On 9/8/2013 10:44 AM, Anonymous wrote:
kids keep kicking their football in to my back garden several times a
day.
What are my rights? If i dont answer the door they climb the fence. What
can I do?


First thing I'd do is have a chat with the kids and their parents to
lay down some ground rules. Rule one being: they are not allowed to
climb the fence. Rule two being: they have to ask for and get
permission to enter your yard to retrieve their ball. If you aren't
home at the time, they just have to wait. Follow the rules and they
get their ball back - in time. If that's not good enough, they will
have to improve their throwing accuracy or take the game somewhere else.

If they're half-way decent kids, once they know there are rules,
they'll obey them most of the time. If they're problem kids, they'll
completely ignore the rules, at which point your conscience should be
clear in terms of escalating measures for dealing with the incursions.