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What is the ‘Give the binman his job back!’ petition and how do I sign it?

BINMAN Callum Woodhouse was sacked by Herefordshire Council after he was caught on CCTV "kung-fu" kicking the head off a snowman that had been built by a three-year-old.

Now a petition has been launched to get the man reinstated in his job. 

The binman was sacked after kung-fu kicking the snowman
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The binman was sacked after kung-fu kicking the snowman

Who is binman Callum Woodhouse?

He is a 19-year-old from Kingstone, Herefordshire, who was fired by his county council last week.

Why was Callum Woodhouse sacked?

Callum Woodhouse, 19, was dismissed by Herefordshire Council last week after he was caught on CCTV "kung-fu" kicking the head off a snowman that had been built by a three-year-old.

What is the 'Give the binman his job back!' petition? 

But a petition started on the website is calling for him to be given his job back has gained more than 5,300 signatures in just three days.

The petition, started by Tsvetan Tsvetkov, says: "A binman from Hereford kicked a snowman that was already melting anyway and after a video of it went viral he got sacked. Really!?

"The guy worked throughout the whole pandemic, risking his own wellbeing and that's what he gets?!

"And for what, a pile of snow.. grow up and give the man his job back!

"Might be you next, if you step in a puddle that might be that snowman's passed cousin and you're sacked! No income in times like this, shame on you!

How do I sign the petition? 

Got to the website But a petition started on the website and search for the Give the binman his job back!

One comment under the petition's "reasons to sign" section called the decision "unfair".

"Imagine firing a key worker in the middle of a pandemic because they kicked a snowman," another read.

"Utterly ridiculous."

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The binman was sacked after kung-fu kicking the snowman

Binman caught on CCTV decapitating family's snowman on their front lawn with a Bruce Lee-style roundhouse kick
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