{"id":3120,"date":"2015-04-29T09:15:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T09:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/?p=3120"},"modified":"2015-04-29T09:15:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T09:15:03","slug":"campaigners-issue-their-noise-manifesto-on-international-noise-awareness-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/?p=3120","title":{"rendered":"Campaigners issue their &#8216;noise manifesto&#8217; on International Noise Awareness Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Press Release<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>26<sup>th<\/sup> April 2015 <em>for immediate use<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 29<sup>th<\/sup>:\u00a0 International Noise Awareness Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Campaigners issue their \u2018Noise Manifesto\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HACAN, the campaign group which gives a voice residents troubled by noise from Heathrow, has joined noise campaigners representing different organizations which \u00a0have come together to call on the next Government to take noise seriously.\u00a0 To mark the 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of International Noise Awareness Day (1)\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>on 29<sup>th<\/sup> April, the campaigners have issued their Noise Manifesto<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 It outlines six key things the next Government could do to improve the noise climate (2)<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 The UK campaigners have made links with anti-noise campaigners in Germany.\u00a0 A day of events, including demonstrations and a conference, will take place in Berlin on 29<sup>th<\/sup> April organized by campaigners against road, rail and aircraft noise <b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>HACAN chair John Stewart said: \u201cEach year local authorities and government departments are deluged with complaints about noise.\u00a0 And of course complaints about aircraft noise continue to mount. \u00a0Yet the election manifestos are virtually silent on noise.\u00a0 We are urging the next Government to speak out about noise and implement practical measures to improve the noise climate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Notes for Editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(1).<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/chchearing.org\/noise\/day\/\">http:\/\/chchearing.org\/noise\/day\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2).\u00a0<\/strong> Demands below<\/p>\n<p><strong>For further information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Stewart, Chair HACAN, 0207 737 6641 or 07957385650<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information of the Berlin events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Erwin Stufler:<\/p>\n<p>+49 172 811 27 78<\/p>\n<p>+49 6131 200 &#8211; 516 B\u00fcro<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:erwin.stufler@t-online.de\">erwin.stufler@t-online.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Six key things the next Government could do to improve the noise climate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Aircraft Noise:<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Ensure fair flight paths for all<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Road Traffic Noise:<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Cut speed limits<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Rail Noise:<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Retrofit all trains with quieter brakes &#8211; would cut noise by up to 50%<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Wind Farm Noise:<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Update official noise guidelines in order to better assess the impact on communities<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Neighbour Noise:<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Fine local authorities who persistently fail to tackle neighbour noise problems<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Piped Music:<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Ban piped music from public places, such as hospitals, where people have no choice but listen to it<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release 26th April 2015 for immediate use April 29th:\u00a0 International Noise Awareness Day Campaigners issue their \u2018Noise Manifesto\u2019 HACAN, the campaign group which gives a voice residents troubled by noise from Heathrow, has joined noise campaigners representing different organizations which \u00a0have come together to call on the next Government to take noise seriously.\u00a0 To &hellip; 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