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As a contrast, my husband called in at 8am this morning with a sty which we expected had turned in to a pretty nasty eye infection - he was offered an appointment at 2pm today, was given some strong antibiotics and is off to the eye hospital tomorrow for another check up. Pretty good service we think. The NHS is struggling because so many people go to the doctors when they could go to the chemist/go to the hospital when they could go to the doctors etc. I wouldn't say it's in meltdown, but what you have experienced isn't good enough, I agree.

I could do the 18th

I am due my second at the end of January, my first is 4. Would love to meet up, but also work full time.

Another vote for Carly

I wouldn't mind the luxury of baby no 2, but it seems my body has other ideas and my first child is 4 in the Summer. I guess whatever is meant to be is meant to be. While I don't think this thread means any harm and I appreciate it is a light hearted chat over an open forum it makes a hard read for people dreaming for just their first or second baby to come along.

Next thurs good for me!

We went for Mother's Day as everywhere else was booked and we had left it late.... everywhere else was booked and this wasnt with good reason! It was absolutely awful. We waited what seemed like forever, they kept running backward and forward to the shop for ingredients and then when finally serving us our food said they had run out of yorkshire puddings.... Food was grim, lamb was very very fatty, all luke warm. Just generally really bad service and food. They also asked us for matches as the oven had gone out and they couldn't fire it up again. It felt like an episode of Fawlty Towers!! The pie was however, pretty good. That said, they are pieminster pies and all they had to do was heat it up, and even that was only luke warm too.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-to-let/property-20644764.htm

This has now been removed, so has been let or is no longer being put up for let.. They have tried to sell and let in the past 12 months. It is a rather limited spot unless you are have enough capital to gut the place.

It is for sale. The curry house next door does not own it. It has the same owner (Paul I believe) since the Trivoli days. He went into a partnership with Adam and became joint owners of Boho. Never made enough money.

Ratty - I am not sure if that was a joke?! But it's definitely looking like a reality for us!

adsyb99 - have yours come yet? I am still waiting for mine so they will have to be very impressive when they come for me to use again!

joom - on your recommendation I have just ordered some photos via print studio, i cannot beleive how quick it was to use, how long do they normally take to ship do you know? thanks

We struggled getting the day off! (which is of course only a morning!)They gave it but it wasnt authorised.

Personally I think only you know your child. I know my child is ready it doesn't really matter what some statistics say, not every child born in summer doesn't go on to succeed, you just have to do what feels right for you. I knew I could defer for a year and stay on at nursery if we wanted to, just don't see it making any difference in the whole scheme of things (for my child). My friends boy on the other hand just wouldn't cope so it is very much a personal choice based on a your child alone.

My child is August born 2010, I know she will be the youngest in her class, although I doubt anyone else could guess! She can't wait for school and so she will go and I am sure thrive. I feel no need to hold her back whatsoever - how does anyone know that holding them back a year won't be detrimental to them?

Roxr - pretty much could have written this myself! We took our daughter out after 10 months of deteriorating issues and lots of mishaps like you describe.

We were there just over nine months and pulled our daughter out as soon as we could. Lots of little incidents followed by a fairly major one (in our opinion) feel free to pm if you like. I definitely would not recommend and would totally agree that the management is not great and when my child attended there were numerous staffing issues. Alarm bells rang for us too and we couldn't be happier with our decision to pull our child out, I got to the point where I really didn't feel comfortable leaving her in the building.

I had mine in 2010 I was told a minimum of 48 hours, had her 11am Monday was out 2pm Wednesday!

Have also PM'd you

As far as I am aware (and I do go to St Thomas More, child has just got in to St Anthony's Nursery) You can attend a different parish and still get in but your chances will be lower. In the same way your chances will be lower than say if you attend church buy only once a month as opposed to once a week. I found Mrs Squires, who deals with the administration of the applications to be very helpful when corresponding over the phone and by email, she always replies to emails very quickly if you did have queries you would like answered more accurately.

I stopped by today at around midday didn't see a single stall....

I am seriously thinking about purchasing a bread maker now!

Darral at the Herne is lovely in our opinion and he has been the manager there for maybe the last 5 years? We think he is great, and really accomodating whenever we go in. Makes for a lovely pub in the summer now we have our two year old too :) I hope he isn't lost under the new management.

I look forward to trying Miguel out, I walk past him too and from work, and he always seems to have someone in there, I hope he doesnt get too busy for us all wanting to try him!