oldermum

I did. I have emailed the events team at Southwark and given my objections. Also objected to the way that the consultation was carried out - online meeting in the middle of the day that not everyone could access. In person meeting at Peckham library in the late evening , cold, dark and wet. This means that people could not easily give their view. There is a petition on Change.org asking Southwark not to go ahed with the festival.

I have written and complained about the 'consultation'. The notice given was not adequate. Placing the in person consultation in Peckham means that it was not really accessible to many people - e.g.older people, some women and people with some disabilities that might not want to travel some distance to this venue on a cold dark evening. They effectively excluded many local residents. The offer of one online consultation is also not adequate and would not be accessible to people without digital access or who work during the day. I think that this breaches the council's duties under the Equality Act. I did get a helpful response from Jon Hartley, Dulwich Hill. Sadly he has not been selected to stand in next year's elections. Our other councillor, Maggie Browning, is on maternity leave and there appears to be no cover. I also emailed the Leader and Ellie Reeves. Happy to support an online petition. I assume that it needs to be on the Southwark website.

I am not sure but I think that it isa proposal for building on the green space on the existing estate. I think that it isn't the actual Brenchley gardens.

Many thanks. I am also looking at a private practice in central London, which offers free one off consultations on specific issues. I think that some local dentists do accept NHS patients but then focus on getting people to pay for non-NHS services. This makes it difficult to trust what you are being advised to do, as it may be financial rather than professional! Just noting that it is actually me who is looking and not my children.

The possible course for further action is that it has breached the Equalities Act by failing to consider appropriately the needs of those who are defined as having 'protected characteristics" under the act. The act isn't flawless but does include age (any age, not just the elderly) and those with disabilities who could be thought to be disproportionally affected because some people in those groups will have limited mobility and won't be able to walk for long distances, cycle and have difficulty using public transport. There are many other protected characteristics including gender and race, but it is harder to see how they could apply. Southwark has now agreed to exempt Blue Badge holders (very strict mobility criteria - can't walk more then 250 yards on most days), but only those who live in Southwark. The congestion charge is not applied to any Blue Badge holder, no matter where they live. There is no time like an election year to get the interest of your local councillor. There will also be an election within the Labour Party to decide who succeeds Harriet Harman at some point...

I am looking for recommendations for dentists in Dulwich who will focus on saving teeth. The dentists in my current practice change frequently and there seems to be an increasing focus on extracting teeth and recommending expensive treatments (e.g. implant ?2k). Two people in my family have had extractions recommended when another dentist has been able to save the tooth. The problem is that you never know who you are going to see in the practice. Any recommendations welcome.