Bedford Borough Council says they’ll be deep cleaning Bedford bus station over the next few days, starting today, blaming the need to clean up on birds.
A Council spokesperson said the station has “started to look a little tired and in need of some TLC.”
As part of the deep clean, the Bus Station, the Hub at the front and the Mobility Hub will all be deep cleaned including floors, fixtures and fittings including seats, windows, frames and paving.
However, Cllr Charles Royden (Lib Dems, Brickhill), Portfolio Holder for Environment and Transport has said birds are to blame for the mess.
“Once this deep clean is carried out, we would ask people not to feed the birds or drop bird food as this encourages pigeons and other birds, which cause a mess around this busy building,” he said.
The Council says they’ll also be looking at ways to further prevent bird mess with “pigeon prevention measures” to keep the station clean and tidy.
While Cllr Royden says the Council does carry out “regular cleaning and maintenance”, Cllr Lucy Bywater (Green, Castle) said the deep-clean wouldn’t be happening had that been working.
“A deep clean is welcomed,’ she said, “but if there had been regular, adequate cleaning, the bus station would not have got into such a dreadful state that I would have had to raise the issue in full council on Wednesday night.
“Some bus users have told me that the state of the inside of the building makes them feel like second class citizens.”
