Neighbours living close to Paul Hollywood say the Bake Off star has been thundering over their homes in his helicopter for the last three months.
He lands the aircraft on a strip of land between his farmhouse and the local pub in the tranquil village of Smarden in Kent.
THE COMPLAINTS
Local Sue Keys, 72, said: ‘You certainly hear him when he’s overhead, there’s a lot of aircraft noise anyway what with us being so close to Headcorn air field.
‘He’s been using the helicopter for the last three months or so and when he first started I’d be thinking to myself ‘what’s that? he’s a bit low’ and It’d give me a bit of a startle but i’ve got used to it now.’
Another neighbour, who only gave his name as John, 62, said: ‘We have horses so when the helicopter comes in on certain days they get a bit spooked and don’t like it.
‘But having said that, we live in a noisy spot. There’s an airfield around the back of us from which Spitfires fly out from, other helicopters and aircraft come flying across over the fields.
‘The road is busy during rush-hour and there’s a busy pub opposite.’
A woman who lived a few doors down from Hollywood, however, said she liked him buzzing around, adding: ‘I actually like seeing him flying over, it’s quite exciting. It makes a change from all the old spitfires that roar over the house.’
Paul is said to keep his Robinson Raven chopper at Manston airport rather than the nearby Headcorn Aerodrome as he continues to work towards his private license.
