General Chat

We be young Kitty, we be.

Us villagers is wise to the ways of the newcomers aint we Sharron.

All new-fangled ideas and not a tractor amongst 'em *leans on nearest 5 bar gate and chews a piece of grass* :-D

I was thinking it was possibly their turn to be village idiots.

I expect they are having a brilliant time watching the village idiots all being nosey, and wondering when they will all drag themselves into the 21st century :-D :-D
George

I hope they like fertilized eggs for breakfast :-0

Will Fred and his mate be baggying the chuck muck? :-D

You could do a leisure walk and ask if they have any eggs for sale and then give them a quizzing ,,,, :-D :-D. ;-)

Freudian slip but I will leave it for you delectation.

Whispers.....*she said green willies* :-D :-D :-D

Haven't seen them myself but I expect there are green willies and thornproof Barbours too.

St Bernard, Ducks, Chickens, muddy pond? All sorts of scenarios come to mind! Better keep your camera ready, Sharron.

Yes Wend, they probably do. Not that they have a great deal of choice in the matter.

I bet they would appreciate a bit of hedge to get under in the sun.

The ducks probably like it.

You sure you wanted to live in a village George?

That cottage, facing a main road and an open field beyond, with no barrier to the wind, has always had a hedge in front of it because that cottage has always needed one.

A big muddy duck pond brings comfort to nobody.

Found this:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2290181/Grandmother-spent-10-000-turning-muddy-field-idyllic-garden-ordered-rip-breaching-greenbelt-planning-rules.html

the hawthorn hedge - a house in our village had planted a tall hedge behind a low wall, but some new owners took it down. However the road side included the bus stop and shelter, and they found their wall was being used as a seat, especially by the young who used the site as a social meeting place - a new hedge is now quite a good height for their privacy!

It sounds as though they are making improvements.

It doesn't sound as though it is fancy new status symbol to me, just probably people who are improving their property.
I know that many years ago when I moved into a village I also carried out many improvements to have a more comfortable life, did not want to live in the nineteenth century.

George :-)

I don't think so because there is no permanent structure there.

Possibly diversion of a watercourse would need permission from Southern Water who might become involved if there was a large pond involved, they own all bodies of water above a certain size and it is not very big.

It would be different if the land was common as well I think.

I'm sure I've read of cases where home owners have had to dig up their extended gardens and return that bit to 'field status'. It was probably due to the field being agricultural land.

. . . and Sharron could play a starring role :-D

sounds as if it could be the basis of an excellent TV sitcom :-D