This was the 6th year that Huntingdonshire District Council promoted national Noise Action Week.  The Environmental Protection Team were joined on their Noise Action Week Roadshows by Luminus Neighbourhood Wardens to promote considerate neighbour noise.  PC Mark Barry and PCSO Jo Grant joined this partnership working at the Oak Road Roadshow.  The Roadshows (Huntingdon, St Neots and Ramsey) were well received and many people were astounded to know that there may be solutions to their endless nights, or days, of noise from their neighbours. 

Information and advice on how to deal with neighbour noise and barking dogs, as well as other noise problems, was provided and free stress balls were handed out.  The stress balls had the telephone number and website address of Huntingdonshire District Council printed on them, so customers can log on or telephone in if they wish to discuss any issues after Noise Action Week.

The Team, promoting considerate neighbour behaviour visited Sawtry Youth Club, the Luminus Junior Wardens scheme (at Thonglsey School) and were present at the well attended re-launch of Yaxley Youth Club.  The Team were also trying to encourage everyone, in particular young people, to turn down the excessively loud music that they listen to on personal music systems so their hearing is not permanently damaged as a result.  As a rule of thumb if others can hear your music it is too loud!

Under 18s had a chance to win a set of Philips wireless headphones by entering a poster competition to advertise the 2009 campaign.  The finalist's entries can be seen via the link to the right of this text.

On November 12th Cllr John Davies, Chairman of Huntingdonshire District Council, welcomed Ryan and his family to Huntingdonshire District Council’s printing section at Eastfield House.  While they were there they were invited to see how the CCTV operators work but the main purpose of this visit was to see Ryan's winning entry poster, which will be used to promote Noise Action Week 2009, on its first print run (link to the poster to the right of this text).