Overview

• Medway Council ordered the removal of the 20ft-long fibreglass elephant from Trevor Robinson’s front garden after neighbours labeled it a safety hazard
• A council spokesperson said the over-30-year-old slide failed a health and safety audit at The Strand Leisure Park and was deemed an unsafe structure
• Robinson salvaged the attraction from the leisure park and installed it on his driveway when a planned pond in his back garden proved unfeasible
• He has now proposed paying cash or trading one of his two Jaguars to reclaim Ellie before the council disposes of it
• Residents called the display a “monstrosity,” while Robinson insists the objections stem from envy over his collection and the Union Jack-painted slide