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I hadn?t realised it?d be blocked at both ends. How will emergency services get access?

Thank you, Spartacus. I don?t really understand how this will sort out any of local traffic problems. All it means is that parents driving their children to school will be reversing (using residents? dropped kerbs) to avoid a long loop. This will make a dangerous situation even more dangerous.

I read in the Goodrich School newsletter that a new traffic barrier is going to be installed at the junction of Goodrich Road and Upland Road. I?d not heard anything about it from Southwark. Anyone knows anything about it?

Cummings?s situation was no different from other parents? except: - Cummings has family members in London. - He also has a very big house in which it?s easier than in most for members to self isolate. My neighbours with young twins and a little boy have stayed put. Looks like they?re made of stronger stuff than Cummings. The government has done a shitty job at drawing up the rules and implementing them. I?m still social distancing and honestly feel like a mug. And if you think ED was bad, what I?m hearing from my in-laws in the provinces is 10 times worse. People inviting themselves in at my in-laws, explaining to my in-laws that ?the rules don?t apply to us?, huge funerals with people mingling...

Seenbeen, what was he supposed to do? STAY HOME. Just imagine if all UK parents had hit the roads because they feared they might be sick, he even got back to the office after visiting his sick wife at the end of March. His kid went to hospital up North. He?s an idiot. And yes this distracts from other issues such as the app etc... that?s why he should resign now.

Seenbeen, there are many, many parents in London and luckily we didn?t all panic and fled London, spreading coronavirus. I expect politicians to have more of a backbone especially when they show very little compassion themselves. Of course, there?s always the possibility he didn?t panic and just went on a jolly...

We?re continuing to keep safe as are our friends and family and will not be sending our daughter back to school. My parents in law - who are sticking to the rules religiously and being laughed at by their neighbours and ?friends? for doing so - are very sad not to see their grandchildren. Cummings?s and Johnson?s impossibly entitled behaviour are another kick in the teeth for them. Forget the joggers and look at what?s happening at the top.

I can hear them now and have started noticing increased activity a few weeks ago. Probably full of people flying back to to mummy and daddy in case they get sick. We?re not governed.

I?ve witnessed some really bad, very fast driving as well. This is really concerning.

I?m no Victoriana aficionado but am objecting to a building that?s simply too big for the site and which requires such deep excavations. Residents of Dunstans, Goodrich, Donkey Alley and Hillcourt, deadline for comment is approaching fast. You only have a few days left (20th May according to the letter. Website states otherwise. This is Southwark after all!) Updated to communicate confusion on what the actual deadline is.

Agree, Gromit. Walking to work would take me two hours and 30mns according to Google maps. And I?m not getting on a bike after the crazy driving I?ve seen this weekend...

I wanted to raise awareness of this substantial planned development on Donkey Alley, which Southwark Council has been very quiet about. Residents on Donkey Alley but also Goodrich Road and Dunstans Road should be aware. Deadline for comments is just around the corner: 25 May. https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=dates&keyVal=Q92RUFKBN3300

Absolutely nothing.

DMC will be useless to the end.

I?d tell her you?ve been monitoring her property and are concerned by the strange going-ons there.

You?ve tried the GP. I?d try 111 again now, see what they say. Any more nonsense, I?d go to A&E early tomorrow morning.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/21/uk-estate-agent-accused-of-inhumane-sacking-of-staff?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2roERT2P_nKHIiejzXcnrs-ujGIfk7BqYMZsQTf9IAPPnvT8vNapOCIa0#Echobox=1584808865

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.