Monkey

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Nunhead was buzzing today! I was surprised.

We fill about 10 bottles full of water every night and have bought some from the shop. Not trusting our infrastructure.

Independents pay high rents to provide a really good service locally which people are intent on using only as convenience. So yes they charge more and so should they.

Plenty of stock at AJ Farmer on Lordship Lane. Small shops tend to be better stocked. I was also able to do a normal weekly shop at Morrisons (Rye Lane) this morning. They have rules on maximum number of key items per person (including paracetamol and toilet paper) so if you can?t find your item on the shelves, you can usually get it by the tills in the piles of stuff people have not been allowed to buy.

Same at Sainsbos Sydenham.

I believe you are automatically placed on waiting list for all schools you placed higher up than the one you got offered. However, best to check with the council tomorrow. I certainly will! Good luck!

I can recommend Caroline Perret: /forum/read.php?25,2093691,2093691#msg-2093691

Congratulations! In answer to your question, I find that my friends who have moved out of London do not necessarily find things much easier. Commuting is expensive and means being back on time to pick up children is even more difficult. Now, if you work and live outside London and near family who are willing to help, my advice would be different of course. We found the first four years difficult financially but we?re glad we stuck it out as we love London and things are relatively easy once the children are in primary school. Like RedJam says, do look at options other than nurseries such as childminders. You could save money that way. Some nurseries are also cheaper than others (Gumboots, Excel...). It?s worth investigating. Be glad that your baby will, like mine, be born in August, saving you a year of childcare expenses as they can start reception right after their fourth birthday. Good luck.

Southwark is now synonym with mismanagement. I see it mostly with secondary schools. When Lewisham has managed to keep hold of their secondary schools, Southwark hasn?t. When Lewisham sends weekly emails on secondary school applications, Southwark does jack shit. This latest development about preventing residents from going to work so Dulwich Village gets clean air and at a time when when buses are being cut is the final straw for me. This is a useless council hell-bent on not listening to its residents.

As soon as the private schools break up, Townley Road and Dulwich Village junctions are absolutely fine. It?s Alleyn?s and Jags causing the problem. They should sort it and certainly not be looking to expand. Why don?t they convert their expansive grounds into a car park for the use of all their customers?

Excellent point from Goldilocks on the Alleyn?s expansion thread. The data shows that traffic outside term time is fine, which completely fits in with my observations. So we are having our daily lives disrupted because of a bunch of kids being driven from all over London to a couple of prestigious private schools. That?s the thank you we get for voting in Labour in this area. At the very least, Alleyn?s should not be allowed to expand further.

It?s basically cutting off ED?s access to Brixton, the only major transport hub in the area.

I?m certainly not going to support a scheme which is going to push me onto a hellish commute which will take me an additional 1h20 minutes a day. Oh and that?s when I don?t have to go to parents? evening in Deptford which is where the council suggested i send my daughter to secondary... Happy to leave my car behind but give me good local transport.

And yes, Mike B, the problem is non local pupils. The Dulwich Village junction is completely fine as soon as private schools break up...

Completely agree Rahrahrah. It?s all about North Dulwich. Can we close ED to their 4X4s please, local councillors? Any of you here?

Glad you?re sorted. I think it was already the same system when we applied 7 years ago. Southwark should have this info at their fingertips. Good luck!

The Southwark admissions line is not helpful or informative. I get 100 per cent of my school admissions info - including regular emails - from Lewisham. Call Lewisham and see what they say. I?m sure they?ll have dealt with your specific situation before. Good luck.

Thank you. I will raise it with the school adjudicator. It wouldn?t be the first time Charter has got in trouble with them.

Interesting. To share your views with the school on this latest consultation, the email address is mailto:[email protected] I hadn?t looked at requirements for sixth form entry, but absolutely appalled that it?s down to siblings, being a Charter North pupil or the daughter/son of a teacher. Scary stuff.

Here?s the link: https://www.chartereastdulwich.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=1390&type=pdf Only read it briefly, but the little I saw, I?m not happy with. Priority to siblings and Charter North Dulwich pupils for sixth form entry.

Also lots of love from Dunstans Road. Hope you find him.

@DiD, sorry, I didn?t realise she was so scary. Sounds like it will defo take more than Feliway and that you should speak to the vets. What?s she like at the vets by the way? Good luck!

Sounds like within the range of normal cat behaviour to me. We also have a rescue female British short hair. She?ll attack my husband when he?s on the phone as he paces around (it annoys me as well!) or when he takes too long to start the fire. We?ve had her 10 years and love her funny ways. My advice would be: - Give her time - 3 months is nothing. - Make sure bed, litter etc are away from sources of noise. - Ignore her for a while - no talk, no fuss, no nothing. - take her for a check up. Shaun at Neighbourhood Vets is excellent with cats.

We got ours from Country Spray by the Plough. It?s perfect!