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I quite like the memory foam mattresses, but they are quite hot. I previously had a really good quality, pocket sprung mattress but it was too firm for me. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer on this. It's all about finding the best one for you (sorry, not that helpful).

A few ideas: Remove speed bumps to improve air quality and actually start to police bad / dangerous driving Close roads to cars Provide segregated cycle lanes, linking with train and tube stations Work with hire bike providers to introduce them to our area Improve links between Ed and Brixton tube with more buses Stop granting permission for front gardens to be turned into car storage Stop granting permission for cars and vans to drive across the pavements with the installations of drop curbs (they already take up too much space, they really don't need the pavement as well) Stop privatising huge areas of public space for reserved car storage through CPZ schemes Tax the hell out of SUVs But I predict we'll just get more front gardens paved, more drop curbs installed, higher car ownership, more speed bumps, few improvements to public transport.

Sometimes you just have an instinct that something isn't quite right. So I'm not judging the OP and my comment wasn't directly addressed to them. I just find the climate of suspicion generally, a bit sad.

^this is what we will see over the next several months. More effort will go into framing the narrative around whose to blame for the fallout than actually trying to negotiate a deal to avoid it.

Already there are attempts to blame EU for all the impending and quite predicable fallout of Brexit. See https://news.sky.com/story/more-customs-checks-will-be-eus-fault-foreign-secretary-dominic-raab-suggests-11924538 and...

Did anyone call the police?

macutd Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > this is a really difficult situation and I feel > very cautious about writing anything. But it seems > very sad that an adult is seen as a pervert if > they are standing near children playing. This. Perhaps he's enjoying watching the kids play in an entirely innocent way. The assumption that there must be some sort of perverted sexual motive is just so sad.

The brextwats have started letting off bangers. Ffs

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > stepdown Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > DulwichFox Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Since then, if there has been a conflict > between > > national law and European law the UK courts > have > > to give priority to European law. > > > > Everybody in this thread understands that, the > > question you are unable or unwilling to engage > > with is which laws or conflicts specifically > were > > unacceptable to you. > > As I said there are over 4,200 of them. > I do not know what those laws are or how they > affect us .... and that's the problem You can find a list of all those laws 'forced on us' here: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/rationalist-destroys-leavers-with-list-of-all-eu-laws-that-have-been-forced-on-us-against-our-will/22/01/#.XjQjpPs_reg.twitter Take your time.

It would be good to see some more carrot at the same time as we disincentive car use. More buses to Brixton, improved train services and please Southwark, some bike hire schemes - Boris, Lime etc. (they're everywhere else in the Capital).

rollflick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah & Monkey > The council does not have the staff capacity to > consult and deliver on large parts of the borough > all at once and is also busy doing lots elsewhere, > e.g. around Rotherhithe. Separate plans are being > brought forward for the Lordship Lane area in a > few months: > http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryHo > me.aspx?IId=50021892&Opt=0 > > The main thing is to get strong support for this > ambitious Dulwich scheme so that officers and > councillors get used to proposing, supporting and > delivering effective schemes - rather than just > surveys and studies that lead simply to (cycle) > symbols painted on rat runs. That sadly seems to > be the situation still in the Bellenden area. Thanks Rollflick, that's good to know. Like I say, I'm in favour of this scheme and would definitely support something similar in ED.

Will push a lot more traffic down East Dulwich grove and past the new school. Slightly concerned that this will improve air quality in the village at the expense of the greater number of people living in ED. Don?t get me wrong, I think they?re good plans, but would be good to have an area wide plan that includes East Dulwich

These don't look like bad plans to be honest. Would like to see something similar for ED though.

That's a real shame. I must admit, I hadn't been here for a while, but it was one of the originals.

kck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The number of muggings is much higher than it used > to be. How many adults would be happy to be mugged > regularly. My son cycles to school and so far he > has been mugged once (flat tyre) and nearly mugged > by someone attempting to follow him into the > house. His 6 foot friend has been mugged.Another > boy lives a few hundred yards from school and he > got mugged. Southwark is keen to increase walking > and cycling to school. This increase in muggings > is a real deterrent. The solution is pretty > simple...more ?bobbies on the beat?. Perhaps they > could have used the money wasted on making the > junction in Dulwich village just as bad but in a > different way on the police. Central government cuts have led to a significant decrease in police numbers unfortunately. With a majority Conservative government and more brexit fuelled austerity, I wouldn't hold your breath for more 'bobbies on the beat' any time soon.

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Thanks for the post, it's good advice. Awful that kids should have to be dealing with such stuff.

janehuntglass Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...Don't want to count any chickens, but the > yellow signs all along the north end of Lyndhurst > Way seem to suggest resurfacing might happen next > week... (whoop!) That would be great. That section of road is terrible.

Lee Scoresby Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They refuse to end their ludicrous 'jihad > on dogs' and take even modest steps to make these > core park-users welcome Are we talking about the same park? Because in my experiences dog owners feel very welcome... entitled even. Try having a picnic (outside of the small dog free area), jogging, or cycling round PR without getting harassed by someone's pooch.

roywj Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I live within the incoming CPZ area and I am in > support of its implementation as were the majority > of my neighbours living within its boundaries. > > It seems like posters on here against the scheme > are worried about the knock on effect on parking > in their own roads following implementation of the > CPZ, which I can fully understand as I have > experienced it first hand I'm alright jack

Hi James, Is the council doing anything to encourage the Lime electric bike scheme (or any of the other London hire schemes) further south to ED, in order to promote sustainable transport and healthy living?

The CPZ is not about reducing car use. If anything it encourages people to keep a car. It certainly increases the already high sense of entitlement that most car users have with regards domination over public space.

se22cat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lockpicking Lawyer on Youtube has made mincemeat > of every single Kryptonite lock.. Of course, no lock is impenetrable... but if your bike is more difficult to get at than the one next to it, then it's more likely to be passed over by any would-be thief.

CPZs encourage people to own cars. Speed bumps incrase pollution. These seem to be the Councils main 'green' policies at the moment.

The increase in SUVs is ridiculous. If we really want to get people our of their cars then there needs to be a great deal more pedestrianisation in the area and segregated / traffic free cycle and pedestrian routes between local schools, public transport hubs and town centres. I would also like to see electric bike hire schemes encouraged in the south of the borough. Currently they do not operate in East Dulwich.