Residents in Woodthorpe are celebrating after they were able to secure funding to install a new fence to prevent anti-social behaviour near their homes.

The residents worked with local Liberal Democrat Councillor, Ann Reid to secure funding for the fence behind houses on Bramble Dene. The money came from the Council’s Target Hardening fund, which is designed to support projects which make areas less vulnerable to crime and anti-social behaviour.

The fence will ensure that access is prevented to small area of private land next to Chapman’s Pond, behind the houses on Bramble Dene. The previous fence had been knocked down and the area had since suffered from a number of problems with anti-social behaviour.

Thanks to close working between Councillor Reid and Council Officers the Council was able to install the fence the day after the funding was secured; meaning residents had an immediate solution to their problems.

Councillor Reid said residents were pleased with the new fence. She said, “Since the old fence was knocked down residents had been concerned by people accessing the area, there had been a number of problems with antisocial behaviour and some fires had been started.”

“The area also overlooks the nearby gardens and use of the area for unauthorised fishing in Chapman’s Pond meant that residents were being made to feel uncomfortable by the people overlooking their gardens.”

“Residents seem to be pleased with the outcome and will hopefully feel much more comfortable now this area has been fenced off. The new fence is much more secure than the old one and should hopefully provide a more permanent solution to keeping people off this private land.”