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Home and Living Alone
Being a Good Neighbour
The purpose of this badge is to help you understand the
importance of being a good neighbour and what it means. You will
also look at the value of respect in the community.
Home & Living Alone
Being a Good Neighbour #1 – What makes a good neighbour?
List below ten things you think make a good neighbour and ten
things make a bad neighbour…
Good Neighbour
Bad Neighbour
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Being a Good Neighbour #2– Antisocial Behaviour
Look at the scenarios below and tick which you think are acts of
antisocial behaviour…
Greg has moved onto an estate. He has never met anyone yet but
his neighbours have left some welcome gifts on his doorstep. He
finds this strange as has never spoken to anyone and likes to keep
himself to himself.
Parvinder and her children move to a new street. She wears a
hijab and some neighbours have taken offence to this and told her
she shouldn’t wear this as they feel threatened due to recent acts
of terrorism.
Marco and Jill are dog lovers. They let their dogs out all hours
of the days and night and don’t pick up after them when they foul.
The dogs also bark all the time and cause distress to some children
as they are off their leads and are large dogs.
Terry is a single parent of three girls. The girls are teenagers
and like to play music quite loud at weekends; however Terry
insists they turn it off by 8pm or earlier if anyone complains.
Dez is a popular guy on his estate and helps out with people’s
cars as he’s a trained mechanic. He does most of this work on his
front and back lawns but this distresses his next-door neighbours,
Tom and Marilyn, as they find his gardens an eye-sore. They have
tried talking to him but he becomes abusive and the other
neighbours also get involved.
A group of teenagers hang around on wasteland where no-one ever
goes, including the police. It’s a mess there so the teenagers use
graffiti as they say it brightens up the area and allows them a
place to go where elderly people won’t be intimidated.
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Being a Good Neighbour #3– Party Central
What do you think you could do to keep your property safe?
If you did have a party, what do you think the consequences
could be?
If you found damages in your house following a party, what would
you do?
What would you do if you were asking unwanted visitors to leave
but they refused?
What would you do if a neighbour of yours was having a party
that was getting out of hand?
Home & Living Alone
Being a Good Neighbour #4 – Visitors and Noise
Noise
Noise from neighbour’s, especially in converted flats, is one of
the most common forms of nuisance. However, everyone can alleviate
the problem by being considerate and keeping unnecessary noise to a
minimum, especially early in the morning and late at night.
If you’re being disturbed by noise from a neighbour, there are
many things you can do:
· Talk with your neighbour. They may not be aware that they are
disturbing you and will usually be happy to minimise noise.
· If this approach fails, you can make a complaint to your local
authority’s Environmental Health Department. Environmental Health
Officers have the power to deal with specific noise nuisances, and
in some circumstances can take court action.
· Speak to your Housing Officer. They will contact the other
tenants and try to resolve the problem.
· In serious or persistent cases, the landlord may resort to
legal proceedings to stop the nuisance.
What other things do you think you would need to report to your
Landlord/Housing Officer about your neighbours?
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Being a Good Neighbour #5 – Take Action
Record below what action you would take in the following
scenarios…
An elderly lady who lives alone has slipped outside of her home
and cut her leg quite badly. She’s said she feels faint.
A group of teenagers have their music (with inappropriate
language) on really loudly and there are small children playing
next door.
A neighbour who is a single mother is struggling up a hill with
several bags of shopping.
An elderly man next door complains to you that your garden is
unruly and wants you to cut the grass and tidy it up.
Check out the Shelter website about neighbour disputes for
further information
https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/complaints,_courts_and_tribunals/complaints_about_neighbours?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3baHlPDE4AIV5r3tCh29NQ4FEAAYAyAAEgKp7vD_BwE
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