council, called on the local authority to organise a clean-up of the Benfield Valley walkway.

This was after reports of littering and damage caused to some of the heritage boards by graffiti.

Fellow ward councillor Dawn Barnett said she had organised extra bins in the area of countryside.

She added the city’s Community Payback team – made up of offenders carrying out community service as part of their sentences – had been asked to spruce up the countryside in January and further dates were planned in the future.

Coun Barnett said: “You can’t blame the council for the graffiti, it’s the yobs.

“If he would like to meet up with me at any time of any day with a black sack, a broom and his wellington boots I will quite happily go around there with him.”

Coun Barnett suggested Coun Fitch should get a graffiti pack and clean up the vandalism himself.

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Comments(9)

LongDistanceRunner2 says...
10:47am Thu 14 Mar 13

Is it me, or is it impossible to tell from the story who was supposedly piggybacking who?

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chrisso says...
10:53am Thu 14 Mar 13

This path will always be a mess because a minority of kids on their way home from Hove Park School litter it every school day. Sad but true.

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HovePunter says...
11:01am Thu 14 Mar 13

It will be Cllr Fitch that's in the wrong. This is the same man that assaulted me on my doorstep.

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Charismatic Andrew says...
11:04am Thu 14 Mar 13

I certainly wouldn't want to give Brian Fitch a piggyback. Or Dawn Barnett for that matter.

And I certainly wouldn't want to play leapfrog with a unicorn.

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spa301 says...
11:28am Thu 14 Mar 13

LongDistanceRunner2 wrote:
Is it me, or is it impossible to tell from the story who was supposedly piggybacking who?
Unfortunately your expectations far exceed The Argus's capabilities.

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Crystal Ball says...
11:36am Thu 14 Mar 13

Fitch looks like he's about to start flapping his arms and attempt flight.

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Fight_Back says...
1:24pm Thu 14 Mar 13

It's actually a good idea from Cllr Barnett - let's see all councillors from ALL parties do some cleaning up of the city with their own hands. Cllr Finch might want to change his clothes though ( who goes to a country lane in a suit, tie and shoes ...... complete lack of common sense ! ).

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bug eye says...
2:20pm Thu 14 Mar 13

cllr fitch might want to patrol during the school run and tell these kids who have no care for the environment not to drop litter or grafitti, or mumsy and dadsy will be fined heavily.

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thevoiceoftruth says...
12:54pm Fri 15 Mar 13

Who is the piggy and who is riding the piggy? Anyone know?

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