Canterbury City Council says the vandalism of the newly finished East Cliff mural in Herne Bay was cleared after the weekend — but the clean-up still came at a cost residents’ shouldn’t have had to bear.
A new mural at East Cliff in Herne Bay was tagged with graffiti over the weekend, forcing Canterbury City Council’s graffiti team and contractors Canenco to step in. The clean-up was completed on 21 September 2026, according to Canterbury City Council. But it cost taxpayers a few hundred pounds to sort out — money the council said would have been better spent on local services.
The mural had been coated with an anti-graffiti covering when it was completed, which the council said assisted in the removal of the tagging. The council was at pains to point out the obvious: none of this needed to happen.
Councillor Connie Nolan, the cabinet member for community safety, thanked the graffiti team and Canenco for acting quickly. She called the tagging disrespectful, unsightly and unacceptable. The council went further — describing the damage as “mindless” and “utterly pointless.”
Residents, the council said, were disgusted.
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