Hi, my name is STEVECAVE! my housing estate has no drop kerbs at all

STEVECAVE
STEVECAVE Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited March 2024 in Start here and say hello
hi everyone
I am a new wheelchair user following a stroke. Was looking forward to getting out and about only to find my housing estate has no drop kerbs at all so I can only go about a 100 yards? It is a fairly modern estate and all private houses,

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  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,373 Championing
    Hey there  @STEVECAVE and welcome to the community!

    How're you doing today?  If you need support with anything, please just ask away, we're all here to help. :)  Sorry to hear about the lack of drop kerbs, I can understand how frustrating that must be! 
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  • JessieJ
    JessieJ Community Member Posts: 1,411 Championing

    Yep, there can be a shortage & of those that are there, quite often, they're not that dropped. I contacted my local town councillor because of a seriously bad section of pathway (no path on opposite side) & lack of dropped kerbs. The pathway was actually patched (lack of funds), still not great, but at least acted on & 1 kerb was dropped a bit.

    So I would say that would be your first port of call & hopefully, yours will listen & the council have some funds to put a few in.
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