claresy

Female lodger needed for comfortable room in house with garden (and cat) on Lordship Lane available from late July. £700 pcm including bills and 2 week deposit. Single bed, but a pull-out can turn it into a double. Message me to find out more.

Both my sun loungers decided to break at the same time! Any one got one or two to spare? Thanks.

I used to go to Brockwell all the time - when you could pay and spend all day swimming and sunbathing. Then around Covid time they reduced each slot to 1.5 hours (for the same price!) and have never - as far as I can tell - reverted to the old system (hard to be sure as nobody ever answers the phone!) It completely changed the experience. I have recently been to Tooting lido a few times which is much nicer. You get 4 hours per session (3 sessions a day) and they clean it each day between sessions. It's so big it's not difficult to get a space there and although it's further I have switched my allegiance! With Dulwich pool still closed, it's a shame Brockwell has gone downhill.

There was an email to members saying they'd get a refund - but only if they didn't use any of the other local pools - which we'd been advised to do! I've been going to Camberwell or Peckham, which takes up more of my day and costs more in the meantime, but feel very disappointed in the protracted closure as I became a member to use my local pool.

I also enjoyed it there. Generous portions, good value and friendly staff.

I live locally and am on Lordship Lane and North Cross Road most days. I've never been forced into traffic, or noticed any problem in any of these places! I appreciate that might be different with a buggy or mobility aid. I like to see people enjoying themselves outside.

What a vitriolic post!

Post system seems to be broken. I posted a Mother's Day card first class on Thursday at the cost of £1.50 and it still hasn't arrived.

I think there already are separate entrances and changing rooms. The swimming entrance and changing room is through the left turnstile and for the gym it's on the right. But you're right about it working for them rather than the customer!

Very frustrating for people who just swim that yet again the pool is closed and I'm told it won't be a 'quick fix'. The membership price is about to increase considerably and I'm basically getting nothing for my money at the moment. On top of that, 2 shower doors are missing, there's only one hairdryer (finally, after months) and the pool filter has been broken so we've been swimming in unfiltered water. I've emailed a few times to express my feelings about this as I don't see why we should be paying for a service we're not getting. I hope others in a similar position will too. I also think it's a pity they don't do a swim-only (and perhaps gym-only) membership at a discounted price as there are plenty of people who only use one facility.

Yes I'm really disappointed. It's not even been there that long so can't have been well built/maintained.

I did 🙂 straight after posting the above I just got the following reply from the Park Officer: Thank you for contacting the Park Service about the boardwalk over Dulwich Park lake. Whilst remaining closed, the bridge has been thoroughly inspected and assessed for repair or rebuild options and as a result of this assessment it has been found to be uneconomical to repair and for health and safety it will need to be dismantled and removed. A replacement boardwalk has not been decided but is being investigated. Once we have new information it will be shared with the community of park users like yourself and local councillors but the bridge will remain closed. I hope this helps,

I've also been wondering about this. I haven't seen anyone carrying out the 'essential repairs'. It seems a shame (and a waste of money) to create this nice feature and then let it fall into disrepair. I used to enjoy standing on it and looking at the ducks and so did many other people, including children. Walking around the lake isn't the same at all.

I can't remember how much or what they were - some sort of supplement or vitamin. They were a special offer but definitely not free.

Those samples on trays weren't free. I assumed they were and asked!