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The Hob in Forest Hill is good if that's not too far.

Buses is a good call. Before I moved to London I thought you had to get on horrid packed, grimy tubes to get anywhere. It turns out that getting the bus from South London across the Thames is like getting a sightseeing tour for a quid or so. And there are LOADS of them. And they run all night (you definitely don't get that in the provinces)!

I am leaving. Next Wednesday - for Hong Kong :( I am mostly going to miss: Pekham Rye Park (and all the other parks nearby), the EDT, the Cambria, Gowlett pizzas, a selection of Indian eateries, real ale, walking to work, random D-list sleb sightings, Lidl orange juice... ...but mostly I will be missing all the lovely people I've met since moving here 18 months ago.

Hello Hilili - as paragon says - look in the What's On Section of the forum... In particular, look for the FREE! Fitness in the Park Saturdays thread. We meet at 10am on Saturdays at the cafe in Peckham Rye, it's a real mix of ages and abilities, we do a circuit of the park but with lots of stopping for different things - it's not non-stop running. It's really good fun and very encouraging. Then we all have a coffee afterwards. And it's completely free - come along!

Hi Shazza, don't know if this is helpful, but if your shift pattern allows you should come along to the FREE! Fitness in Peckham Rye Park on a Saturday morning at 10am. Thread here: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?6,535146 It is a lovely friendly group, mostly female, and not terribly scary/hardcore (unless you want to push yourself). A few of them also go out on a Tuesday as well - anyhow I'm sure you might find others in the same position as yourself if you come along. good luck helen

Hi Laura, I was in a similar position when I moved here last year, didn't know a soul (although I'm a fair bit older). But ED is a great place to land - if you look at the What's On bit you'll almost certainly find something. (I'm now a regular at Chick's book club and the Fitness in the park Saturday morning thing, which are both peopled by very lovely and welcoming ED folk. Oh, and they're both free..) There also seem to be semi-regular Forum drinks which I've not been to but heard good reports about! Good luck, Helen

I've just walked from London Bridge to Camberwell (3pm-ish). No fires, no riots, not even groups of people hanging around - atmosphere is calm. Didn't see many police. Virtually everything from E&C to Denmark Hill is shut though.

After meeting a couple of nice people in the Clockhouse last night I seem to have committed myself to this exercise in lunacy. I am not very good at running. Or drinking shots. However I do like beer!