Railway Street Resident getting mow-tivated

The idea that "if everyone looked after their own land, everywhere would be lovely" just doesn't work in the real world.

Some people can't look after their own land - either through disability or infirmity; or because they are not present and rely on their tenants.
Some people won't look after their own land - and while it is easy to judge them, we must remember that for some people it just isn't a priority.  Indeed, for some, getting up and going to work isn't a priority; so expecting them to maintain their own street frontage is perhaps a wish too far.

Then there are pieces of land that simply aren't owned, or for which the Council is nominally responsible.
To expect the Council to maintain the myriad pieces of street and land to the standard we want will cost a small fortune - on top of what we already pay (and in Langley Park, this is already at £2.5 million per year).

The only way we can live in the village we want, is for those of us that want it to be clean and green and pleasant to do it ourselves.

Which is why I was thrilled that a resident in Railway Street is taking on responsibility for clearing the triangular piece of waste land that backs on to the Railway Line - using his own time, sweat and mower.

Cheers

cg