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Used but good condition.

I wondered if people are aware of the Community Right to Bid? This is a newish piece of legislation that allows communities to nominate assets of community value, via their local council. Once an asset is listed if it comes up for sale a six month moratorium is triggered. This gives the community the time to raise the finance to buy it, so it can remain in community use. This was how the IvyHouse in Nunhead successfully became a community pub - the first in England to use the legislation in this way. The 'asset' can be a building or piece of land, and can be owned by anyone. I've had a look on Southwark Council's website and there are only four assets of community value listed - Champion Hill Stadium is the most recent. There must be lots of other assets of community value in East Dulwich which it would be good to list (East Dulwich Community Centre, East Dulwich Leisure Centre, various pubs, the cafe in Peckham Rye, Goose Green playground, and I imagine Peckham Rye Park itself....). There's a form on the council website - and you need 21 people on the electoral register to list something. What assets do people think should be nominated in East Dulwich? It ought to be fairly easy to co-ordinate 21 signatures...

Just been to see Jolie Goodman's fabulously quirky East Dulwich drawings and paintings. I want those trucks!! Check them out at 53 East Dulwich Grove..open house today and tomorrow.

Another alternative is Ken Sharpe - takes fantastic pics in your home - even in the most chaotic of houses (speaking from experience after two sessions 8 yrs apart with him) http://www.kensharp.com/

ClareC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What happens withbabies under 6 months? from the NHS website: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Measles/Pages/Prevention.aspx Children aged under 6 months If the child's mother has had measles in the past, the child will usually be immune to the measles infection because the mother's protective antibodies will have been passed to the baby in the womb. However, if the mother has not had measles, the child may be given an injection of human normal immunoglobulin (HNIG). HNIG is not a vaccine. It is a special concentration of antibodies that can give short-term but immediate protection against measles. Children aged 6-13 months A child aged between 6 and 13 months who is exposed to the measles virus will normally be given the MMR vaccine to protect them. However, if a child is given the vaccine before their first birthday, they should still be given two further doses as part of the childhood vaccination programme. These doses should be given at around 13 months of age and before the child begins school. The NHS website is pretty helpful thou does have a scarey video from a mum who didn't immunise and whose daughter then got measles and had complications...think they are going all out to persuade people to immunise...

Not wishing to worry anyone unduly but my baby came into contact with another baby who had measles in East Dulwich in Feb this year. 'Treatment' was for him to have an MMR (babies over 6 months can have it - he was 9 months which is when they routinely give it in Africa). It was all taken pretty seriously and my doctors contacted the local 'immunisation co-ordinator' for advice. Fortunately he didn't get measles or any effects from the jab. He has to have another one at 12m and the booster at 15m+ as normal... alot of jabs, poor thing, but better than getting measles. I haven't heard of anyone else getting it, so hopefully that incidence was contained...

If you're looking for a good class there's one in St Barnabus Church Hall in Dulwich Village on Thurs 6.30-8.30. You book it through the Sitaram Partnership. I thought the teacher Jo and the class were brilliant and went up until the week before having my second last June. Good luck!