Earl Aelfheah

One of the ugliest buildings in East Dulwich, to be replaced with what will be one of the most unimaginative and blandest. Come back police station all is architecturally forgiven.

At least in Lambeth there is a high frequency tube service, hire bikes and cycle superhighways. In Southwark the strategy seems to be to make driving more and more difficult, whilst having no fast and frequent public transport alternatives.

Oh, and milk no sugar if anyone's making?

I have coffee in the morning and at various points throughout the day (too much probably). That said I do like a nice cuppa and actually it's probably a better brew to have first thing. I may try changing my routine so as to start with a char. Clipper Tea is my preferred brand.

If a dog is not well trained... to return on command, heal etc and is off the lead- then one could argue that it's not really under control. In my experience, this applies to a large proportion of the local pooches.

wulfhound Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @ rahrahrah - if the Champion Hill road closure > goes ahead, this will be a pretty nice cycle route > from the north side of Dulwich Village to the > Overground at Denmark Hill. There's been talk of > another QW running from the top of Green Dale to > Brixton tube station via Ruskin Park & > Loughborough Junction, but that depends on what > happens with all the road closures in LJ - whether > people adjust, or have them taken out. what's missing though (especially with the Brixton route) is somewhere safe to leave your bike at the other end. With SE London virtually written out of the tube network, the least we should expect is some properly secure bike parking at E&C, Oval, Kennington and Brixton. something along the lines of the facilities at Finsbury Park. I would make this the priority for cycle investment personally.

ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Seems to me speeds have dropped on that road over > the last year or two and people seem more > careful. > Maybe it's just me? I think this is probably true, although it's starting from a pretty high base. It would be good (as elsewhere) to see a bit of enforcement going on.

I only see a problem of high rents / ridiculous property prices. It's easy to direct ones anger at a mild, bespectacled hipster, but it doesn't get us very far. We need to build more council housing and take measures to ensure reasonable commercial rents for small businesses / start ups. Otherwise the city will become completely devoid of character / diversity. It's nothing to do with beards... or cereal.

If we want to get people cycling, we need secure parking (especially at tube stations), and some proper road closures. I would love to see one or two key routes being identified, linking to key transport interchanges, secure parking and relevant road closures - you know, some joined up, properly planned, strategic interventions. Instead, it's always a bit of paint and some random tinkering.

Its reresentative of an Internet forum. Lots of people saying things they probably wouldn't in real life

I thought it looked a bit too 'new ED' for you Louisa ;-)

Cheers. Here's to the next 8!?!?

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Didn't help your sums either.........☺ 8 years *slaps head*

I have wasted a good part of the last 7 years reading this forum. 😋

Public money only goes into areas where it can subsidise private developers unfortunately. ulitimately it'll enrich someone's property portfolio no end, but the taxpayers of Camberwell will still be stuck on a bus crawling up the Walworth Road.

You mean ad imaginem quippe Gove. ;-)

Southwark news: http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/camberwell-campaigners-go-off-the-rail-over-bakerloo-line-extension-report/

Catholic School just isn't an option for a lot of people (which is why I don't think they should get public money, but that's another thread). Perhaps this is why it's not so popular.

Local Councillors tend to be very helpful in my experience - they get an unfairly negative rep IMO

What a pointless article

Wherever you purchase your croissants, they should definitely to be had with apricot jam.

Because I'm being a know it all. cosmonaut Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Who cares, you clearly understood what the poster > meant. > > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > pavement, not side walk.

pavement, not side walk.

all a bit 'Black Mirror' innit?

The playgrounds in Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye are really quite poor. It's a shame that the relatively recent investments in both were slightly squandered (Peckham's weird fenced off tap and DPs long wall with ladder). Brockwell is great, look to Clissold Park too for a good example. Splash play is fun, but obviously quite seasonal. A decent all year round playground would be my priority.