Greensleeves, that well-known English ditty — it’s the jingle of choice for ice-cream sellers the world over and brings an instant smile to the faces of the young and young at heart whenever a Mr Whippy van turns into their street.

But it seems the traditional tone is upsetting a few Mosman Park residents, who want to put a lid on ice-cream van owners playing it — and any other music for that matter — along their streets on weekends.

The call to unplug the music on Saturdays and Sundays was made in submissions to the Town of Mosman Park’s draft proposal on the regulation of temporary food traders within its boundaries.

The new rules would cover itinerant food vendors cruising the streets looking for customers, food traders at markets or other community events and mobile food traders at approved locations.

In a report to the council, officers said that among the 97 submissions, four residents had complained about the excessive level of music played by ice-cream vans on weekends as they cruised the streets.

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“Four submissions directly discussed itinerant food vans (ice-cream van trading). Each indicated that the music played is too intrusive when played on both a Saturday and a Sunday,” the report said

One councillor told the Subiaco Post that a licensed ice-cream vendor had complained to her that two other van owners were culprits of the excessive noise.

In response, the officers have suggested councillors let the vans play music “to attract customers” on Saturdays but they would have to travel the streets in silence on Sundays.

The council is due to vote on the amendments on Tuesday.