Cheers for joining and posting @Haze_Glover I think you are completely in you right to have a yearly celebration. If it was weekly or monthly I may have a different view but yearly finishing at 11 I don’t think it’s fair to have a go. Just my opinion.
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You have no SPELL CHECK!
Only kidding, I’m fine with a party to 11 pm, but to post IN CAPS is too much.
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Next year will be a block party feel free to come neighbours
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A MUCH BETTER response to your neighbours Haze! I am going to get on with my life now, as for a brief moment there I didn’t think I had one.
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Once a year - who cares. And this individual actually informed their neighbours, which is great. And it was turned off by 11pm. Hope you enjoyed your party!
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Is this ‘once a year’ argument really valid? If we all had noisy parties once a year the place would be noisy all the time. Dog owners aren’t allowed to let their pet poo on the pavement once a year, flytippers aren’t allowed to dump their rubbish on the street once a year.
As for informing neighbours - it seems like not all those who were affected were informed, that might have helped.
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Were you behind the speakers? In front of the speakers? Acoustics are unpredictable: the noise you find acceptable close up could be causing problems half a mile away. This is why we are supposed to have a statutory service which objectively measures noise and which does operate in most areas but not Lewisham.
It’s not a safe assumption that people who don’t want to listen to your DJ and your music, don’t have lives.
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Haze Glover. I came to your door and did complain soon after the noise started. I was told it would be turned down. It was not.
The noise was appalling in Century Yard. Maybe you do not realise the effect of the tall buildings opposite you. I think your posting is surprisingly selfish . No one has the right to force people out of their home for the day which is what you did to us. You did turn it off at eleven unlike previous years which is an improvement. But it sounds like you will repeat the noise next year. I think your victims will try to stop you!
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I just hope you never get rushed into hospital when the Doctor or nurse living close by has been listening to you all night and feels a bit tired
So Selfish!!
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Don’t be so childish
No you are right. I guess where I’m coming from is I’d rather have a noisy party once a year, than say a neighbour who plays a piano for hours each day or music every night.
Ideally we would have local services that deal with this kind of stuff. Unfortunately this is London. There are no local services anymore. Hell, the police don’t even bother investigating most of the crimes that happen. So my attitude is just deal with it for a night and try to forget about it.
There will always be selfish people out there.
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This only works if only one person is entitled to have a yearly loud party.
It is better to ask how many households in your vicinity would disturb your weekend if they had a party. Then, ask how many people live in each of those properties. Times those numbers together to reach parties per year.
There are only 52 weekends in a year so you wouldn’t have many quiet weekends, but hey, who has a garden rave in the wet? 26 weekends left when you can enjoy being outside in the sun. A quiet weekend would be a rarity.
If someone believes they have the right to disturb their neighbours because they only have one party per year then they are the definition of selfishness.
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How about if we are all entitled, but have to do it on a specific date. National Loud Party Day.
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How Swiss.
It would make sense if we held National Loud Party Day 
when there was a bank holiday the following day. How about 31st December? We can probably let everyone carry on until midnight if everyone is synchronised.
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It wasnt going on all night it stop at 11pm
Agreed yours stopped at 11 - thank you. Three weeks later it is now 00.30 and there is loud music coming from a similar (although I think different) property in the same row. Not very sympathetic to those of us who are obviously unreasonable in wishing to be asleep at half midnight.
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Are you having another ‘once a year’ party now?
FYI I can’t hear myself think, even with my own music playing, I can’t drown yours out.
Actually I could turn it up a lot but that would hardly be fair in my neighbours… something you might want to consider.
Also FYI I have a life but don’t like your music not want to hear it. Why do you think you should inflict your taste on us? If you’re a decent DJ people will pay to hear you in a proper venue. At least put your speakers inside and shut the doors and windows.
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How about you post your number here so we can tell you when the music is too loud?
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In other Boroughs, you wouldn’t have to get into this on a public forum, you would call the out-of-hours noise patrol. Lewisham needs to improve services. If the current Council cannot provide essential services, they should resign. When you stand for election you are offering to take responsibility, not offering to be a bystander who points the finger of blame at central government.
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