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I've Pm'd you as well Alfie :) Eve

Has anyone successfully managed to get on the reserve list at guys or TJS - or do you need to still be in the current groups?

haha yeh where?

Hi all, Just want to add to these recommendations! Joseph helped me with a sofa purchase last month, it was a last minute job and he was very helpful and even took all the legs off so the sofa could fit and put them back on at the end. Fully Recommend Eve

I have to agree with the cleanliness comments, my experience is that that the cleaner comes in the mornings when the gym is open and so therefore is having to clean a changing room with people in it. There is no way you can do this and expect to clean it well. There should be cleaners to clean it overnight to do a thorough clean. Also the gym area where the mats are the floor is totally gross, you lie down on a mat and just look at dirt on the ground it's very unpleasant. I just sort of put up with it and get on with it. I agree it is way too cold, I think it's because they don't turn the heating on until the open and then it isn't powerful enough to warm up. I have noticed that some of the showers have been fixed but so wish that the changing rooms were giving a thorough clean overnight, it's such a shame to get changed in grubby conditions. I have just always put up with it because it's a cheap gym and it's the only one nearby to me and the station.

Hi Sorry I know there are posts already to this effect, but bizarrely I cannot search for "van" or "man" on this forum as those words don't have enough words... So here goes, any recommendations for a man with a van. In need to pick up some large items of furniture this month, may also need some expertise with Sofas, taking legs off or getting into flats.. I have no tools. Anyways any help appreciated Eve

Hi there, Is anyone able to advise if The Gardens dentist is actually open. I've tried to call so many times over the past two weeks and left a number of voicemail messages (as they advised) and I've also emailed twice - but no one is getting back to me. Is it still operating? I really want to go to the dentist!

I would totally go but I can't make it to that time because of work - which is irritating.. To be honest it doesn't seem that anyone has been happy with the GP's response thus far - saying that the staff are well trained - we appreciate your comments etc... If anyone is going would appreciate the outcome

Is there seriously no way that we can officially complain about this through a medium where it is taken seriously? This is quite easily the worst GP practice I have ever had the misfortune of being a patient at. Firstly there is the rudest of the staff both on the phone and in person which i have experienced on numerous occasions (and I'm not overly sensitive). This actually makes me hate having to call them and must be awful for people who are already feelng apprehensive about their health. Then I experienced the rudeness of the actual GP as I mistakenly had more than two problems to talk to him about. The Doctor was extreemly rude about how "he wasn't going to get home on time" and "do you have any idea how many patients I have to see in one day" Of course I understand this, however I didn't do it on purpose and neither did I expect him to erupt in this manner, it isn't something you want to hear when you are worried about things. He could have just poitely reminded me to book two appointments in future, which I appreciate. He then said he was going to refer me on to Physiotherapy clinic that can carry out scans as I had had a problem now for 6 years. I then of course waited about 3 months for my appointment at Kings (standard for physio and I have no problem with this) however then it transpired that the physio wanted to do a scan but I had been referred to the wrong clinic for this! So he referred me back to the GP to then refer me on - this was in August and I'm still waiting for the GP to send the letter, despite chasing the surgery for him to do it and they have confirmed that they have it and cannot explain why the GP won't refer me on!! I echo the sentiments above, good job that it isn't life threatening. I am wanting to move to the Gardens Surgery as I have heard better things, but I am relunctant to do this in the middle of a referral process as I'm going to have to take time off work to start this all off again. I used to work in a hospital so understand the pressures that they are under, but this simply isn't good enough and I'm not alone... What can we do?