Ellie31

I know, it is so frustrating. For our application we had to provide so many supporting docs as we had recently moved house. You might want to check the requirement with Southwark though - our letter had to be dated in the last year. redjam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Am I the only person who thinks this is utterly > insane?! We also opted out of child benefit when > the changes came in several years ago but luckily > I am anally retentive so have hung on to the bit > of paper that confirmed we'd done so. But there > was no reason at the time to think I'd ever need > it again so I'm sure you're not the only person > who'll need to get a new letter, mrs.lotte. > > Talk about government departments creating > paperwork for themselves! There must be so many > other ways they can confirm your child is who you > say they are and where you live without going via > this route, given that so many people will have > opted out years ago.

We had to provide this for our Primary School Application. Whether you claim Child Benefit or not you need a letter to state this from HMRC (has to be dated in the last year). I called the below number and they sent one in the post. Don't let them fob you off, this is where you get it from. * Child benefit letters can be requested by calling HMRC 0300 200 3100. To speak to an advisor, respond as follows to the recorded questions: 1. "Child Benefit" 2. "Speak to an advisor" 3. "Education" 4. "Yes" 5. "No". Confirm to the advisor that the letter is required to support your school application.

Hi there, Has anyone ever used tile tint to make new roof tiles match the colour of older roof tiles? We have just had a dormer put in as part of a loft conversion but the tiles around the dormer do not match the roof tiles. Our Builder has said they will 'weather-in' and look like the rest of the roof in a year or two. I'm not convinced having read a few things online - can take up to 20 years for the tiles to weather in. Our existing tiles have weathered so much that they look a dark grey/black (originally they were dark brown). The dormer tiles are dark brown (concrete) and there is a clear difference. Does anyone have any knowledge on this or the tile tint products? http://www.dyebrick.com/gallery2/v/Tiles/ Thanks, Ellie

Hi prm, I posted a similar message shortly before yours. I know there is a young child friendly one at Crystal Palace Park tomorrow evening but haven't been abke to find much for the weekend.

Hi all, Does anyone know of a fairly local firework display taking place on Saturday night aimed at younger children (at 6pm for example)? I know there is a child friendly one at Crystal Palace but that is on Thursday - no chance of getting there post work / nursery pick-up. Thanks!