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Family of 'King of Sheffield' traveller vows to draft in security to guard huge memorial
traveller William Collins died in Spain in 2020, and his memorial has its own solar-powered jukebox, two life-size statues of him and also its own CCTV system. But Sheffield City Council has since said it has specific rules about the building of memorials to "ensure fairness" and it was considering its "next steps" concerning the 49-year-old's final resting place.Despite the council's objections, the family of William Collins have said they will fight every step of the way for the monument to stay in place.Speaking to the Sun, William's daughter Mary Collins accused the council of racism for wanting to take it down.She also vowed to hire security to watch over it in the event that the council may decide to act.She said: "I do not understand why they would take against this tribute to my father."Any attempt to have us take this down would be fought legally as it would be a blatant matter of racism."The Council knew what we were doing.
