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Hi all, Another gleaming review for Vince. He responded quickly to texts and arrived promptly on the day. We had a rather heavy mirror cabinet which had to be installed and he and his colleague Stanley did a great job of positioning it as requested and also cutting a hole in the back of the cabinet to allow for the shaving socket. I found out he also lays floors so will be calling him again soon.

Anyone know why Bambini hasn't reopened yet? Seems a bit strange that they have not had either the old premises or the new one on 26 Nunhead Green not open yet. On another note, I went past Napura and noticed that it has been redecorated for the better. Is it under new ownership?

Another recommendation for Darren. He and his colleague Steve did a great job tiling 2 bathrooms for us. Reliable, punctual and friendly too.

Ahead of carrying out a loft conversion, we had some concern that our existing water pressure would not cope with the additional bathrooms we were having made. After reading reviews about Billy Hunter on edf I called him and he took his time to give me some good advice on how to improve water pressure. We decided to pick Billy for the job. He installed an unvented cylinder for us and upgraded our pipework. I also agree with other reviewers that he went over and above expectations by pointing out and fixing other plumbing issues unrelated to the task at hand. (For us, it was that the boiler flue installed was not positioned to regulation distance). We were really happy with the job Billy did and wouldn't hesitate to seek out his services again.

I just had F&E joinery install 4 new double glazed sashes for my Victorian property. I got burned a couple of years ago by some window fitters I found on MyBuilder who, while were the most price competitive, did not do the best installation. F&E joinery were a pleasure to work with. They were easy to reach by email and once I placed the order, they were able to deliver the windows within 4 weeks which suited my tight time scales. They only spent 2 1/2 days on site and were very tidy at home. The windows look great and the installations ran seamlessly. My only minor qualm is that I thought their quote for painting the woodwork prior to installation was too high, therefore I decided to use a local painter to do the paint work post installation instead.

Another recommendation for Steve and Nicola from Back To Wood. I called them up and didn't expect them to be able to take the work on (sanding and staining my spare room) as it sounded like they are generally booked months in advance. Luckily they happened to have a last minute cancellation so were able to come by and finished off the job within a day. Very impressed with the floors and the fact that they made minimal mess. Just a shame they don't also lay new floors as I need someone to do that as well.

Cool thanks. Looks like you're talking about the Doni car hand wash at 49 herne hill. Any idea if it's open on Sundays?

Can anyone recommend any car wash services (or ones to avoid) around SE15 or SE22? I need both the interior and exterior cleaned.

Unfortunately I also have to have a moan about John Powers. - he called a few days before the job start date saying that he might have to revise the quote due to the price of copper increasing - He was late several times - damaged some floor tiles when moving radiators but did not admit to causing the damage. - Did not carry out most of the work but used his apprentice to do so - did not carry out pipe insulation in cellar competently

Hey everyone, Great seeing so many of you again this week. Happy to go back to The Great Exhibition again for the next meet so please put 8pm on Wed 7th Nov at The Great Exhibition into your diaries.

Redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/First-aid/Children-first-aid/

Hey ladies, I went to an nct/british red cross baby first aid course last Sat. All the notes from the class are on the Web so I thought I'd share them with you as I found them very informative. http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/First-aid/Children-first-aid/

********REMINDER******** Looking forward to meeting everyone (partners invited too) from 8pm on Wed 12th Sept at The Actress. Pub address & tel no: 90 Crystal Palace Road London, SE22 9EY 020 8693 2130 **************************

Hi all, I just called The Actress and they don't take reservations but said they shouldn't be busy on a Wed night so should be able to accommodate us all. My partner was keen on coming along too, so I was hoping the evening invite could be extended to other halves as well. ********CONFIRMED ******** So please put the following in the diary: 8pm on Wed 12th Sept at The Actress. ************************** Looking forward to meeting you all,

Hi Regi, Should we nail down a time and place for the 12th September? Here's a suggestion: 8pm on Wed 12th Sept at The Actress. http://www.capitalpubcompany.com/the-actress/ Let me know what you all think: I don't mind organising the reservation. Dainee.

The evening of Wed 12th Sept would work for me too, looking forward to it!

Heard good things about the EDF winter babies club and was keen to sign up! I'm due to have my first on 4th December.