Neighbours having chat over my garden making me feel uncomfortable

[Fitlarwa]

Hi,
I live in a terraced house.
On my left I've got neighbours who in past harassed my family and since reported to the police they ignore us which is good!
On my right I've got their best friends who pretend that they are being polite to us.
Before you will jump to conclusions why neighbours dont like us I want to make it clear that they have got problem with our race and that as immigrants we have better jobs etc.

So while I'm at my garden I'm in between of two friends having chat over my head.
I've recently installed a 2m fence but that doesnt help as houses are raised and there are steps on which they stand. Then they have got their heads over my fence!
My son who's 12 and literally scared of neighbours on our left and avoids our garden because the talks that they have over his head ignoring his presence and invading his private space.

I feel it's all done on purpose to make us feel that we wont hide from them despite of 2 m fence.

Is there anything I can do?
Cant plant anything as there is no space.

Is there any law that gives me protection over their silly behaviour?
Right to privacy perhaps?

Will appreciate your support

I don’t really have anything to advise i just wanted to sympathise! Our Neighbours don’t do this, but they do have coffee etc in each other’s gardens which feels a little awkward for us in the middle who don’t get invited 😂🙈🤷🏻‍♀️

Can you fit a gazebo in your garden? Which would give you private space?

My MIL has made a little shelter at the end of her terraced garden. It has a roof made with bamboo, the walls are bamboo (attached to fence and wall) and she's even put a door using extended leaf trelis from b&m.

Some kind of gazebo at the highest part of their gardens? Loud music do they can't hear each other? Trees?

Grow bamboo along both fences.

Join in the conversation every time, take it over, monopolise everything, turn the conversation around to boring stuff. They will get fed up and stop it hopefully.

Never mind ' building a gazebo' what about 'nuisance behaviour'?

How pathetic, it sounds like they are just trying to wind you up. I know it's hard but you just need to try and ignore them, can you install a garden sprinkler to water the lawn and plants.

If their talk is racist in nature then you can report them to the police.
Otherwise time to water your garden with a hosepipe, or play loud music.

I'd be putting loud music on so they can't hear each other

Play loud music

.....the bamboo is not a bad idea though

Our be noisy in some other way - balloon fights / trampoline etc

The only thing that can stop this is by you using your garden. Because you don’t they think they’ve scared you off but the second you use your space confidentally they will be the ones who look like dicks.

Start mowing the lawn every time they start chatting. They won’t be able to hear each other any more. If the lawn doesn’t need cutting that often, other options might include jet washing patio furniture, or power tools for some long-overdue DIY projects. Stop as soon as they go inside... they should get the message

You might have to put bird deterrent spikes on your fence tops?!

Yeah I feel like they are doing it to wind you up. No reason they can't take a walk to eacother 's house and talk over fence or whatever. I reccomend tirning up some music every time they start.

Get the lawn mower out

I LOVE the be noisy idea.... Perfect! Or a water fight where you "accidentally" get them!! But screams...sporadic screams are the most annoying when trying to have a conversation... So instigate a tickle fight with your son!

Have you spoken with the nice family and mentioned that this is intrusive - maybe they don’t realise?

Can you log it to see if there are patterns eg: do they do this when you are inside - or does this just start up when you go outside? What is the content and tone of their conversations - is it threatening or intimidating in any way?

I might try putting on a noisy sprinkler, turning or the radio or starting up a bonfire when they do this.

Who is on the other side of the nasty racists - could you strike up a conversation with them over the nasty racists garden?

Play music in your garden so they can't hear eachother. It wouldn't actually need to be loud since they're talking over your garden

Bamboo in pots.

Or could your DCs take up the oboe / kettle drums / recorder / any annoying percussion instrument that needs frequent practice?

while in the garden, you can pretend you are on the phone and can say 'i cant hear you, there are 2 neighbors talking over our garden and over us very loudly, its very disturbing, etc'

Make some fabric shade sails? You can buy retractable fabric fences in amazon.

I've been in this situation. I've gone out stayed in my garden let my child play. Played music. It soon piped down and stopped.

They are trying to intimidate you. Do not back down. It's a power play