Pugwash

We got a Christmas card from our daughter on Tuesday and rang to thank her, she had posted it 2 weeks previously. Most of our cards received have been hand delivered.

At one stage there was an active Residents' Association in that area so they may have used those premises. Sadly with the current situation, nobody can hold community meetings, birthday parties or exercise classes. However it does not stop people trying to contact all available 'spaces' trying to persuade these providers that it would only be 6 people/all the same family/etc.!

Gangs are recruiting young children/youths to carry out criminal acts (County Lines) you should notify the police asap as this could be part of a bigger organisation. Not sure which Neighbourhood Police ward Grove Vale and Quorn Road are in. Grove Vale likely to be under Goose Green Police.

I think you can only put out a limited amount of cardboard in the blue recycling bin, rest has to go to the recycling centre.

They can easily monitor the number of people going into Dulwich Library, those wanting to study or use computers can be accommodated by an appointment system with a 2 hour maximum stay. I must admit I have been purchasing books from St. Christopher's shop at ?2 per time - generally getting 3 or 4 at each visit. I am able to afford this but those who are on a limited income would struggle. You can return books to Dulwich Library.

Masks are no good for deaf people as they cannot lip read others. Also wearing a mask with a behind the ear aid is very uncomfortable and pushes the aid outwards where it is in danger of falling out of ear. The non NHS aids are now costing several hundreds of pounds (dependent on hearing loss). If you are accompanying a deaf person or anyone who needs to see your face - you are excempt from wearing a mask. Equally wearing a behind the ear aid also exempts you from wearing a mask A visor is better than nothing.

The pharmacy in Butterfly Walk Camberwell. They were ?4.99 when we got ours.

Police have advised many times for people to be vigilant when using the phone in the street as they are easy targets for thieves on bikes.Many times I have seen Mums' with young kids in prams, walking down the street chatting away on their phones seemingly oblivious to what is going on around them i.e other pedestrians, crossing roads without checking on traffic.

They have disabled parking bays and I would also advise that you register at the reception,

WE had our flu jabs several weeks ago at our GP surgery. I have had these done at the surgery for the past 10 years. They advertise dates/days on t he surgery doors and you just make an appointment. I think it was end of October we had ours.

These incidents need to be reported to your local neighbourhood police. They gather information especially location, numbers, clothing etc and frequently do plain clothes surveillance. Police gradually build up a profile of these 'offenders'.

Hubby was a cyclist for 40 plus years. He was hard up in his youth and could not afford fares to get to work etc. At one stage, before I met him, he was cycling from Tulse Hill to Cheshunt in Hertfordshire on a weekly basis. He was involved in a couple of accidents- one when the driver of a parked car opened his door without checking it was clear to do so. Hubby was knocked off bike and cut arms and legs. Driver just cursed him and did not check if he was ok. The other incident was he was cycling straight ahead when a car came from behind and swerved in front , knocking him down and damaging wheels, frame and gears of his bike. There were witnesses, and the driver gave his details as bike was looking as though it was a write off. Hubby claimed off our household insurance for new bike and they tried to follow up the car driver with no avail. We spoke to our local police officer who visited the address given and found it to be a fraudulent address. The point I am making is that cyclists do encounter incidents as above, but unless they have household insurance, cannot claim for repairs/replacements. Equally if a cyclist had caused an accident where a pedestrian or motorist is involved/injured, the 'injured' party is unlikely to be able to claim damages etc. All cyclists should have insurance and all cycle frames need to be engraved with ID numbers. Many people are against cyclists as they can be inconsiderate road users- not having lights,not wearing high viz clothing, cutting up pedestrians and motorists at traffic lights and behaving dangerously. I spent some time studying in Holland and noticed that every road had a cycle lane running beside it, usually separated by a grass verge. Motorists and cyclists were able to peacefully co exist . I was in Holland in January and it was amusing that when we had heavy snow the snow plough cleared the cycle lanes first . I was a cyclist myself many years ago, but infirmity has caught up with me and I can no longer get on a bike let alone ride one.I use public transport, can walk short distances, but need a car in order to visit my family in Kent and Sussex As I do (or did before lockdown) community work and generally ferrying older/frail people to and fro events/meetings, my car is essential and I will not give it up.

What legal address would you have if knocked down and injured by a scooter being used on the pavement, or for the sake of argument, a cycle being ridden on pavement. Neither rider is likely to have insurance. other than house insurance . I was reversing my car into my hard standing yesterday - clearly indicating and reverse lights working, and noticed out of the corner of my eye that a adult male cyclist who had been cycling on the pavement, getting very agitated by my actions as though he had right of way!

Took over 10 minutes yesterday around 11.30 am to get from Friern Road/LL to Grove traffic lights due to solid traffic. Most of the tailbacks were vehicles trying to turn onto S. Circular.

I am not very IT literate but my last 2 attempts to join in a zoom meeting were a failure. I click onto the link set up by the host but I cannot see how I can put in my meeting ID and password (which have already been sent to me. My name appears on t he screen and I can see the other participants but they cannot see or hear me. Today's screen asked me to check my microphone which I did, for it to automatically come on when the session began but no joy. Help please in very easy terms I have tried to check out on google but they are talking about setting up a session not joining in one.

I watched Red White and Blue and found it a true version of what SOME police officers were like. Racism was rife in London - at the time my partner was black, and not only did he attract racial comments, but I as a white woman was also subjected to this. Police frequently stopped us when in the car for no apparent reason - my partner had a very good job with high wages and his car was new. We were never searched or subjected to verbal abuse, I was frequently upset by these incidents but my partner took it as a matter of course explaining that the police thought every black person with a newish car was a thief. In those days, racism was more blatant, barman refusing to serve drinks to my partner, but willingly served me. I have worked in a voluntary capacity over the years with various members of the police service and have met many officers from BAME groups as well as white officers and they have acknowledged there are a small minority of officers who are racists. What would be interesting to see broadcast is to have an interview with Leroy Logan as he is today, and to see how he progressed through the ranks.

My daughter who is a teacher in an exclusion unit was permitted to Zoom a couple of her students during the 1st lockdown to clarify any queries they had about the on line lessons, but the link was set up by her academic body due to safeguarding.

Depending on age of son - did you do homeschooling during the first lockdown?. Many parents were able to cope with this but others struggled especially if they were working from home themselves. My youngest grandchildren were set work by their schools during the summer lockdown. Granddaughter 6 was ok as she enjoys reading, writing and general learning. Her brother, who is more 'physical' found it hard to settle as full of energy - whilst loved doing number work and making things refused to colour/write and was very upset as was not seeing his nursery class friends on a daily basis. From what I understand - most schools are sending work home to those who are having to isolate. Costs of private tutors seem to be ?45- ?60 per hour and that was before the March lock down.

Not sure where you are living at the moment but kingsdale and Charter are both very popular choices and last year had a 'catchment area. Not sure if the new Charter school has a different one. Not sure about the rules re exchanging contracts or yearly rental offering more chances. There was a big investigation last year/year before which exposed parents getting yearly rentals in the catchment areas of their choice to enable children to get into popular schools.

Our neighbors were planning a loft extension, they came in and had a chat about it and said that the council will be writing to us (they did) We then had correspondence re party wall and forms to complete. Neighbours stated that any time we were concerned, we were to talk with them. Lockdown happened and they did not go ahead with their plans and are now deciding to move out of London to get a bigger property.

We have had a number of enquirers, the chairs are in accordance to fire safety regulations. The toys, some up lighters have gone to a women's refuge.We have a school possibly interested in chairs for staff room. Some folders and transparencies have gone, but we are still wading through the filing cabinets. Had a PM from a homeless/housing organisation but they failed to reply to my posts .

Scooters, regardless whether e types or not seem to be a very popular choice for both adults and children. Adults scooting away on both pavements and roads - difficult to hear them and in the dark, to see them. (Had one come up on my nearside a few days ago, just as I was about to turn left. He/She totally ignored my indicator - I just saw them in time!) Years ago my old aunt was knocked down by a young teenager who was riding a bike on the pavement. She fractured her hip and had difficulty walking after that. (She was already disabled having one leg shorter than the other and had to wear built up surgical boots) The youngster sped off whilst witnesses were calling 999.

We left Smile some time ago as they were constantly pushing cosmetic products - unfortunately hubby fell for this and agreed to tooth whitening and was shocked when he was charged over ?200. He never used the product - also he was not informed of the cost of the treatment before he started it.

yes - grand daughter lived in the area since the age of 2 so was able to produce full confirmation,

Even though Bromley and Bexley are classed as Kent - they fall into the Greater London area of 32 boroughs. Havering one of the highest is classed as Essex but in in the greater London area