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Yes, I did, and it?s happening more and more frequently. Not complaining as police have to do their job but a bit tired today.

Chener Books.

Thank you all. We do use Thuja and tape and well .... it?s working. The little buggers are retreating!

Dear Forum, you?ve helped me through nits in the past and today I need help with a cluster of aggressive verrucas on my daughter?s foot. We went to the chiropodist, who scraped them and told us to apply tape on them. She?s also given us a tincture to apply beforehand. It?s been a few days and I can?t say it?s making a difference yet. Any tried and tested methods from Forum members please? Is it worth going to the GP? Thank you.

Thank you all. I?ll check out the Institut Francais and Cadet Roussell. Treehugger, her secondary school only offers Italian.

A friend of mine got into Worsley Bridge from Byne Road but this was a couple of years ago.

Well you?d also go on waiting lists for your preferred schools and there is usually quite a lot of movement. So don?t necessarily give up on the house!

If none of your six choices offer you a place, you?ll be allocated a school that is under subscribed. It could be far away or not very good (or both).

Yes, I can hear it. Stupidly loud. Not sure where it comes from exactly.

It?s horrendous. We gave up on private school and went to our local for that reason. Not joking. I?d take the train.

Really good to know, Molly. Thanks. There are a lot of dishonest roofers about - hubby literally threw one out of the house last month - so will keep Robert?s details preciously.

Just to say i?m with you, Bodsier. My daughter is only in year 4 and children already have iPhones, post and watch videos on YouTube and play online games. My daughter is not allowed any of that and this is impacting her friendships at times. Wish people would be sensible!

The owner of Tales on Moon Lane.

The New Forest is unbelievably beautiful, peaceful and the perfect antidote to city life when it gets too much.

Wow such a good little reader!

My daughter is only 8 so forgive me if my recommendations are too babyish: Young Bond, Young Sherlock, Alex Rider.

Thank you all for your replies. Unfortunately there aren?t any cousins she could stay with. And i?m really hesitant to leave her with my parents for various reasons. She?s pretty cool with French school. While she?d rather be at home, she?s not feeling left out or dumb, I don?t think. She?s made friends there and the teachers really like her. Our local secondary doesn?t offer French so leaving it until then is not an option either. I will look at private tutors. Hopefully some will have seen this thread. And thank you for Le Petit Nicolas tip. I had completely forgotten about it. I had great success tonight with one of my old 1970s children's books by the way. She really took to it thanks to its big, clear font and the fact that the story is very clear. Thank you again!

Hi everyone, my daughter is 9 and doesn?t speak any French, my mother tongue. It?s my fault, I know. She?s been going to French school on a Saturday morning for the past year. It?s a very good school but is really targeted at bilingual children. She says she can?t understand anything there and is none the wiser a year on. So here?s my question: do I keep her in the bilingual school (on the basis that getting thrown in is the best way to learn, as I sometimes hear) or is it the case that at this age she should learn the language as a foreign language? At home, I try to speak French as much as I can (though i?m not around much and I think that has been a big part of the problem) and I try and read her books in French. We have to stop at every word so is very painful and unproductive. Thanks for your help.

There?s a big profile of Goodrich in the latest issue of the Dulwich Diverter. It is my daughter?s school and we love it.

Has someone called Celia Hammond?

If he belongs to someone and is not neutered, I doubt the owners will care about the problems he?s causing. Why don?t you call the team at Celia Hammond? Tell them you think he?s a stray which he might well be. I know he?s big and fat but it also seems that he?s quite good at looking after himself and helping himself to food. The Celia Hammond team will be able to advise what you can do and will probably come and investigate. If they think he?s a stray, they?ll neuter him at no cost to you.

Could he be a stray? He looks in a good condition on the photo though. What?s he like in real life?

He does look like an unspayed tom cat: big head, damaged ears...

Locking him up at night, ok. But training it?! 😂

Yeah, Goonies!