Although the Cheltenham festival might be one of the best weeks of the year for many racing fans, local residents are forced to endure a week of hell while racegoers from across the country gather in their back garden.
Cheltenham councillor Max Wilkinson has declared a war on paint ahead of the festival this year, as he encourages local home owners and businesses to take advantage of liquid-repellent paint for their premises in an attempt to battle public urination.
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“Public urination at any time is disgusting and we shouldn’t have to put up with this anymore, last year I saw a line of men brazenly weeing against a wall near the town centre, while hundreds of people sat in traffic queues just yards away. They were totally shameless.
“I’m sure the prospect of wet trousers will make people think twice, even if they think they won’t get caught and fined.”
The plan is that Cheltenham will be covered in hydrophobic paint – a specially chemically-formulated paint designed to repel liquids which means that those trying to relieve themselves on a wall in the town will likely walk away with wet trousers as well as a red face this year.
Councillor's 'war on wee' for Cheltenham Race Week https://t.co/JxPcPHyFyH
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Hydrophobic paint isn’t the only method Cheltenham are using on stop public urination this year however, as the council is also working close with Gloucestershire Constabulary to increase the amount of public toilets available at key junctions and stops in town.
With 250,000 racing fans expected to descend on Cheltenham next month, the scheme is a good idea however only time will tell if the paint deters racegoers from relieving themselves in the city centre.
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