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I got Pavel's details from the forum and I'm so glad I used him and his team for my house move earlier in the year. Moving is always stressful but especially in lockdown, and he made it as stress-free as he possibly could. He is really reasonably priced, helpful and incredibly fast too. The service was outstanding and I would recommend him to anyone.

Slightly belated post to say I would recommend Steve very highly. He cleaned all my carpets when I moved house at the start of the year - and also a second hand white sofa I thought was past recovery. He was realistic with me about what was achievable but the results far surpassed expectations, and he was a pleasure to deal with, plus very reasonable prices too. I'll use him again when needed.

I've spent a lot of time in Tromso in the last 4/5 years and most recently travelled there with my then 7 year old and 5 year old - happy to tell you about it if you have any questions. We had a wonderful time although that was a winter trip so v different experience to summer (which I would also love to do - beautiful place). PM me if there's anything you'd like to know.

They introduced it at our school following a consultation a few years back (state, primary).

It's not unusual tomskip, I think schools possibly have to consult with parents if they change admissions to include that in the criteria - but I may be wrong.

I understood that Charter ED had made it clear on open days it won't be expanding to that number. Happy to be corrected though if that's wrong. Deptford Green sounds really interesting though where we live we may be just out of catchment. I do appreciate there's often a shake down etc too. It's hard not to worry about it though... EDMummy - that is very interesting feedback, thank you.

Don't want to put words in others' mouths, but as someone also living not far from the area we are discussing (as you know Norfolk V :) my concerns are about a lack of co-ed options, so wonder if EMC it was the same for you? I have two boys and feel very strongly about them going to a co-ed school. Am very interested in Deptford Green but think we could possibly be a bit far from it, especially as there would be lots of Ivydale families closer than us. I do also feel a bit gutted that Charter ED is unlikely to reach those of us on the Peckham Rye side of East Dulwich. I was involved in the campaign and though I didn't do it for self-motivated reasons as always knew we'd be borderline, I do feel sad my kids are unlikely to benefit. If Charter ED expanded (as was originally the plan but current talk seems to be that it will not go to 6/8 forms? Perhaps Renata can advise) then the reach would obviously be more generous.

My son was there last year (he's not now at Goose Green as he was always going to a different school where his older sibling goes, and which doesn't have a nursery) - and we were really really impressed. The staff are just brilliant. They offer the 2.5 day set up now which most school nurseries do, and there is the option to top up a bit I believe. He was really happy going there and I think it definitely helped with transition into reception this year. We also got the best report card (not in terms of him being a model student, I mean it was just so individual and tailored, the teacher had taken lots of care with it) that I've ever had in four years of school reports.

Just wanted to add that my sons (5 and 8) went to Nimble Arts today for the first time and loved it. I was really impressed by the staff - the lady in charge rang me during the day to reassure me that my older son was really well settled and enjoying himself (he had acted uncharacteriscally shy at drop off) and overall I got the impression of a very well-run club. The early years room in particular has a lovely chilled vibe. The older groups were all really happily playing with a huge variety of crafts and activities when I dropped off and despite it being pretty busy there were obviously loads of adults around, and they were very "on it". When I picked up the boys both were really happy and asked to go back next time they have holiday. Result! Oh and they both had made some fab things and the older one very proudly showed me a magic trick he had learned.

Resurrecting this thread as I was looking into cycle hub logistics, delighted to find out about bike train although I work in Wandsworth so not something I could do - if anyone thinks of starting one in that direction I'd be interested, definitely too nervous to attempt on my own for now.

Only just seeing this, but great advice here.I would just echo that Christine Langhoff is brilliant, I interviewed her for the book Midivydale mentions (thanks so much for your kind words!) and wished I'd known about her when I was going through PND. It's interesting about groups, I was desperate for one but know of two therapists locally who have tried them in the past and not had huge take up. It's worth exploring if there are any new ones. Another excellent counsellor with a perinatal specialism is Dr Helena Belgrave, who runs private sessions from the Dulwich Therapy Rooms (above Health Matters). And as others have said, the Maudsley is a great resource which we are lucky to have on our doorstep. I am a huge fan of the NHS but if there is a chance of using insurance, the advantage with private practice will be the option of e.g. evening sessions and just being that bit closer. That said, I found it easy to get to the Maudsley when I did CBT second time around. I say this because I know that at some stages, with PND, just getting out of the house, let alone to an appointment at a specified time can seem very stressful and difficult. Finally, there are supportive charities out there worth exploring - sometimes locally based ones are best. There is a London one called Cocoon, and there is an active PND supportive community on Twitter (with a weekly Twitter chat if you search for #pndhour). My opinion is that this is a much more talked about and supported issue than it was a few years ago. I wish your friend all the best and as Midivydale says do feel free to PM!

I haven't read this but it might be helpful? http://iblamethehormones.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/the-confusion-surrounding-progesterone.html?spref=fb

Yes, I've been trying to persuade my family to do the Shoreham one - looks fab!

Hi - have recently been finding out more about this area as am developing (hopefully) a public awareness project about it, definitely seems like little is known about it (and likewise mental health issues linked to menopause). Yet it makes so much sense that our hormones would affect the way we feel! As it happens there is specialist clinic on our doorstep, but it is quite small - worth looking into - the Female Hormone Clinic, based at the Maudsley Hospital, opposite King's. If your GP doesn't know about them, ask for a referral there. There are also supportive charities etc but I would agree you want to get the medical route sorted first. I'm actually hosting a Tweet chat on this issue on Thurs 12 May if you are free & on Twitter(it's at 8pm and you'd be able to take part by searching #hormonehour). We have done a couple, here's a link to the report of the first one as one of the doctors from the Female Hormone Clinic took part, and I remember he had some advice on this: http://www.kettlepartnership.com/2016/03/our-report-on-hormonehour/ - he also mentioned an app you might want to explore: Professor O?Brien PreMentricS In my experience it sometimes helps to go to a GP saying "I think it's X" so maybe try that re PMDD, even though as Buggie says you wouldn't want to exclude exploring other possibilities. Really feel for you, I don't believe I have it but I do have massively fluctuating moods during my cycle and it's very hard.

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