Family ordered to move trampoline inside
01/07/2009 A family have been ordered to remove their outdoor trampoline from a communal garden because a housing association says it could be used to break into neighbours' homes.
Matthew Nice, 36, said the trampoline had been described as a safety risk because burglars could apparently use the apparatus to jump in through a window.
Given that his eight-year-old daughter Yasmin plays on the trampoline every day, he refused to comply with an order to keep it indoors.
Mr Nice, from Wickford in Essex, said it is "complete rubbish" that the trampoline could be used to facilitate a break-in.
He added: "There are wheelie bins around here and they are much taller than that.
"It would be a dumb burglar who would try to use a tiny trampoline to jump in a window."
The Nice family is not the only one to have a garden trampoline, with many people realising that they are a fun way of keeping fit.
In an article posted on EzineArticles, Keith Barrett claimed this week that prices have fallen considerably in recent years, making outdoor trampolines accessible to the majority of people.
Matthew Nice, 36, said the trampoline had been described as a safety risk because burglars could apparently use the apparatus to jump in through a window.
Given that his eight-year-old daughter Yasmin plays on the trampoline every day, he refused to comply with an order to keep it indoors.
Mr Nice, from Wickford in Essex, said it is "complete rubbish" that the trampoline could be used to facilitate a break-in.
He added: "There are wheelie bins around here and they are much taller than that.
"It would be a dumb burglar who would try to use a tiny trampoline to jump in a window."
The Nice family is not the only one to have a garden trampoline, with many people realising that they are a fun way of keeping fit.
In an article posted on EzineArticles, Keith Barrett claimed this week that prices have fallen considerably in recent years, making outdoor trampolines accessible to the majority of people.
