High winds and unsecure fixings have been blamed for a number of near misses with falling flower pots on a Hove estate. Brighton and Hove City Council has now written to neighbours in the high rise blocks in Clarendon Road, Hove, telling them to remove objects from the ledges on their outside areas.
Bosses advised that any remaining ornaments should be securely tied to ensure they do not budge in windy conditions.
The ruling means pot plants, lights, gnomes and even ceramic ducks spotted basking in the sun could be starved of fresh air in the future. The local authority said the decision was taken after two instances of plants falling and one where a pedestrian was nearly hit.
4 comments:
What a horrible pun.
Getting hit in the head by a terminal velocity gnome, would that be a survivable accident?
I can actually agree on this one. If the things can fall off at a height, I certainly wouldn't want to be hit.
Don't they have safety guards? Our balcony has glass panes and a hand rail, there's only about a 2" gap at the bottom through which you could push stuff off.
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