A tree fell on the Tobin family's garden on Chadwick Mews

At 2.10am the Tobin family were suddenly woken when they heard a large crash at their house in Chadwick Mews, Bracknell.

They looked out into their garden to see a pine tree had been toppled by the weather and was now splayed over their garden.

"A large part of a tree fell onto our garden over the weekend," explained Josephine Tobin, 34.

"It woke us up. I have never been so frightened. It is half a tree.

"Thank god it was the garden. If it had fallen straight it would have had hit my neighbour'."

Since moving into the property with their four young children, the Tobins had seen the trees shoot up to three times their initial height.

Over the past year the Tobins and their neighbours, whose garden had previously been damaged by a falling branch, made complaints to Affinity Sutton - the association responsible for the properties on Chadwick Mews.

Frustrated with the lack of progress and Affinity's unwillingness to take action, despite Mrs Tobin noting that the trees could be heard 'creaking and groaning' in the wind, they employed Dr Phillip Lee MP to assist them in their fight to have the trees controlled.

Jack and Jason Tobin in the garden 170767 Tree fall on play equipment at 37 Chadwick mews Bracknell - Pictures: Mike Swift

In a response to a letter he sent on May 3, 2017, an Affinity customer solutions team officer wrote: "No notable health and safety issues were recorded by the contractors when they examined the trees, therefore there aren't any justifiable reasons to cut down the trees without recharging the residents."

The contractors concluded the cost of completing the work would be £8,000.

Reacting to the news of the recent tree fall, an Affinity Sutton spokesperson said: “The safety of our residents and neighbours is our priority.

"Our contractor is currently on site making the area safe and assessing whether further work is required.”