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Gwoof Mon 28-Jul-14 12:09:16

I love being in my garden and when my grandchildren come to stay they love playing on the garden swing and having fun in the paddling pool. They do squeal sometimes like any children but their noise never goes on for long and they are happy sounds.
However my neighbours create a different sort of noise. They have their radio on continually and music all evening and sometimes late into the night, especially when they have had lots to drink. They open all their windows so they can hear all this loud music while they are in their garden. They never have normal conversations, they shout and scream at each other. These neighbours would not call themselves ignorant. They would like to think they are extremely respectable! They have their phone on loud ring and conduct their business in the garden too. This family consists of two parents and three daughters over 30. No teenagers there.
I am retired. I like to hear the birds sing. But no chance!
I have asked them gently not to have their music and radio on so they can be heard in our gardens but they took my request badly.
I do not want to get in touch with the council because it will make things even more unpleasant and the process will probably take a long time.
Am I being unreasonable to want a certain type of peace and quiet in my garden? I understand about 'live and let live' but I am not living very happily with this situation at present.
Any ideas on how I might stop this behaviour or learn to put up with it better?

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Eloethan Tue 29-Jul-14 20:03:58

I hope this is a sign of things improving. Keep us posted.

I must just say that I think it's perfectly fine to have a degree of noise from children. We look after our grandchildren twice a week and on odd occasions and they are sometimes a bit noisy in the garden.

However, when I was working full time and only had the evenings and weekends to relax in the garden, my next door neighbour's little girl used to scream and shriek continually when she played outside, so much so that I would have to go in. I never complained because my neighbours are all nice and I didn't want to cause a bad atmosphere, but I do think it's a bit insensitive of people not to ask their children to quieten down a bit when things get too raucous.

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Mishap Tue 29-Jul-14 20:11:20

Some friends of mine are in the process of selling their house and moving away because they finally could not longer tolerate the foul language coming over the fence at all hours of the day. Very sad - they do not want to go, but see no other way forward.

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