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I second John Hudson - he's been teaching my husband for over 10 years covering lots of different styles.

Some years ago I used moo.com - they do small print runs, were good quality and reasonable in price. But this is 4+ years ago...

Thank you - yes, has all been done.

I have done, several times with mixed results. I completely appreciate the very tricky environment that teachers and school operate in, just had higher expectations. The Friends do not influence the aspects I mentioned (class disruption levels, being stretched academically or discipline in school) - yes, I am actively involved with them. @gebbjane thanks - I appreciate that it's one meeting per year here but having it this late in the school year (mid/late summer term) makes it less effective. My aim would always be to work with the school to achieve the educational goals but with a few weeks left in the year, there is little scope for that. Incidentally, I know other schools (not in Southwark) have one parent/carer evening per term... I know how busy teachers are (ha e several in the family) so try to avoid requesting individual meetings. Not saying the school is bad in any way, just more average compared to the hype that existed a few years ago.

Hi, my child is in year 8 and tbh our feeling is a bit mixed. Had high expectations of Charter East but it turns out more average. Year 7 was a mess, a lot of discipline issues eith many kids, that seems to have settled down. Classes vary in terms of disruption, some great teachers, some not so but for a while too many substitute teachers. My kid is very academic and stays out of trouble which means just left to get on with things rather than actively being stretched. I keep hoping it'll get better but the fact that we still haven't had a parent evening /meeting does not fill me with hope. Others might have reasons for much more positive things to say.

You could check out the various sites like Yelloh Village - static caravan sites/holiday village in France (and other places)

I have some outgrown school shoes that are beaten up at the back of the collar (where foot slides in) but still in OK condition otherwise. Feel bad to bin them but not sure they're good enough for charity - any suggestions what I should do with them?

We went to the Alicante region in Spain last half term for a week - lots of small places to stay, nice beaches and alicante itself was lovely for a few days.

I had previously seen a notice on one of the large trees saying it was going to be cut down as it was diseased. Don't remember what disease but didn't see notices on any other trees...

I highly highly recommend Daniel at the dulwich chiropractor - he is excellent and has helped me over the years - last time early this year's when my back flared up (first ime in 5 years) git was so bad I couldn't sit, lie, sleep, walk - anything without excruciating pain. Daniel's help sorted it out over a few weeks (some immediate improvements) and I'm not back to doing all the sports etc. Give them a call!

oh thanks - I'll check for that Skateboarding info! Yes, he goes to a D&D club at school - will see if I can encourage an out of school setup too (happy to have them at mine as I work from home)

thank you - those are great tips, will investigate. And if anyone knows of any local clubs like dungeon's and dragons (?) or skateboarding - I've googled but not found anything so far...

Thank you - that's a great idea about climbing! ( not sure his flute experience is up for band playing yet...)

Thanks - yes, his school has a few but not many and they are very frequently cancelled, unfortunately...

In an attempt to reduce screen time after school, I am looking for afternoon clubs for my 12-year-old son in the local area... Interests are pretty wide: table tennis, tennis, badminton, skateboarding, chess, dungeons or dragons, trampolining - anything where he can have fun with other kids his age (he already does an art class). Wonder if anyone has any suggestions or can share clubs their kids love? Thanks!

I just objected by finding the case using the case number but the direct link does not seem to work for me (get a server error)

Some of the Vets (not all) at Neighbourhood Vet seem really to be all about the money. We've been with Neighbourhood Vet for 3 years since we took in our cat. He was already 9 years old and had to be rehomed, and the previous owner had a pet plan contract in place that we continued. This means our cat gets 6 monthly checkups, vaccines etc. At the first check-up in 2020, one Vet told us that unfortunately our cat's teeth were really bad, needed descaling & possibly some to be pulled. Predicted cost - £400-£500 due to anesthetics required. Then, with the winter lockdown and various other things going on, we couldn't actually go ahead with this before the cat's 2nd check-up, about 6 months later. At that appointment, a different Vet congratulated us on how GOOD the cat's teeth were, tiny amount of plaque and she recommended some teeth-cleaning biscuits. Since then we had 2 more check-ups and yes, 1x I was told that the teeth were desperately in need of the procedure (now £500-£600) and the most recent one again told me his teeth are in great condition and no need to do anything other than keeping an eye on it. I did ask about the different diagnoses, she showed me where to look on the teeth, and yep, they look pretty nice and clean... So I cannot help but feel the advice (2x) to have an expensive (and traumatic for the cat) procedure is driven by money, not cat welfare...Will be changing Vet!

I had a piercing in Superdrugs, they used a piercing gun but were excellent. I previously had a piercing at the place on Northcross Rd with a needle but I was less than impressed.

That looks great fun, thanks for posting!

Thank you, Joe. Yes I did find the various places that offer monthly desks -its not quite what I needed. I was hoping for places that allow use on a single day (paid!) basis -e.g further in town you can use the likes of HubbleHQ and Andco to book a day pass but nothing came up on Google. I just thought maybe someone local knew of a gem that I had missed!

Really? This is a very simplistic and totally unhelpful comment. Take your pick of potential reasons why I could not work from home: - major building work means no power for the day - replacement wifi means no internet access that day - need to be within 10min of walking distance to King Sports Ground for 6 hours - pest fumigation needed at the house for the day - removal people packing up the house - fear of alien abduction as forecasted in the doomsday book for anyone living at this house number... Ps: one of them is the real one but most are perfectly reasonable! you forgot some more - cheaper to use other people's internet - save on your electricity - don't want to be in for some reason (who knows) you can take your pick and maybe one of them is spot on or if its for work just take a day off ... just saying seriously, do you have nothing better to contribute? just to close this post off: nope, none of the ones you listed were correct. I was looking for a proper co-working location where you exchange money for the ability to use wifi & electricity. I used those frequently pre-pandemic. There seem to be none in the location I needed to be in. So instead I spend money on delicious food & coffee in a number of places. Would it have been cheaper to stay at home? Yes - so you can get off the insinuation I am trying to use someone else's electricity for free. Could I have taken the day off? Sure, but I am not in the habit to let customers down, so work needed to be done.

Really? This is a very simplistic and totally unhelpful comment. Take your pick of potential reasons why I could not work from home: - major building work means no power for the day - replacement wifi means no internet access that day - need to be within 10min of walking distance to King Sports Ground for 6 hours - pest fumigation needed at the house for the day - removal people packing up the house - fear of alien abduction as forecasted in the doomsday book for anyone living at this house number... Ps: one of them is the real one but most are perfectly reasonable!

because I won't be able to

Hey, can anyone recommend a place in Honor Oak/Brockley to work from for a few hours tomorrow (Monday 13th Feb)?

that is a super sweet (pun intended) thing to do - I felt bad for having run out of sweets to offer some late kids.