Family told to remove trampoline because it could be used by burglars

A man has been told to remove his daughter’s trampoline from a communal garden ... because neighbours fear burglars will use it to leap in through their windows.

Matthew Nice said representatives from his landlord, London and Quadrant, had ordered him to get rid of his daughter Yasmin’s trampoline.

Mr Nice, 36, of Market Avenue, Wickford, said his eight-year-old daughter uses it to exercise and is refusing to move it. He said: “It would be one dumb burglar who would try to use a tiny trampoline to jump into a window.



“If it was a giant 20ft trampoline that would be one thing, but this is only 3ft wide and 12 inches high. It’s complete rubbish anyone would use it to help them break in. There are wheelie bins around here and they are much taller than that.”

Mr Nice, a health and safety inspector, said he bought the trampoline as part of a health regime for his daughter, a Wickford junior school pupil, who uses it most days of the week.

He said: “It's the only area children have got to play in. If they can't play there, where are they supposed to go? The housing association is not making any allowances and this is just taking things too far.”