‘It’s alright for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans.
As parks turn brown and paddling pools go unfilled, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays.
After multiple punishing heatwaves, and no rain in parts for over a month, it seems the whole of the south of England is golden brown.
But by Hammersmith Bridge in Barnes, south-west London, there is the unmistakable scent of damp soil. The playing fields of St Paul’s school, where fees are up to £57,000 a year, are a bright, lush green.
