Alec1

The pool itself is not cold, around 26/27, but the changing rooms are like ice. Shivery cold. Showers are luke warm. Not a nice experience coming out of the pool.

I had to cancel a session recently at short notice due to illness. I was easily able to transfer the payment and the session to another week by phone. I imagine you could do this more than once if necessary. The person I spoke to was helpful. Also, I had previously been told that you can just turn up without having booked, but they can't guarantee you will get in Surely they have to have some limit on numbers or there would be no space for people to actually swim? I go to lane swimming, don't know what the other kinds of sessions are like, but there would just be jams if they had many more people there! Maybe try and find out which sessions attract the least people and/or the most cancellations/no shows? Many people just don't turn up when the days are short and cold, I think. Why not discuss your situation with the swimming manager there? His name is Peter and he has an office somewhere behind the reception area. I imagine you could just ask for him at reception, or maybe phone to book an appointment? Or write a letter and hand it in at reception and they will put it on his desk, which is what I did (about something else). I don't know if he has an email address. Don't forget to include your contact details and/or your Everyone Active membership number! Thanks for the reply Sue. I would be doing a slow lane swim, and it would very likely have to be a middayish one. I am a bit limited with times, again for health reasons. I just think swimming, and any exercise, should be stress free, without pressure or any feeling of guilt! It's bad enough feeling guilty for not doing any :-D I suspect it will be in the new year for me now.

The booking system has basically stopped me even attempting to go swimming. I don't seem to be able to book anything. The whole system is very ableist. For health reasons, I can't predict if I will be able to go swimming at the pre-booked time, (if I could actually get a space) and would potentially have to cancel at very short notice, which I believe has some form of penalty.

There's also an external fee one at a newsagent, opposite the Tessa Jowell centre.

I would never have known this, and I am glad I do now. Really shocked that someone would knowingly use a slur for the name of their business! I think it is really important to bring this to everyone who will listen/read. I also wondered if it might be worth contacting local councillors/mp's as obviously it isn't a great look for East Dulwich.

bit late to the party, but I just wanted to agree, he really is a lovely guy and in my experience very honest and helpful.

I would initially suggest you speak to the practice manager. If you are happy with all other aspects of the surgery, i.e. the GP's.

I would have been 11, but we lived on the west coast of Scotland. It was still hot even there, and I do remember the tarmac was very soft. As kids, we spent a lot of time in the water of Loch Etive, which was about 10 mins walk.

Our bins on Trossachs were emptied this morning. Can't imagine what it's like for them doing that in this heat.

This particular moped rider, as mentioned in the initial post, is doing wheelies down the roads mentioned. It is a matter of time until he loses control and crashes into a car. I doubt he will stick around to give his details. He is also pretty unpleasant and aggressive, and certainly doesn't like his antics to be recorded in any format. He lives either on Glengarry, Tarbert or Thorncombe.

Romnarz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is the Facebook group in anyway related to the EDF > that has been going for a long time and we much > appreciate? > I have a feeling it is not but cannot be bother or > have the time to compare the post in both of them > ! As far as I can remember, it isn't related to this message board at all. This one has been going for a long time and the facebook one not so long. I am sure an admin would know.

There is a Facebook group with the same name. If you are just googling the forum name, that is probably coming up. If I google it, the first one is the Facebook one, but the second one is this one. They are not the same group though.

I had an issue some years ago at ED pool. I couldn't find anywhere above the managers to make a complaint. It's incredibly difficult. In the end, my complaint about the manager, went to the manager. No response, obviously. Whoeveritis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone know who is the top person to contact > at everyone active ? I don?t mean the manager at > the centres as they are all cut from the same > cloth. Head office just passes it on to the centre > manager. Who is above Head office ? Does anyone > know ?

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I think Smile on Northcross road are very proactive in preventative dentistry. Unsure about their NHS take in, but children should be eligible.

yes Sue, all read. I just think that 'bashing' the people that actually deliver our post isn't the right step. Higher up, yes. Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alec1 Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > All I read here is blame for postal > > delays/non-deliveries on the recipient's end of > > the journey, East Dulwich/Peckham. Has no one > > considered that from the moment items are > posted > > they have a long journey, often via several > > methods of transport, machinery for sorting etc > > etc. Things can, and do get lost during that > > journey. Putting the blame on postal > > workers/offices locally is unfair. > > > Have you actually read the rest of this thread, > Alec1? > > Before the delivery office moved to Peckham, there > might have been the occasional item "lost in the > post". > > That is a completely different thing from a > situation where enormous amounts of incoming post > have been piled up in a known place for months.

I bumped into my regular postman today. He's off to Mexico with his 5k bonus next week. *insert rolley eyes*. All I read here is blame for postal delays/non-deliveries on the recipient's end of the journey, East Dulwich/Peckham. Has no one considered that from the moment items are posted they have a long journey, often via several methods of transport, machinery for sorting etc etc. Things can, and do get lost during that journey. Putting the blame on postal workers/offices locally is unfair.

For so many break-ins in one area, there is nothing to be found in any online searches.

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I had the same, off for almost 36 hrs, then back up, then down again. Reported and confirmed as an incident in area. All seems to be fine now.

That's an epic display! mac4 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The town of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland, > has announced it is re-instating it's firework > display this year, 10 years after the last one > suffered a firing mistake and the whole ?6000 of > fireworks went off in 60 secs. Fortunately there > was a reporter from the Oban Times on hand to > record it. > > Many said it was the best display the town had > ever put on! > >

Chances of you getting it back are slim as it's been accepted even though it's not that person's name. You should take it up with the sender as they clearly got the address wrong.

Actually, I think it was my brother who said it likely was a boiler. It was a few weeks before it was sorted. I did go out to try and pinpoint where it was coming from, and if it had carried on I would have knocked on doors. It must also be impacting those in the house and neighbours too. It is incredibly disturbing though.