SONG TO REMAIN THE SAME ON FROGHILL COMMON
Police say they are powerless to curb late night musical activities which regularly take place on Froghill Common.
The Common has become a venue for people seeking musical encounters, most notably for lone trumpeters looking for casual partners to share a blow.
But Gordon Bennet, 52, of Pendennis Rise, Froghill, is calling on the authorities to reclaim the area for peace and tranquility. He says he wants to be able to walk his dog on the Common without fear of hearing La Cucaracha, Do They Know It's Christmas? or Gimme, Gimme, Gimme A Man After Midnight.
"People don't use the Common after dark anymore because they feel intimidated," he said. "This has got to stop. The Common is a beautiful open space. There's people wandering about up there, playing tubas, harmonicas, oboes, marimbas, all sorts”.
He decided to speak out after coming across two men playing a xylophone under the trees.
“They were playing The Girl from Ipanema,” Mr Bennet said. “And that’s when I decided enough was enough.”
Both the police and Froghill Council, which owns the land, say they are powerless to do anything. A spokesperson for Froghill Constabulary said people playing musical instruments in the open was not a criminal offence.
"Much as we feel for Mr Bennet, I’m afraid that under the law there’s nothing we can do to make them change their tune," she added.
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