Plans to create a Eurovision fan zone for up to 25,000 will be decided next week - with one local out to stop the plan in its tracks.
It was announced last October that Liverpool would be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest this May. The city held off competition from Glasgow to win the prestigious honour and hold the event on behalf of Ukraine.
Shortly after the announcement it was revealed that as part of its hosting plan, the Pier Head would be converted into a huge fan zone area where 25,000 people will be able to watch the global event that will take place in the city's Arena and Convention Centre in May.
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The plan will come before a meeting of Liverpool Council's licensing committee last week. A licence will need to be granted for the proposal to come to fruition.
The licensing application from the council seeks permission for an outdoor event space for Eurovision activity for a time limited period between May 1 and 20.
But while many people are getting excited about the forthcoming festival of music, one person is not at all happy about the plans for the Pier Head fan zone.
The application report contains an objection from one local resident who raises a range of concerns about the Pier Head plans. The objection states: "I oppose the application on the grounds that due consideration has not been given to the location of the proposed activities, in the immediate vicinity of the River Mersey.
"Specifically, that a significant proportion of the litter and other pollutants resulting from the proposed activities, in particular from outlets selling alcohol and refreshments e.g. plastic beer “glasses”, polystyrene food trays, takeaway cups and lids, plastic food wrappers, straws, cutlery, etc will very easily find its way into the river.
"This is only compounded by the large numbers of people included in the application relative to the location’s size, and the nature of the consumption of alcohol, whereby consumers are less likely to dispose of their litter responsibly."
The same objector has argued that a number of conditions would need to be applied if a licence is granted for the fan park. The objector adds: "Conditions to the licence need to be put in place to ensure serious and meaningful measures are taken to eliminate the risk of further plastic pollution to the river, and the resulting environmental harm, originating from the proposed activities."
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