To keep hold of footballs until they're collected

[Tricho]

Ndn has children that enjoy a kicksbout against our shared fence - I've raised this many times as the noise travels right through my house and tbh renders sitting out there impossible- tbh I find this utterly selfish because we'd all like to enjoy our gardens on nice days!

Have not got much back by way of support and now we're in the summer hols it's gone crazy.

I have had 8 balls (big heavy cased type) kicked over in the past week inckuding 5 in one day- with the latest arriving just now after hours of incessant kicking.

My garden is miniscule due to an extension (about a third of the size of hers) and there are things in it that absolutely will ger broken one day by these balls (garden furniture, bbq, lights etc) not to mention myself if I'm out there

I've previously thrown them back but I've absolutely had it now and have been storing them in my shed awaiting collection

Thought process being
A) if they have to repeatedly come and collect they'll get sick of it and kick the ball elsewhere (god forbid maybe even the other way towards their own house)
B) will give me a chance to converse again about how disruptive it is and the risk to my property
C) it gives me a bit of peace!

As yet no ones come to collect - I have every intention of giving back on collection but tbh I'm done with their selfishness and disregard for my peace and property

My grandsons can get a bit enthusiastic when they stay and lots of things from frisbees to footballs end up in next door's garden. Their reply - 'gate's always open, feel free to come in and and get them whenever you want'.

Well, you can’t keep them hidden or locked away. They are legally the ndn property. That would be theft. It’s your land so they need to come and remove. You are under no obligation to throw them back. They should ask if they can get their ball, you can’t refuse to give it back but you can refuse to let them in your garden and just hand it over to them.
or just carry on your life and know this won’t be forever. Listen to music you like in the garden or just ignore it. Kids will be kids. It’s pretty poor the adults don’t enforce your wishes which are not unreasonable but hey.

Kids can't win
Why are they on screens all the time? So they go outside.
Then it's why are kids outside so early? Why are they making noises? Why are they playing with football?
Perhaps it's not the kids who are the problem.
Just for the record my teenagers don't really use our garden and 4 year old is non verbal and doesn't play with balls or the trampoline but next door do and I can't see the problem.

The options aren't be on screens or constantly kick footballs into or over your neighbours fence. Same goes for screaming/shouting in the garden.

Both my neighbours have kids, but thankfully my neighbours don't let them do whatever they want with no supervision.

I think by this point I would just stab and bin them then deny all knowledge. After all, you have asked them to stop, perhaps the balls travelled to further gardens or magically disappeared.

I have children who love to play football. Ive said from the off “do not kick the ball against the fence” and “if the ball goes over, thats it you wont get it back”. They are super careful not to do this

i would hang onto them if i was you. Like others have said, your not 100% sure whose they are!

youve asked nicely, its now time to play them at their own game ⚽️

There is a big difference between having a kickabout in the garden (no problem with that) and repeatedly kicking a ball into a fence as hard as possible, especially when doing the latter they also manage to put it into other peoples gardens multiple times.

I was going to say I think you’re being petty. Then I read that they kick the balls against your shared fence and I changed my mind. That would do my tits in. They can come round and ask nicely for their balls back.

This is a good tactic 😉

If was ever thus. I remember 35 years ago I had one 'nice' neighbour who would lob the ball back over and one 'grumpy' neighbour who wouldn't and acted scary if I asked. I just worked around it as I'm sure the kids of today do too. I don't think anything has changed - kids will kick balls, neighbours will get pissed off, it's just part of living near other people.