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Perhaps Sevenoaks doesn't have much of a community at all 'hislordshiplane'. I've actually noticed the 'burbs have less of a community than some areas of London. I'm guessing you're bored and missing East Dulwich otherwise why are you still on this forum? Maybe you should focus on actually building a community in Sevenoaks, setting up a forum there and tackling the issues that the community of Sevenoaks faces.

Yep I was in Central Northern India end of Jan to end of Feb and it was was exactly like British weather- abit of rain, cloudy, occasionally a bit of sun, a bit chilly etc! And I definitely agree with the yes men which is very sweet and accomodating but have lots and lots of patience- in fact patience is a virtue in India. I remember getting into the habit of ordering breakfast at a nearby restaurant/hotel cafe,then going back to my hotel room, having a shower, getting ready etc before going back to the restaurant by which time my breakfast was hopefully ready - and that was for a cup of tea and some cornflakes!

Extremely well said legalbeagle

Extremely well said legalbeagle

I agree completely with your above post legalbeagle

Things have changed a little Sue I think. In Jaisalmer I got hassled a lot. It's very touristy now. Varanasi feels more genuine.

Hi Philby, Varanasi was my favourite place in North Central India. It's a very interesting place and great for taking photos. My experience of India was that I got ripped off everywhere as there are no set prices for anything and it was quite hard to find people interested in just talking to you without wanting to sell you something. I wasn't molested although am half Pakistani so I don't know if that helped. Make sure you you dress modestly as it helps massively although I'm sure you know that. There was a great coffee shop and boutique that I went to in Varanasi- the first decent coffee I'd had my whole trip as I found the coffee in India tastes like tea! The same place was also a boutique selling handmade things with set prices which made me extremely happy! I say go for it. Overall I didn't like India. It seems to be abit of a marmite place- you love it or hate it and I know many people that absolutely love it. Varanasi did stop me from hating it though!

US TV is truly terrible but not having the BBC wouldn't turn British TV into US TV- what about ITV and Channel 4 for example which I watch much more of than the BBC, especially Channel 4. All I'm saying is I don't see the BBC as fulfilling any kind of 'public service'and the view that it does is maybe more sentimentalism/ nostalgia than the reality of it. Unless I'm missing something amazing on the BBC that someone can fill me in on? I do prefer the BBC news to ITV, but just because it uses less emotive/obvious language it doesn't make it completely unbiased. Personally I read around a subject no matter where I originally see it because there's always more than one side to every story.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jan/31/shooting-fatal-stabbing-london

'trying to get a sense of how worried we should be about destabilisation in the Middle East, - sounds quite negative to me. A lot of people think the unrest and destabilisation is a good thing. Although I may be reading into that comment too much. In regards to the Israeli coverage I think it was the coverage of the incident with the ship coming into Gaza.

Slightly sad Tony Rabbit no? I think Mr Twirly's answer was the best

I'm sorry but the BBC is bias- all media is biased and you shouldn't think otherwise- and to me it seems the BBC is especially biased towards issues in the Middle East. For example, I've noticed a strong anti- Israeli, pro Palestinian sentiment over the years. It seems your comment above even proves my point -'trying to get a sense of how worried we should be about destabilisation in the Middle East, for instance'. I don't find the BBC benefits me in the least and I can happily and do happily go without.

Lol, me too!

Barry's is more expensive than Sainsbury's for some things. I think their free range eggs might be around the same though and they have some nice organic canned soups/other things if you're feeling lazy. I love this Moroccan tagine they have. Yummy, and nowhere near as pricey as those innocent veg pots if I want a healthy ready meal.

I LOVE Barry's!

'bout now Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Judging by the "Aspirational Supermarket" thread > (*gag*) I reckon this could go to 20 pages. Please no!

Twirly you've hit the nail on the head

That's a complete disgrace and really ridiculous- not only for all of the above reasons but also because Morocco doesn't even cost that much to go to- even with all the extras. You can get flights for so little these days on budget airlines. This is definitely not normal. I went to Kent in Primary School and was very lucky to go to and just about be able to afford to go to Italy in Secondary school which was about ?100 or so. She's also only 13- will probably really appreciate this sort of thing when she's older- as you said yourself it sounds great and probably more suited to you. It definitely sounds like teachers want to get a freebie and the school's taking advantage of the large number of affluent families in the area. Which can only serve to put them under pressure and poor families probably feel completely inadequate. p.s My Italian trip consisted of me and friends getting thoroughly drunk (we were abit older- 15) and talking to boys!!!

Twirly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > James Barber Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > So after a breiefing from council officers. > > > > ALL Southwark's lollipop people (school > crossing > > patrol's) are funded from a tiny part of the > > Parking (fine) revenue account (surplus of > fines > > collected over expense of catching people). The > > remaining surplus is used to provide other > > transport related activities. > > > > Total of 52 lollipop people across Southwark at > . > > > > > > The two at the junction of Lordship Lane and > > Townley Road are designated against Alleyns > School > > but clearly used by kids going to other schools > as > > well. > > > > Should I be making a case for these guys to > work > > state school term times? > > > Why do you even have to ask this question?! > > If it's funded by the council, then of course they > should automatically be providing cover for the > state school terms. If Alleyns wants this service, > then it should be paying for it. I don't have > kids, but I think that's an abuse of public funds. Exactly. It's actually quite disgraceful I think.

Interesting article in today's Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/24/shoppers-supermarkets-local-shops

They do at John Harvard Library in Borough Tarot, although I have to say I find that library a bit stressful, loads of little screaming children running around- although I love children it doesn't make it a very peaceful place if you want to do some reading in there or use the computer. I quite like the way most Southwark Libraries have a separate room as the childrens library.

There's another cafe in the BFI called The Riverfront, really family friendly. My friend said she spent the whole day there with her sister and sisters' baby. They've probably got some decent facilities.

There's a big Morrisons in Peckham which is really good, I like their offers on fruit and veg. I'm sure people could go just go to Peckham it's hardly far. I think ultimately people on this thread would be happy if the Co-op pulled its socks up and the local shops stay open later sometimes. Not sure why this thread is still going...

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hell yes. It will show the area is turning into > Clapham, and I for one bleed from the eyeballs at > the sight of a turned up collar on a rugby shirt. I'm soooo with you on that one Rosie!

There was a woman breast feeding on the bus the other day, she had a blanket- anyway I thought it was the most beautiful thing. Edited to say sorry for coming off topic