Noisy all night party in Country Park disrupts sleep.

Today began before going to sleep, because of a party. By 2 am, thinking about going to bed, the night was still disrupted by the boom, boom, boom of aloud music outside. It sounded as if it might be from Old School Lane, parallel to Fen Lane, so I put on some trainers, a jumper and coat and set out into the night.

The air was remarkably still, the gibbous moon still bright, as I set off up to Cole's Road to reach Old School lane. By the time I reached the junction, it was apparent that the music was coming from further South – the Community Centre.

Yet when I reached it, that too was not the source. It appeared to now be in the Country Park itself. Walking to the Centre buildings now a kilometer from home, I finally found the party in full swing in a Marquee on the decking overlooking the lake. Spanish music was playing loudly, accompanied by full throated singing and the shadows of the dancers played on the screens of the Marquee.

By now it was 2:30am and the fun had gone out of listening to the party – bed was calling. The South Cambs noise abatement site found on my mobile suggested no one was available on the phone and attempts to use the website registration were unsuccessful.

The non-emergency line to the police finally answered – it appeared that my call was the end of a long list of similar reports and that officers were at the scene.

Quiet descended.

But just before satisfaction could set in, the noise erupted again. Back home by 3am, the boom boom boom continued and another call to the police revealed that this was a foreign language school graduation party, expectged to finish in another hour or so – and that the police had no powers to do any more than ask for the party to quiet down.

Finally, sometime after 4am the noise abated.

It was after 5am before I got to sleep.