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Around about this time of year I start taking my dog down to the Rosemary lane area in Ryde as by now the mud has all but dried up. Such was the case this morning and as I emerged from the narrow public footpath at the end of Quarry Road I was confronted with rubbish strewn all over the ground and the fence smashed to pieces.

The splint chestnut paling a mass of sharp splintered fragments pointing in every which direction. On commenting to a lady who was present I was informed that the kids today don't have any respect for anything.

But this isn't the full picture as at this very time last year I was contacted by a member of the wightdogs,com website as his dog had received a very nasty injury from this very fence resulting in a hefty vets bill(as reported in the forums)

I even went to the lengths of uploading it to YouTube in an attempt to get some action out of the council as at the time all my emails were being intercepted as I was only permitted one point of contact with the council.

Eventually though we did get an answer of sorts from the council to our joint complaints, and they stated that:

"Arrangements will be made to remove the damaged fencing in due course, but as there is no immediate risk this will not be considered to be a priority"

So one year on and not a lot changes, other than that I am now "Blacklisted" by the council, although no sign of any action whatsoever in this area that they affectionately refer to as the "town green".

Town green, that's a laugh, and these youngsters have grown another year older seeing that the council couldn't care less about the appearance or safety aspects of the area they live in, yet those same youngsters are supposed to be showing respect? Not only in this neglected area where the tourist seldom venture but in the areas where the council do squander their parents hard earned council tax.

And all the while this council are blissfully unaware of why they have problems with anti-social behaviour.

Here we have two YouTube videos

One showing the fence in May 2009

The other in June 2010

"Arrangements will be made to remove the damaged fencing in due course, but as there is no immediate risk this will not be considered to be a priority"

Complete Neglect and A Lack of Respect

The wightdogs website would like to thank the isleofwightinsider for all his assistance in supplying and uploading video footage, often at very short notice as with this video clip which was uploded this afternoon following me emailing him this morning asking if he could video the fence. And also for his continued patience and advise on image editing software due to him being a Photoshop Ninja.

  isleofwightinsider