A man who has kept a close eye, and loving hand, on his garden for the last forty-three years has been ordered by his council to stop or face prosecution, because the council fear his mowing could cause a personal injury to passers by!
Wiltshire Council are the council responsible and they’ve banned Graham Alexander from mowing the grass outside his home because it’s council property, and he’s not insured to tend it.
The grass verge measures 40ft x 30ft and has been tended by Graham Alexander since England won the world cup in 1966. He selflessly took care of the green, removing weeds, litter and cutting the grass each day, however the council have ordered him to stop, claiming he is endangering the health of passers by.
Mr Alexander has been told that if he continues to mow the grass he faces a potential compensation claim from anyone who is injured by ‘flying debris’ from his actions.
Mr Alexander is understandably annoyed by the council’s ludicrous decision:
I’ve been doing it for all those years, 43 years of doing it, and they’ve never raised an objection of me doing it before.
I save the council a massive amount of money every year. We are doing the council a favour. The other residents all like it. Is it not a bit petty?
The council owned grass verge merges with Mr Alexander’s own garden, so he cared for them both as though they were his own straight after moving into his home in 1966.
Mr Alexander has also been ordered to remove some paving stones that he placed on the grass verge so people could access the flats. He received agreement from neighbours before laying the stones, but the council have objected.
A council spokesperson stated:
The council would not want to see Mr Alexander injured whilst working on land that was not his responsibility.
The council would also not want to see the risk of injury to a neighbour or passer-by or damage to property that could lead to a costly compensation claim being made against him.
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