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Have had Dia decorating at our new house for a few weeks and he has done an absolutely incredible job. The walls and ceilings were in a terrible state when we moved in and they now look absolutely immaculate. I highly recommend Dia - he's really hard working, reliable and honest and he works to an incredibly high standard. Lovely guy too. I know he has some availability at the moment. [email protected] 07468 439891

You could try Dia - he's back in the country after a long trip abroad and I know he has some availability - 07468 439891. [email protected] Really brilliant decorator and very reliable.

I took a chance on Solomon after seeing his post on EDF. He was absolutely brilliant in dealing with our son's elbow problem - he gave us a huge amount of time and attention and the exercises he provided have made a real difference. He was attentive and available throughout the process post consultation and clearly has a huge amount of knowledge and experience. He was also incredibly good value. By far the best physio we've ever used. I can't recommend him highly enough.

I can tell you that although we are not in the same part of Dulwich as you we are just a hair over 1km away from Charter East Dulwich. We didn't get a place and we are mid forties on the waiting list, so I doubt we will. It looks like the furthest offered distance is shrinking year on year as more siblings take up places.

Went today with my two kids who absolutely loved it and had to be torn away after many hours of play. I thought it was fantastically designed and a brilliant addition to the park. I personally think the climb up to the slides is refreshingly risky - much more fun than a ladder. Southwark seem to be doing an amazing job maintaining provision for local children in this age of austerity and I'm grateful to whoever managed to push the new playground through. Great job!

Sorry - wrong section! I'll repost in Classifieds - sorry about that.

Hi, Would anyone like an Amby baby hammock for ?30? It is an absolutely life saver if you have colicy babies or kids that don't sleep well. It completely saved our sanity in the first year of our two kids lives. Helps them sleep for longer and more soundly and it is suprisingly easy to transition out of when you want to move to a cot. You can read more about it here: http://amby.co.uk/ The amby is well used but clean and works perfectly. They retail for around ?200 new. You can't really put a price on sleep though! PM me if you want it. Pick up from SE15 or I can deliver if convenient. Thanks.

Great - thanks Chuff, that's encouraging. Yes please do let me know if the males turn up in your garden. Thanks for the advice El Pibe and KK - I'll check both those areas. And yes, that scorpion is a Londoner - there's a couple of established populations of european yellow tail scorpions in the city...

Hi, I'm a local wildlife photographer and I've been working on a personal project about London's wildlife for the past decade. I'm now very keen to get a shot of a male stag beetle - it will be part of this series: http://www.simondeglanville.co.uk/parklife.html I was wondering of the good people of dulwich and peckham might be able to help me? This is the time of year you will find stag beetles in your garden and if anybody was willing to catch one for me I'd be extremely grateful. If are willing to help and you find one in your garden could you put it in a largish tupperware box with a few leaves and give me a call? My number is 07734 052712. I'd ideally want two males (the ones with antlers), but I could work with one. I'd like to offer a print of the resulting image, or a print of any of my other work if you'd prefer, to anyone who can help me in my search. I will, of course, return the beetles to appropriate habitat (or your garden if you'd prefer) after I've finished the shoot. It should only take an hour or two. Many thanks, Simon

Can you just accept online now (it says to wait for the letter)?

Thanks for the reassuring message. It's great that you and Renata engage with this forum so much - it's really useful and appreciated.

Thank you so much Renata for being so generous with your time and providing that very comprehensive answer. It makes complete sense. Thanks again!

Hi, Is anyone able to confirm whether the order of preference you list for primary school admission is still taken into account when being offered a place next year? i.e. if more than one school is able to offer you a place, the school that is highest on your list of preferences is the one that you will be offered. I've heard a rumour that in 2013 all schools listed as a preference will be treated equally, so by default you will be offered a place at your nearest eligable school rather than the highest eligable school on your list. The Southwark admission brochure isn't totally clear on the matter, stating this: "Once all schools have prioritised applications based on their admission criteria, they will provide a ranked list to Southwark Council?s schools admissions team. Where a child can be offered more than one school they have applied for, the ranked order will be used to offer the child the highest of the possible offers." The way that is written suggests that the school that ranks your application the highest is the one that offers you a place. Is anyone able to confirm whether the "ranked order" mentioned above is in fact the list of preferences supplied by the parent, or whether it relates to school's "ranked list" mentioned in the previous sentence. If anyone is able to catagorically clear this up, I'd be very grateful. Thanks!