PeckhamRose

Thanks Applespider for this. Indeed we intend to do a blue highways / non freeways road trip. We did a road trip round USA without touching too many freeways, and hardly touched big towns, preferring to do small towns. But we deliberately left out the north east / New England area as we knew we would want to do this trip on a separate occasion. If you think of the place in Stowe, get back to me!

steveo that is very funny. and PCG yes I was thinking LASSCO in Vauxhall. Maybe the're thinking of creating a double height space, or regular stairs with a Stannah Stair Lift or something, since I don't think Stannah could cope with a spiral staircase. I'd like to see them try though. Do you know, when my Great Aunt died Stannah wanted ?2,000 to take it out the house again (apparently).

Fabulous! Thank you very much!

Hi all We're planning to do a road trip around New England this Autumn. Has anyone done this? Particularly interested in ideas for specific areas, and motels / B&Bs if you can remember them. We're planning last week of September and first week of October, landing in Boston and hiring a car for 2 weeks. All advice, opinions and help gratefully received!

There's a form you can get from the post office to complain about missing or wrong post. But I would recommend you contact the manager of the sorting office. Write to him (find out who it is first by going down there if you can and asking), then let him or her know of the problems so they can sort it out.

Photo'd one on one of my birdfeeders today!

The Fulham Palace Road is one big jam leading to it even when it is working properly, so don't go that way either. I'd agree with the above from right-clicking.

Please note, I have amended my post above about the venue for the police ward panel meet Thursday 23rd at 7.00pm. It is now at Forst Hill Baptist Church, corner of Mundania Road and Forest Hill Road.

RosieH you don't want home made chocs?

Well you could all turn up to the Police Ward Panel next THURSDAY 23rd February 7pm FOREST HILL BAPTIST CHURCH corner of FOREST HILL ROAD and MUNDANIA Rd, and ask the police about it. All welcome.

I absolutely loved Holly Burns act on Friday at Herne Hill Tavern with Pull The Other One. PAPA JOHN!

I might be able to find time to make you some home made chocolate truffles. Ohhhhhhhh yes.

Was he trying to get a train back up to Cumbria?

Go on, shock the council folk, THANK THEM! They get enough stick for all the mistakes they make so let's make a change. Tell them what street or estate you are on and thank them for having gritted the streets in time. [email protected]

Peckham Rye / East Dulwich, they're just words. If someone is going to commit a crime they're not going to think - "Here's an invisible line I must not cross because no-one cares about a place with the word Peckham in it". Enjoy the area. The park is fabulous and in a way you're in the middle of a lot of useful areas. Two stations, loads of bus routes, a fabulous park, great shopping streets, Rye Lane and Lordship Lane depending on what you want AND another fabulous little shopping street Evelina Road in Nunhead (Sopers and Ayres for example), the best doctors anywhere, being Nunhead Grove which is near you. But don't just live there, join the community and be part of it. The Peckham Society, The local community council, the police ward panel for your area, and others things. Be happy and hope you enjoy it there/here!

I highly recommend Giles Smith Lost In Music And so do lots of people on this Amazon website!

You're looking at it from the wrong angle. You need a device which fits into people's shoes which can detect the smell of dog shit at ground level, so another way of dealing with it is using a tube stuck up someone's nostril which drops down and bends forward about 12 inches so they can smell at floor level. I claim my ?10,000. The rule doesn't state a prototype need be made.

Gimme a bucket I can just about hold a tune in it!

Ha! Hal I am never interested in technical details. MrPR is the professional photographer in our outfit and has never successfully explained to me what an F stop means, or what the F is short for, and so I end up saying effing stop! hohohoho. Sorry 'bout that.

You're too kind. But you're also wrong. This is fabulous!! I am looking forward to see the building with more on top that is visible from our flats. So I visited it on the bike last week and it is 20 Fenchurch street. I took photos but only on film. Can't wait to see the Shard's hat go on. I wonder if they will lower it on from helicopter pretty much like they did with the Canary Wharf tower. Also of course the Pinnacle and the Leadenhall Building (just found this site with the best images on it).

Fabulous pic MarmoraMan. We love seeing the same view. I also love that 'pod' on top of the Aura building, down the road on Peckham Rye. Boosboss told me he knew the man who lived in it. And you have caught it beautifully in this photo too. Is this shot from the top of your house?

Carbonara there is a link to the survey at the post above. Go for it.

And the year aside, yesterday was 31st Jan. So good for you!

Louisa and all others who really care about this stuff, please do consider joining The Peckham Society. They successfully managed to get two of the buildings on that road listed, including the one behind the shop called Crackerjack. The Peckham Society News Magazine came second in the best local magazine last year and its editor, John Beasley, writes all the local history books on Peckham East Dulwich and others. There are often very interesting talks on various aspects of local history. Hope you decide to join - I love it!

Am currently reading the autobiography of Rupert Everett. Great fun.