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A couple of interesting links about the River Peck here: https://www.londonslostrivers.com/river-peck.html https://pastinthepresent.net/2018/03/01/tracing-the-river-pecks-course-from-royal-tree-to-the-thames/#:~:text=Although%20the%20precise%20location%20can%E2%80%99t%20be%20seen%2C%20the,at%20its%20peak%20stretched%20as%20far%20as%20Croydon. It appears that it starts up on One Tree Hill.

I've used Sky for ten years on the lower end of Friern Road. Not had a problem of note in that time (there has been the occasional drop out but usually resolved quickly) My wife and I both work from home and my daughter is online for school and (touch wood) we haven't had an issue. If you are looking for a bundle (phone, TV etc) it might be worth checking for a deal.

I couldn't access the government site but on the BBC news article (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-51643556) it doesn't list Lewisham and Lambeth as closing schools. Hard to imagine they will open schools when the surrounding ones are closed.

Sicilia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I reported to the police, they said they didn?t > know him despite someone who lives on the road > saying he was local. Please take care around him- > it was quite scary. The police should be aware of this person as he attacked a friend's car with a metal pole on Friern Road. We reported the incidence to the police and have a reference number so the fact they don't seem aware of him is a concern.

We have had them take large cardboard that was placed next to the blue bin in the past. This week I had placed some cardboard (folded and flat) against the blue bin and it was just left so it may depend upon the mood of the bin men.

Have had a few incidences with this chap around the Friern Road / Upland Road area. He has stood in the middle of Barry Road holding up traffic, he attacked a friend's car with his aluminium pole and he also told me that somewhere at the top of Barry Road was where the nonces live. The car damage was reported to the police more for the fact that he seems to need to professional help - it seems the police are aware of him but it is more a healthcare issue.

I did like the line in Cllr McAsh's update where it said "Normally when the council alters the road layout it would first go through a lengthy consultation - like in the case of the controlled parking zone." He unfortunately forgot to add the next step where the council ignores the consultation results and do what they had already decided to do.

Yep - saw / heard them too but I think they were the Upland Road / Piermont Road area. It was a bit late even on a Saturday to be setting off fireworks in a residential area.

I ran along East Dulwich Grove and through the Village this afternoon about 5pm and it looked chaotic - the traffic was very heavy. If this is what it is like when a number of the schools are closed I can only imagine it would be worse when the schools go back in the autumn. As there are no dedicated bus lanes there isn't even an advantage to getting on a bus - it would be quicker to walk. Idling car engines aren't exactly going to contribute to improving the air quality.

jamesmcash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pavement widening > It is possible that this can be considered in the > next tranche of traffic measures. Please make sure > they are logged on the commonplace map. > > That said, I cannot promise anything. We are > constrained by lack of funding. And we want to > make sure all measures are carefully considered > for potential negative effects. So the council can find the money to go against pretty strong public opinion in order to close roads and alter traffic flows at the Dulwich Village intersection (a couple of years after re-doing it) yet you want to use the excuse that there is a lack of money and even more laughably that you want to make sure all measures are carefully considered. The situation is starting to feel like a practical joke.

I'm still not sure how the P13 and P4 are meant to cope with an increased passenger load if people stop using their cars. Pre CV19 the buses were full during the school rush time - with restricted CV19 capacities this situation will be even worse. With traffic being pushed on to the South Circular which is pretty much a car park at these times I cannot see how these routes will cope. Cycling or walking with young children is fine during late spring / summer / early autumn but not in the darkness of winter. It demonstrates a lack of a holistic view of the traffic situation in East Dulwich and Dulwich Village. Looks very much like a piecemeal approach.

One of the problems appears to be that Southwark's default solution to a traffic problem is to close a road / make it impassable. By closing or restricting the Dulwich Village intersection the council appear to assume that people will stop using their cars and instead use the P4 or P13 buses. From my experience these buses are unreliable in the afternoon / evening (the P13 is pretty good in the morning) and both suffer from slow journeys along the South Circular. Both buses are usually full with school children of most ages. With the added capacity restrictions on the buses currently I am not sure what the council think people are going to do instead of drive. Cycling with young children is not too bad in the spring and summer but not so attractive on a wet evening in winter.

Charlie's response also raises the question of how informed or involved are the local councillors made about decisions in their area. Were our local representatives aware that Free Amigos tree sellers would be taking a chunk of Goose Green in advance along with the paraphernalia that would go along with the operation?

That change would be strange considering that until a year or so ago the petrol station on East Dulwich Road was a BP before becoming an Esso. Not sure whether these businesses operate under a franchise type model or are owned by the petroleum company.

> I 100% agree with you that public services should > be provided free at the point of use, and funded > through progressive taxation. Under a future > Labour Government, I hope that the brutal cuts to > local government under Tory and Tory-LibDem > austerity are reversed. Sadly, at the moment, > Southwark Council has only 50% of the central > government grant it had ten years ago. This leaves > the council with only two options: raise revenue, > or make cuts. I (and I am sure many others) ppreciate you actively engaging on the forum but sometimes it would be good to leave out some of the party advertising after all it was a Labour minister who said there was no money left after the last Labour government. (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/17/liam-byrne-note-successor)

I catch the P13 most mornings around 8am and at that time it is every 15 minutes https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/timetable/p13?direction=inbound&fromId=490010346S

I'd also recommend to check out Charles Booth's maps https://booth.lse.ac.uk/map for an overview and description of your street.

I recall that some years ago (2010 / 2011) Rye Lane was closed for similar works. In that case the buses heading north had a temporary stop on Copeland Road at the corner of Bournemouth Road. It would be helpful for this to be set-up again for the duration of these works.

jamesmcash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > This issue demonstrates very clearly the negative > effects of privatisation. Royal Mail has decided > that having a sorting office in East Dulwich is > not profitable. They may well be correct in their > assessment! But in my view the question is rather: > is there a justifiable community benefit for > having one? And the answer to that is demonstrably > 'yes'. > I am not sure that is entirely correct as the building was deemed unsuitable and from reading the other thread regarding the closure the postal workers were mostly in agreement with that assessment. So the private / public status doesn't really affect the suitability of the building.

It wasn't running up Whatley / Underhill this morning. Frustratingly the TfL live bus arrival website was showing it until about 5 minutes before arrival time when it would disappear. I assume they are just going straight along Lordship Lane towards the library.

Depending upon where you are in East Dulwich it may be easier to get a bus to Peckham Rye station. You can get a train to London Bridge or Elephant and Castle and take the northern line to Moorgate.

FWIW I submitted a report via the Southwark website on the condition of Underhill Road between Friern Road and Langton Rise. There are many potholes and the humps are breaking up. The road surface has deteriorated rapidly and is becoming pretty bad.

Lucyalexandra Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There seems to be more build up > turning right from the village into the junction > too I have noticed that the time allocated to the right turn filter light (i.e. turning right from Dulwich Village into Carlton Avenue) seems to be a lot shorter than it was previously. Only about three cars can get through on the green light but because of the long entry into the junction a couple more go through when the light has gone amber / red. This in turn risks collisions when the other lights go green. I guess in theory cars shouldn't enter then junction if they don't have a clear exit but in this case the result would be that even fewer cars would get through resulting in congestion further back along Dulwich Village.

I'd recommend Funky Moves (http://www.funkymoves.com/kids) - they run the classes in a hall just off East Dulwich Grove. My 6 year old daughter has been going for over a year and loves it. rjsmall

MissWiggy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 161 Kirkdale I think. 161 Food and Drink is the name but you are correct that the address is 161 Kirkdale. More bar snacks / sharing plates than meals but definitely worth a visit.