With summer just around the corner and the weather set to get warmer, we wanted to remind all residents using the garden to be considerate when doing so. Our garden is shared with our neighbours Wymering Mansions and is intended for everyone’s quiet enjoyment.
The garden area is for the use of all residents, and friends when invited, and all are welcome. Please be aware that because of the height of both buildings, sound can tend to echo and be amplified, meaning that the surrounding flats can easily be disturbed by excessive noise, especially in the summer months when most residents will have their windows open.
Please ensure you read and familiarise yourself with the section that relates to using the garden in our ‘rules’ that are listed on the website. These contain items such as children needing to be supervised at all times, earliest times that they can use the garden and restrictions on ball games and rough play that might damage planting.
Considerate use of barbecues is permitted, please always be considerate of smoke or fumes that might disturb other residents, whether in the gardens or via open windows in their flats. Disposable barbecues are not permitted on the grassed areas and due to fire risk and consideration for other residents, the use of fire pits or any open flames is strictly prohibited.
The garden tables and chairs are for everyone’s use, if you move them around, please return them to their original positions before you leave. The coloured picnic tables belong to Morshead Mansions, while all other garden furniture belongs to our neighbours in Wymering Mansions. Private planting, gardening or modification of garden areas is not permitted.
In order to maintain peace and quiet for all residents, the playing of music, amplified sound or musical instruments in the garden is not permitted. When leaving the garden, please remove all litter, food, drink containers and other personal items. If you notice any damage or maintenance issues, please report this to our managing agents.
You are welcome to use the garden for private parties or events, however, you must notify Morshead Mansions Directors well in advance, so that suitable notice can be given to residents in both Morshead Mansions and Wymering Mansions.
If you are using the garden into the evenings, especially in the summer months, please try to keep noise to a minimum and vacate the garden by 10.30pm so that other residents can sleep peacefully if they retire early. Sound tends to travel even more at night.
The communal space is a real asset to residents of Morshead Mansions and Wymering Mansions alike, and we would ask that anyone using the garden takes good care of it, leaving it as they found it. We’d like to wish everyone a good summer, let’s hope that we have plenty of warm and sunny days to enjoy this special place.
