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LauraW Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I think > they can do their anti-woods campaigning though > without being so trollish toward Lewis. How do you feel about the content and nature of Lewis's posts on here? Do you think they are acceptable? ETA: Do you think they are likely to persuade people to come round to his (and presumably your) viewpoint by the use of objective, unemotional, factual logic and reason? Or do you think they are, in your words, trollish?

edborders Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Please write the Diocese of Southwark expressing > your support for the works to be undertaken by > Southwark Council. > > Dear Mr. Petchy, > > I approve of Southwark's plans for Camberwell Old > and New Cemeteries. > > Their plan to dig up or cover over with dirt the > buried dead of East Dulwich is fine by me. > > I recognize that they were buried in perpetuity > and might even be some of my relatives, or my > neighbours's relatives. It is a tough call but the > living today have the right to buried forever near > our homes with our families. We have that right > even if it means digging up those family members > we want to be buried next to and eventually having > us dug up, too. > > I, in no way, mind being buried above the dead (in > area prone to flooding, made worse by cutting down > the trees). We aren't superstitious and will rest > just as easily in a grave above the newly reburied > remains (ie bones, teeth) of the former occupants, > having replaced their headstones with ours. > > I cannot imagine a time I will go looking for the > remains of my relatives, or others will want to > come looking for me. > > Finally, I prefer to be dug up in a few years. We > need to make space for someone else to be buried. > After all, the Funeral Directors need to work, > too. (And what of the horses who pull the > caskets?) I know I will have spent a lot of money > for the plot and headstone but if that is the > price for local burial for local people, I am > willing to pay it. > > (Insert something about who you are, how you are > just like them, and go to the Church all the > time) > > Oh, I have never been to Nunhead Cemetery so I > don't know what they are on about. These places > are overgrown scrubland. > > Signed > Local Resident > > Richard Hastings, Clerk to the Registry: > [email protected] > > Philip Petchey, Chancellor to the Diocese: > [email protected] > > Paul Morris, Diocesan Registrar > [email protected] > > > Prepared by Lewis Schaffer when i should be > working. edborders/Lewis Schaffer You really don't do yourself or your group any favours, do you? I shall indeed be sending this to Southwark Council and to the Diocese, as you suggest. But the whole post. With your name at the end of it. I expect they have already got the measure of you, though.

Chief Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Should children be spending their time in pubs? They aren't spending all their time in pubs. They are having a family gathering including children in a child friendly pub!

I think you will find that everybody on here is a "real person", whether they "star" in news reports or not. So from what you say above, the church isn't in agreement with the views of your group either but has been placed in a position where they have to act because of the number of objections they have received? Objections instigated by your group? I don't know about anyone else, but I find it quite disturbing that a group which - judging by what has been posted on this forum - has not given people the full and accurate facts or all sides of the argument should be able to hold things up in this way. So can you answer the questions in my previous post concerning the hearing?

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Otta Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Castle? Pretty much unchanged despite a bit of > a > > facility a while back. > > > I liked the Castle, but the introduction of TVs on > every available bit of wall space post refurb, > ruined it for me. Also, there is no proper beer in > there, just nitrogen pints. The Castle does a good pint of Guinness.Not as good as Franklins though. And the White Horse has in my opinion had a very sensitive makeover which has kept much of the feel of how it was before. I've only eaten there once since the refurb, but I thought the food was excellent and cheaper than you'd pay in ED.

What is the timescale within which this hearing has to take place? What exactly is the reason/s for the hearing, and will these be published prior to the hearing? Will the arguments for and against the council's proposed actions be published prior to the hearing? Will the hearing be held in public? What form will it take? Will people be able to make representations in writing prior to the hearing? Or verbally at the hearing? And who will decide the outcome?

Thanks, I'll look. I did see something about this but for some reason the TSB account looked the better bet, but maybe in light of the above it isn't :)

Do you have a link, because I can't see that anywhere? Thanks!

So who has filed the injunction against the council? The church?? ETA: I've just looked at SSW's twitter feed (correct term? I don't use twitter much) They now seem to be trying to stop mounding over Commonwealth war graves?? And apparently the church says the council does not have permission to fell trees "over 75mm" Eh?? Surely an 80mm seedling tree does not count as a tree?? There's also a reference on the page to "Grade 1 woods" - ??? Don't understand.

dbboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He says they have filed an injunction against > Southwark Council?? Where does he say that? On what grounds? I thought they'd already taken legal advice which was that they had no case?? Does he mean SSW, or the church??

sallyfran Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Sue > Be aware that all of the time you have even a > penny more than ?2000 in your account you get no > interest whatsoever on any of the balance. So you > have to watch it very closely to check that it > doesn't get above that sum. I was caught out by > this for some time - it is very much in the small > print. Thanks for that. So if you have ?2001 in your account you get no interest even on the first ?2000 until you bring the total below that amount? I printed out the terms and conditions last night, so I'll have a read. I've always been a nerd so far as small print is concerned :)) ETA: I've now read the Terms and Conditions, which say that credit interest is payable "on the FIRST ?2000" in your account, and is credited on the first working day of each month. I can't see any other relevant small print. Could you point me to where you saw the small print you are referring to?? ETA: It does say that you won't get credit interest if you haven't met the eligibility conditions in any monthly period, ie paying at least ?500 into the account and be registered for internet banking, paperless statements and paperless correspondence. Could that be the reason you had no interest?

Well, assuming Lewis/edborders meant their meeting with the church was at 11am, not 11pm, the group must now have some information to impart? Otta, :))

As far as I can see, you keep ?2,000 in there permanently as you would a savings account. You then transfer ?500 in a month by standing order, and have another standing order to transfer it back again. Once a month you check your balance and put anything over the two grand somewhere interest-earning. A slight hassle but not much of one. I make 5% of two grand ?100 (gross) a year. Then that's plus anything else you make on the other stuff. If the interest rate becomes no longer competitive, I would move the money out, but at present it is excellent compared to the paltry rates elsewhere. ETA: First Direct reduced the interest rate on their Regular Saver, but it's still a reasonable deal although because you're paying in monthly obviously only the first of the payments make the full interest as the last of the payments will only have been in there for a month or so by the year end. ETA: These amounts may seem relatively small to some EDers, however as a pensioner they seem worth while to me :) And I'm not a risk taker where my savings are concerned. ETA: Thanks, dbboy

Thanks rahrahrah. I think I'll go for it. I don't anticipate doing anything with the account that would actually need me to try out their customer service (famous last words) so touch wood all will be well.

It's the 5% I would be joining for! I'm already with First Direct and will keep that account on, though I think their service has deteriorated in the last couple of years. However it's still a lot better than other banks I've had occasional dealings with.There's a TSB in Peckham, but the account is an online one. I just don't want the hassle of poor customer service. Maybe no news is good news!

What are his interests? Meeting up with like minded people would seem like a good bet?

Thanks Blackcurrant.

Well, according to Lewis above, they are meeting with the church today at 11pm (sic). So perhaps we will know more in the early hours of tomorrow .....

Blackcurrant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > --------------------------------------------- > > Just make sure it doesn't take you into the > > congestion zone, like blooming google satnav > did. > > > > Yikes! If you choose "avoid tolls" in settings > before you hit the blue chevron icon to start > navigating, it will avoid the congestion area. > > It's great fun using it as it takes different > routes all the time, revealing parts of London > you'd never see otherwise. Thanks, I didn't know you could set it to avoid the congestion charge. It once sent me past the front of Buckingham Palace, which was quite fun :) ETA: Ah. I have just realised you are talking about the app and I'm talking about google ....

LauraW Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To save their habitat from destruction we need > photos of the birds nesting in Camberwell Old > Cemetery now. Send to [email protected] > asap thanks! I think you'll find it rather unlikely that birds are nesting in January. This bird thing has only just been mentioned after eleven pages of thread. Your group didn't seem to care much about it before. Clutching at straws springs to mind.

Blackcurrant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Whatever route you take, a traffic-avoiding app > like Waze can usually improve on it. Much better > than a dedicated satnav. Just make sure it doesn't take you into the congestion zone, like blooming google satnav did. It might have been avoiding traffic, but it cost me (though at least I remembered to pay the charge!!) ETA: I didn't realise until too late, and in any case there was no way to turn round.

http://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/ They're paying 5% interest on one current account, and 5% cashback on contactless payments. Not quite as simple as that, but a very good deal.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is drinking on your own doorstap antisocial? Nyge and I sat on my front wall drinking cans of Stella one hot day. We told the neighbours we were trying to lower the tone of the neighbourhood :) They probably thought we'd lowered it enough already :)

edborders Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Southwark Council has made the decision to cut > down twelve (12) acres of woods in inner London to > put in 4800 graves. > > If they placed birds over burial provision in > Southwark they wouldn't do that. And they wouldn't > be doing at this time. Hang on a minute. You are now talking about two completely different issues. The birds who might have nested in the trees the council are about to cut down will be able to nest in other trees - of which there are plenty. That's a completely different issue to timing of the tree cutting to avoid disturbing nests which have already been built by the birds. ETA: To clarify, that's disturbing nests already built by the birds and being used for the current year's nesting, not (as below) old nests which may be being used for roosting.

I'm thinking of opening a current account with TSB. Wondering how people have found their customer service as I've read mixed reviews.