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So the pavement outside the railings at the green's boundary? I walk on Goose Green a lot, so obviously this is worrying, but slightly less worrying than if they were taking mopeds onto the green itself.

Sorry to hear this. Was that actually on Goose Green itself, ie on the path, or on the road/pavement adjoining it?

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hotmail... you spend ages clicking all those boxes > to delete all the spam that gets through the > non-existent "filter", then don't quite hit the > box on the 87th one and it unselects everything > :-| Change to gmail? Hotmail is so 1990s :))

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But what really worries me is where the streets > have no name, the streets have no name > > It makes me want to hide, or take shelter Ah, I quite liked that. Still got it in a cassette somewhere :)) ETA: On, even :))

katanita Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've had a response to my email to the Royal Mail > CEO, Moya Greene, below. It doesn't address > concerns about the significantly increased > distance to travel for ED residents (so I will > reply to point that out, again), but does say that > if they choose Peckham it will be upgraded to cope > and that there will be no compulsory > redundancies: > > > Thank you for your patience while I investigated > your complaint regarding the closure of East > Dulwich Delivery Office. > > Royal Mail explores these relocation options to > help us provide better facilities for our postmen > and women as well as to meet the needs of our > customers. The closure of the East Dulwich > Delivery Office is still going through > consultation with the trade union and all options > are being considered. > > No final decision has been made and we remain > committed to providing a first class service to > our business and residential customers served by > this Delivery Office. Should the move to Peckham > be the option that we decide to go down, Peckham > will be upgraded to deal with the increase in > customers. > > We have a strong track record of managing change > and we will work with our staff and our unions, to > give them the opportunity to discuss the > implications in detail. There would be no > compulsory redundancies as a result of this > relocation. If it proceeds, we would also > reimburse our staff for any extra mileage incurred > by changes to their place of work. > > Once again, thank you for taking the time to write > to us. > > Kind Regards > > Nicola > > Nicola Barnham > Royal Mail - Chairman and Chief Executive Office Thanks for posting that. It doesn't address the distance issue or lack of parking for ED customers at all, does it? Yes they are consulting the unions but the feeling I got from the UCW rep at the meeting was that many of the posties are not that bothered about moving to Peckham, because the working conditions in the Sylvester Road building are so bad. What I would like to know is what if any other options they are actually considering. But I haven't written to her yet :(

Amac thanks so much for this thread. We went to Shoreham on the train on Sunday and did the circular walk. Bluebells, fantastic views, great ale at the George Inn - Old Peculier on draught- and a fantastic roast lunch for just under a tenner! Then we wandered round the village and saw Samuel Palmer's house etc. We had a lovely walk and a lovely day and we will deffo try out the other walks! ETA: And the bluebells were proper bluebells, not those big Spanish (?) things :)

What is the figure of eight walk??

Greedy bastards :(

Link??

No doubt in future she will make sure to find a credible house number that she can say she is from ....

:))

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This perhaps should go in the 'things which cause > rage thread'...but anyway... > > As a resident of the badly affected > Woodwarde/Beauval/Dovercourt area, myself and Mrs > Cat do a pretty good job negotiating the dog sh!t > minefield on a daily basis, particularly with baby > in buggy and unruly toddler in tow. But this week, > after successfully negotiating a 2 mile walk, we > missed the steaming deposit which was left > immediately outside our front gate, and managed to > track it all the way up the front path, through > the door, and into the hallway..... > > Now, dog owners, I dont know if you've ever been > on hands and knees cleaning up someone else's > dog's sh!t from your front hallway floor, buggy > wheels and front path before (also with a toddler > hovering asking 'What are you doing daddy?', and > 'can i touch the poo?')....but im pretty f#cking > sure its a lot easier if you just pick up your > damn dog's sh!t as soon as he does it..... Not just in East Dulwich. We walked to the Square and Compass in Worth Matravers (Dorset) a week or so back, with family, including kids. Just off the cliff path. Lovely old pub with a hatch for a bar, a strange fossil museum attached, and equally lovely green space in front for the kids to run about and the adults to sit and drink ale and eat pasties. Except - the grass was full of dog sh*t. All over the place. Due to the many many dogs, with owners who clearly weren't watching what their dogs were doing. Literally. No bin for said sh*t. Parents trying to keep their kids from running/walking/crawling in said sh*t. Which reminds me, I meant to write to the pub. Yes the dog owners are to blame, but surely the pub could at least provide a bin and maybe bags? It was disgusting.

That's a hard way to earn ?40 a day :(

To be fair, if they are sometimes having to sort post outside because the building cannot cope with the increased volume, then regardless of asset stripping, it is unfit for purpose. So if it cannot be made fit for purpose, which we do not know, then from most ED residents' point of view it would be better to sell or let it and relocate elsewhere in ED than to relocate to the existing building in Peckham.

The issue with the listing doesn't address the fact that the building isn't fit for its present purpose. Would it not be better for Royal Mail to look (assuming they haven't done, which we don't know) at moving the ED delivery office to more suitable premises elsewhere in ED, for example as was suggested at the meeting, to an appropriately sized module (?) on an industrial estate?

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > One might assume that the final decision, whatever > it is and whenever it's made, at least won't > happen without senior management being aware of it > - and therefore feeling some slight element of > responsibility. With an MP in the loop, avoiding a > PQ (even when it's a nationalised industry) is > something most CEO's want. No, of course not, I wasn't suggesting it wouldn't. Both letters to the CEO and letters via or copying in an MP would be dealt with much more quickly than letters to people lower down the line. And yes senior managers would have to be involved in something going out in the CEO's name and signed by her, unless it was a standard response, which I can't think this would be.

Many moons ago I used to write replies like that for Royal Mail. Your letter will get passed to someone like me to investigate, liaise with the appropriate people and draft a reply for the CEO 😀 but yes it will get dealt with quickly because you have gone to the top. I intend to write to her too, let's hope if there's enough pressure we can at least persuade them to look at other options, eh.

red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Try and get some plants that are evergreen to > provide all year round greenery, again ferns are > good for this. Not all ferns are evergreen, so make sure you get ones which are (and suit your conditions) if you want them to be green through the winter! Climbers are lovely to give you height and to clothe fences etc and many are suitable for containers. Don't plant anything too vigorous near the house though! Many climbers are scented. If you plant perennials in pots they will mostly be dormant in winter, but be aware they are hopefully still living beneath the compost, so don't excavate huge holes to plant other things on top :)

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here are a couple of pictures of the Oglander Road > tip. Bloody hell.

alice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > wont the whole thing get dug up with the changes > planned there? If the beds are being relocated surely they will also relocate the plants? It will cost them an arm and a leg to replace them all. I have a vested interest as we held a benefit gig for this garden many moons ago :)

nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And not dig up the whole plant? Well not if it's part of the garden!

She surely meant just pick a few sprigs ?

:(

Captain Kernow Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As for the comments regarding Whateley Road being > a dark and dangerous place I think we all need to > get a grip and stop scaremongering. It's well lit > and unlike many streets in ED is on a busy Bus > route. I don't presume to know any facts of this > incident other than those stated but one would > assume this is more of an opportunist mugging than > the new norm for Whateley road. I agree. I often walk down Whateley Road, including at night, and this incident won't stop me doing that. Muggings can happen anywhere. In this case one unfortunately happened here. That doesn't mean Whateley Road has suddenly become a hotbed of crime. I hope you're OK, LynseyR, horrible thing to happen.

Are they swarming early because of the warm weather?