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But will there be Mr Scruff merch? I need to add to my collection :))

Is Mr Scruff going to be there? That's worth the ticket price alone :) I have some Mr Scruff oven gloves. And a mug :)) :)) :)) Oh and some music, somewhere :))

I wouldn't dig anything in. You will just bring the clay to the surface, and in any case it's very hard work. Anyway in the Summer you won't be able to dig clay, unless it's a very wet season, it will be hard and cracked. Whatever you use, just lay it on top. The worms will take it down anyway. Sharp sand (only sharp sand, not builders sand) can improve the drainage, but I personally wouldn't use a lot of it. You need organic matter. The riding stables on the South Circular (just past the old Harvester) have manure, however you will have to let this rot down before you plant in it, so you may not have the space to do that. Often there are people on here giving away topsoil, however it varies very much in quality. You can buy it in bulk, but that's an expensive way to do it if you need a lot. You can make your own compost (I think the council are selling dalek compost bins cheap at the moment) however this takes a long time and you might not want a dalek in your garden unless you can hide it somewhere. Leaf mould is also a good soil conditioner, but that takes even longer to rot down. I just googled and found this article, which looks useful: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=620 Good luck! The only plus point about clay is that it's very fertile, but otherwise it's a real pain! ETA: Sorry, I see much of what I've said has already been said, duh.

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Also, you are now not limited to just a few, as you used to be (at the library, anyway).

Er, I'm still here ..... :))

We were walking in Dorset and missed it all :)

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I don't think anyone likes Camilla Where do you get that from? Stuff you've read in the media?

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think we'll hear very much more from the > East Dulwich councillors on this forum. And you base that positive contribution on what evidence, exactly?

I have a gnome in my garden. He is called Lupin Grommett. He is forty years old :)

4 December 2006 !!!! Blimey !!!! I only came across the forum by chance when I googled a local issue to find out the background. It's been (mostly) very useful for many things - thanks admin and mods!

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The walled garden in Brockwell Park is looking > gorgeous and smelling delicious right now. There > are big fat peony buds just about to open. A great > place for shirkers like me to spend the afternoon > with a book. That's my favourite garden. Apart from the hideous thing they did to the pond :(

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Heron? :(

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http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1929521,1929521#msg-1929521

I used iD until recently, and never had any problems around ED.

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- It is > also a shame that your post has spun off into a > petty bicker thread. Again You think it's "petty bickering" to suggest that reporting suspicious behaviour to the police is a good idea? You have a strange idea of petty bickering :))

Maybe check first if you are specifically going to see the animals. We took my grandkids there a few years back, and the day we went there were hardly any animals there, because they'd all been taken to some event somewhere else.

ozzy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi , I don't know if this is helpful to anyone > ,but I used to work in Truly Scrumptious and we > sold scotch pies and green frogs . Oh thanks, I'll have a look, never noticed Scotch pies in there. I think I'll give the green frogs a miss though :))

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just heard the first swift of the year near > Dulwich Hospital. Summer is definitely on the way. > Here's how the arrival compares to previous > years: > 2011 ? May 9 > 2012 ? May 1 > 2013 ? May 17 > 2014 ? May 8 > 2015 ? May 9 > 2016 ? May 4 > 2017 - May 6 > 2018 ? May 8 Thanks for that! We have been wondering when they would arrive!

I have been there with one of my sisters, who is a member. It's a great place to meet and have a coffee before going to an exhibition or whatever. There is also food, though a much smaller choice than in the main restaurant. Also, although I am not a member, they let me in happily when I arrived first. ETA: Just reread your post, which must have been edited after I responded, and now I'm not sure whether I went to the old or the new members' room! Whichever, it was very pleasant!

It is perfectly possible both to start a thread on here AND to alert the police. Most people don't read this forum, I imagine. And the reason for calling the police to report suspicious behaviour would have been precisely to prevent a crime.

John2598 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No James, I did not dial 999. In situations like > this, prevention is better then cure! How was a potential crime prevented?