Thought you could walk on the pavement? Think again! The good citizens of Barnet trim their hedges carefully so that they take up half the pavement, just in case pedestrians thought they could walk two abreast. There are handy apertures in the hedges so the house-owners can scuttle out to their 4x4s to go to the gym, but apart from that, it's Keep Out, Strangers! Box, Privet, Cotoneaster, Bay, Rhododendron: it's a unanimous 'NO'.
Keep Out! Go to a place far from here if you want to walk around the streets!
Talk to your local (ward) councillor. Express your concerns (mothers with buggies is worth a mention). Ask him/her to bring this to the attention of the relevant Barnet Council officer. They are obliged to reply to the Councillor within (I think) 10 days
ReplyDeleteor an anonymous note through the front door. Some of these hedges are nicely trimmed but do need a good cut back. I know about hedges, I do...
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