Frank Schofield, 69, lived in Whitstable, Kent, for the past 53 years and for the past 18 months has been for help and the sense of offering the city’s port of the visitors around the globe. Wearing a t-shirt with the guide of Whitstable writing it, answer questions, give directions and distributes free advice leaflets, produced by the hundreds of tourists who arrive daily on the summer months. But as part of its restructuring plans tourism, the local council called him to a meeting and said it was in excess to requirements. The Canterbury City Council states that had no training for work and said were not prepared to pay for the issue in a way. Also said he no longer had the resources to continue to produce free leaflets to distribute. Mr. Schofield claims it is the victim of age discrimination and will give up his point. Said it has spent £ 260 of your own t-shirt of the guide to purchase the money, a coating of high visibility and a comment card to promote their services and can not afford for insurance too. I under’t get 600 pounds. I ‘m, which the pensioner he said. All I do is answer the basic questions such as where is the toilet? Where can we get fish and chips? Or ‘where so the fish market? I’ve sent to all sorts come to me, Japanese, Chinese, Australian, Canadian. They love having someone to find them. I do it because I like to give a friendly welcome and to boost the city ‘the image. The Locals are also up in arms about the decision. Robert Challen of Mercer made an official complaint to the board. License which that crack alone in Whitstable old to be a guide if you want, he said. We need people like him in this country vindictive, sad. One of Canterbury City Council that he confirmed Mr. Schofield was told to remove the public liability insurance to continue as an unofficial guide.
