Salford and Bury. But plans to hold a similar protest in Bolton have prompted a strong reaction from Coun Greenhalgh, who is the leader of Bolton council.
He highlighted fears that the event close to Bolton's Cenotaph in Victoria Square could turn to vandalism after anti-racist demonstrators pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, and statues around the UK have become the centre of a debate about how the country remembers its history of slavery.
Coun Greenhalgh has announced that the council will build a two-metre high steel fence around the cenotaph in anticipation of the protest.In a statement, Coun David Greenhalgh, said: “My colleagues and I will simply not tolerate any vandalism or damage to our memorials to.
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