Neighbours pissed off and I am sure it is racist, AIBU to refuse to sign their petition?

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New neighbours moved in to a rented house over the road from about 10 weeks ago. They have had three get togethers. One was obviously a housewarming, no loud music, no particularly loud "talking" etc, just mates over for a few beers, I didnt even notice until I went out to go to the shop and saw more than usual people there, all done and dusted (or inside) by 9pm. Following weekend the weather was lovely so they had a BBQ and invited a few friends, again very low key.

Today they had a biggish event with a hog roast, marquee etc, it was loud this afternoon but by about half 8 there was nothing. Went out about 10 to get something out of the car and there were no lights on outside, no noise that would indicate and loud house party, nothing. I only looked because I was expecting the party to still be going and it wasnt.

Just (about half an hour ago) had an invitation to petition the council to get them removed due to noise nuisance, I declined. The people who;s party it was are all gone and quiet, house is in darkness I have just looked!

They are eastern european as evidenced by the music and given some of the comments on the village FB group, I suspect that this is the biggest issue. Talk about "them" and "Their type". Also some saying it has been every weekend, it really hasnt!

I have already had some shit about it, although the one saying "You obviously havent lived here very long" was fun, when I said I have lived here 25 years!

Your other neighbours sound lovely op... 🙃

I wouldn't be signing anything and I'd have no problem giving a piece of my mind if they come asking again. I'd also be very tempted to contact the council and advise them and maybe the police of a nuisance complaint that's coming their way since what they're doing is harassment. I'd also report the fb comments.

So their 'crime' is that they have friends over at the weekend.

No noise nuisance, no excess parking, no late night disturbance, no drunken teenagers bonking in front gardens.

Yanbu. Your other neighbours sound completely joyless.

According to the FB group some joyless twats have already reported them to their landlord and the council!

I have made my feelings clear.

Apparently so!
Yes they were loud during the afternoon but frankly I have heard a lot worse from white british households in recent years. Their parties go on a lot later and are much much louder. Dont get me started on Bonfire Night.....

This is what makes me think that it really is that they are not white british that is the complainers problem. And I dont want my new neighbours to think that I agree with the complainers, they seem like really nice people.

No, don't sign the petition. I wouldn't.

Racist middle England bullshit.

This is exactly the kind of thing I can imagine happening in our village fb group, and the kind of hill I'd die on.

Call it out for what it is and don't back down. As you've said here they're hardly a noise nuisance so hopefully that complaint will get nowhere.

Don’t sign that petition!
Stand your ground.
A mantra with neighbours’ behaviour is “what harm are they doing me?” If there’s no harm done, keep out of it.

I mean I wouldn't sign the petition either and think your neighbours need to wind their necks in. 3 parties in 10 weeks does seem like quite a lot though. I imagine if I was next door I would feel a bit irritated.

If it hasn't bothered you and you don't feel it is a nuisance then don't sign the petition - why would you?

We used to have a party in our garden every year. It started about 4 over by 11. We put notes in our neighbours doors to alert them and we were never very noisy.
Every year the police would arrive because of one neighbour, we never found out who, that reported us.
The police always agreed that we were not causing a nuisance.

Why don’t you invite new neighbours plus older neighbours for a coffee one Saturday morning. It may just knock the xenophobia on the head.

Really!
Three parties in 10 weeks that finish early is hardly a problem.
Why would you be irritated?

I wouldn’t even call the second event a party.

it’s not a crime to have three daytime gatherings in 10 weeks

I doubt the council would consider this a noise nuisance and even if they did they don't have powers to remove people from a private rental.

I think the fact that they wrap it up early is respectful and reasonable.

I live somewhere very quiet (and it's in a city) and if there was someone who in moved in and was partying all time disturbing peace I might feel a bit upset too but it doesn't sound like that's happening here.

It sounds to me they are doing everything fine and keeping it down. I wouldn't sign it either.

People just hate change to their neighbourhoods.

I'd hate it if someone moved in nearby and made noise during the day, let alone at night. I'm autistic and the effects of prolonged noise can last for months, if not years. Not knowing when they're going to be doing it again is horrible. Nobody should have to listen to someone else's music or antisocial noise when they're at home. The new neighbours should let people know if they're having a party that is likely to disturb others.

Party neighbours sound great fun, and far more preferable to me than petition neighbours - who sound like insufferable fun sponges.

After such a wet and cold summer it's lovely for folk to be outside enjoying a hog roast!

Don't sign the petition and just laugh while pointing out life seems quite dark right now so some conviviality is more your thing than signing miserable petitions.

Have your own party and invite the new neighbours!

Jesus. People having fun. Call the cops!!

I would write to the council and landlord and state the true facts. That you believe this to be a vendetta against these neighbours.
I'd also try n be friends with the neighbours.

Sorry to say but that's an issue of yours, not an issue of other people's.

OP said todays was loud and she lives over the road so living right next door to it would likely be pretty unpleasant, especially if unsure about what time it's likely to go on until.

Winter. Wet and cold bloody WINTER

I think the polite thing to do is to let your neighbours know you are having a do and what time it’s finishing. But tbh they sound like they were done and dusted at a very reasonable time which is a neighbourly thing to do so I wouldn’t be signing that petition either frankly.

I’ve learned from this forum some people are very intolerant of noise. Look at any thread where a neighbour has friends over, even at a reasonable time, and the responses are report them, spray them with your hose, put manure out, how dare they disturb you kinda shit.