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🤣 Fair Here is a less partisan summary: The council closed the junction of Calton Avenue and Dulwich Village to through traffic around 4 years ago. The road connects East Dulwich and the Village. They have pedestrianised the junction and created what has been called 'Dulwich Square' (the bit where there is seating outside the bookshop / cheesemongers / café). There are some people who would like to see the junction returned to how it was previously (like this). 'One Dulwich' are a group who have been campaigning for this. The constitution of 'One Dulwich' has been criticised for being opaque. The council are currently looking to do some landscaping / make the area look a bit nicer. How's that? All still factual but this time non-emotive.

The council closed the junction of Calton Avenue and Dulwich Village to through traffic around 4 years ago (can't remember exactly when). The road connects East Dulwich and the Village. A lot of children use it to walk and cycle to school, and motor vehicles were using it as a rat run. They have pedestrianised the junction and created what has been called 'Dulwich Square' (the bit where there is seating and a lot of people enjoying the space outside the bookshop / cheesemongers / café). It previously looked like this Opponents claim both that there was no problem with lot's of through traffic, and that there is now a problem with large amounts of displaced traffic as a result of lot's of through traffic having to take a different route (go figure). They would like to remove the seating / community space and the safe cycle route, in order to shave a few minutes off a local car journey. 'One Dulwich' are an organisation that puts out regular 'missives' (some unkind souls would say rampant misinformation), arguing that car drivers should have priority to the exclusion of all else. No one really knows who they are or how they're constituted. There are a number of similar 'One' groups around London, all similarly opaque. There are a handful of people on the forum who have relentlessly moaned about the new space that's been created (and one of very few, relatively safe routes for kids walking and cycling locally) and will probably never stop. In many cases, this extends beyond simply objecting to the LTN, to generally being opposed to cycling, or the extension of pedestrian spaces, or any restrictions or regulations on motor vehicles (ULEZ / 20 mph speed limits etc). A few minutes looking around the 'roads and transports' section and you'll get the gist. The council are currently looking to do some landscaping / make the area look a bit nicer.

That's a shame about Oliver Bonas. Always seems very busy / popular.

I struggle with this. With Brexit, people were asked to give a simple answer to a complex question, surrounded by disinformation and dishonesty. So my instinct is to give people the benefit of the doubt. But to still be supporting Farage now? Reform Ltd are nakedly xenophobic and Farage has been completely exposed for the divisive, self serving grifter that he is. They deserve to be called out on it. To treat them as unfortunate pawns is to patronise them. If you're voting Reform, like Sephiroth says, you're either unwell, unpleasant, or incredibly stupid.

Maybe we could get a pound stretcher to compete with pound land across the road.

Absolutely incredible how many people are willing to support Farage after the damage he has already done to the UK. I can understand people perhaps being taken in by his phony promises and breezy insouciance at one point - simple answers to complex issues have always held sway with the hard of thinking. But he's spent years taking money from taxpayers as an absent MEP, as a rent-a-gob for anyone who will have him on a TV show and is now taking in 'donations' to Reform Ltd - a company for which he is Director and majority shareholder. It is quite clear that his ridiculous Brexit project has absolutely failed and that he is nothing but a divisive, attention seeking grifter. Are people really so keen to be treated as fools? Are Reform supporters suffering from some sort of Stockholm syndrome? It's embarassing.

Their menswear is very conservative / dull. Agree with CycyleMonkey - weekend clothes for finance bros (that's not a bad tagline for them). Never good to see a business fail, but I am a little surprised they've kept going as long as they have. Hopefully it will be replaced by another shop quickly... it's a fairly big unit for the Lane.

At least it's only 3 days. Brockwell Park seems to have been properly taken over for weeks on end.

The OP is asking for advice in dealing with a difficult neighbour (and what sounds like an extremely stressful situation) and it feels like they're being slightly attacked. It's quite possible that the individual does have serious mental health problems - the OP is in a better position to judge this than those responding to the thread - as they say, they're not saying this to stigmatise anyone, just providing relevant context.

The Lordship is a good call. The Greyhound in Peckham also has a basement space for hire I believe

Hi. I need to get my bike serviced. Does anyone have any local recommendations? Thanks

Not sure were you're getting 'cool rishi' from. I thought he had quite a reputation for being tetchy.

What do you typically do with an ostrich egg that's different to a hens' egg? Do they taste different? I'm not sure I've ever heard of anyone cooking with them. You would need some big bread soldiers if you're having them soft boiled.

Yeah, I kind of agree. I don't know why they do it at the back of the park where it's more landscaped / undulating, rather then the 'common' part (in front of the café), which would seem better suited (effectively a big flat field). This is where they put the circus when it's in town.

He looks like he'd be rather in favour of Mickey Mouse degrees

Cheaper, quicker and greener than a car

I would suggest anyone actually interested, reads the TfL report and ignore the regular misinformation spread by you know who.

The £2bn set aside nationally for cycling and walking is for a 5 year period. It's about 1.5% of the total transport budget and I'd be surprised if it covers much more than maintenance. Outside the capital very, very little has been done to improve cycling infrastructure, which is probably why increases in active travel have been modest. The article you've linked to suggests that London should be used as a model for other cities, as improvements here have led to big increases in cycling (a 20% increase since 2019). Cycling in London now accounts for the equivalent of around a third of all tube journeys, or a quarter of bus journeys respectively.

Up near Burgess Park. Details here https://www.community-sauna.co.uk/popupsauna [edited to add: I just realised this is my seven thousandth post!? ....wasn't very good 🤣]

If you're a 'serious' cyclist, Dulwich paragon seem to be the main cycling club. There are also events at the Herne Hill Velodrome nearby

When you consider that Susan Hall fought almost her entire campaign on making the air dirtier, fighting a 'pay per mile' scheme that exists only in her head, and talking about how much she hates the city she wanted to lead, it does seem surprising that she didn't win.

Thanks for the recommendations. I've not been there, but will give it a go

There is a new community sauna with ice plunge baths, changing rooms, outdoor showers and hot drinks at Glengall Wharf Gardens.

57% of those who actually lived in the consultation area I believe. Around 3,000. Presumably 2,000 of whom are the ‘supporters of One Dulwich (but not members of One Dulwich? So how does one ‘join’?) It seems fairly clear that Southwark could have done more first time round as they did open the junction back up to emergency services. I’m not sure why this suggests someone shawdowy is ‘pulling their strings’ though as you suggest. You say read up on it - why not share the evidence that emergency services were knocking on the council’s door for months and months? You’ve just posted a claim the the LFB haven’t been consulted this time round, yet their spokesman says “Regarding the FOI, the local authority did consult the Brigade. However, they didn’t initially contact the specific Southwark team, who responded on the FOI saying they hadn’t been contacted.” The irony of course is that by closing the junction to all through traffic bar the emergency services (even in the new proposals they will have access via court lane), it likely helps response times. I have answered all your questions (where they are actual questions). You ducked and deflected my two for several pages, before awkwardly distancing yourself from the claims made in the missive you shared 😳 A question that says “do you agree with a design that does nothing to stop persistent number plate covering offenders” is what’s called a loaded question. Whether one say yes or no it accepts the premise. It’s the classic ‘have you stopped beating your wife” construction, and it’s not very subtle. 🙄

This is great 👏