Vik

Also worth having a look at Camberwell Grove Early Years Centre at the top of Camberwell Grove.

I'm stilll waiting for the flying car that Tomorrows World promised I would have in the year 2000!

It's going to be a dentist.

Wow What a brilliant photo!!

Thank you all so much for you helpful messages and PM's. We chose Charter in the end, the journey was a major influence among other things, I've been to the school 3 times in the past week to sort paperwork out, and I get a really good feeling from the place! Thanks again, all the beat to those who will be going through it all from September, it's a difficult time!

Morning all, we have a dilemma! We were offered Kingsdale, our 3rd choice of school for my son for this September, I was initially a bit reluctant, mainly because of the journey (20mins on bus followed by 20min walk) and it's past reputation, but having spoken to many parents with children there now who are really happy with it, and finding out that my son is one of 10 in his year who are going, we accepted the place. Then yesterday we received a letter from Charter, which was our 1st choice he has a couple of friends going there, the journey is a 15min walk, and we did fall in love with it when we first saw it, we have to decide by Friday. We have decided to let our son make the decision but he is as torn as we are! He is very laid back and very academic, so I don't really have any worries on that front although his younger brother (currently yr4) does have some behavioural problems but can work well in the right environment so we have to bare him in mind too. Does anyone have an opinion on either school or has anyone moved their child from one to the other? Thank in advance!

reetpetite Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reg Smeeton Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Want to know what the new boys academy (being > > built next to Friern Rd/Peckham Rye) will look > > like, inside and out? There's now a virtual > tour > > complete with Sarah Beeny music here... > > > > > http://www.harrisdulwichboys.org.uk/information.as > > > p?l=2&p=6 > > > > The school opens in just three months time, > though > > from the blurb it looks like Langbourne Primary > > school (near Kingsdale) is going to be the > > temporary base with boys being shipped across > by > > minibus from the Harris girls school each day. > > Anyone out there have a son starting in > September? > > Can you tell us more? > > > Thought it was 2010 ! Nopoe, first intake is this September but they're scheduled to be based at Langbourne for the first year, then starting at the new site in September 2010, Langbourne's a small school though from memory, now sure how they're going to fit all these extra boys in, one of the reasons I didn't choose this school for my son.

Il Mirto. Tried them last Friday evening, very fast service, lovely pizza, not a lot of places 'round here where you can feed a family of 5 for ?15!!

Hello! :))

The pigeon thing was a joke! I'd also like to see a desision made too.... as it's also opposite my house!

That's the other corner I think! I was under the assuption that the bombsite house was what is now the flats and the end of the terrace? I thought that was sold already? I remember seeing a request for planning permission a good few years back for a 5 storey block there, can't remember if it was ever approved though, anyway there are pigeons living in the roof now so they can't demolish it!

By law a shop that size can't trade for over 6 hours on a Sunday. I actually wish all the trolleys could be pound coin ones, we live on Ivanhoe and I'm so fed up of the trolleys dumped there! Oh and I like the self service checkouts, esp the conveyer belt ones, rarley have to queue and much quicker!

Southdown House was demolised long ago and the 'bombsite' on the corner of Ivanhoe and Bromar is now flats, not sure if you're still around here so thought you might like to know! I'm on Ivanhoe so if anyone wants me to take some piccies of how it is now I'd be happy to!

It's a mash up! Pie and mash up!

Place Bakers, they had 3 shops on Lordship Lane, 1 is now Hursts? bakers, 1 is Badger Bakery by the plough, 1 is now HSS hire shop I think, opposite the Harvester, that one had the bakery at the back. 1 in Forest Hill, think is's dentist now and 1 in the village. I had Saturday jobs in 2 of the LL branches, as did a few of my school friends. I remember the Harvester still being the Grove Tavern, must have been early 80's as I was very young, they had a sheep in the beer garden called Mint Sauce! From memory he used to just wander round the garden with all the kids stroaking him! The Forest Hill Tavern used to have childrens entertainers every Saturday through the summer, magicians and the like, I remember watching them with a bottle of Coke with a straw and a packet of crisps, again probably early - mid 80's. Spar on Forest Hill Road opposite the cemetary, so handy for those of us who lived at the top of Forest Hill Road! The vegetable hut at the bottom of Forest Hill Road, known to locals as 'The Hut'. 'The Wool Shop' at the botton of Forest Hill Road, Owned by Ray and his mum, they sold all sorts in there! The Moore Park on Wood Vale (think that may be SE23 though) many memories of under age drinking and pool playing till the early hours. The Irish shop being on Underhill Road. The Chinese/chippy on Whateley Road by the police station, 10p onion rings, we used to buy as many as we could afford and just walk home eating them! The 12A bus. I'm sure I'll think of many more!

What road do you live on AndyStar?

They're running fine, one just went past my window! Perhaps TFL site is having probs, check out Live Departure Boards.

bawdy-nan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dulwich Hamlet Steel Band were amazing (who is the > very sexy teacher????) Sounds like it could be Daniel, the steel pan teacher, he teaches at a fair few schools including Dulwich Hamlet and DKH, he's an amazing music teacher, and your 'description' fits ;-P

Just out of interest Barry, Do you know what happened to the dog that was on the tracks for a few hours on Friday? Last I saw, 2 men (possibly Network Rail) tried to coax him but he panicked and legged it back towards ED station, hope he is ok, he was very scared!

Wow, 14? We've found lots of big familys in our trees, but I think 8 is the most... so far!

That is extremely helpful, thank you so much! My hubands Great-grandfather was a gravedigger according to the census so ties in nicely, though how they fitted 2 adults and 7 children in there is another mystery! Thanks for the link Louisa, will have a good look later! Vicki

Morning all, I'm hoping someone with some local history knowledge may be able to help me, I am researching my own and my husbands family tree, and have found that my hubands ancestors lived in Rockells Place in around 1911. I grew up on Forest Hill Road in the 80's so know Rockells Place, but I'm pretty sure the houses round there are quite new, does anyone have any recollection of what was there before or when the current houses were built? Many thanks in advance if anyone can help! Vicki

BMW Magnetic Tow Technology 01/04/2009 ;-)

After having read your post very carefully, I have to agree that although this man didn't have to be quite so heavy handed, and could have perhaps said 'Excuse me I'm in a rush, do you mind if I uses the machine first.' It does indeed seem that you weren't actually using the machine but had all your belongings; cheque book, card, papers and purse resting on the machine and were using your phone, so to anyone else it may have seemed like you weren't using the machine at all, which can be extremely irritating to someone in a rush who has come into the back to find that only one till is open, and the bank is full of people! To sum up, perhaps he should think about the way he speaks to people, and you should think about not obstructing the machine before you are actually ready to use it?

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