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Pedestrian crossing installations. Residents have been asking for this for last 20 years or so. previously refused by TFL.

A couple of years ago or so, St. Christopher's lease ran out. they were put in a position to (a) find an alternative premise in a good position or (b) accept the new lease at greatly inflated price. I believe that price quoted was £50.000 pa. ED is one of the more profitable shops due mainly to the demographic make up of the area. There is a paid manager (might even be 2). Rest are volunteers who cover the 7 days that the shop is open. I am informed that the St. Christopher's shop in Lewisham High Street is much cheaper as is Penge. The majority of the Hospice's funding comes from these charity shops/fund raising events etc. Even more so now that the government has put additional NI contributions onto all health providers. A relative of ours works in a hospice shop in Dartford having recently been appointed manager. When she first started she noticed that volunteers were regularly been asked by customers to reduce costs of items. One had asked that a £3. item be reduced to 50p ! There are 'dealers' that go around charity shops trying to get items at a reduced rate and then selling them at inflated prices at car boot sales.

If you are in their catchment area, try The Gardens who are very well thought of in the area

A Canadian friend reports that many USA citizens are travelling to Canada to get their medical prescriptions as medication in Canada is vastly cheaper than USA. Perhaps if the Canadian government puts a surcharge/tariff on these type of transactions, the ordinary folk may realise that their vote for Trump is costing them money.

Went to Poundland yesterday, purchased several items, Special offer of toothpaste £1 for 100ml. Assistant very friendly and helpful - an elderly lady with a trolley and on crutches was told to take her time putting shopping away as the assistant opened up another till for customers in the queue. I was also asked if I needed any help (I have a walking stick). There was around 12/15 people shopping whilst I was there. I could have purchased more items but was conscious that with the bus stops by the Library closed, I would not be able to carry more weight.

Friends who live in the area come in to feed our cat whenever we go away for a few days.

Our youngest daughter went to St Anthony's many years ago. My husband is catholic, and was a regular attendee at St, Thomas More, so she met the criteria. I cannot think that a child of nursery age would be expected to attend mass on a weekly basis.

Have you reported this to your Safer Neighbourhood Team? Might be the start of a new 'crime wave'. What area are you? The Dulwich Hill SNT quarterly meeting is being held on Monday 10th March 5.30 - 6.30 pm at Christ Church Barry Road. Earlier than normal due to shift pattens,

The long empty site at the top of Lordship Lane by the Library is now a cute little bar and restaurant - Victus and Bibo. We had a few beers there on Saturday night and it was very welcoming. Not noticed this when passed today - so used to it being closed. When the original restaurant (Moulin) closed down, the new owners said they were going to have a new restaurant after modernising the premises. This was around 10 years ago!.

Premier Inn or Travel Lodge. Social Housing with genuine affordable rents.

I would appeal. When working I had a Southwark wide parking permit as my job as a Southwark employee took me all over the borough. Myself and colleague were parked outside our office as usual and got a PCN. We appealed and won and it turned out that the parking warden misread the initials on our permits AS (all Southwark) and took it to be that we were incorrectly parked in a Residents Bay.

It is a catch 22 situation. My neighbours have been trying to sell their 4 bed semi house for more than a year - 2 lots of buyers have dropped out. As only 2 of them living in the house, they want to downsize in the ED area but need ground floor flat with 2 beds plus parking as wife is disabled, has a blue badge and mobility scooter. They tell me that there is a shortage of such properties in the area at a price they could afford. Sometimes you have to take the risk that you will not be ripped off by the council with future works planned.

Avoid council leasehold properties - especially if it is in a block. If council decide to do maintenance/refurbishments of the block you will be charged for the work whilst tenants will be free. Could end up owing thousands of pounds, Equally if a shared house. Our old neighbour purchased his top floor flat from council, Spend thousands on it rectifying years of neglect by LBS. A couple of years later, LBS decided to paint exterior and charged him £5000 whilst the ground floor tenant did not have to contribute. Within 6 months the paint flaked. He tried unsuccessfully to get some money back. In the end he sold up, and gained a small profit for the internal refurbishment and the addition of an exterior staircase into the shared garden.

Many years ago whilst a male friend was canvassing during election time, he knocked on a door in Crystal Palace Road. Was greeted by a lady in glamorous (according to him) nightwear who offered her services in exchange for voting for a particular candidate! Our friend, who must have been in his 60s at that point , politely declined. We all had a good laugh over this and every time people went canvassing for years afterwards, they were regaled with this story.

Noticed that Car Giant is listed as being in White City. Prefer somewhere in South London/Bromley area as have difficulty accessing some public transport due to mobility issues. The body work of my car is not brilliant and this could cause it to fail MOT

Been in LL store 2/3 times and have always got what I came for and some extras.

Need to see and try the car physically - need to transport at times, a fold up mobility scooter in the boot. Also several relatives/friends with disabilities.

Can anyone recommend a good 2nd hand car showroom? I do not think my car will pass its MOT next month so am on the look out for another car. Family have used Lancers in Beckenham for their last 3 cars, but they only have 1 automatic drive (Nissan Duke) which is too big for me. Would like Ford/Vauxhall etc or similar size. Must be automatic, petrol and ULZ compatible. At this stage just want to get an idea of what is out there and prices. Hopefully my car which is 20 years old, passes MOT this time which will give me longer time to look around.

At each SNT meeting, it is residents/attendees who determine/agree on ward priorities. Generally it is the same group of people who attend the SNT meetings.

Turners Barry Road - have used them for over 10 years.

When I started work for a local authority in 1996, I did a job share 2.5 days a week. At one point I was travelling around the country several times a month. Rather than go into the office to write up my reports, my manager gave me a lap top and suggested that I worked from home, All I had t o do was to give her warning that I would be at home on such a day and give my telephone details. I worked this way for a couple of years, Some weeks I was only in the office one day - usually on team day so could catch up with my colleagues. Although I have been retired some time, during Covid I kept in touch with my professional ex colleagues. They advised me that one team member a day was required in the office, the rest working from home. They felt that this was a good compromise. If I was still working, I would be happy to be in the office on alternate days.

Local councillors, over the many years that the boards have been installed, have rarely updated them. Details of councillors surgeries were posted by party supporters.

Why do you want a 'company'? Do you have a combi which requires slightly different cleaning techniques?. I generally clean my microwave 2/3 times a week with a damp cloth, washing the plate in the sink and drying it.

Community Notice Boards were set up by councillors for the local community to advertise their meetings etc. Originally these had padlocks and keys were given to local community groups i.e Tenants and Residents' Association. Our T&RA used to advertise our meetings, AGMs, social activities, public meetings (i.e. hustings) Give and Take events, Southwark Council run groups/events. Unfortunately the padlocks were broken and boards vandalised. Our T&RA managed to get the Lordship Lane (Small Sainsbury) one refurbished and one in Underhill Road. However, it took ages for our local councillor to discover where the keys to these padlocks were left. We had 2 people from our T&RA who regularly posted details of events and activities in the East Dulwich Community Centre. The padlocks were again broken, and various flyers were posted which rarely had any connection with the area. We have a lady, in her 80s, who several times a year still goes round posting details of our and EDCCs activities, Look out for posters announcing the next Give and Take in February, our T&RAs AGM in April.