We have received a complaint from the factor company which manages Heather Gardens.  Residents are complaining about children using their property at the flats as a thoroughfare, which is causing damage to the grass and the shrubs in their communal grounds.  Children are also pressing the buzzers both in the morning and at the end  of the school day.

The children will see this as fun, but they have no idea if the person is elderly, unwell, on night shift, or whatever!  I have spoken to all of the children and asked them to let me know if this continues.  I have asked them to remember that we are all about Respect – of others, ourselves and property!  This extends to before and after school when they are wearing our uniform!

I will be monitoring the area from time to time to ensure that the children do not cut through the private grounds.  It is not a short cut and involves them climbing over the wall/fence to get back out and onto Laburnum Road.

If your child walks in this direction, please ask them to kindly stay OUT of the grounds of the flats and to refrain from buzzing the residents doors.  We have no idea what distress this could be causing.  They have walked through the shrubs so much that they have cause irreparable damage to them, with some of them dying.

Please let me know if you see children not adhering to these instructions either before or after school.

Thank you for your support with this.

Mr Thomas.