Vik

Not sure why the short notice, I'm sure we had more notice when my son went last year. My older son went to Spain in year 9, we received the letter requesting the deposit approx one week before it was due, I wrote an email to the teacher who organising the trip and the head of year, they were lovely and gave us extra time to pay and even extra time to get his passport as we just didn't have the money to do it all at once! The reason they miss out January is to give parents a bit of respite after Christmas, you can of course pay in January if you want too, it will show as an option on ParentPay, there's nothing to stop you paying early. My older son missed Cornwall as the letter sat in his bag for too long! I'm guessing the cost for Cornwall is high is it's a really full on trip, my younger son went in July this year and from memory they did surfing, rock climbing, canoeing, body boarding, caving, kayaking and swimming... that was just in the daytime! More activities went on in the evenings, they had and amazing time and came back exhausted. Email the school if you have any queries, I've always found them most helpful. ETA. The 'scum bag kids' comment has got to be the biggest load of rubbish I have heard!

Who assumed all estates were crime ridden?

http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/user/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en

https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.463942,-0.07956&spn=0.000747,0.001742&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=51.463864,-0.079498&panoid=nHzmnGY0KLo4v67LNWxBkQ&cbp=12,173.54,,0,-2.87

The link below shows Fernie House, I'll get down there this week and see if I can get a pic of the front doors side of the block. https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.463942,-0.07956&spn=0.000747,0.001742&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=51.463864,-0.079498&panoid=nHzmnGY0KLo4v67LNWxBkQ&cbp=12,173.54,,0,-2.87

Fernie House is indeed still there, I'm happy to take some photos for you if you'd like to see where he lived.

Yep, seen the chalk marks one a million times. The sticker one only caught my attention as it was the same sticker we had, what's the story behind them then? Who's sticking them and why? Absolutely agree about the absurdity of the tiny stickers though!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2509221/Burglars-target-homes-marked-stickers-scouts-check-streets-easy-targets.html#comments I know, I know it's in The Mail so it must be true... BUT... I found one of these stickers on our letterbox yesterday evening, anyone else had one? Can anyone else link to a burglary or know if there's a legit company behind them?

A beaker.

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1184657

As in 'Good Morning, that's a nice tnetennba'?

Hope your feeling back to yourself soon CS.

I love Bellenden Payless no matter what colour it is. The staff in there are all lovely, they are open 24 hours and they sell everything.

We called Smile@SE22 on Northcross Road on a Saturday morning as my 6 year old had an awful toothache, they saw her on the same day even though they usually only see private patients on a Saturday.

Thank you TED :-)

We usually go to Brockwell. We drive to around half way down Half Moon Lane and walk the rest of the way. We've never been to the sports club one, is the fiver just for entry? Is it extra for BBQ? Thanks! http://www.dulwichfireworks.com/

Good Morning James, I would be very grateful if you would have a look at my PM. Thanks!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > But with a general sense of Over-importance and > Pretentiousness prevailing it does not > surprise me that shop owners adopt a certain air > of superiority over their customers. I had to chuckle when I read this, coming from someone who posted the other day that users should state their occupation when requesting things in the 'Wanted' section.

Cyclemonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There was a woman doing that in Camberwell when i > lived there a few years back. Her story was more > elaborate involving a daughter who was on kidney > dialysis. > > I offered to walk her to Kings Colleage hospital > to get help for her daughter, she abruptly > disappeared. > > For those that are unsure is this is a scam- a few > facts about Pre payment meters: > > 1. There is ?5 of emergency credit on pre payment > meters after the money has run out > 2. electric meters will not disconnect over night > , even if the money has run out > 3. Energy companies will not fit a pre payment > meter if someone is dependent on electricity for > health reasons - for example if they need oxygen > overnight. > 4. If they have lost their card/key and need to > top up they can ring their energy compnay and they > will do what is known as "an ememrgency wind on" > to give them enough enenrgy until a repalcement > card/key arrives. Not to be pedantic but as a pre payment meter user I can confirm that they do sadly disconnect overnight, happened to us on many an occasion. I'm afraid I too would err on the side of caution if anyone knocked on my door at 6am. We have gone without electric all day or even overnight in the past when money has been particularly tight, I wouldn't dream of knocking on the door of someone I don't know.

It must be the one at JAGS. She's a mum at our school, I agree, always puts most of us to shame - and she's lovley too.

Where abouts where you when you heard it?

I heard it on Ivanhoe Road! Deffo not a train, as we live right by the train track and it was clear, I thought it was thunder but it went on for too long, was trying to explain it to Mr Vik this morning, strange!

numbers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Vik Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > My Mum used to to use proper Anchor butter, it > was > > so solid it tore holes in the bread, or she > would > > keep it out of the fridge and use it in its > near > > liquid form. > > Mmm sardine & tomato paste sandwiches in > ripped > > Sunblest bread. > > Vik - that is so funny about the ripped sunblest > bread & paste sandwiches but you must have been > posh to use proper anchor butter!! :) Haha you could not be further from the truth! Did anyone else ever have sugar sandwiches? No? I'll get me coat.

Haha pretty sure they were a staple in most schools, Fairlawn though for the record!

Not a bore, useful info in this case. Worth a try though.