Constant balls in garden

[OpticLife]

Looking for some advice on what to say to NDN re: constant balls coming over into my garden.

Moved house last month and within a week a ball has smashed my shed window.

NDN owned up and put something temporary up until they could get new glass sorted. We left it a few weeks and then sent a note asking to speak about it as we hadn’t heard anything. Again they’ve been prompt and acknowledged it, but it still hasn’t been done.

Every day we’re getting at least one but often two balls coming into the garden. Landing in (newly planted) flower beds and damaging my DDs fairy garden.

I currently have 7+ balls in the garden from the last 3 days.

Today my DD 6 was playing when she was shouted at (by the child) to throw the balls back.

I worry about my DDs (6 & 1) playing in the garden in case they get hit by a ball.

I haven’t put some of my garden furniture and ornaments out incase they get damaged.

I really want the parents to acknowledge this, and how excessive the amount of balls coming over is.

I really want to nip this in the bud, especially as we’ve only lived here a month.

Pretty sure boundary fence is mine, and it’s at the max height. Did suggest to DH we put a trellis on top, but we both agreed it would probably end up damaged pretty quickly.

At the moment my plan is to wait until a parent asks for them back (at the front door, not being shouted at through the fence), and hand every ball back at the front door so they can see how many it is.

I know some posters will say I’m BU, it’s just a kids football, it’s the school holidays, at least they are playing outside, wait till my DC put a ball over etc etc

I just want my DDs to enjoy their new garden

This would piss me off as ive got lots of plants and trees in pots and glass lanterns etc plus solar lights...I love my garden and would be so annoyed if a ball broke anything.

I wouldn't be giving anything back until the shed window is replaced by them. But I'd also be clear about balls not coming into your garden after that too.

I’m having the same issue, it’s so annoying isn’t it
Im just not going to open the door and pass them
back over at my convenience.

I was feeding my toddler dinner earlier and the door kept going, so frustrating.

I have thr some issues but the bills are the really hard rock solid football ones totally unsuitable for residential area worried I'm.going to get hit by one or it's going to smash my conservatory roof

I had this for a while and speaking to the parents did little to help. I ended up putting them in the shed and looking blank when asked for them back. Eventually the football goal and tennis net were reoriented to annoy someone else....

I have been known to burst these balls.

Don’t escalate it until your shed (bursting balls etc) is repaired but do t give any balls back until neighbour themselves for them and then show them how many and ask what they will do to deal with it.

Don't throw them back and don't answer the door if they can come round. The balls probably won't hurt your children but it's annoying and disrespectful. Just deny all knowledge of the balls. They will rub out of balls eventually!

Tell them to put some kind of netting up to prevent the balls coming into your garden. I know there was a issue with neighbours of mine and eventually one of them got strong poles in there garden with strong netting that kept the balls in their garden rather than going into the neighbours.

We’ve had this - at one point 17 hard case balls in the garden (also have a toddler and lots of bedding plants/flowering plants). We live 5 mins walk to 2 massive playing fields. We don’t throw back and I don’t answer the door ad hoc to them - if the parents want them they have to email me and I’ll put them outside but we also have a dog and unfortunately as he has free access to the garden he can’t distinguish between his toys and their balls - sending a few back post dog has led them to rearrange the goals and put up netting (at their cost not ours).

Broken window is annoying. I’d ask for a timeframe for getting that fixed. Are they aiming a goals - and can the be moved?

I don’t mind balls coming over but if i get a near miss <insert name here> gets told to watch it. I just throw them back when i find them. I don’t worry about the dog getting them. His aim is significantly better these days so less come over.