Pensioners Told Tea-time Chats In The Park Are 'Anti-social' - And Unless They Talk Quietly Their Benches Will Be Removed

It's a simple pleasure that brings a little extra joy to these pensioners' lives.
Once a day the seven friends meet up for a cup of tea and a chat on the benches outside the sheltered accommodation where they live.

But their get-togethers could soon be banned - because of claims they are an anti-social nuisance.

The housing association which owns their homes says it has received several complaints over the past two years about noise from the group, the oldest of whom is aged 96.
It is warning them that the four benches they sit on could be removed unless the friends keep it down.

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