THE threat of flying glass from vineries has stopped Living Streets from establishing a walking route to the Baubigny Schools.

And the organisation claims to be stuck between disagreeing States departments with different ideas about where the path should be.

Living Streets representatives yesterday met the Commerce and Employment Department, Environment’s planning section and the vinery’s owner.

The pedestrian safety group was attempting to resolve issues after its application for a walkway was turned down.

Group secretary Pat Wisher said health and safety concerns had been raised.

‘Although the glasshouses are in a reasonable condition at the moment, we were told we needed to accept that the dereliction could get worse and therefore we needed to put in further protection from flying glass in windy conditions in order to protect the children,’ she said.

She was told other potential hazards including water tanks had to be secured and the vinery site required a general tidy before the path could be opened.

The horticultural section of Commerce and Employment told her any path should not affect the viability of operating the vinery.

‘Our planning application showed the path going through the middle of the vinery because the Home Department had objected to the children walking past the prison fence on security grounds,’ said Mrs Wisher.