Advice on neighbours and parties

[cyberknight]

Couple of issues i would like some help with please s google is not to helpful.
We live in a row of houses facing each other with a section of grass in the middle that is mown by the council so i am assuming it is council land .
One of the neighbours wants to organize a party with live band and bouncy castle on this land in September .I have nothing against the party in principal but i am concerned of the time that it will go on till as it does not start till 7 pm and i have a 2 year old and a 7 year old .
When they 1st mentioned the party is was going to be a bouncy castle, not live music , bbq etc that could attract allsorts .
Second issue ..........
House directly opposite is a council owned rental and the family that moved in a month ago have a boy who is basically a thug .
Goes into peopls gardens and has twice tried to hit my lad who although is a bit older short for his age due to health issues.The father seems not bothered and after the last incident had not spoken to me .
The background of the last incident was the boy chased my lad into my front garden and tried to reach past me to punch my son .I put my hand up to fend him off and raised my voice "Don`t hit my son ".
The father called the boy in then when his wife and grandmother of the child came home went to the grandma and told them something .
The grandma came over and asked if i had been "ragging " her grandson and she would not stand for anybody touching her grandson .
I told her what happened and they went inside .
No apology was offered.

 

[Saluki]

I'd give the local council a quick bell and see what's what regarding to parties on the greenspace. I might mention the anti-social behaviour of the thug-boy too.

 

[Mile195]

I think the answer to both your problems is to move house......

But for a less drastic solution I'd agree with Saluki. Different councils have different byelaws stating what you can and cannot do on public land. I suppose it depends how big the party is. For example you couldn't hold a summer fete on a council owned recreation ground without council permission, but there's nothing to stop you having a little barbeque with a few friends. I'm not quite sure where the border lies in terms of size between the two but your council should be able to tell you.

You can theoretically get it shut down for noise if it continues beyond 11pm I believe, but before that there's not much you can do on that front.

 

[ianrauk]

If the party is a one off or a rare occurrence then why not let it go ahead and enjoy it for what it is with your kids.
But seeing the second part of your post that looks like it will not happen.

 

[citybabe]

I would go out myself for the evening so I wouldn't have to be around them

 

[cd365]

I'd personally warn the father that if it happened again I would be "ragging" on him, well to be more precise I would thump him. I would also point out that it is anti-social behaviour and you would report it to the council.

As to the party if it is rowdy or noisy after 11pm I would call the cops and then report that to the council as well. Council tenants can be moved or evicted.

 

[Dave 123]

Go away for the weekend, leave them to it!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Get tooled up with knuckle dusters and shít like that.

 

[MarkF]

What's wrong with a party? We (our street) have one each year, it's probably a reason why we get on so well and there are few "misunderstandings". Accept it as an "opportunity" and be optimistic about it.

Of course, I don't know your neighbours.

 

[Spinney]

I think the neighbours who want to hold the party are not the same family with the thug? Some of the answers above appear to assume they are the same.

I'd let the party go ahead - it's only once. If it turns out not to be once, and this first one goes on really late, then you have good grounds to get the council to object to any further ones.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Of course, I don't know your neighbours.

We could all go round and join in and meet the neighbours.

 

[dan_bo]

I find a broadsword helps people to agree with me during such encounters.

 

[Moon bunny]

...the family that moved in a month ago...

So probably still on a probationary tenancy. Go and see the council housing officer, take a written record of what has happened, sit on his or her desk, if they take the normal cannot do anything and hope you go away attitude which I know from experience is the normal reaction, threaten to take it further to your councillor, chief executive or your MP if needed, You probably will not get them evicted for this level of assault, although they can be, but in the past I found that the threat of eviction concentrates people's minds wonderfully.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

How do you lot function in everyday life?

 

[TVC]

Ref the party, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if they want a party on public land then not only do they need consent from the council, but they will also need public liability insurance and inform the Police.