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Scots mum raging after housing association order her to remove trampoline from garden

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A Scots mum is furious after her housing association ordered her to remove her son's trampoline from their shared garden and threatened to charge her if they had to do it themselves.Caitlin Hamilton was astounded when residents in the block of flats on Graham Street, Leith, were sent a letter declaring the trampoline was a 'health and safety risk' and told to remove it 'without delay'.The 29-year-old had purchased the trampoline for her four-year-old son during the summer holidays and says local children have enjoyed playing on it in the shared garden.But she claims Harbour Homes tried to remove it while she was at work and says they ignored neighbours who are keen for it to stay, Edinburgh Live reports.Caitlin said: "I put a trampoline in my back garden and it’s been the first summer that all the kids have been out playing - we have met kids that we have never met before, it's been so nice, like a wee community has been built."However, Harbour Homes are just insisting that the trampoline can’t be there, they wont even accept a petition, they're just saying no because they believe it’s a health and safety issue for when there are high winds so I even bought pegs that are basically for festival tents to go at the end of this trampoline so that it wouldn't go anywhere."They sent out a letter saying that they will be removing the trampoline, they’re going to charge for the removal as well and they’ll be removing all the toys that they deem fit as they believe that they should be tided up when not in use and that they are a health and safety hazard."Caitlin said the "whole street is raging" as they have all enjoyed watching their children playing outside, especially after Covid.She added: "My son is four-years-old and he did

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