People are abusing spell of good weather

For example, not only do we drive like maniacs and start gorse fires which destroy wildlife and endanger lives and property, we also mix alcohol with barbecues, resulting in the sort of debris left in Glenmore estate over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Perhaps people can be forgiven for believing vandalism is acceptable in the area given the example set by the Housing Executive who have left local flats without a backyard fence for almost two months; indeed, they have actually left a broken fence for that time.

One would have thought it would have made sense to start removing the old fence when they were actually ready to replace it with a new one. Perhaps that makes too much sense.

By contributing to the run-down impression of the area, they are not exactly encouraging others to treat the neighbourhood with respect.

Then again, some mindless people need no excuse to indulge their passion for destruction, as we have witnessed with the aforementioned gorse fires.

Defenceless, Hilden