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I get St. Anthony's parents parking across my drive all the time, also visitors to Barry House.

East Dulwich Community Centre hires out hall for children's parties but low ceilings would deter bouncy castles Although you would be able to do own catering - depending on the time booked as to whether you could serve alcohol to parents. Generally speaking when you book any venue as a 'children's party' it is just that - parents usually get given hot drinks/juice/water if they are staying on the premises. With the exception of adult helpers at the party most parents do not stay during the duration. Most hall hire for children's parties is for 2- 3 hours only/

Age UK are campaigning against the closures. I use ticket offices when am travelling outside London. Found that with my Freedom Pass plus Older Persons' Rail Card that the machines cannot cope with 2 different cards. Ticket Offices give good advice as to whether you save more money by having a different ticket or departure time. Have a couple of friends who are visually impaired and they cannot use the machines so need help. Also noticed on one occasion that a wheelchair user could not reach all the 'buttons'.

James McAsh is a primary school teacher and used to having to control some noisy kids. Interesting that CPZ meetings have not been advertise for Goose Green Ward where he stands. Goose Green Ward residents were approached some time ago re CPZ in their streets . It was some time after the CPZ was implemented in the Grove Vale area and it was streets running from Crystal Palace Road up to the boundary with Dulwich Hill. There was strong opposition at the time and the council backed down.

When I worked for Lambeth, some 20 years ago or so, most of the borough was in a CPZ with each street (or in some cases in very long streets), having a different zone area. This meant if you lived in zone A and there were no spaces, you could not park further down the road or in next road as it was zone B. We were refused Essential Workers Permits and informed we had to use public transport. So a visit to an elderly person living alone and with medical needs could take up to 2 hours depending on which part of the borough from our base, but had we EWP - likely half of that time. I moved to Southwark where was given EWP for whole borough, which resulted in being able to reach a vulnerable person quickly. Carers employed via agencies are not issued with permits and this in turn reduces the number of carers available to provide care packages which in turn leads in many cases of delayed hospital discharges. Medical staff especially nurses, have to apply for a 'medical permit' in order to carry out their duties in the community - another time consuming exercise. I agree pollution needs to be cut - buses, lorries, coaches, diesel fuelled vehicles etc. If my children want to visit me they have public transport journeys ranging from 3 - 5 hours door to door, which is not easy when you have primary aged children -including an autistic child. I use my car on average twice a week to carry passengers or heavy shopping, other than that it is visiting the family in Kent and West Sussex. We do need to be more careful as to how we use or vehicles - the parents who park outside my house with engines running whilst they collect kids from St. Anthony's School add to the pollution. CPZs are needed in highly dense areas i.e West End, Croydon Town Centre, some areas around Westminster etc. but are not necessary the answer to the whole on ED/Dulwich/

There is a place in Forest Hill on the route to Catford.

Same was supposed to have a call at 4 pm but nothing

I did not get to the meeting as had a prior meeting to attend, however hubby went and was amazed at the numbers attending. Spoke to a neighbour who was at the meeting, , and he was sitting next to a councillor who clearly was unhappy. Neighbour stated that Southwark must be running out of money and the councillor confirmed that this was a correct and CPZs were a money raising exercise. I heard that after a while people abandoned sitting around tables and put chairs together in rows and really hammered their views home. Labour councillors over the years have always considered ED and Dulwich wealthy. In the late 70s early 80s, myself and other parents of Goodrich school lead a protest against the council who refused to provide some educational facility to the school on the grounds that ED parents were rich and could pay for this themselves.. It got reported in the South London Press. Do we know whether Southwark News were present or been notified.?

A friend attended the Dulwich Library meeting thinking it was related to all of ED - he did not book and just went in. Said he could understand why they asked for bookings due to limited space. Christ Church will not have that problem so I would just turn up. Cannot be called a consultation if they effectively ban those who wish to attend.

The East Dulwich Community Centre in Darrell Road is used by a great number of groups. Also try the Copleston Centre in Copleston Road SE15 which is home for even a bigger number of groups.

On the publicity out in the area - there is no mention of 'booking' and even on the eventebrite site it talks of being a drop in session.

The Dulwich Hill CPZ meeting will be held at Christ Church Barry Road 6 - 8 pm Monday 17th July. Very conveniently only a few Dulwich Hill residents have received leaflets giving details. No need to pre book as church can hold a large number of people.

The Dulwich Hill CPZ meeting will be held at Christ Church Barry Road 6 - 8 pm Monday 17th July. Very conveniently only a few Dulwich Hill residents have received leaflets giving details. No need to pre book as church can hold a large number of people.

Leaflet delivered to a friend's door speaks about meeting on Monday 17th July 6 pm at Christ Church Barry Road for Dulwich Hill residents - no mention of needing tickets.

Having a family member with asthma, I agree that we need to cut down on pollution made by vehicles and would also support the banning of log fires in an urban area. When I was working, I used the car daily as I was classed as an essential user by my employer and had to respond to anywhere in south Southwark within a set time. Since I have retired, my car usage is greatly reduced. I would not consider using a car to go down Lordship Lane or Rye Lane, same with attending hospital appointments. I have a petrol car 16 years old and do not have to pay ULEZ charges. (I did register with TFL expecting to be charged but they informed me that car was compliant) Being controversial - I would suggest that city dwellers, unless they have large family/equipment/ etc to carry do not need to have petrol/diesel 4 wheel drives/ range rovers etc - This could cut down on some pollution. I am in the fortunate position that due to my low usage half a tank of petrol lasts me several weeks.

We use our car at the most twice a week. I also carry 3 people to evening meetings as they have mobility/sight issues which makes it harder to use buses. Also, site of meetings - some 5/10 mins away from bus route. Car is essential for me as to see my family in Sussex involves bus, train, bus and walk, to visit - 3-4 hours depending on train. Family in Kent - 2/3 buses and 25 min walk up hill. Around 2-3 hours as buses are infrequent. I have an automatic car - when I was considering Zip cars they only have manual transmission.

I had a blood test last week at TJC - no notices about appointments. Was seen and in and out within 15 mins. Longest I have ever waited is 45 mins. GP requested blood tests are only done at TJC - they don not like doing them at Kings/

From a health and safety angle - I imagine that this is not legal. When I was younger ( and fitter) used to take daughter to her nursery on my bike and had a specially fitted child seat on the back. I lived in Holland for 3 months and young children were frequently transported by bike. They had to be of an age that could be strapped into an appropriate child seat and also wear a helmet,

Many years ago my old aunt was knocked down outside the now Sainsbury's local, by a child on a bike. Already disabled with one leg shorter than the other and wearing a surgical boot, people rushed to help her but the boy cycled off quickly . She was in pain for years afterwards. Many local people have hearing impairments and would not hear a cyclist coming up on the pavement behind them. Equally a blind or partially sighted person would not automatically move out of the way of a cyclist.

Lime Bikes in Barry Road were being removed yesterday by the Lime Bike company - someone spoke to the guy who said that he was picking up around 100 a day.

Nearly mowed down by female cyclist whilst crossing on Green man to Dulwich Library. Yelled at her (woman in 20/30s) but was ignored and no apologies given.

Has anyone considered those residents who require carer's visits, or rely on family coming by car outside of the area to do an elderly/disabled resident's shopping or taking them to GP surgeries. My daughter drives up from Kent and always has problems parking but she expects this and allows extra time. Not all disabled people are eligible for a blue badge - I frequently take 2 people with mobility problems plus a partially sighted friend to local meetings and social events around the Dulwich area. My knowledge of CPZ s is that they cover your specific street or part of street i.e. Barry Road, but would not cover me if I had to park in Landells Road. None of the people I transport work, and are not in receipt of attendance allowance/PIP etc so would not be able to afford to contribute to parking fees etc.

Need to update my food safety and hygiene certificate which I obtained many years ago. Southwark used to do a half or one day course but I cannot find anything on their website. I shall be doing some basic food preparation/cooking for a small organisation later this summer and need to have certificate. Most of the courses are on line and seem to be around £18. With so many scams/dodgy deals going on, would be grateful for recommendations.

Councillors used to have their surgeries at set times in various premises throughout ED. East Dulwich Community Centre used to be one such venue, but the councillors decided in 2021/22 to stop this and hold 'street surgeries'. I believe Friern Rd was the last surgery but have yet to meet anyone who attended.