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Hi, we've been to quizzes at The Great Exhibition, Watson's General Telegraph, The Herne Tavern, The Clockhouse and The Picturehouse (for a rather niche movie quiz at which we performed dismally despite having some proper movie nerds on the team). Of these I think we all rated The Clock House as the best - for having an entertaining quiz master and interesting questions. We quite liked the quiz at Watson's but the drinks prices just seemed crazy there. Perhaps we were glugging more than normal that night.

How awful! Those poor dog owners.

Many cyclists come to a point in their lives when they need to transport 2 or 3 children and a partner around all at the same time and find that a car comes in handy for that. Or, they may have done a lot of car driving and enjoy the solitude that a lovely long cycle ride provides. Or they may be car owners but commute by bike because it's quicker and cheaper than the bus and congestion charge. In any event, I find it entirely plausible that a significant majority of cyclists also hold a driving licence and drive occasionally or frequently.

Was this feature included on the BBC London news tonight?

So shocked that a pint is ?5.

edcam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This thread isn't helping anyone. It's just > ghoulish speculation and this forum at its worst. I disagree. The thread might not be helping anyone, but do all threads on here have to "help"? At the very least it is a place where people can express their sorrow and condolences.

I'll admit to feeling less secure knowing that this man has not yet been arrested. Is there even a description? CCTV? It feels odd that there has been so little information shared about the suspect. Perhaps there are reasons for that, I know nothing about police procedures. I was at Finsbury Park tube station the night Jonathan Zito was killed and it was the most shocking thing you can imagine. Everyone knows random murderous attacks are very rare but that doesn't mean it isn't disconcerting when it happens on your doorstep.

A crowd of Mr Anderson's family and friends were gathered outside the shop this afternoon. Heartbreaking for them all. I can't see from any of the reports, or have I missed it, but has there been an arrest? Or is the murderer still at large?

Maybe something to do with the murder in ED last night.

Really, I think Goodrich School do their best with inconsiderate drivers and parkers but they don't have the resources to police the streets every day. The problem at Goodrich is exacerbated by having two nurseries almost directly opposite one of their main entrances.

None here, top end of Upland Road towards Lordship Lane.

Oh dear, I think I'm slightly on the side of the op. The generally accepted custom in shops is to use their basket or trolley until you have paid. I can't see how it is more difficult to carry a calico bag + basket as opposed to basket alone.

Not at all. I live at the furthest outpost of SE22 so it is a good 20 minutes walk for me to get to LL. If I want to do a food shop at the Co-Op or M&S plus a potter around all my other favourite shops and the market that's another 20 minutes walk back up the hill with a load of shopping bags. I'll still nip down to LL for the odd thing from Greetings or Farmers, no doubt, but can see myself otherwise driving to Crystal Palace for High Street type shopping. As an aside, I'd suggest you don't accuse people you don't know of being lazy - just incase they have a disability of some kind, or are maybe in the 70+ age bracket. That would be embarrassing for you.

When this happened in my family my mother, on behalf of her 93 year old mother, had to get in touch with everyone in the family - all cousins and inlaws - and ask for contributions towards keeping our grandmother in the same care home. Just an absolutely bog standard care home, nothing fancy. Sad and shocking.

I will definitely go elsewhere to shop if I have to pay for parking on or near Lordship Lane. Such a shame for our local independents.

This is all sneaking up on us (the residents of SE22). Not so many read the EDF these days. I'm imaging people up in arms when it happens. Even the extended yellow lines annoy me, but these CPZ proposals are going to cause chaos, and I do believe they will go ahead.

I have my doubts about these two businesses so close together too. I never see posts on the EDF "Help, I just can't find anyone to supply and fit my new windows and doors" so am not sure there is a shortage of supply in the area. Most of the Victorian housing stock in SE22 has been renovated fairly recently by now?

I'm not an expert but I'm not sure you can apply to a school unless you live at the address which will be your home address on the school application form. In other words you have to find a house before you can apply for a place at a local school. Although, as I said, I'm not an expert. But that was always my understanding.

I've often wondered why there are such strict laws around the safety of children in cars and yet there doesn't seem to be the equivalent for children being transported on cycles. I've seen a person cycling with their newborn strapped to their chest in a sling.

I agree Monkey. The amount of rubbish and fly tipping really gets me down.

It was there yesterday, but damaged.

Gently bumping this post for the New Year. Still hoping to add to our group to get together and support each other in moving onwards and upwards in 2019. Please let me know via pm if you would be interested. Thanks! Jackie.

The Charter School (original) ceased to be an East Dulwich school a very long time ago, if it ever was. Geographically it is in SE24/SE21 (I haven't googled the post code). Even when it was in it's infancy, most of SE22 was excluded. To the untrained eye the intake seems a bit random due to sibling places carrying on for 15+ years, accepting students from families who rent in catchment for a year or two, and all their other flexible entrance criteria. Charter ED is so close it more or less shares a catchment and maybe it possibly relieves a bit of pressure on Kingsdale places but as Kingsdale accepts students from all over London, the relief of that pressure in SE22 might not be particularly noticeable.

I tip the junior who washes my hair and takes my coat. Not the hairdresser who charges ?50 for a 30-40 minute job. As a woman I can never get away from the feeling I am subsidising the price of men's haircuts in the salons I frequent. Yes, I know business premises and overheads and everything else but I'm not sure hairdressers are particularly poorly paid - or are they?

Hi Monkey, according to a friend loads of girls from Goodrich school got a place at Sydenham Girls this year. So don't assume you won't ... I would have thought on Dunstans Road it would be pretty certain? But of course disappointing if you wanted a co-ed school. Charter ED all very well but it is annoyingly close to the other Charter and doesn't really help children around the Nunhead/Peckham Rye/Forest Hill Road/Upland/Dunstans/Overhill/Underhill Roads areas.