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09
Aug 2021
Bilton man cleans Nazi graffiti off mural bridge
A Bilton man spent two-and-a-half hours cleaning a bridge mural yesterday after vandals covered it in racist graffiti.
Chris Knight decided to act after noticing the Iron Bridge, which is on the edge of Bilton and crosses over towards Claro Road, had been defaced.
It's not the first time that vandals have targeted the mural since it was painted. But this time around they had painted a swastika and anti-Pakistani messages.
Rather than waiting for others to sort out the problem, Mr Knight took on the challenge with a brush and cleaning solution.
Emma Garness, the artist who created the mural, used special paint to protect it from graffiti, which enabled Mr Knight to clean it without damaging the artwork.
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Mr Knight told the Stray Ferret:
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