A local resident has used a foghorn to drown out pre-school children having fun in the playground.
The Dorset resident was seen as becoming the neighbour from hell after he erected a “Respect our neighbours: keep the noise down” sign next to the site of a Bournemouth pre-school.
He has since been sounding an alarm every morning and and afternoon as children go outside to play.
The resident reportedly playing the alarm for more than eight minutes during the school’s recent sports and graduation day.
Epiphany Pre-School reported the matter to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
The authority’s health team have decided to investigate the situation.
Jackie Hiscox, the manager of Epiphany Pre-School, said: “We had children crying because they thought it was a fire alarm.
“They didn’t know what was going on. I think it’s intimidating for the children to have this going on when all they are doing is playing.
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“Some of our children live in flats and might not even have gardens.
“We had to explain to the children that some older people don’t like noise and then had one child say ‘we’re just playing’.”
Footage taken during the pre-school sports and graduation day showed pupils and parents struggling to hear the teachers.
The situation has got so out of hand that some people have even started commenting on social media.
Epiphany Pre-School saw its main incident take place during its sports and graduation day
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Greg O’Connell said: “Why did the miserable sods move to a property close to a school?”
Helen Hargreaves said: “What a nasty thing to do to little children.
“I really hope they still managed to have a lovely day despite these horrible people trying to ruin it for them.”
Responding to the incident, a BCP Council spokesperson said: “Our team has been made aware of an issue over noise in this location, and we’re continuing to look into the complaint.”
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