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what about those poor bugs having Gillian McKeiths hair poured all over them?

did he get in your house then Tibby?

did he get the car?

this is going to transform our weekend experience of travelling back from central london. hurrah.

It was the orginal ED Comedy which was one of the major influences to put East Dulwich on the map, culminating in the East Dulwich Festival on Goose Green-then they moved to The Mag, then Camberwell and then The Hob in Forest Hill which they bought so they would never again be kicked out in favour of a restaurant. The original Ed comedy at the EDT went on for about ten year and was started by Jan Prince, partner of Steve Frost. Steve Coogan premiered his show there with Patrick Marber that then went on to win the perrier in Edinburgh and catipult him into stardom. They were halycon days and was what introduced me to the area in the first place.

Great idea. We did have something like it upstairs at the EDT in the old days- a theatre space, film club, rehearsal space, public readings of new plays, and workshop space with an admin office. It was well used too.

apparently the Victoria line extends to Herne Hill and the trains turn under there.

Ive sent the delivery lady's mobile to you by pm.

Daves Dairy 0208 299 4484 they deliver to us and we are SE15 side of Goose Green.

re The Wildlife Garden Centre- although shut to the public on a friday, isnt it still open for volunteers? I dont understand if you are saying the women in the WLFGC were suspicious or that their mere presence reminded you of how vulnerable your garden is if a burglar was to get access to the WLFGC?

I think it would be worth contacting Talk Talk and telling them one of their representatives has put a whole community on red alert with suspicions of criminal activity and maybe this isnt the image they need to be developing.

and what of the swimming pool, built by funds raised by parents and now languishing and decaying? surely that could have been used for the community and make a profit as well?

I and others live behind this and the rising scaffolding indicates more than a roof repair. At the moment it looks like a high rise block overpowering our back gardens- raising the level of the building by at least one storey- ... in my loft bedroom I can practically see what the workmen have in their lunchboxes. What was a bungalow has scaffolding bigger than the three storey victorian house next to it. Southwark has replied to our enquiries thus: they have pending planning permission for a nursery but have granted permission for a roof extension as long as it is a residence but not if it is a nursery- the two planning permissions are alternatives not parallels. It can only be a nursery if they do not extend the roof. They are taking a look so watch this space...

I saw police van apprehend two boys on corner Bellenden/Denby road last night at about 8.10-was it related?

..and the field just north east of the one o clock club used by boys in maroon uniform daily,

Puzzled, you say it's not being used this season but every morning this week I ve seen both lower and upper bits of Peckham Rye being used by two different schools simultaneously...

Puzzled, you say it's not being used this season but every morning this week I ve seen both lower and upper bits of Peckham Rye being used by two different schools simultaneously...

btw which schools are currently regularly using the park? Every morning there's been one school playing rounders at the south east end, and boys playing footie just north east of the one o clock club.

those burning lantern things?

No. Ive checked.

blimey! we were in the mind shop between about 4-4.30.

someone didnt use their new brown recycling bin correctly?

Loz I do as you do, but precede it with 'let me just stop you there...'before they get to say much. It's a very empowering thing to say for some reason and puts you straight in the driving seat. From there you can tangle their minds either with 'my other half sorts it out' or if you are feeling mischeivous, go down the Luddite route and say 'we don't have none of those new fangled things, we likes the candles'. If they are from a 'local company surveying houses in your area' tell them youre a builder.

secondary school application time can be a very emotive time. My advice is only listen to opinions about schools from people who's children are there- it's amazing how rumours take on a life of their own on the basis of very little truth.

I did have a cleaner who skived off after two hours when paid for four- as I discovered when I ran into her while out shopping!-I would find the house pretty clean, but probably only superficially. I wasnt sure how to handle it but she left anyway, and Ive had the same cleaning lady now for ten years. She always does her time, the house is very clean, she's helped me reorganise my mess after builders, she babysits and is trusted completely. During the hols, if we are away and so not there to make a mess she comes in and does other jobs- fridge cleaning, spring cleaning, carpet cleaning so she doesnt loose out. I pay her a tenner an hour and she earns it!