Retirees Fight for Hedge, Win Against Fence

0:00On April 22nd, about 80 retirees at Solent Grange, a luxury retirement park in Milford on Sea Hampshire rallied hard against plans to rip out. Their 60-year-old hedge and slap up a wooden fence instead. These spokes, living in this nine-acre haven where bungalows go for 550,000 pounds, say the property managers at Regency Living. Sprung the news late on a Friday to Dodge and E Pushback, but they showed up strong on Wednesday with signs screaming, all hedges matter. Residents are fed up after years of broken promises, like that swimming pool and gym they were hyped about but never saw, calling this hedge-swap the. Final straw, since it blocks noise from the busy road and hosts nesting birds during prime season. When fencing crews rolled up, protesters blocked the gate, one even laid down on the ground, and after police stepped into calm things, the contractors, bounced, cheering erupted, and they ditched the job. The win has everyone throw for now, but organizers worry.

1:01Regency Living will circle back since they claim it's all for sight license rules with an an. Ecologists don't hand to protect wildlife, leaving these senior standing firm for their peaceful slice of paradise.