Safety fears over falling pears
A council has cordoned off pear trees in a public park over fears falling fruit could land on someone's head.
Two black pear trees in Cripplegate Park in Worcester have been sealed off with a safety barrier and tape and a sign warns people of falling fruit.
A city council spokesman said the precaution was cheaper than the potential legal cost if someone was hit on the head with a pear and sued.
The cordon will be removed when all the fruit has fallen to the ground.
Worcester is famed for its black pears and the fruit is part of the city coat of arms.
The trees in question were planted by Edward VIII when he was Prince of Wales.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/5403886.stm
I mean I find this so hard to believe.
It's protect blokes like you! 
but I saw Hereford in the link and assumed it would be there.
I read it before I saw your thread and then I partly read it again, but unfortunately I don't know where Worcester is!
