As I’m sure we can all agree, looking after our gardens is everyone’s responsibility. Sadly not every resident is currently taking that good sense approach.
Damage & costly repair
This has now caused damage to our BBQ area that had to be repaired, a cost that could have been avoided with some simple care.
This damage was caused by a resident adding their coals to the BBQ slate area directly. The intense heat has cracked the slate in multiple places.
This same resident also did not clear up the burned out mess after them.
Easy solution
This cannot be repeated. The BBQ area was not designed to take hot coals directly. It is simply a safe place to sit disposable BBQ kits, the type with tinfoil trays full of coals and a grill to hold food.
Clean-up
Four of these disposable BBQ kits were also left abandoned by residents. Again, please clear up after yourself once you have enjoyed a lovely summer BBQ.
A committee member has cleaned all of this up for you. But to be clear, this is not the role of any committee member. They are simply volunteers elected to help manage the upkeep of the gardens. It is up to all residents themselves to clean up and take away everything they brought into the garden on each trip.
If we all clear up after ourselves in this way, we each do our bit to keep our garden beautiful and functional for the next resident looking forward to sharing a BBQ with family and friends on a lovely warm day.
Thanks for understanding.
Crown Pleasure Gardens 