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Bouncy castle in the street

258 replies

daphnedoo12 · 24/07/2021 11:30

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.

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daphnedoo12 · 24/07/2021 17:00

When we bought the house I t was lovely, DH grew up two streets away (his DF lives there) and both our family are local. The street was mostly elderly people.

Then the council started housing young family (nothing against them, we are a young family) but dear god these are absolutely shocking. It's just got worse and worse over the past 12 months.

At this point if you seen it now, you'd think it was a group of teenagers getting drunk and having a rave in the street. The kids are sat on the bouncy castle looking bored. Mums drinking and dancing. Dads sunbathing on the floor in the middle of the road.

Chased up the police, apparently a patrol will be out.

Neighbour in question is actually my age, she just must've never grown out of her teenage clubbing days.

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daphnedoo12 · 24/07/2021 17:01

My writing is shocking, apologies! I'm tired and stressed 😩

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ifigoup · 24/07/2021 17:01

I can’t picture the set-up at all. Diagram? Pretty please, OP?

AngelDelightUk · 24/07/2021 17:02

Hope the police eventually turn up. I have no words!

Dullardmullard · 24/07/2021 17:03

Strange how the police come out to the cf on the parking thread but your still waiting.

I’d keep phoning the police what of the guy that needs to go to work. I can see this ending in a fist fight to be honest.

inmyslippers · 24/07/2021 17:05

DH is on phone to the police, neighbour 4 doors down is also on the phone to them we think as he's going ballistic outside on the phone to what sounds like the police.

He's frustrated as he can't get his car out to go to work and they're quite literally ignoring him

^^ that's soo selfish

PhilCornwall1 · 24/07/2021 17:15

@AngelDelightUk

Hope the police eventually turn up. I have no words!
Easy to get them to turn up. Post a dodgy tweet and then put your address at the end, they'll be there in minutes.
Maggiesfarm · 24/07/2021 17:16

By the time the police do call round, it will be all over.

I hate the thought of you living there, any possibility of you moving? If your current house looks nice and there is no evidence of nasty neighbours when people view, it might sell quickly.

Fluffycloudland77 · 24/07/2021 17:19

They should put families like this in one area. It’s not right you have them making people’s lives a misery.

Mamamamasaurus · 24/07/2021 17:22

@Fluffycloudland77

They should put families like this in one area. It’s not right you have them making people’s lives a misery.
Hmm
EastWestWhosBest · 24/07/2021 17:29

@Dullardmullard

Strange how the police come out to the cf on the parking thread but your still waiting.

I’d keep phoning the police what of the guy that needs to go to work. I can see this ending in a fist fight to be honest.

Different areas. Sleepy market town vs large city.
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daphnedoo12 · 24/07/2021 17:35

@Maggiesfarm we will have enough for nicer house in a bit of a better area in about two years, houses sell quite quickly here (mostly to landlords who can rent them out really quickly) so it could very well be a quick process.

Im a student nurse at the minute, with two years to go until I graduate. We can't do anything until I secure a job Sad

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VorpalSword · 24/07/2021 17:36

Did the person needing to get thier car out manage to get to work?

If you think tensions are rising tell the police there might be a fight, it might speed them up a bit.

Have you reported the behaviour to the council?

balloonsintrees · 24/07/2021 17:36

@ifigoup

I can’t picture the set-up at all. Diagram? Pretty please, OP?
Oh grow up, poor op has said she is tired, stressed and dealing with a sick child. All of this trumps your childish need for a diagram just because it is 'required' on this type of thread.
Kazzyhoward · 24/07/2021 17:39

@SusannahMartin

Oh god, Covid has been so hard on so many kids. Could you not just turn a blind eye? You know the way there is a Mumsnet classics? Is there a Mumsnet party poopers?
Would you also turn a blind eye to the several young people who've been killed in water accidents over the past few days? There are rules/laws for a reason.
OliveToboogie · 24/07/2021 17:39

If no adult supervising their insurance with company will be void. An accident waiting to happen. Keep your kids well away.

readytosell · 24/07/2021 17:44

@AddressLabel

Are these yoir neighbours? 🤣
Literally just seen this on No Context Brits on Twitter and had to double take Grin

But yes what CFs OP! Nothing much more to add that hasn't been said, but solidarity.

warmandtoasty2day · 24/07/2021 17:46

@ifigoup

I can’t picture the set-up at all. Diagram? Pretty please, OP?
ffs. What is it with the diagram nonsense on mn?
mumwon · 24/07/2021 17:46

When people have street parties they have to get permission to close the street from council (& police notification I think!)
Ring police again say you are worried about safety of children who are unsupervised & drunks & the blocked roads - say they are threatening another neighbour (you mentioned this!)

FeatheredHope · 24/07/2021 17:54

I really feel for you OP.

Seymour5 · 24/07/2021 17:57

@AddressLabel

Are these yoir neighbours? 🤣
Deep joy. Lots of streets like that round here, not seen a hot tub on the pavement yet!

Who in their right mind would consider this, or a bouncy castle blocking the road, any sort of civilised living?

Blacktothepink · 24/07/2021 17:57

Feel for you too op, neighbours like this are a fucking nightmare 😩

Maggiesfarm · 24/07/2021 17:57

I am hoping that two years will pass fairly quickly - and maybe nasty neighbours will move in the meantime, who knows?

Maggiesfarm · 24/07/2021 18:01

@Fluffycloudland77

They should put families like this in one area. It’s not right you have them making people’s lives a misery.
I presume you mean the council. I doubt people on the council waiting list let their housing officers see their true characters.

Anyway that would make places into ghettos, no go areas with a few, elderly tenants who can't move and live in terror.

No thanks.

StripyGiraffes · 24/07/2021 18:02

@daphnedoo12

When we bought the house I t was lovely, DH grew up two streets away (his DF lives there) and both our family are local. The street was mostly elderly people.

Then the council started housing young family (nothing against them, we are a young family) but dear god these are absolutely shocking. It's just got worse and worse over the past 12 months.

At this point if you seen it now, you'd think it was a group of teenagers getting drunk and having a rave in the street. The kids are sat on the bouncy castle looking bored. Mums drinking and dancing. Dads sunbathing on the floor in the middle of the road.

Chased up the police, apparently a patrol will be out.

Neighbour in question is actually my age, she just must've never grown out of her teenage clubbing days.

God how awful. For you and for those children. I'm always baffled why people like this have children in the first place. Confused