Woman fumes as neighbour’s ‘shrieking’ kids use trampoline ‘metres’ from bedroom window

A woman has claimed that the placement of her neighbour’s trampoline is ‘depressing’ – as four young kids use the item just ‘metres’ away from her bedroom window

A woman has voiced her rage online after her neighbour’s children have started to use a trampoline just “five metres” away from her bedroom window.

She claims that she’s tired of the “terrible shrieking” noise as it’s extremely distracting when she works from home and it’s also impacting her wellbeing.

Taking her anger to popular forum Mumsnet, the woman explained in a post that she’s keen to confront the new neighbours and ask for the trampoline to be moved.

She explained: “Old lady next door moved into a care home. New family have moved in with four young kids and a dog.

She continued: “During Covid lockdowns, the old lady’s family set up a trampoline at the top of the garden in front of her conservatory.

“It was so that grandchildren could come into the garden and play and she could watch them from the conservatory without risk, etc.

“But the trampoline in its current position is about five metres from my loft office and our bedroom window.”

After previously dealing with the noises throughout summer, the woman explained that the prospect of four children using the trampoline again is “depressing”.

She explained further: “The noise/shrieking etc from kids in summer was terrible and meant I couldn’t have my window open while working and occasionally had to end zoom calls as it was too distracting.

“The trampoline is also about four metres from our patio (on other side of fence) so also spoilt quiet evenings sitting out, etc.

“During Covid, I just accepted this, but the prospect of years of four children using it so close is depressing!

Seeking advice, the woman question: “Can I/should I explain and ask new neighbours to move it when we meet them?”

Sharing advice, one person wrote: “I’d politely ask if they could move the trampoline to the previous location. Hopefully, they’re reasonable people.

“It’s easier to move the trampoline than it is to make kids be quiet.

A different user agreed with the previous poster: “You could politely ask could they move it back where it was because you work from home, but they could equally say no. Worth asking though.”

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