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hello everyone, did you watch Poor Kids on telly last night?http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011vnls just type it in your server thing, it will come up. it struck me that one of the greatest financial stresses on families struggling at the brink was providing school uniforms for their children. Sam, one of the main children in the programme, was bullied at school for wearing his sisters old school shirt and his trousers were too small and torn. This was basic stuff- white shirt, grey trousers. But to replace them put massive strain on the families. What struck me was this- every time I recycle basic school uniform when my children grow out of it, it goes to local charity shops. Local charity shops are there to make money for their charity. They also are in a middle class area which can then take advantage of the bargains in the shop. Uniforms, because they are replaced more regularly, are in better nick. In the gorbals, I doubt there are charity shops for people to shop in that have such a regular recycling of clothes. If the clothes are contributed from the local area they are going to be few and far between, and are also going to cost the needy money. I'm sure the salvation army do some kind of collection and redistribution. What I was thinking was this...what if I could directly recycle my old uniforms and school shoes (in good nick, just grown out of but a hideous expense to the needy)to those kind of families in other parts of the country. Which would mean setting up a national recycling and distribution network, including laundry and ironing happending somewhere along the way unless people really committed to doing that before they donated the clothes. Any ideas? Just think this kind of direct action could have a considerably beneficial impact on these families NOW. We have the stuff- they don't. Please rewatch the prog if you havent. It was so moving. It shamed me. The children were so stoical, intelligent , hopeful, ....

Chris Lynham is firework bum inserter.

I think Emma is running a mini edfest preview season at the Hob over june and july.

thank you for asking Alan, it was a stand up comedy show exploring whether the 'pram in the hallway' really is the enemy of art. What would have happened if Van Gogh had had children? and culminated in showing the paintings famous artists would have done when their hypothetical offspring begged them to ''draw dolly''. Then there was a little dance celebrating female creativity - the magic muff.

I remember..I premiered my one woman show ''the magic muff' at it and saw hugh cornwall in the big top. All run by the original EDT comedy team who sadly were kicked out of the edt to make way for a restaurant but are now happily running the hob in forest hill every saturday. breathes.

God that thread title gave me a fright!

not being vaccinated is only a danger to him, not to others, in the unlikely event he comes into contact with parvovirus.

I know this is stable door after horse etc, but plant some dog rose, briar rose and any wild climbing rose against your back fence- it is extremely painful to try and climb over and may deter. You can get it from the wildlife garden centre in Muschamp road. Also blackthorn, anything like that.

ooh I like F Man- I wonder if he is available to do my showreel.

theyre organised enough to have an industrial sized tea maker at the back of the room.

don't bother to change onto the jubilee line. The overground trains from london bridge to charing cross go every few minutes and it's much quicker to go up the stairs and get onto platform (5?) than to change onto the tube.

how about the porn, from that found on every newsagents top shelf to the stuff freely available on the internet, which condones and profits from the slavery and trafficking of women, black and white, yet which is accepted in our stride? I don't think we'd even manage to get a consensus that that is wrong, so acceptable has it become! Dully was right to object to golly- but history should make us vigilant about our present and future, while remembering the past. I imagine the stall seller was ignorant and is now moritified rather than racist. Now she will probably have a think about it. But Wouldnt it be great if we as consumers used that same integrity, put back our newspapers and sweets and said ' i dont want to buy this stuff from you till you stop propogating the sexual exploitation of women.'

is the shop in nigel road then?

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she does look very sweet and loved but i do wonder if she would really add to the cool kudos of the car thief in the way they would like. She's probably languishing in a side street, put there by the council, waiting to be reunited. fingers crossed.

Rigby and Peller in Knightsbridge. Well worth the extra dosh and you can always go and get cheaper ones in the right size once you know it. I don't think Bravissimo are bad but they use a lot of under support and harder materials to do the lift that R&p do with much softer and nicer ones- they also measure bigger than R&P. If you are a cup size under DD you will be able to get much cheaper bras there - its' once you are into the bigger cups that it gets expensive. You will still need to get them to measure you every time you go for a new bra as size changes all the time, though cup not back size. Agree about branches! don't like sloane square branch, feels like a franchise. Knightsbridge will only sell you the perfect fit.

the wild bits naturally resew themselves don't they and then sprout up again every year?

I love the Hob .And it's got a garden.

We put them there, we keep them there. Without us they'd just be rich shootin' and fishin' aristos. We also put rich footballers up there in their beckenham palaces. I think we could own the royals in a bit more of a waitrose way as shareholders, and they'd have to wear what we told them. Kate's dress would be decided on a vote in the sun. We are almost there, but not quite.We should also have right de signeur on the groom.

stick a note on the bike?

*dons enormous attention seeking hat, dresses dog in tutu, saunters past....

you list them in YOUR order of preference, but the lesson of history is fill in all 6 choices. Otherwise Southwark will fill in that list for you if you don't get the ones you put down.

you can cut through the cromwell road congestion- instead of continuing down earls court road, at the cromwell road/earls court lights turn left but get into the right hand lane and immediately turn right, follow road which curves left at end, take right at roundabout and then 2nd left, take 2nd or 3rd right ROSARY GARDENS which is straight through to crossing fulham and kings road. then you can choose to go to embankment or again, wiggle through to battersea bridge. Look at goodle maps to clarify this route as i am doing it from memory.

alternatively, to avoid the congestion charge, come in on the A40 and over the westway but come off and then follow signs for Shepherds bush/white city, follow the one way system A3220 via Holland road which will then cross Kensington High Street and curve to the left via Pembroke road. At the end of Pembroke road turn right down the Earls court road,which will cross Brompton, fulham and kings roads before it goes round the embankment and cross at Chelsea bridge. You can then either go round via Vauxhall and the route suggested above, or go through Clapham and Brixton, up Dulwich Road via Herne Hill and into Ed. Google maps is really good reference for blowing up and printing off for exact details of any of these routes. I used to visit my mother a lot in west london and so always went via Brixton, Clapham, Chelsea which is this route in reverse.

when we were moving in the cover of our gas meter was nicked while it was off for 3 seconds.