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Ziggy62 Thu 28-Apr-16 17:23:58

I work with young children for up to 11 hours a day, when i come home I just want peace and quiet. I like to see children out playing in street (rather than sat in front of a screen) BUT a group of older children (about 11/12 years old) are driving us insane. The run across our neighbours garden then across ours, back onto the street, sometimes coming right up to our living room window. Other neighbours had same problem but they moved at new year. They have been seen throwing stones at cars as well. I've spoken to them a number of times and once called the police . I dont really want to call police again, as I'm sure they have better things to do. One of the mothers knocked at our door last night saying I'd wrongly accussed her child, I just shut the door in her face as I am not blind. Apparently he went home crying when i told him I was gonna call police

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AnnieGran Mon 09-May-16 13:01:49

My daughter had a problem with 2 children next door to her who took a shortcut on their bikes over her small front lawn to the pavement. She planted a line of pyracantha which sounds a bit vicious but kept it quite low and clipped back. It was enough. Nothing was said, the bikes stopped and the two children are now grown ups and probably having their own problems with neighbouring kids.

It sounds a bit passive aggressive but it worked without a row and the birds loved the berries.

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jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-May-16 13:17:32

Excellent idea Anniegran.

Definitely no trip wires! Maybe even a low trellis type of fence would stop them.

Anya grin

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jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-May-16 13:22:05

Perhaps rig up one of those mock cameras? Might frighten them off to think they could be recognised.

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thatbags Mon 09-May-16 20:48:46

A boundary is not aggressive, passive or otherwise. A hedge is a boundary. Kids need boundaries (and so do adults but the issue was with kids), both physical ones and behavioural ones.

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