UK: Councillor ‘inundated with concerns from residents’ about noise from calls to prayer during Eid
The people of Chadderton better get used to it. It’s not going to get quieter, and things are not going to return to the way they were before the call to prayer began to be sounded over loudspeakers. Instead, what they remember of life in British society will grow ever more distant, as British society itself steadily erodes and gives way to the culture of the new Muslim overlords. None of this had to happen, had it not been for craven, short-sighted, and self-serving British politicians who initiated the nation’s cultural and civilizational suicide in pursuit of electoral advantage. Both parties are guilty. The great criminals, the destroyers of Britain, range from Tony Blair to David Cameron to Theresa May and Keir Starmer.
Councillor says residents disrupted by noise from Eid events
by Kent Lawlor, Oldham Times, May 27, 2026 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
An Oldham councillor has said he has been “inundated with concerns from residents” due to noise from prayer calls in Chadderton during Eid celebrations.
Cllr Jon Ford, who was recently elected as a Reform UK councillor to Chadderton North, shared on his Facebook page that residents had told him they had found the noise “disruptive and distressing” on Wednesday (May 27) morning.
Multiple events were held around the borough to mark Eid al-Adha with people congregating in public spaces to mark the occasion.
In his statement, Cllr Ford wrote: “In just two hours I have been inundated with concerns from residents—via email, text message, and in-person conversations—regarding the duration and level of noise from what I believe was the Eid call to prayer emanating from Chadderton Cemetery this morning.
“The strength of feeling is significant. Many residents have expressed how disruptive and distressing they found the noise, which began at 8am and continued for almost an hour, reaching far beyond the immediate area.
“I want to reassure residents that I have escalated these concerns as a matter of urgency to the highest levels within Oldham Council.”
Oldham Council, which had warned residents to “be aware” of “higher levels of traffic around Chadderton Cemetery” on Wednesday due to Eid, said the concerns were not to do with them.
Hamid Ali, an organiser of the Eid in the Park which is held annually in Berries Field Park near Westwood, said any noise issues were not to do with that event, which he said had been a “brilliant success”.
Mr Ali said: “Our event has been happening for four years and we have never had a complaint. We make sure any event we organise takes the residents into consideration. We’ve not had any complaints from local residents, all I can assume is it’s probably from a different one….
Perhaps, for the first time, residents have someone they feel is worth complaining to.
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