Watford promotion: Rubbish dumped into pond during celebrations

Hundreds of Hornets fans have been celebrating around the pond following Watford’s 1-0 win over Millwall this afternoon, which has guaranteed the club promotion back to England’s top flight of football.

Several fans jumped into the pond as they celebrated the club’s achievement, while others danced and chanted songs around it.

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And the pond has been left in a mess as a result, with heaps of rubbish having been dumped in and around it during the celebrations.

Pictures show beer cans and bottles among items left in the pond, despite people being urged by Watford Borough Council on Facebook to not leave any litter lying around following the Hornets' win.

Meanwhile, Hertfordshire Constabulary urged people to follow the coronavirus rules during celebrations in the town centre.

Plenty of people have been seen partying, although not much social distancing has taken place around the pond and not many people were wearing a face mask despite fans being warned earlier this week to not breach coronavirus regulations.

A police spokesperson said: "We completely understand fans’ desire to mark the occasion; however, we would ask that people please remember the current climate and the importance of continuing to recognise the measures that are in place to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

"We have all worked so hard over the past year to reduce infections across the county and we want to do all we can to build on this and work towards the next roadmap dates of 17 May and eventually, 21 June."