I’m lucky in that I live in a small block of flats (only 9), and have an entry phone + black out curtains, so can ignore it.
We still tend to head out on the night in question, this year we’ve got tickets for a Halloween ball in Charlton House. Should be good. :w00t:
I open the door and same trick and watch there faces drop.
i live in a quiet cul de sac and all the neighbours kids come on a steady procession throughout the evening.
i always have loads of treats for them.
Was quite disappointed a couple years back when no one came knocking lol
It’d always make me laugh, when I’d answer the door and someone the same age/older than me was stood there.
I’d laugh at them offer them a lollipop and watch them slope off to the next door.
I remember one year my mum was all geared up for it, a group of kids were moaning that she’d given them sweets, they were expecting money. What a joke that was.
I hate this imported ‘trick or treat’ - but the neighbour’s kids often take lots of time and effort to dress up, so some sweeties for them, even as I always tell the parents some days beforehand that I abhor this imported Merkin nonsense. It bears no relation to other UK Halloween traditions (especially Scotland I understand), and is now totally over-commercialised, just like Christmas.I also get the local pikeys - bunches of 17-year olds in hoodies, no costume, no joke or smile, they are told to **** off while I hold a baseball bat - and yes there is a bright PIR light and a camera. 
It teaches some kids that they can terrorise a neighbourhood, and that is a Bad Thing.
Stick a note on the door stating “new baby sleeping please don’t knock”
failing that i put a padlock on the gate! stops the little beggars…apart from last year a mate dropped round and had to hurdle the gate!
I live in a small section of private road with no through way so it’s pretty quiet. We only usually get the tots from our neighbouring houses and they are no bother. So we just stand by with some penny sweets.
Last year I put a note up on the door saying that No trick or treaters this year please but have a happy halloween. It worked
all the “kids” on my block are usually too high or drunk to trick or treat thsse days…the other kids walk past the block see these lot and dont bother trying it…i always knew hoodrats served a purpose!
weve got a spiky fence , and a bike obstacle course to keep em away
Methinks we need Boris to publicly discourage ‘Trick or Treat’ for next year and thereafter evermore. The little kids only do it because they are encouraged by misguided parents/teachers, the rest of the community just hates it.
I now live down a small road with no street lights. It’s a brave bunch of kids (and adults) who dare to make the walk to our front door!
We use the “baby sleeping, please don’t knock” siogn as well. And it usually works. A couple of years ago we had the problem of the teenage trick/treater wearing the traditional halloween costume of hoodie/jeans come to the door asking for money. We had a little discussion, and they agreed to go away and not darken my door again.
of course the “hoodie” costume gets some extra use this time of year, with penny for the guy next.
We had 2 dogs, they did the trick, as most of the non white children and adults are frightened of dogs - Happy Halloween!
awwe bless em…I loved dressing up n nocking on doors when I was younger. I think its great. If some snot nosed teen comes banging demanding money then he gets booted…its the teens in town and on the bus in masks who **** me off royally but for the lil kids its just a fun day to get as many sweets as possible whats wrong with that? So what if it doesnt have its roots steeped in ancient british culture and has been imported…anyone ride an imported bike? lol
I have no problem with kids knocking, we always make sure we have sweets to give them and make sure the light is on outside the front door - it really makes their evening!
Don’t get the hoodies, but lots of kids, always load them up with sugar, colourings and flavouring and send them on their way with encouraging noises about how terrorfying their costumes are.
I find pouring boiling oil on them from the bathroom window does the trick :w00t:;)
