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Next meeting of Dulwich Hill SNT will be Monday 10th December 6 - 7 pm at Christ Church Barry Road. (Access via gates - and to door on right had side) Discussion will include Burglary and Bike Thefts plus any other items you wish to raise.

We live on the corner of a main road and bus route and frequently have litter blown into our garden. Every so on I gather it up and bin it, also at times clear the pavement in front of my house. If everyone can do a little each week, that would assist.

I was advised by my decorator to contact Gary Vu, I had in mind this guy when I discovered that my usual contact had work for another 3 weeks and could not fit me in. Gary was busy but when he heard that my decorator was due to commence work with me within a week, and needed the work to be done before painting - he offered to come in on a Saturday. Was a small job ( rewiring a ceiling light and replacing a broken socket outlet) and completed within an hour. very reasonable cost (paid cash)

Brad and Michael recently decorated our bedroom - (paint and wall papering plus repainting ceiling) As always helpful, tidy and reasonably priced. They have now done 4 rooms in our house plus complete exterior repaint.

Melbourne Tyres - have used several times over the years - very helpful and allow you to park on their small forecourt so that you are not on the yellow lines

Christ Church have a box for donations to a food bank - they do not operate a food bank. I think the nearest is PECAN in Peckham

Many of the local police teams meet up for social chats/information sharing etc at set times and days. However, if they have been asked to follow up a reported crime etc, they make this their priority. the Dulwich Hill SNT tries to meet up on Wednesdays at Christ Church.

Our brown bins have always been emptied fortnightly

My surgery has a number of PT GPs and the appointments are covered well. If you need an urgent appointment your surgery can arrange an emergency slot at the Lister Extended Care Service surgery.

With LL closed off from the Plough to CPR, all 5 routes are using Barry Road which means it is difficult in places for 2 buses to pass each other so traffic is building up. One advantage is that you can stop any of the routes as 176,185 and 40s will turn up ED Road after they go down Barry. Work expected to last 2 days,

The cost of food on Christmas Day is very expensive and unless you have in excess of ?50 per head available - just go in for a drink. Many years ago, parents in law (now deceased) invited hubby and I to a local hotel restaurant for a Christmas Lunch on Christmas Day. Our youngest child was not yet born (so this is around 32 years ago) There were so many diners and slow service meant that we did not get dessert as the taxis booked arrived. I remember hearing that the meal was ?25 per head - an exorbitant price for the era. Since then, we have never been out for a Christmas or New Years Eve meal.

Went to Lister today (1.15 pm appointment) a few people there but only one reception desk open. No problem was seen on time.

details of closures and alternative routes have been in the local papers the last 2 weeks.

Complain to PALS (also to Southwark News). Kings (and other hospitals) were informed some time ago that elderly/vulnerable patients should not be discharged in the evening as even though a care package may have been arranged and the hospital informed of the details of the agency and time of first call, they should have realised that the patient would not have made it home in time. When I was working, we used to inform the ward that unless patient was discharged and would be at home for x time, they should not discharge someone who did not have a reliable relative or friend waiting for them at home. Care Agencies rarely work past 9 am. Also ambulance crews should check that patient could transfer independently in a chair or bed before leaving the house. If person was non weight bearing, the crew should assist into bed. SORRY SHOULD HAVE SAID 9 PM not 9 AM. Some folk are desperate to get out of hospital and do not really appreciate that they are in a weak state and cannot climb stairs/get into bed etc and are too proud to seek help. I recall many years ago that an elderly person arrived very late evening at a local care home - the Ambulance Service had been given the wrong address for person - the home took her/him in for the night and the next day sent them back to the hospital. Worse is when family/friends say that they will be at the property to let in discharged patient and approximate time is given for discharge and when ambulance crew get to the property - cannot get in so end up returning patient to hospital ward to find that their bed has already been allocated to someone else!

Having had to visit the extended primary care service at Lister every 2/3 days over the past 2 weeks as I have a leg wound which is not healing and am due to attend another 4 times in the next 10 days or so. Have not had the above experiences - I am due to go Saturday first time at a weekend, so will see if there is a difference.

Complain to PALS (also to Southwark News). Kings (and other hospitals) were informed some time ago that elderly/vulnerable patients should not be discharged in the evening as even though a care package may have been arranged and the hospital informed of the details of the agency and time of first call, they should have realised that the patient would not have made it home in time. When I was working, we used to inform the ward that unless patient was discharged and would be at home for x time, they should not discharge someone who did not have a reliable relative or friend waiting for them at home. Care Agencies rarely work past 9 am. Also ambulance crews should check that patient could transfer independently in a chair or bed before leaving the house. If person was non weight bearing, the crew should assist into bed.

have done several probates over the years - straight forward using the on site forms. The only difficult probate was Father in Law's where he had lots of stocks and shares which our solicitor dealt with.

Try the Brownie Pack at Christ Church Barry Road. Meets Friday evenings.

These areas are covered by Goose Green and Dulwich Hill SNT - please go to Met Police web site and follow links to report concerns

Are you sure that you get discounts for multiple car ownership?

This is on the agenda for the Dulwich Community Council Meeting on 31st October at Christ Church Barry Road. Helen Hayes will also be attending. Starts 7pm

Go and see proposed plans tonight at the East Dulwich Community Centre. Small hall from 6.30 - 9 pm.

Residents' parking charges for cars are ?125 pa and ?31.25 for motor bikes. So if you are a 2 car family with lots of family/friends visiting on a regular basis - you could end up paying out around ?10 per week. Visitors (including tradespeople) permits range form ?1.55 for 2 hours to ?5.15 per day. You can also purchase these in blocks of 10 which is cheaper. Home Care Workers are not permitted to have individual parking permits but their agency is only allowed 5 permits per year to be shared amongst all of their workers. You will need to consider that if you have a care package of say 3 visits a day and a CPZ in introduced in your street (regardless whether it is all day or 2 hours) this may have an impact on your care giver's ability to continue to provide support at the times previously given. Care workers having to find a non CPZ street to park in order to visit you. Of course many carers do not use a car, so this will have little impact for them. However if you have informal carers i.e. family/friends who pop in for a hour or so during the day to cook a meal, help you with personal care etc - they will have to have a visitor's permit on a daily basis. Having lived in the past, in areas close to stations, I can see the attraction of a 2 hour CPZ to prevent commuters parking. The roads off Lordship Lane are a nightmare to find a parking space. When I had my car serviced by a garage off LL, I used to go down around 9 pm the night before to park the car and put keys through letter box as found that even going around 7 am there were no spaces. It is important, as MarkT states to make your views known early if you are against CPZ (or only favour a 2 hour) as non communication of your wishes will be seen by Southwark as an acceptance of a CPZ.

There are many Tory Boroughs who run a good and cost effective service for their residents.