Brian Tee

Not an appeal for money, just an appeal for local support.

As a part of this year's fund raising prpogramme, apart from grants from Southwark's Community Awards fund and (hopefully) the Arts Council), we are trying to encourage local estate agents to support the Festival with funding.

The obvious pay-off for the 'bidding' estate agent would be the erection of their branded boards advertising the festival, posted around the area. Many of the Golf Clubs members will be volunteering to support this activity, as a way of supporting the Festival, which will be in its 4th year this year.

I am reaching out to the East Dulwich community for any residents who would like to join us in supportin the festival by having a board erected for the month of August.

Obviously, privacy is essential, so please PM me with your address details if you would like to help. Also, reply to theis thread with the simple response, 'I'm in' to keep the thread lively and near the top of the Lounge listings.

I know that East Dulwich is packed with musicians, music lovers, and supporters of the arts, and we wasnt to keep the Aquarius Festival running and improving year on year, so the additional funding is essential for our ongoing development.

At the end of the day your involvement will cost you nothing, will help to contribute significantly to a local Community festival (on Saturday August 31st), and the estate agent will get a major splash of local promotion as a reward for their investment. The more that volunteer, the greater the potential backing.

So if you have the space in front of your home, please join the Aquarius Festival throng!

Thanks!!

Brian

Hi everyone!

As many of you know, this is the 4th year that we've held a live music festival at Aquarius Golf club, one of the coolest locations in London. As those of you who attend the festival know, it only costs ?1.00 for adults to get in and enjoy 20 or so live performances on 2 stages. Hopefully we'll see many of you there, and also at our 'Festival Primer' tomorrow - see 'What's on in ED' thread for more about that.

This is a call for help that involves no additional cost or intrusion. As a part of our fundraisng for Aquarius Festival this year, we have approached a number of estate agents in East Dulwich. To reward them for sponsoring/investing in the Festival, they would like to put up boards around the area that serve as advertising for them, and also advertisning for the festival.

The boards would go up at the beginning of August, and the festival is at the end of August, on Saturday 31st.

Are there any Aquarius Festival fans out there who would volunteer to have a board outside their house for just a month?

The greater the response to this, the better the funding for the Festival, and, consequently, the event will get better and better year on year.

At the end of the day your support will be entirely free, and non-intrusive, but would also be helping to raise the funds we need to keep Aquarius Festival running as the Biggest Little Festival in London.

For security/privacy sake, if you are able to join in the fun, please PM me with your address, so I can pass it on to the 'winning' estate agent. But also, if you're in, please leave the message 'I'm in' on this thread. That will keep it fizzing at the top of this area on the forum.

I know East Dulwich is full of music lovers and live music supporters, as well as many of the amazing artists that we bring to the community at Aquarius Festival, and I really hope you will all show your support by joining in this cause.

Thank you, in anticipation of your ongoing support!!

Peace & Love

Brian

Hi everyone!

As many of you know, this is the 4th year that we've held a live music festival at Aquarius Golf club, one of the coolest locations in London. As those of you who attend the festival know, it costs next to nothing for adults to get in and enjoy 20 or so live performances on 2 stages. I have attached a running order for this year's event, which just demonstrates what a feast of music of all genres we are providing, for the local community to enjoy, in a safe, secure and quite stunning environment.

This is a simple call for help that involves no additional cost or intrusion. As a part of our fund-raisng for Aquarius Festival this year, we have approached a number of estate agents in East Dulwich. We have secured a quite wonderful offer of support from one of them, and wish to reward them for their incredible support with a show of support from the local community, by displaying boards outside your homes for a few weeks ahead of the festival, to show your support for the day, and for local live music.

The boards would go up at the beginning of August, and the festival is at the end of August, on Saturday 31st.

Are there any Aquarius Festival (or live music) fans out there who would volunteer to have a board outside their house for just a month?

The greater the response to this, the better, as we'll be promoting the festival collectively, across the area.

At the end of the day your support will be entirely free, and non-intrusive, but would also be helping to raise the funds and awareness that we need to keep Aquarius Festival running as the Biggest Little Festival in London.

For security/privacy sake, if you are able to join in the fun, please PM me with your address, so I can pass it on to the 'winning' estate agent. But also, if you're in, please leave the message 'I'm in' on this thread. That will keep it fizzing at the top of this area on the forum.

I know East Dulwich is full of music lovers and live music supporters, as well as many of the amazing artists that we bring to the community at Aquarius Festival, and I really hope you will all show your support by joining in this cause.

Thank you, in anticipation of your ongoing support!!

Peace & Love

Brian

If you've got any energy after the afternoon and evening's live music, you could mosey on down to the Rose to watch the live boxing on the big screen afterwards.

A great local pub, doing the very best for the local community.

Just listened to two who Slapped John CDs/albums, and they are like a cross between Pink Floyd and the Pet Shop Boys - and eclectic sound indeed!

Steve Boltz is a great performer on his own or with his amazing band, the New White Trash.

Louis Vann Johnson is capturing all sorts of music industry attention for his outrageous talent as a musician, singer and songwriter.

Country Dirt are a breath of country bluegrass air, with the bewitching Marriane fronting the band.

Bruise are one of the best live acts you'll see. Guaranteed.

Don't waste your time thinking about what to do on Saturday 25th. Spend it wisely at Aquarius Golf Club.

A brief bit of detail about who Slapped John. Really looking forward to this set - the opening set on the hall stage.

Having already recorded 2 albums under the name Who Slapped John,

singer/ songwriter Allan Evans has turned his hand to performing the

material with this recently formed band, and they?re already making

waves with their performances.

Anyone familiar with Who Slapped John will know that the music is

eclectic to say the least, and this is what an audience can expect

from a live performance from the band.

Although the material covers a whole spectrum of musical genres, from

country to funk to acoustic rock, it is all held together by Evans?s

songwriting sensibility..strong melodies complimented by interesting

musical passages.

In order of appearance.... check out a perfect afternoon and evening's entertainment

Steve Boltz Bolton

who Slapped John

view videos here: http://whoslappedjohn.com/?page_id=316

Louis Vann Johnson

http://youtu.be/Vz34N0wHbi0

Country Dirt

Allan Evans

(sorry, no videos yet of this awesome singer/songwriter)

Bruise

Now that's what I call a great afternoon's/evening's entertainment.

All completely free, with great views (if it's nice & sunny) and the best sunset in SE London. Bring your friends and family and enjoy one of the best day's live music happening in SE London this side of the amazing Aquarius Festival.

Hi Aquariholics!!! Here's an event NOT TO BE MISSED!!!! Just check out the attached poster (now slightly amended!!

Location: Aquarius Golf Club, Marmora Road, Honor Oak, London SE22 0RY. Local street parking is all unlimited. Local buses - 63, 363, P13. Local rail: Honor Oak Park station, Peckham Rye station (then a 63 or 363 bus)

A great afternoon and evening of live music, including an awesome array of the very best local talent, as well as a couple of travelling heroes. We will have 2 stages indoors in the Golf Club. In the bar, acoustic solo performances from Rock Guitar Legend Steve Boltz Bolton (Atomic Rooster, The Who, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Dave Gilmour... the credits are endless) and new local hero Louis Vann Johnson, a young singer/songwriter with a prodigious talent, who has spent the last 3 years touring Europe with International Soul singer Patrice, and has recently caused a stir at Radio 1).

On the hall stage, we welcome internationally renowned who Slapped John, playing a set of original, beautifully written rock/pop songs, followed by Andy Kershaw's favourite Country band, Country Dirt, and a killer closing set by the awesome Bruise, rated as one of thge country's great live acts.

It promises to be a brilliant day of music, sunshine (hopefully), and family fun. If you love your music live, then Aquarius Golf Club is the place to be!!! Amazingly friendly bar and astonishingly affordable prices, and a line up of talent that any summer festival would be proud of.

Admission is absolutely FREE!!!

So if you love the Festival (which is coming again on August 31st), come and show your support for local live music at our May Bank Holiday blast.

All of the bands are giving up their time for no fee, so a bucket will be passed round at the end of each set to show your undoubted and awesome gratitude for the amazing variety of live sounds you will enjoy.

Come one, come all. It's all indoors, so the weather doesn't matter. If there is a sunset, Aquarius Golf Club is one of the best locations to watch the orange ball drop to the horizon, over the vista of our great city. Share with your friends, bring a crowd, bring the family. Let's ROCK the May Bank Holiday!!!!

Videos of some of the performers to follow.

See you all there!!!!

Every year I make a hamper for my Ma & Pa with a visit to Greens (Wines & Spirits) Lordship Lane Deli (all kinds of stuff) and also Franklins Deli in case there's anything really interesting. Usually my finished hamper is around a quarter of the price of a commercial/pre-pack, and the shopping adventure is a bit of a hoot, too, involving often thoughtful selection of small but quite costly items that you would only ever buy at this time of year. Now my folks are in their 80's, this actually gives them a buzz on Christmas day opening up a box of mystery delicacies. If it weren't for Lordship Lane, this would never have become such a fun holiday ritual, which I can firmly recommend to anyone stuck for a gift for their parents.

Get Vocal & Shop Local!!

I had no idea there was a section for witches!!!

Interestingly, here's another excerpt from the internet's vast library of Witch Bottle information.

Modern-Witch-Bottles

Very generally speaking, the modern day Witch-bottles are very similar to historical Witch-bottles in their basic structure, even though their intended purpose has changed. The most common purpose for constructing a Witch-bottle today is capturing negative energies targeted at the constructor of the bottle, her family or her home. Even though some bottles are "mirroring" in nature, they aren't normally built to cause agony to the sender of negative energy/caster of curses. Some Witch-bottles are intended to change negative energy into positive one and then release it into the surrounding area. This kind of bottles could be classified as "guard and protect"-bottles.

If the bottles are of the latter variety, we're looking at a (very) local resident.

I blame Harry Potter!

Chillaxed Wrote:

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> Ha ha. There's even some debate about whether the

> post has been made in the right section; very

> EDF.

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> Conveniently, it is the witch bottle maker who

> decides whether the witch bottle works.

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> > wow, there are weirder forums than this one.

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> > I love the quotes and derisory lower caps in

> The

> > "non-wiccan" Witch community. Splitters!!!!

More on Witch Bottles here...

http://www.traditionalwitch.net/forums/topic/8385-witch-bottles/

Glad I'm a safe distance from the neighbourhood. Spooky!!!

B

Just a shot in the dark!

A little time on my hands has revealed an interesting potential avenue: Witch Bottles. Commonly used in the 16th and 17th Century as a spell to attract and trap negative energy. The bottles are usually used by people who are frightened of or feel threatened by the 'black arts'. Usually they also contain symbolic body waste, like hair, navel fluff and fingernails. Not sure if anyone's had a close enough look to see if that kind of thing is in there.

The sheer volume of the 'Witch Bottles of East Dulwich' as I now like to think of them, could be indicative of an individual or group who are somehow playing with dark forces, or involve someone who believes his wife to be a witch, and is resorting to the old craft. Here is an excerpt from an Old Bailey record from 1682, which documents a husband, believing his wife to be a victim of witchcraft, being advised to: "take a quart of your Wive's urine, the paring of her Nails, some of her Hair, and such like, and boyl them well in a Pipkin."

The Witches of Dulwich are at it again!!

There are notoces on a number of trees in the park that are being cut down, including one on the Forest Hill Road entrance opposite the boys school. I suppose the amount of water was affecting the tree.

I seem to recall when a dog was unfortunately killed by a car on Marmora Road that the idea of blocking roads in and around Scutari Road was raised. The fear was that it would simply force traffic to use Mundania/Shelbury/Dovedale as an alternative.

The routing in Honor Oak Park is a definite example of how this can be done well, so there is a great local example to be considered.

If you get yourself a freeview HD box, (I bought mine from Amazon, massively discounted for just ?40.00 or so) you can also get BBC HD (2 channels), plus ITV & Channel 4 in HD. Makes sense, if you have a 1080p or 720p TV. You may need a 'proper' digital aerial to support the signal though.

Another local option is to go for a BT Infinity 2 broadband account, and get the BT Vision package, which includes countless additional free on demand TV channels, including the best of american (HBO, ABC, National Geographic, Comedy Central) plus free HD movies. I know they do an introductory deal, but since switching from Sky many years ago, I cannot believe the value and variety that BT Vision brings for just ?14.00 per month (compared with ?50.00++ for Sky).

I really have nothing to do with BT, but have been super impressed with the entire Broadband/TV package, with outrageous download & upload speeds, and would heartily recommend it over Sky, unless you are an avid sports viewer.

If you want live HD, you still need the HD Freeview box.

Renata Hamvas Wrote:

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> Keep me posted as to what you think once all the

> works are complete Brian.

Will do Renata.

I would also like to say that I don't endorse Fred's rather rude and graceless comments. The Council does have an enormous workload, relating to all manner of services and responsibilities that often go unrecognised. We only raise the flags and voice of complaint when we feel individually affected in a negative way.

So let's not 'put some stick where it belongs', but instead monitor the effects and outcomes of this work, and let the Council know whether it can be considered a success. I expect, on Scutari Rd, that will be a very long wait, unless there is an actual accident.

Time will tell.

My recent drive also revealed a network of traffic monitors in the general area. So there's something afoot!

I have to say that I am astonished (and somewhat pleased) that my original 'rant' has produced such a lively and meaningful debate. Now the humps and raised junctions are in, and, so far, there has been no noticeable difference in the volume or speed of the traffic that uses Scutari Road to avoid the traffic lights at the Colyton/Forest Hill Junction.

I also have to say that I find the new bumps quite acceptable, despite having a very stiff-sprung car with low ground clearance, for which speed cushions are far more of a hazard to sump plug/low bodywork.

So we will have to wait and see what happens as the bumps are installed into Marmora Road, and also see how the revised traffic management at the Colyton/Forest Hill junction affects use of this cut-through. I do recall Councillor Renata's visit and questions relating to the Colyton/Forest Hill junction, and can therefore vouch for her keen involvement in getting the more concerningly hazardous Forest Hill Road sorted out. There is now a traffic monitor on Forest Hill Road in place, opposite the Co-op, which I assume is measuring the volume and speed of traffic.

I'm afraid I do still hold the view that the installation of the speed bumps on Scutari(and the even more ridiculous additional recent bump, that means there are now 3 within the space of just 80 yards!!) is a needless waste of a huge amount of Council money that could have been better spent on more urgent traffic management schemes in the area.

What's done is now done, and we can only wait and see what the outcomes (if any) are.

I have noticed at the bottom of Barry Road (the most inviting 'drag run' in East Dulwich for hooligan motorists) a couple of blue signs asking drivers to drive with respect to the residential nature of the road. There are a couple of junction humps at the top of Barry Road, and we know it is crossed by small kids attending the many schools (Goodrich, Heber), yet there are no other measures in place. I quite prefer this, or even simple speed signs, to remind motorists that they are in a 20mph restricted area, than the speed humps that cause additional noise and more erratic driving than a smooth clearway.

I have to also say that Renata's post included the following:

'There was a consultation during the last half of August as it whether the speed cushions (there prior to the resurfacing)should be replaced by humps and raised tables be put at the junctions.'

This does not suggest that additional humps would be put in on the lower part of Scutari Road (where everyone lives) which was where humps were previously opposed by the residents, which is what has happened - hence my original outrage.

I would also like to ask how many responses to the consultation were received, as it is more than likely just a handful.

7 responses would give a 14%/86% spread. Such a low response from a larger population would, in any statistical study, be considered worthless, and disregarded.

It may seem like a 'rat run' to newer residents, but believe me this is nothing compared to the chaos that we endured when the major works were carried out at the Reservoir behind Homestall Road, and we had heavy lorries and traffic avoiding the building congestion all using the road.

The humps and raised junctions are all now in place, so I suppose we will have to do as Renata suggests, and just see how much difference they make. If there is an accident now that they are installed, will that be considered good enough reason to remove them?

Nice, but it doesn't solve the unnecessary work currently happening right outside my front door!!!

Thanks for that James. Curiouser and curiouser....

Matter of Highway code 'correctness, here Henry. If you are turning right on a boxed section, you are completely entitled to enter it and wait for an opportunity to turn. It should only be kept clear for traffic travelling straight across. Just goes to show how cyclists aren't up to the mark when it comes to following the rules of the road.

Get a coppy of the highway code, and abide by it. Even if you do that, as a cyclist, you are still vulnerable - especially if you wear dull clothing/ride in an inappropriate position/don't use lights/ignore traffic lights/pedestrian crossings etc.

As stated on another thread, I was a victim of a glancing side collision with a car in central London while wearing bright racing gear, and turning in a correct manner into a one way feed that left me with a severe head injury, as it planted me straight into the back of a parked car. I was not in the wrong at any stage, but was left with a fractured skull, almost lost my right eye, and also demolished my beautiful hand built Condor race frame.

I really get annoyed when cyclists who so consistently flout traffic management signs and signals moan about cars that are doing the exact opposite. From my own painful experience, which I would never wish on anyone else, I can only express a wish that cycling should be more regulated, with proper road training, insurance and possibly road tax as a component of legitimate road presence.

I have just contacted one of the local ward councillors to see what background there might be to this that helps us to understand what's happening with local traffic management/speed calming strategies.

Hopefully it will reveal more than we know at present.

Thanks for all of your support so far!! If I see the head engineer outside, I might just show him this thread.

Burbage Wrote:

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> Brian Tee Wrote:

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> > Come on local people, get your views out

> here!!!

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> I'm not really local enough for your purposes.

> But, in case it helps, this suggests there were

> traffic incidents resulting in two serious

> injuries and one slight one on Scutari Road

> between 2000 and 2010.

And here (screen shot attached) is another reliable and similar resource, (which contains more detailed information) and which paints a slightly different picture.

No accidents on Scutari, and only one 'slight' incident at the junction of Mundania and Dovedale.

I must say,this is more consistent with the memories of other long term neighbourhood residents, and myself. It also reconfirms the carnage of Forest Hill Road. The Council is simply wasting money here, when they could be spending it wisely just a few hundred yards away!!!