Residents of Worcester’s Albion Mill flats are furious after housing managers replaced plant-lined walls with “prison-style” fencing to prevent boat dwellers from passing shopping over railings.
The change followed just two complaints about trespassing, but locals say it has left the picturesque Diglis Marina looking like a building site.
Narrowboat owner Tony Wass, 67, returned from holiday to find £1,000 worth of decorations removed, calling the fence “ugly beyond belief.”
The move has sparked outrage among both apartment residents and boaters, who now face a mile-long walk to transport their shopping. FirstPort has yet to comment.
The change followed just two complaints about trespassing, but locals say it has left the picturesque Diglis Marina looking like a building site.
Narrowboat owner Tony Wass, 67, returned from holiday to find £1,000 worth of decorations removed, calling the fence “ugly beyond belief.”
The move has sparked outrage among both apartment residents and boaters, who now face a mile-long walk to transport their shopping. FirstPort has yet to comment.
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00:00Hello, I'm Tony Woss. You might remember myself and my partner from 2024 when we found out
00:11that we were having the fence raised to prevent us getting to access to our boat here in Dignas
00:16Basin. Well, it's now six months on and now you can see what's been done. This hideous
00:21temporary fence has been put up, which is very insecure now for us, apart from the fact
00:26that it is absolutely appalling to look at, and you'll see cable ties which can be cut
00:32very easily. Anyone can get onto the pontoon and onto our boats. We've had to remove all
00:37our planting, which has cost us a lot of money, and our security cameras and lights, so we
00:42are very insecure here now.