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Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest

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Reynolds, J. (2026, September 20). Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/becky-hill-danny-dyer-love-island-kent-infrastructure-b1297669.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-20 · by Jordan Reynolds

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Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani, and singer Becky Hill joined protesters against sewage pollution in Whitstable on Saturday. The event was part of a protest movement that emphasizes the need for water to be treated as a public service rather than a private profit source. Ed Acteson, co-founder of SOS Whitstable, highlighted growing public dissatisfaction with polluted waterways, high bills, and poor infrastructure management. Cliff Roney, a long-time GMB activist in the water industry, warned that without swift action to bring the sector under public control, there could be severe national consequences.
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On September 24, Danny Dyer (actor), his daughter Dani Dyer, singer-songwriter Becky Hill, and other activists gathered in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, for a protest against sewage pollution. Over 315,000 people have signed a petition created by SOS Whitstable, advocating for the water industry to be returned to public ownership. Co-founder Ed Acteson criticized private profits from essential services and called for reinvestment in infrastructure instead of extraction. Protesters held signs reading "Gimme gimme gimme clean water" and demanded immediate action to prevent a national crisis due to failing water systems.

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Topics

GMB SOS Whitstable

Subjects

Cliff Roney PERSON · 1× Danny Dyer PERSON · 1× Ed Acteson PERSON · 1× GMB ORG · 1× Nikita Kuzmin PERSON · 1× SOS Whitstable ORG · 1×

Narrative

Ed Acteson, co-founder of SOS Whitstable and creator of the petition, said: “The public has had enough of being asked to accept polluted waterways, failing infrastructure and rising bills while shareholders and senior executives continue to be rewarded.
framing: assertive · carried by 3 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest · assertive framing
2026-09-20 · Evening Standard
Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest · assertive framing
2026-09-21 · Evening Standard
Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest · assertive framing

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She was reunited with professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin on Saturday’s launch episode, who she had been paired with on last year’s series before being forced to pull out due to injury. asserted
she → reunite → injury
Speaking to the protesters, Danny Dyer said: “There’s no empathy anymore. asserted
Dyer → speak → protesters
No-one wants to look after each other. asserted
one → want → other
“So look, I appreciate you all coming out, and you know, let’s try and make a difference.” asserted
’s → look → difference
Ed Acteson, co-founder of SOS Whitstable and creator of the petition, said: “The public has had enough of being asked to accept polluted waterways, failing infrastructure and rising bills while shareholders and senior executives continue to be rewarded. asserted
shareholders → say → waterways
He added: “We want an industry run in the interests of people and the environment, with its income reinvested in the system rather than extracted from it.” asserted
income → add → it
Cliff Roney, a GMB activist who has worked in the water industry for more than 40 years, said: “I have seen this industry at its very best and now at its very worst. “ asserted
industry → work → worst
If the industry is not brought back into public ownership quickly, we are heading towards a national catastrophe.” asserted
we → bring → catastrophe
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