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easytiger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ....on Lordship Lane and side roads to replace the > 30 minute cap. > > Council wants to save local shopping centres using > this > model. > > Anyone agree/disagree on this consultation? Hmmm ... this model may help in places where out of town shopping has killed the local high street but this solution isn't a one size fits all remedy. And with more and more outlets looking to open in Lordship Lane and surrounds, does East Dulwich "shopping centre" need saving??!!

TheArtfulDogger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Got a notice today talking about this in the barry > road area (near Barry's offlicence) > > No problem parking around here during the day so > why now introduce restricted parking spaces when > they aren't needed? > > Is this the start of a push for a cpz (again) The same is being proposed for the stretch on North Cross Road that includes ED and Lloyds the Chemist, currently parking is unrestricted but the council is consulting on introducing one hour free parking (talk about spin). Many people who park there now are residents and owners or employees of local businesses including those on Lordship Lane and if restricted parking is introduced it will only add increased parking pressure onto surrounding streets. The accompanying paperwork suggests this proposal is being put forward to improve the local economy but this seems a little vague. I think, if accepted, the change would be more detrimental than beneficial. Changing from restricted parking to one hour's free parking seems like a good move, reducing unrestricted parking to a maximum of one hour not so. Can't help but think Council are hoping to slip something through here.

You could take the London Overground to Canada Water and explore Rotherhithe, lots of interesting things there from the river, former docks, the old Rotherhithe village area and newly created green areas. Very tranquil. Southwark Council have produced a leaflet describing places of interest that includes a map. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/download/900/places_of_interest_in_rotherhithe

If the work was carried out for gas repairs, can this really be put down to a Southwark Council mess-up?

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shame no footage of North cross or lordship lane, > > Louisa. Way back in 2007, there was a post which linked to footage of a Green Cross advert filmed in North Cross Road. Looks like the seventies to me?? http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,94576,94582#msg-94582

The techie stuff is way over my head but does this mean, as one of those affected, that I can't be banned without the whole group being banned? Hmmmm ...

It's OK now

Unable to get onto EDF from PC I get a message that says my IP address has been banned

Do you remember the days when Admin would issue a terse "stay on topic" message?

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Quids they were forced out by the threat of > gentrification in the future. > This is such a load of rubbish!!! In the eighties there were only one or two stalls, and if anyone had even suggested then that East Dulwich might become gentrified at some stage the general response would have been "you what?" accompanied by much derisive laughter. Even in the nineties, after the Blue Mountain Cafe opened, there was still this utter astonishment that North Cross Road was becoming "trendy". The main stall that remained in the 80s was a fish stall and he had a large sign on it that said "Support your local fish stall otherwise it will become a thing of the past". Sadly for that particular stall-holder that became reality but it does point to the reason for the demise of the "old" market, it was not supported by locals and was no longer relevant, unlike today's market which is popular and supported.

and this is all the market's fault??!!

That's why I posted, to canvas opinion from those who live close by

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can appreciate the concerns many have about the > market. Does anyone out there who lives near the market really have any such concerns? Apart from DF that is who doesn't live that close to the market at all.

These days, if people didn't over-extend themselves they wouldn't be able to buy.

Link to a recent thread on the same subject. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1430421,1434367#msg-1434367

When Southwark Council first distributed wheelie bins, I guess over 20 years ago now, a leaflet was also distributed that instructed residents to wheel their bins to the boundary of their properties on each collection day. Clearly this turned out to be a bit of a lost cause but as regards returning bins to their proper places, the refuse collection service outline http://www.southwark.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/357/refuse_-_household_waste_-_collection states "collectors will put your bin back within the boundary of your property after emptying it", nothing about returning it to their correct places. It's reasonable to expect though that they are not left in such a way to cause an obstruction.

Strae: Well said!

Raw fish fingers

panda boy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I understand the council are trying to > make money out of creating more burial plots in > the area, but to effectively destroy an ancient > wild woodland area in London to do it is > shortsighted and bizarre. The manner they are > going about this, and their inability / refusal to > communicate is nothing short of woeful and > cynical. Surely though this is not just a money making exercise but a means to create more much needed burial plots?

I hope Burro e Salvia are going to offer a free meal to all those who have posted on this thread for keeping their name prominent at the top of the ED issues section. The detractors do not have to accept.

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I very much doubt that Victorian engineers had any > idea of how the population might explode in the > future nor that every family would have sometimes > multiple bathroom, washing machines and so on. There was an interesting thread a couple of months ago regarding the population of East Dulwich ( http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1382242,1386631#msg-1386631 ) which seemed to conclude the population of East Dulwich has not exploded that much. We do use much more water per person than we did even when I was a kid when for example we only washed our hair once a week (gross!) and very few people had cars to wash. John K though is asking about the amount of sewage - I really wouldn't like to hazard a guess and will leave comments about the increase of high fibre foods to other people.

edcam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We used to think Angus Steak Houses were the > height of sophistication when I was a kid and we > cam to London. In reality we preferred The Golden > Egg. Egg, sausage and chips on a chrome plate > with vinegary tomato ketchup. Yum. So yummy but now raises the question is it possible for something to be both delicious and disgusting?

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I remember Never on a Sunday from when I was a > kid. Proper old skool "posh" decour involving dark > wood and red velvet if my memory serves. Makes me cringe to remember it. I don't remember the food being up to much either but as there was so little choice of restaurants and eating out in restaurants a less frequent occurrence than it is today, we probably thought it was a lot better than it was if compared to today's restaurants.

Don't have to be foody snob not to eat jellied eels, they are disgusting!! And the pie stall on North Cross Road market has been doing good business for many years now though I couldn't possibly comment whether the clientele comprises the aforementioned foody snobs.

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