About this noisy event next to a residential area?

[LoudRugby]

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I live in a city where rugby has been happening recently. There is a fan area including a bit of a funfair going on.

Was at a friends in a different part of the city last night, about half a mile from the funfair/event. I used to live in this area in my student days. It's lovely but a bit run down, densely populated, poorer area, etc.

Anyway, the noise from the funfair or 'fan area' was LOUD. Until midnight, when it carried on but at a more reasonable level. At first I thought it was a neighbour had music on far too loud, it was so loud and sounded so close. Was amazed when I realised the music was actually coming from so far away. Although we were about half a mile away it is a residential area right up to the edge of the event place. Thousands of people would have been disturbed last night, many with children.

Anyway I'd have just thought it was one of those things except back in the day, well just a few years ago really, student parties in the same area were visitied by police with requests to turn the music down (we always did!). Yet they would have disturbed far, far less people than this racket last night.

I just feel like they decided, sod the people who live here. It doesn't matter, they're poor and a council estate borders the event area. Yet if those same people had a loud party at a fraction of the volume they'd have police over...

So as not to drip feed, I did call to log a noise complaint (on principle! friend was cringing) and was told "it's a one off event". I have never done this before but it wasn't a normal party affecting a few nearby houses it was LOUD affecting a whole district!

It just seems like one rule for the well off and another for the poor, it's that aspect that doesn't sit right with me.

So... AIBU?

How could you, OP?

Don't you understand the magnitude of this?

People running round with balls (odd shaped and otherwise) is of earth shattering importance and the poor fans cannot possibly be expected to behave in any sort of measured fashion given that it's a WORLD CUP! Did you get that? A WORLD CUP! Their emotions and camaraderie are literally all that matters. Well that and the potential for making money out of them of course.

For heaven's sake!

You just don't get it do you?

Nor me

The fanzone where I live has been a public menace. Not only have they broken the noise restrictions every time they have been open, they also organised a pop concert there two weeks ago. It's been atrocious and the residents have been up in arms. This city is run by and for the shopkeepers and residents are treated like shit and the rugby fanzone is just another example. The station has been full of notices and announcements advising people not to travel on rugby days (apparently people who have actual jobs and have to work in those days just don't matter), the traffic has been complete gridlock on the days we have had matches...its been outrageous. Nobody asked the city if we wanted the bloody rugby. Nobody asked the residents if they wanted ear bleeding noise till well past 11pm on the relevant nights. We are just doe ted to put up for it. And, of course, to pay for it. I'm delighted England have been knocked out.

There lots of posh areas where fireworks go off on New Years, near Leeds fest etc.

The parts of Edinburgh which are affected every night by the month long Military Tattoo in August, the fireworks concert at the end of the Edinburgh Festival and the Edinburgh Hogmanay fireworks and celebrations have some of the city's most desirable and poshest addresses.

I couldn't care less about the rugby. I do however understand that a large portion of the country does care. It's not that hard.

Oh and by the way I live in one of them and I'm not complaining about it, far from it.

Uhtred I think we might be in the same city! I'd started pondering the pros and cons whilst travelling via the centre of town to my friend's house... good for local businessess, very disrupting for transport etc... In a way it's great to have something like that here, just don't think insanely loud music until midnight is a necessary part.

The real issue was the level of noise - not the noise itself. Have a big party - fine. But from half a mile away it shouldn't sound like next door having a huge party, should it? As mentioned, it got turned down around midnight, could still hear it but far more reasonable.

Hotcrossbun Good point about Richmond. Although I am wondering if it is quite so ear splittingly loud?

It's Saturday night, it's the rugby World Cup - not exactly every weekend, FFS get a grip, you sound a bundle of laughs!!

Here have a grip OP

I sympathise, OP. I don't know much about the frequency of big rugby games, but I used to live in an area where the main road would be closed for a weekend for four or five separate "one-off" events every year, and I used to think it was very unfair that residents just had to put up with it- there was never any choice or consultation or anything.

I live in a quiet village. Once a year a VERY noisy music festival is held on the green. Fireworks, bands all weekend etc

Its once a year and a nice event even if we don't usually manage to go. YABU.

If you live in the area you will have been warned, you'll have known what's going on for months.
You just shrug and know its a few nights.

They've just moved the local firework display to well under 500mm from my house. It's one night.

Happ I don't know about the fanzone where the OP lives, but where I live it has been ear bleedingly loud for the last 3 Saturdays in a row and on some week nights too. And you say 'it's the rugby world cup' as though that means something, as though it's important, as though that trumps everyone's normal life. It isn't and it doesn't. It's a small competition in a minority sport.

Glitteryfrog where I live residents were assured that (a) the noise would be limited - it hasn't been, it has far exceeded what we were told would be the loudest possible limit (b) the noise would stop before 11 (and in some cases, 10:30) - on several occasions it has gone on long past that time. There have been plenty of mea culpas but that obviously is irrelevant since the damage has been done. And those responsible were the unelected officials and the organisers (who don't even live here). Nobody is being held accountable and there will be (and can be) no recompense for residents. We will just see (and have already seen) higher council tax to pay for it all. There are a stream of 'one off' events all year round, mainly in connection with the local university. This has been something extra on top of that and has so far made several nights unbearable. People who aren't affected by this shouldn't tell those of us who are how disruptive it is (or isn't) - you clearly have no idea. Lucky old you.

They've just moved the local firework display to well under 500mm from my house. It's one night

500mm!! Surely that's a health and safety issue.

Yanbu - I agree it's ok to have a party once in a blue moon but why have it that loud. It's so inconsiderate and unnecessary.

There are about 2 million registered players in England alone, hardly a minority sport

The house prices and income of residents is absolutely how we determine which calls get police attendance and which ones we turn a blind eye to