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The lovely Margaret who does the term time sessions at Buchan Hall and in the Ivyhouse is running some of her sessions in Peckham Rye park this week and Dulwich Park next week. Details on her website: http://www.margaretsmusicltd.com/whats-on.html

It's Ivydale School Summer Fair this Saturday 25th June. Come and join us 12-3 for BBQ, Pimms bar, tea and cakes, bouncy castle, bubble machine, traditional fair games, hamper raffle, second hand toys and books, children's music performances, Nunhead Community Choir, air guitar competition, face painting and tattoos, fun craft activities and plenty more. Ivydale School Ivydale Road Nunhead SE15 3BU

Thank you. I will definitely give there a try.

After a clear out, I have a selection of duvet covers in various sizes, pillow cases and a sleeping bag all in good condition which I would like to give to a homeless organisation or one sending aid to refugee camps. I offered it to the Barry Road hostel today but they didn't want it. Can anyone suggest any organisations who would like it? Ideally based fairly locally so I can take it to them in the next couple of days. Many thanks.

Looking for some advice of where, other than John Lewis and not too far from here, I can find a good selection of reasonably priced fabric for Roman blinds. I am ideally looking for an Ikat or ethnic-type print. Also, can anyone recommend somewhere to get them made with fittings ready to attach directly to the window casement. The full measuring and fitting service from John Lewis is way out of our budget but the made to measure online sites such as tuiss.co.uk which we have used and liked before for roller and Venetian blinds don't have the range of fabric. Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks.

I too would like to add a recommendation for Doug who has just built and painted some fabulous fitted wardrobes for us. As others have said, he is hard-working and reliable and does an excellent job taking real pride in his work. He fitted out the interiors of the wardrobes exactly to our spec, to a really high standard and was very patient with our not always prompt decision making! The finish is excellent and it was well worth paying him to paint them too. His pricing is reasonable and clearly broken down and he stuck exactly to his quote. We found him to be totally trustworthy as he did a lot of the work while we were away and is a very nice, friendly guy. I don't have any pictures of the wardrobes to attach now but would be happy to take and send them if you pm me.

Saied did a great job pruning our very overgrown apple tree last week. He is clearly very knowledgable and cares about his work and customers. He gave me lots of advice and offered to come back to check the tree in a few weeks with no extra charge. He's a pleasure to deal with, friendly and professional.

We are looking for an experienced gardener to come and prune an apple tree in our quite small terraced garden in Nunhead. Please PM or reply to this thread if you can help or recommend anyone. Many thanks

Our regular cleaner has called in sick for tomorrow and we are looking for a last minute replacement to do 3 hours at our house in Nunhead. Please PM me if you can help. Many thanks

Sorry to hijack the thread and offer no solution but our cleaner has called in sick and we are also looking for a last minute replacement to do 3 hours at our house in Nunhead tomorrow (Tuesday 23rd) at any time of the day. Please let me know if you know of any available cleaners or good local agencies who can provide cleaners at such short notice. Many thanks.

Hi, We are also looking for a cleaner. Initially we are looking for someone who can come this Friday 27 September to do a thorough house clean after a summer of building work has left us very dusty. We will then be looking for someone to employ regularly, either once a week or once every 2 weeks, who has a slot on a Friday between 10am and 3pm for 3 hours. We live in Nunhead and would like someone thorough and reliable who comes with recommendations. Many thanks.

Just reviving this thread yet again as we too are about to redo our kitchen and am wondering if any wise forumites can offer more advice. We are about to have a small extension done and will need a kitchen refit to work in the new space. I have plenty of random ideas but have been very uninspired by the high street kitchen options such as Ikea and Wickes, which is all we have a budget for, (and to be honest even the more expensive options we couldn't afford) so are looking at the options of reworking and reusing some of the existing kitchen we inherited, which we really like parts of and just adding some new appliances and fixtures, shelving and individual units to work around our new space and requirements. Has anyone done anything like this and strayed away from the idea of a complete fitted kitchen? If so, how did you go about it? I'm feeling a little stuck! And can anyone recommend a local carpenter who might be able to do something like this for us - ideally someone creative and not just a standard fitted kitchen fitter but not too pricy either - if that's not asking the impossible! Also, has anybody gone for bamboo flooring and can recommend which type and good suppliers? Any information or advice gratefully received. Thanks.

We are about to have a small extension done to our kitchen and will need a kitchen refit to work in the new space. We have been very uninspired by the high street kitchen options, which is all we have a budget for, so are looking at the options of reworking and reusing some of the existing kitchen, which is in good condition, and just adding some shelving and individual units to work around our new space and requirements. If anyone can recommend a local carpenter who might be able to something like this for us, we would be very grateful. Ideally someone creative and not just a standard fitted kitchen fitter but not too pricy either - if that's not asking the impossible! Thanks

We moved locally last year with a 3 year old and 8 month old and used Smile Moves. They did the whole packing service too and were absolutely brilliant - such nice guys and did a great job. They were also our lowest quote.

We need a chartered structural engineer to provide us with structural calculations for a small rebuild / extension which involves knocking through a load-bearing wall and wondered if anyone had any local recommendations. Thanks.