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I thought the same ITAM. The council don't have the resources for this sort of thing. I'd welcome a message from anyone on Upland Road (around the 300 door numbers) who wants to comment.

I'm guessing your first suggestion is correct KK. Making me feel pretty low.

Came home this evening to find a shrub from my front garden that hangs over onto the pavement has been hacked down and left on the pavement. Would the council do this, on a Saturday, without any warning or notice?

"However, no doubt the more stupid will now say, if Putin agrees with JKR then we were right that she's a horrible person." Indeed they will.

Why on earth have the women's team agreed to this pantomime?

I agree with oimissus and it's frustrating that so many people have very little knowledge of the long history of problems both with Stonewall and quite a frightening number of Trans Rights Activisits who are violent, threatening and utterly dismissive of the need to protect women's hard-won sex based rights. The argument that it's just "a handful" of athletes at present is not an argument to the women who lose in these events. And it won't be just a handful for long. Also, being transexual has nothing whatsoever to do with being gay. My gay sister is alarmed by the erosion of her rights as much as any woman I know. Did you know that plenty of lesbians have been abused online by transwomen and TRAs because they do not find the idea of having sex with them and their intact male body an appealing prospect? However, if someone identifies as female and wants to live as female then I think it's more respectful to refer to them as transwomen oimissus, rather than men/a man. After all, they will insist on calling us cis gendered, so can't object to that!

My children went to schools with very large "catchments". It can be a bit of pain for them if they live right on the fringes and most of their friends are closer to the school but as they get older and more independent they should be able to navigate buses to get around. We live in SE22, some of my children's friends live in Catford or Penge. Kids come from miles around to go to Kingsdale - Beckenham, Streatham, central London etc.

It seems no one seems to know.

Any updates on these fundraisers for 1. Peckham Lido and 2. (iirc) a sort of green walkway above Peckham. The second one is a bit hazy in my memory,but it was connected to the station I think. What has happened to these projects?

Why do Sydenham School think your daughter would not benefit from going there? That sounds strange. To be honest, I'm surprised you actually found 6 co-ed schools in this area to apply to.

I meant the towels are still going strong! I know the market is nothing like it used to be :(

The market in Lewisham is still like a proper market (last time I looked). I bought some towels in Leather Lane market years ago on my lunch break - still going strong!

Did it come in the post or was it hand delivered? I wonder if they are going to invite comments from the neighbouring streets which will be affected.

I know this is an old thread now but for future reference, if helpful, the post box on Upland Road about half way between Goodrich School and the fork with Dunstans Road is a 7.30am collection.

Peckham Rye was my commuting station when I travelled to Victoria for work 20 years ago (prior to maternity leave and career change after having children). Since then I've travelled from East Dulwich or Forest Hill for years. This week I had to go to Peckham Rye for a London Bridge train (as Southern have stopped providing the service from Forest Hill for reasons best known to themselves). I was quite looking forward to seeing the old gaff as I heard big things were planned for the station and surrounding areas. Couldn't believe how dismal and filthy it still is! After all this time! and the graffiti wasn't there 20 years ago either. Nasty.

Thank you for the update sweetgirl. An appalling murder in our neighbourhood, barely noticed on the EDF. I think about Beatrice's daughter every time I walk past that flat.

Christmas card received today, franked in Greenford on 9th December. Wondering if I win the thread?

The BBC London news item doesn't give the full picture though does it? It's not just about Covid as we all know. If it were all about C-19 then you'd expect postal deliveries to be roughly evenly affected across the whole of London.

I got caught there and was offered a speed awareness course instead of a fine.

Wow things are improving. Daughter's birthday cards received today - only 6 days late!

This message hasn't reached some of my neighbours :( or maybe they don't care.

Our postman knocked on the door and apologised today before handing over a large envelope posted on 10th Dec by my mother-in-law containing Christmas cards for all the family. So that was a complete waste of her money, not just the postage but the cards themselves as everything Christmassy was packed away here yesterday. About ?10 of her money and effort wasted. Infuriating. The postie said (and I quote) "It's mad down there, post piled up everywhere".

It's probably been linked before in this long, long thread but here's a thread started over 3 years ago about Royal Mail problems in SE22. Like others, I wonder what the heck people are supposed to do now after numerous complaints and interventions. Is it time for someone to do a sad face photo shoot in the Daily Mail? /forum/read.php?5,1984285,1984285#msg-1984285

Thanks Penguin68, that's really interesting information. Where can I find it, have you got a link?

:( Garage has said they can phone a scrap yard, is it worth trying to negotiate with them over the four tyres? Wwyd?