Instead she put out more items to build a 'living room'. "I set this up as a protest against the council which was all started by the armchair," said Ms Ballard. "I got a bit upset about this. I turned my yard into a front parlour." She has written to the council with a picture of her "new and improved front garden" and asked the authority to define "what is rubbish".
"I'm a single-mum with no income. I was waiting until I could afford to get it removed," she said. "Most people have found it humorous and have had a laugh about it." The council said it would welcome dialogue with Ms Ballard if she was struggling to get it removed.
A spokesman for the authority said although she had "created a living art space" the situation surrounding the chair remained."People have complained," he said, "so we have to have a chat with her about it. And if she wants to create an art space she is welcome to speak with our arts officer."
6 comments:
Ermm ... all councils provide a free bulk removal service. You just have to call them.
I've used it many times.
Good grief. They have a freaking ARTS officer? Who comes up with these jobs?
Lurker111
Our council charge £35 for the removal of up to 3 items.
I had a mattress to dispose of, so I borrowed bolt cutters and cut it all up into tiny bits that the metal recyclers took away for free and the padding material got put a bit at a time into my bin ;)
It's £11 for one item and £24 for up to fifteen, here.
It must've taken a while to get rid of all the stuffing from a mattress, Annemarie! :)
with a fortnightly collection,a little bit at a time took about 2 months , and it took me over a week to cut it all up :/
But £35 was half a weeks money so needs must ;)
Heh heh, well done! :)
Iain Duncan Smith claimed £39 on his expenses for one breakfast ...
http://www.bitterwallet.com/help-us-find-britains-most-expensive-breakfast/61672
http://i.imgur.com/jNHTSGe.jpg
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