AnneBowers

Hello - am part of a home schooling community that is doing 3 days a week of Montessori provision. we're looking for a teaching assistant / classroom support to help the montessori teacher who is there. It would be 3 days a week at least through end of this school year - July - in Catford / Honor Oak area. Please message me on 07779022538 if you know anyone who would be interested

Can't recommend Mark Newlove of Newgas boilers enough. He replaced our entire heating system, boiler, tank, more than 10 radiators all with wooden floors and new pipes. He was kind, calm, efficient and effective. HE offered ME tea when I was stressed and went the extra mile at all points. Can't recommend him enough. His number is 07971824567

I'm looking for a general contractor who can give me quotes of costs as a result of survey on an old home we're looking to buy. Please do let me know anyone you think would be good ...Anne

The Bellenden Big Lunch association is hosting a private view of prints by local graphic designer Jack Smyth all of which say 'bellenden is proud to be diverse' based on less well designed posters produced after brexit. Have a look... https://www.instagram.com/bellendenbiglunch/?hl=en they are for sale ?17 for the day centre for aslyum seekers and the southwark foodbank

contact [email protected] if you're interested in coming ... or eventbrite so we have enough to eat and drink!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/proud-to-be-diverse-tickets-37433865700

Dark Chapter reading with Winnie M Li

Review Bookshop

Thursday, 29th June 19:00

?5 includes glass of wine and ?4 voucher towards purchase

Inspired by her own real-life experience of a violent crime and its aftermath, DARK CHAPTER has been listed by Stylist Magazine among their 'Top 10 Debut Novels of 2017.? The book has received extensive media attention, including The Mail on Sunday, BBC World News, BBC Radio Ulster, RTE Radio One, The Pool, and The Metro.

In writing the book, Winnie used crime fiction as a means of exploring the same issue that is also the focus of her academic and activist work: narratives around sexual assault. In this exclusive session, Winnie will be in conversation with her friend (and Peckham resident) Anne Bowers, who flew with her to Belfast for the trial against her perpetrator and has been important part of the journey towards hope, renewal, and impact.

'Brave, raw, and strikingly original, it is a story that will resonate for many years.' - The Daily Mail

'An important and moving book about rape and the long process of recovery.' - Stylist

?Not only highly readable, but also incredibly important? It is also deeply courageous.? ? Wasafiri Magazine

http://www.reviewbookshop.co.uk/events-diary/dark-chapter-reading-with-winnie-m-li--8th-june.html

I've not made the decision yet; my husband very keen - he's studying to be an educational psychologist and doing his dissertation on how Ed Physcs might work with children at home and / or support children to remain in school / return to school etc. He's rather steeped in the world at the moment and keen.

I'm asking questions to gather more information and insight to inform the decision. I suppose the same question could be asked about school - ie why send your child to school without thinking about / testing other approaches just because society uses schools as places to locate children ...

Also I don't see home ed as 1:1 education - lots of groups that teach and learn together. It's much more about much more flexibility, responsiveness, permission to follow the child -- one of the things that research is finding is that the school environment tends to have a specific power dynamic between the adult and the child - ie the adult is dominant and the child is subordinate and this has an impact on a child's creativity, independence etc.

and I'm really not convinced that the only approach to a "amazing childhood with life enriching experiences and friendships" can only come from school...

But as I say at the moment I'm exploring ... hope that answers the question

Anne

My husband is keen to home educate our son. We've got a year or so before the decision about school - and of course it's not a one off decision. I would love to talk to other people who have considered this / done it etc.

Anne

oh thank you! yes I hope we find some lovely other 'onlys'

xx

our son is 2.5 yrs old (ok a bit older than that) and all around us his pals are becoming big brothers and sisters. we're not planning to have any more (for a lot of reasons) and I'd love to meet other 'only one' moms - anyone else?

can others join the whatsapp?

LSE Researchers Looking to Chat with Dulwich/Bellenden Road Residents

We are academic researchers at the London School of Economics, and we are looking to chat with older (age 65+) residents in the East Dulwich / Peckham Rye area about how they use the Internet in their everyday lives. Are you:

A Southwark resident who has lived in the East Dulwich / Peckham Rye area for at least 2 years

With a university degree

Available for a one-hour interview in February

If so, we?d love to talk with you! Even if you only go online once or twice a week, your perspective can provide invaluable insight for our research on digital skills across London We can travel to you for the interview or cover public transport into Central London, and we?ll provide tea and snacks. Interested? Please email Winnie at [email protected] or call or text her at 07884-077720.

If you?re curious, here is a link to our research project. Your experience can help contribute to the knowledge we're building! http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/research/DiSTO/Home.aspx

Join your fellow community members to light the second annual bellenden big tree on the corner of Choumert and Bellenden Road. Carols commence around 5 and tree turns on at 5.30. Please bring a gift for the families at the day centre for asylum seekers. they need toiletries, gloves, hats and scarves for adults and children, nappies and formula for babies and toddlers - and toys and gifts. You can bring new or nearly new, if wrapped please label with appropriate ages ...

see you there!

My best friend (german) feels like this ... Please don't you are welcom here

We've hit the pull-up stage and we use cloth nappies .... What now?

Had a great experience with Dave (07932505589) to get a wall replastered; he even ended up having to do less than he originally thought he might and charged me less as result. Room was very clean and tidy when done, wall looks GREAT and feel confident this is the end of our damp problems.

Was very clear about how long it would take and how long before we should go back to sleep in the room as it is the toddler's bedroom so wanted to be totally free of fumes

Happy to give a reference

Anne Bowers

Super excited to be having our big lunch again this year; open to residents of Bellenden Road and environs...come along from 12 on the 12th of June...contact [email protected] if you're interested in helping out or follow us on Twitter on @bellbiglunch

Long live the lunch

Guys I have to say I have had the opposite experience from Handy Heroes. They've done a few jobs for us - building cupboard doors, painting and hanging internal doors etc. Each time there has been some error on their side, usually when they say something will be done verbally and then it doesn't make it into the spec. Our latest issue (altercation?) has been because they said they would fix our sticking doors for free and then came round so late in the year that the weather meant the doors were ok. They also said they would fix the cupboard doors and are now claiming they only said that because they felt under pressure because I was frustated about the other work. It's sadly untrue and now we have wonky internal doors and cupboard doors that we will have to have someone else into fix.

I have to say I would not only not use them but I would not recommend them (and am warning people from my experience)

thank you!!

looking to have very simple stained glass panels put in the house ... anyone have any suggestions for someone who can help?

13 month old is in cloth nappies (2 pieces) and i'm struggling to find trousers that fit and don't cut into his tummy. He's 50th percentile for weight and about 40th for height so it's not baby pudge...

ideas?

Amazing group of parents are keeping the capoiera going for toddles at the one o'clock club on Fridays 10-12. It's such good fun, such a relaxed group of people. Just pitch up for some or all of it

Wonderful evening at cafe viva with yum yum food and amazing wine and then tea... Cafe viva now open Tues-sat till 10.30

I have 6 boxes of unopened breast pads and lots and lots of breast milk bags that I no longer need. Free to a good home

Anne

Ann bernandt Centre has baby drop in 10.30-12

Gemma if you send me your number on [email protected] we can get you added to the whatsapp group as well x