Ella Menopee

Top of Lordship Lane near the Dulwich Library. I can vouch for the quality of the chips, they are excellent. Crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside.

I tried one of those 'find a test slot" websites but with no joy. I finally got a test slot for February in Mitcham by checking in every week or so and looking for cancellations. Let's hope it's the only one I need.

Just also be aware that many rescues won’t rehome dogs to families with primary school aged children so that may be another consideration.

Why? How is this different from the bike mugging that have been going on? Perhaps neither school or the police are aware yet and in any case, it’s good for locals to be aware of local crimes, not turn the other way.

The outcome of the H&S prosecution has been reported: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Feducation%2F2023%2Faug%2F29%2Findependent-rosemead-school-fined-80000-over-classroom-ceiling-collapse. £80 000 fine. The photo of the classroom after the collapse is rather disturbing.

Does anyone know if this is working at the moment?

Hi Janeyjane, I’ve just passed my theory but haven’t had lessons as such yet. I learned to drive abroad but want to get my UK licence rather than exchange my current one. London conditions are nothing like my experience.

Since I can’t seem to book a test anywhere in London for the rest of this year, it got me thinking about the different venues. I think the nearest ones to me are Hither Green, West Wickham and Mitcham. in the event of maybe being able to book a test next year, does anyone have any wisdom to pass on about these test centres or any others? Any tricky sections of road that are best avoided? Do local instructor favour any particular centre?

Thanks upperground. I might have to resort to online. My son’s not really a self-starter though.

It was hit by a car. Southwark took it down and won’t replace it as apparently one of the business owners on that stretch of road objects to it being reinstalled.

Can anyone recommend or point me to a local(ish) touch typing course running over the holidays? I know there is one at Bell House but we are away that week in July. I’ve found quite a few online but want in person.

For many years we used Maximum Potential in West Norwood. They specialise in children and have a sensory integration focus.

That’s a shame about the school - a diagnosis should be accepted regardless of the letterhead it’s written on.

Just another thought - are CAMHS disputing the private diagnosis? If you can get them to accept it, then this might be a way to effectively get a CAMHS diagnosis.