A secondary school has been unable to use its new ?700k sports pitch - because the noise from referees' whistles upsets the neighbours.
Cornwallis Academy in Boughton Monchelsea near Maidstone, Kent has a brand new 3G artificial grass surface which it has been forbidden from using since August.
Referees banned from blowing whistles on new £700,000 pitch after noise complaints Referees have been banned from blowing their whistles on a local football pitch after angry neighbours complained about the noise.
Cornwallis Academy near Maidstone has been unable to use their football pitch since August because of a ban on whistles by Maidstone Council.
A noise survey produced by the school allegedly shows that the use of the pitch causes little to no disturbance – but neighbours claim the sound of the whistles is a constant source of disturbance.
