Bouncy castle in the street

[daphnedoo12]

Hi,

I live in a street that is blocked off half way by bollards, it has a widening to allow cars to turn around. We do not have front gardens, it's terraced housing.

We park our cars directly outside of our house.

Neighbour (many, many issues with this neighbour) has now set up a huge bouncy castle in the middle of the road.

I can just about turn my car around to get out of the street, although with great difficulty and also with the risk of hitting a child as there is now about 15 of them in the middle of the road.

Anyone parked further up would struggle to actually get their car out.

Is this even legal? We have decent sized yards?? I don't understand why it needs to be in the middle of an actual road. It's so dangerous!

I sound like a party pooper, I have a DS and I wouldn't feel comfortable doing this, no adults are constantly with the children, they're in/out their houses and it's just so worrying.

Am I just a party pooper or am I right to be concerned about this?

Neighbour 4 doors up has kicked off threatening to ring the police. Neighbours who have the bouncy castle just shouted obscenities at him.

@Bogeyes

There is a scummy family in every street. They are untouchable as they are classed as "vulnerable".....scummy in other words

You hit the nail in the head there. And most 'vulnerable' families seem to want to be the centre of attention as it makes them feel important and above everyone else.

If the road is a public highway then the county council may have something to say about it Has your street been designated a play street even so this sort of apparatus is potentially dangerous and if public highway they would
Be legally responsible ie compensation would come out of the public purse !

Bogeyes

There is a scummy family in every street. They are untouchable as they are classed as "vulnerable".....scummy in other words

You hit the nail in the head there. And most 'vulnerable' families seem to want to be the centre of attention as it makes them feel important and above everyone else.

How rude. We are classed as a vulnerable family because ds has multiple disabilities. We would never behave like this. Neither would other families I know who are in a similar position to us.
Please keep your ill informed and hateful opinions to yourself.

I don't class scummy with vulnerable. There are a couple of families in the street who are vulnerable. I've helped them out a few times, they're nice people.

We also have a household who I'd put under the heading of scummy. They're totally different, certainly not vulnerable. I think they'll get moved on to another council property soon, the numbers of complaints must be sky high by now.

My anxiety levels went up just reading this thread. Lived next door to neighbours like these, it really affected my mental health. I feel for you OP and I hope they get hoofed out ASAP.

If its public highway the highway authority may get involved any accident would end up their liability

@nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut

How the fuck is it anchored? Is it just sitting there? I wouldn't be letting my kids near it. A girl died at a funfair a few years back after a bouncy castle blew away with her in it.

That accident happened in my town. It was awful.

Off topic but if this is your idea of fun can I suggest you have a look at Charlotte Dobre on you tube.She's a Canadian who finds some real gems on social media.