jimbo1964

I think the same idiot walked down Ryedale turning wheelie bins over at about 2am.

Agreed.

On the EDF you're only ever fives degrees away from cheese on toast.

At about 7.15 last night police were handcuffing a couple of miscreants near the Tesco at the end of Rye Lane.

I was run over from behind by a bus a few years ago on a bright sunny day in London. When it came to the court case both sets of barristers were obsessed with what I was wearing.. The defence that I wasn't wearing hi viz, therefore irresponsible so probably fair enough for a bus driver not to be able to see what's in front of him. The prosecution had to point out several times that I was wearing a helmet and therefore a responsible cyclist. I think it's assumed now that if you don't wear a helmet you are in some way reckless which is not the case. In that incident I've no idea if my head hit the pavement or not but I think on balance it's better that I was wearing a helmet.

It actually doesn't take much of a knock on the head to cause a serious head injury. So I do wear one (mostly). I think most kids growing up now are probably just used to wearing a helmet so I don't think it will discourage cyclists of the future. I remember my dad taking terrible umbridge at being forced to wear a seat belt, but nobody even thinks that way now. On balance as an ambassador for cycling it wouldn't do any harm for him to wear a helmet on tv no matter what he personally believes.

Have you emailed Tony? If it's unsafe you don't need a general clamour. They'll fix it.

Nice work.

Email tony.coppock@southwark.gov.uk He's the cemetery wall guru.

Good article.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone noticed how many threads there are in > the Lounge about beer? Maybe Lounge should become Saloon?

Anyway, haven't got a clue what this thread is about but the Grove was a lovey pub till its make over ten or more years ago, and I saw the Italy England match there in 97/8 when we qualified for the World Cup. Me too.

Might have been longer than a day.. But not long. Doesn't really matter.. Still a good claim to fame and another reason why it must reopen as a pub.

The Grove was brilliant for football in the little bar. It's where I saw most of Italia 90, inc the gutting semi final. Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Robbie Coltrane, Joe Jackson all popping in. I remember a couple of brilliant Christmas Eve sing songs with everyone belting out carols.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rah -a re you bit of an alcoholic, if you need a > sharpner between Bellenden and SE22? The Gowlett can provide that, if you take a bit of a roundabout route.

I think Byron only actually went there for about a day.

Time Out has always been uneasy about our neck of the woods. Every review used to begin with 'In an area otherwise bereft of good eateries...' And then give an average review to something.

He and Liz must have strolled through Cox's walk for a livener at the Grove.

Could there be some sort of spreadsheet on the forum where people could leave feedback (say 1-5 stars) and a short comment like eBay feedback? It would mean just one entry per tradesman or business and avoid endless threads like the one about a certain plumber.

I'd love to see it open again. It's a brilliant space.

Parkdrive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bottled Lowenbrau imported from Germany back in > the early 70's and drunk at the Grove Tavern in > Camberwell was a favourite of mine, as was Tooheys > and Swan lager when they were imported from Oz. > Very nice when served cold. Fosters and > Castlemaine Four X used to be decent when it was > brewed in Oz and exported to the UK, also back in > the 70's. Yes I used to drink the Lowenbrau at the Grove. Good times (especially during world and european cups). Schlitz was a favourite too. Now I'm old and a convert to craft ales.

jenf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi all - we're the folks behind Hop Burns & Black, > which as of next month will be selling craft beer > and hot sauce, plus wine and cider and even some > records (all the good things in life) next door to > the mighty Balfe's Bikes on East Dulwich Rd. We're > looking forward to lots of beery good times with > our neighbours - Balfe's rock! - and hopefully > seeing many of you in store. We're aiming to open > our doors by mid-November... :) All sounds good to me.

It's great. I'll take my son down there I think. Even Millwall is a bit expensive for me.

I'll definitely still use Balfes. On occasion I've had to drop my bike into Evans in town for a quick fix. Now they have a central workshop where all the bikes are sent. You get no personal service at all. They opened a shop next to Condor once and had to close it after a year because Condor have loyal customers (and are a bit special tbh).

Agree with all of the above. It would have been great to see a creative, interesting building go up. Particularly as it's a place that's supposed to inspire young minds.