tomskip

I was in the park yesterday for the first time in quite a while. I was surprised by the number of areas and borders that seem to be lying fallow. There was bindweed running all over beds I wouldn't expect to see bindweed and I must have missed any interesting Autumn planting. If there is any, can anyone direct me to it? We won't mention the boardwalk yet again. It's always a pleasure to see the trees turning and to appreciate how lucky we are to live near such a great park, and obviously this is not a criticism of the people who work there. I'm just concerned they might have lost funding or something?

Hi Jeremy. I had lessons with Sarah Blair for several years, starting from the same sort of position as you, and would be happy to recommend her. She is based in Honor Oak. I'm not sure if I should put her contact details up on the thread, but she's actually quite easy to find via Google.

Wanted to buy - domestic bread maker in perfect working order please. Have you got one gathering dust that you never use? Please get in touch!

We'd also like to recommend James to everyone on the forum. He's been here twice recently - first on a call out when our kitchen electrics fully tripped (meaning no hot water among other things) and so he prioritised us and got here within a couple of hours of our call. All fixed quickly and no fuss. So then we were happy to have James back to put up two lights for us. Again he did a lovely job - quick, tidy and efficient. Here is his number: 07816 160353.

So anyway, can you park on that new bit of pavement outside M&S or not? First few times I drove past it, there were cars on it but I thought they might have not got the memo. I drove past again very slowly the other day and there were no cars so I scanned for parking restriction signs and couldn't see any. Did I miss them? If you can't park there, what is that new bit of pavement actually for? Pedestrians are well taken care of in that area what with the station and now two pedestrian crossings.

Why do you think your Estate Agent would want to see your house sold for a lower price OP?

St Christopher's only take books in perfect condition.

I don't think so, sadly. The Zenoria Street indoor market failed to take off and generally speaking traders at Christmas Fairs and Farmers Markets are reporting that it isn't worth their while now. If you go to North Cross Road, the vast majority of visitors are only buying the street food! It was the same when I went to the Horniman Sunday market and second hand market yesterday. With the lack of footfall I couldn't understand how any of the traders could be making any money.

Speechless! for once.

On the whole I agree with what you say Mops. But the solution to this person's vulnerability is not to encourage him to collect money under the guise of it being a charity collection (if it is not) surely? People who are short of money themselves could be donating whilst under the impression they are giving to an organisation, not an individual who needs cash. It's ok to question the validity of collection buckets, no matter who is holding them. Or no? I always feel it's best to be honest. I hope some of the many excellent local homeless outreach workers are talking to him.

That's not really my point.

I saw the same man being asked to leave his spot outside the entrance to Sainsburys Dog Kennel Hill the other day. It suggests, at least, that Sainsburys didn't licence him to ask for donations there.

The compostible food waste bags from Lidl or Aldi are large and very strong.

Out of interest, how close do you have to live to the park to get this sort of consultation?