Queen B fans flocked to hotel rooms near Tottenham Stadium. But in this area of north London, one of them, the Travelodge of Enfield houses homeless people. According to The Guardian, they will have to sleep elsewhere between May 29 and June 4, the dates of the London concerts of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour.
Every twenty-eight days the neighborhood council must renew the reservation of the hundred rooms rented for thirty homeless families. When they wanted to take back the rooms of their beneficiaries, it was too late: they had been stormed by fans of the American singer.
Collette Collington, one of the beneficiaries, told the Guardian she had not slept since she heard the news. "It's not good for me, it's not good for my mental health and for my two youngest children who need stability because of their extra needs. In every environment we go to, it takes time for them to settle in. They have to have the same routine," said the 42-year-old homeless.
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Already, last Monday, Collette Collington had to leave her room. The neighborhood council had not been able to extend the reservation of his room. A difficult episode for the mother who says she suffers from anxiety.
For its part, the establishment ensures that it has rooms available and invites the neighborhood council to book them for their beneficiaries. "All stakeholders understand that this arrangement is temporary until Enfield Neighbourhood Council finds a sustainable solution," says a hotel representative. The neighbourhood council assures that they are doing everything possible to find suitable housing for all families. However, they acknowledge that hotel accommodation "is not ideal for families and that is why we continue to push for action at the national level to address the severe shortage of affordable housing.
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