PeckhamRose

And now I have had my signature doctored too. I can't advertise in what's on section every time I do a funeral. Not happy. Should I delete the bit reminding people to do the good things like donor cards blood donations writing a will? I've had PMs and emails thanking me for reminding people to do that sort of thing. I try and be community concientous.

Just seen thread in About the forum thread. Sorry folks!

Excellent post, Huggers. And did you mean middle class riff raff MitchK?

What Cassidy said. I know quite a few staffie owners and those dogs are the softest and well loved, because their owners care. Actually - the same can be said of kids - sorry to make that link, but it's true! I love dogs and am always asking people with dogs I see in the park, "Can I photo your dog?" The very very few dogs I see who appear to be with irresponsible owners are a tiny minority. The guy who wrote way above happens to live in a street with 2 irresponsible owners, so his experience is skewed. When I was a kid I walked my dog for miles around the coast of Thanet. Usually off lead. Me and my dog were best mates. Now, one is NOT allowed to walk ones dog on the beach there at all. Even on a lead. How sad is that. So don't let that sort of reactionary nonsense happen on our parks!

And the range of professions /job descriptions - I wonder if that is typical of any area in London?

We should change the title of this thread now to Woodie's attacker dog owner Watch! Well spotted Lollipop! Whilst VikkiM's thread is welcome news, I'd love to know if there are any boroughs that HAVE successfully cracked down on the irresponsioble owners of perceived dangerous dogs (note my wording!). In the meantime, the SNT (who never reply to my emails by the way) should - as you say - take it seriously. I will raise the issue at the next police ward panel if I remember, but I do recommend you come along. Bring Woodie if he is up to it. I shall post a note on the Lounge (I am not allowed to post it in ED forum) when the next Police Ward Panel is due.

giggirl you go to centreparks? ME neither. I got PAYG Vodaphone and a 3G phone which lets me connect to internet when it's absolutely necessary (rarely) for 50p a day.

I can't remember if you posted this or not, but did you have pet insurance? Whatever the situation is, when we find this man, I'm wondering if you have some sort of legal insurance cover and you can sue him for the vet fees? Just wondering. Sue Fox the council housing officer sends her best wishes to you both and says she does not recognise the man or dog.

Things that are worrying me this week? Another week without not enough work. So I stay at home to write and realise I spent too much time on here and listening to Talking Heads and fIREHOSE.

Well I hate to say this but I have a few friends who are in their sixties and seventies and they are single and have been for years and they are the happiest people I know. Being female they're self reliant and can get things done themselves rather than having to wait for someone else! Having said all that, it is NOW that matters and you're hurting and that's crap and I am so sorry. May I offer one piece of unsolicited advice? Get to know your strengths. Get to pamper yourself. Get to treat yourself. Realise you are worth the effort. Christ I sound like I should write a self help book. After I chucked my boyfriend before MrPR, I was on my own for 2 years. I really really learned to trust myself and learned my weaknesses and my good points, and I did sulk and I did have times where I couldn't be bothered to go out for weeks, but slowly it started happening. The girlfriends did not let me go, and then I met MrPR through a Time Out ad. Go out and get what you want. Life's generally shit for many people, so get all the enjoyment you can and spoil yourseld rotten. You deserve it. Then when the time is right and you're feeling strong and fabulous again, go out and get him. He may be reading this thread and he'll be at a monthly EDF meet, or he may be on a bus. But avoid the dating agencies. But that's for the future anyway. Give YOURFABULOUSSELF some time.

Peckham Rye and Nunhead Safer Neighbourhood Team 020 8721 2443 It may go to an answerphone but it will be collected. If it is answered someone could be there sharp. But do tell them. It has already been said that the owner works in MK plumbing in Nunhead, and that the owner lives in Nunhead so therefore he is on 'my' SE15 side of the park, and thus I am sure the above phone number is the correct one as the whole park is included in that area I am sure.

Watchdog

It's all coming together via this wonderful forum. I so hope this owner is prosecuted. I shall certainly keep a look out and very discretely photograph him and dog, too.

Make your own! Put the best ingredients you can afford. Don't look like a twat sat in the window seats of Starbucks or what have you drinking a ?2 mug of coffee that doesn't even have alcohol in it! I do not have any machines for sale so just trying to help.

You have described dog and owner well (assume owner white? How tall? Tattoos? Glasses? Medium or stocky build? Do tell us.) and that he came from Nunhead. Which means he may enter the park from that corner and walk up. I shall definitely keep a look out for him on my side of the park and report (and follow if I am on the bike and he is not in the park) and report. Should a load of us all arrange to be in the park on about 8.00am next Saturday morning? I am not an early riser but it would be good to do something like this. Then we could all bring cameras and photograph him and his dog. I'll wear my crash helmet, motorcycle gear and steel capped boots and gloves. Because it may be cold. Should we could we all do this though?

I am so sorry to read this. The police and Safer Neighbourhood Teams were out on the SE15 side of Peckham Rye Park last night and their email is [email protected] (I shall email them with the thread of this topic anyway but if anyone else knows this dog do let them know.) I have also emailed a local housing officer who may have some ideas. This is so sad. Best wishes to you and your little dog. Edited to rewrite it because I missed some pertinent points!

Jeremy, to the many African folk who shop and socialise in the stores (for example, the nail and hair shops are open very late and are more like social clubs) Rye Lane is not a bit of a dump. Elitist Snob you!

I second the John Beasley suggestion. His books are brilliant. Southwark Local Library also is a great source of information and photos - it's currently at the 2nd floor of the Peckham Library.

Happened to MrPR too a few years ago, they nicked the bike and left the cover. Be careful out there!

Interesting, but it doesn't tell the details. So the information is kind of not helpful. By details I mean - well for example today I saw two guys on the mobiles texting whilst riding their bicycles. If they're involved in an accident they would be considered blameless just because they were cyclists (according to new plans, anyway).

Thanks for the recommendation. Will wait till it comes out BT Vision! And yes, a treat to wander around London on an afternoon. We hope to do Whitechapel Art gallery soon then bargain an Indian meal in Brick Lane after.

Front covers are usually of smilin' 'appy workin' class cahncil tenants and their smilin' 'appy cahncil workmen tilin' their kitchens innit get me?

The next junction, at the junction of East Dulwich Road and Peckham Rye on the east side that leads on to Nunhead or turning right to go up towards Brockley. When this junction first got its traffic lights we were not a little irritated that there were no filter lights for the traffic turning right (as you're coming from East Dulwich). The 484 bus goes up there as well as a lot of traffic. I have written letters drawn maps attended Community Councils, written to TfL and my MP. My Councillors also agreed the point. But nothing has ever been done. I have tried so hard. Turning right up that junction is a complete nightmare and on other threads I have made the points that the fact the council close off roads forcing more and more traffic on to fewer and fewer roads, and then not making adequate traffic lighting systems to allow for safe passage of the resulting extra traffic, makes for us road users to take risks and turns us in to criminals when it becomes clear as we sit there that the only way we'll get home is by turning right on a red light. No-one accepted these points, there are long dead flowers on a light stand there although I don't know the situation behind that accident, and still it's a dangerous crossing. So what we still need on BOTH sets of traffic lights is right turn filter lights to go up Peckham Rye SE22 towards Forest Hill Road or up Peckham Rye SE15 towards Brockley. And my thoughts go to the family of the girl and the driver of the vehicle and also the witnesses who may also be in shock.

Soooo no men in the families section eh? Families being the women's job/role/responsibility? Or what. TRB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Peckham Rose, sorry to irritate but you must admit > that the Family section is full of females happy > to reply > I also fully understand being irritated - most > things irritate me now so dread how I'll be as I > get older.

A mate said she was very uncofortable about two men being 'allowed' to have a child to bring up. Yet she was okay with the idea of two women doing it. It's so offensive to have this belief that - to her mind - men are more likely to - what? - abuse the child? So the other question is do people believe that all men (or all humans with penises or penis substitutes..) are potential rapists? One of the most well balanced men I have ever known was brought up by his Mum with no male 'role models' in his life at all. (I also have an issue (until I have been made to understand it better) with the argument that the reason black children do badly is they have no black male role models.) Why do we need 'role models'? We are all human and we should concentrate on what makes us alike, and not concentrate on all the many things that make us different from one another. Indeed other humans are our role models and also our warning symbols. But what do I know, I have never wanted kids, largely because my own two heterosexual male father and female mother made me realise from a young age that I wasn't going to fall into that trap!