'Bully' council threatens pensioner, 97, who feeds birds in her garden with a £2,500 fine or court...

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EXCL: Retired music teacher Anne Seago enjoys the simple pleasure of watching from her conservatory as sparrows and robins feed off seeds on her bird table.

Retired music teacher Anne Seago enjoys watching the birds feed. Fylde Council has issued a warning of a Community Protection Notice A dispute over a 97-year-old woman feeding birds in her back garden has escalated with the 'bullying' council now threatening a £2,500 fine or even court action to force her and her son out of their privately-owned home.

Retired music teacher Anne Seago enjoys the simple pleasure of watching from her conservatory as sparrows and robins feed off seeds on her bird table. Pictured with her son Alan, 77 A complaint from a neighbour that she was attracting pigeons and seagulls prompted the council to issue a 'written warning' last November and threaten a £100 fine if the 'anti-social behaviour' doesn't cease

Commenting on the council's approach, he said: 'It's disgusting, it's ridiculous and beyond belief. My mum is just stunned and can't believe this is happening.'When two council officers visited the property a week ago to deliver the written warning headed 'Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014,' she became tearful and told them 'it's all I've got, I might not be here next year.

When two council officers visited the property a week ago to deliver the written warning headed 'Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014,' she became tearful and told them 'it's all I've got, I might not be here next year.' Pictured the window Anne watches the bird's from

 

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