Dear Sir, Tell me about noise The multiple users of the Lake District have a long standing idea that they have a right to use the place as they will, and in many ways there is a good argument for this, the economy freely admits to being entirely dependant on tourism and tourism if it is to work must accommodate all aspirations however anti social they may be. One of my own problems living here is noise, despite living 2 miles from the nearest double track road I am plagued by sound irritation, almost entirely made by visitors probably paying a local business to help them with their noise generation, and probably generating income for the locals. The sound generated by some activities will give one person the opportunity to affect all people over a 4 square mile radius, amazing though it may seem to those making the noise. From my garden I can enjoy the sound of orchestrated screaming from the camp site/outward bound centre some 3 miles away, and this is pretty much continuous through the summer and regular goes on till midnight. I enjoy, of a weekend the pretty much constant sound of screaming motorbikes negotiating their way endlessly round the lake. My Sunday soundscape is often interrupted by a 4 hour session of clay pigeon shooting, I can benefit from the sonorous whine of the microlite, small planes and other recreational flights, trails bikes punctuate and provide an angry background wash of sound throughout the weekend, walkers and cyclists regularly puncture the aural assault with pertinent comments, foul language and extended critique of my living space, choice of vehicle, luck or lack of it to be living where I live. All in all I am thinking of moving to the city to enjoy a little peace and tranquility. No really I’m serious, I’m thinking Tokyo. Many thanks and best of luck with it all Johnny Pate
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