Pugwash

Our neighbours have a leasehold flat (Freeholder LBS) they got permission to install a 2nd bedroom in the attic space. The downstairs flat has LBS tenants.

If you are over 55 - Southwark Pensioners Group at Camberwell

If I need a PO I will go to Forest Hill (the old WH Smith). Shorter queue but only 2 windows. Due to poor mobility I cannot stand for more than 5-10 mins, so LL is out for me. I remember the times, many years ago, when there were chairs in the post office! Showing my age!

Some time ago, we used a licensed waste disposal person to take odd bits of broken furniture. We got him from the forum and used him a couple of times. Unfortunately we have mislaid his business card. Can anyone supply his name and details? Also some months ago a new licensed waste disposal person advertised on the Forum - cannot remember his details.

For some strange reason, hubby likes to spend 'big' on family cards birthday and Christmas. I think it may have stemmed from his mother- she equated money with status and was a bit of a snob! She was also quite eccentric - we asked for a suitcase one year and got a set of 4. One year she gave hubby the equivalent of a hearing aid - it was a device to hear bird song. Nobody we know send expensive cards. We have a twice yearly set of cards from the Foot and Mouth Painting Artists and have done for the last 30 plus years. I think they are around £12 for set of 10 - cannot remember what we paid this winter but they are fantastic value and beautiful paintings. One of the best places around to buy cards is the Fair Trade Centre at Christ Church Barry Road. Fantastic selection with a starting price of £1.30.

I had to renew my licence - took photocopy of my current licence and also my renewal application and posted everything off. Within 10 days received my new licence. My old licence was due to run out in January so I submitted the renewal early December.

I cannot remember who ran/organised the original ED LETS. They had meetings at the ED Community Centre every so often. I think there were about 20 - 25 people involved.

We had a problem last year with a roofing company. They had previously fixed the roofing on our exterior boiler house and we had no complaints. They came back several months later and my husband foolishly let them in. They deliberately knocked down some guttering (I discovered this some time later) and damaged some roofing slates. We ended up going to Trading Standards who are investigating the company - they were registered at Company House but operated from various addresses which were used for mailing purposes only.

Posted around 12 cards 2 weeks prior to 24th December. Had some responses so know people have received them. Had about 20 cards - mixture of hand delivered and via post. After years of 'nagging' by myself and our daughters, we may have cured hubby of spending £4 plus on individual cards for our immediate family ( when you have 12 immediate family it costs a bomb) Also as the girls state, they get put in the recycling bad at beginning of January regardless of cost.

There was a LETS scheme in ED and it ran for a couple of years or so. Trying to remember when it was pre 2000? A couple of friends joined it, one did baby sitting for exchange for ironing, the other did small painting jobs or simple gardening. There was a set criteria regarding credits,

I purchased some unusual cheeses in Aldi a couple of weeks ago for a Christmas Social with 20 odd people. Also supplemented it with various cheeses from Sainsburys',

Dawsons heights is not run by Southwark Council- it comes under a management company,

Try Niko -- loads of recommendations here. Very good guy, reasonable charges, have used him several times.

As previously said regarding discrimination during the 1960s - husband went to a south London private school (not Dulwich College). He may have faired better at Dulwich College!

The building is having major repairs to it, the tenants there have had problems for a considerable time.