IlonaM

Back to the march ... In today's Independent, 'Final Say: Artist behind children's book Gruffalo produces exclusive merchandise for March for the Future Tote bag, sweatshirt and baby bodysuit all available ahead of the demonstration' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/artist-gruffalo-merchandise-final-say-brexit-peoples-vote-march-for-the-future-a8578056.html You can also download free pdf posters to advertise the march [https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/in/pages/15155/attachments/original/1538840478/March_poster_simple_2.pdf?1538840478]

A quick google turned up this, so maybe James Barber would know more or the leaflet might point you in the right direction: https://jamesbarber.mycouncillor.org.uk/files/2015/01/Dulwich-WWII-Air-Raid-Trail.pdf Also the archivist at Alleyn's might have record (see school website).

That's good to know, thanks DulwichFox. Hopefully I'll be able to pass them on to someone who can use them. I collect so many!

Does anyone know of any local garden centres recycle plastic plant pots? As there are now companies recycling pots into new goods it would be a good idea to have some local collection points, but I haven't found any yet.

Unfortunately some roads are quite busy in East Dulwich. I have two buses regularly coming past me on Underhill and am quite close to Lordship Lane. I moved from an exceptionally quiet road in SE15 and it was a surprise, although luckily I sleep at the back of the house. You do get used to it - Can you get nice thick curtains for the front of the house? They can help. If you have a front garden you could think about a hedge or trees as planting them can not only help reduce noise pollution but air pollution as well! You'll need to check which are best though.

Love this - Stars line up to pay for coach travel to Brexit 'people's vote' march Delia Smith and Sir Patrick Stewart join political figures to help supporters get to London https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/oct/06/stars-line-up-to-pay-coach-travel-to-brexit-peoples-vote-march That is how important it is to have a say in sorting out the quagmire the politicians have got us into.

If you pop it on the For sale section you might have interest from gardeners!!! Excellent for bottom of planters etc.

Just had a concerned young man from Belvoir Rd who is checking locally for the owner of a 'white/silver tabby' which he found deceased on Belvoir Rd this evening. He described the cat as not your ordinary tabby colouring. He has taken the cat into his home to keep it safe and is trying to locate the cat's family. He is planning to take it to a vet tomorrow to check for a microchip. He may also post separately on the Forum as I suggested that he check descriptions of missing cats in the Lost section. I have his name and house number if you think it might be your cat. Please PM me and I will reply to you as soon as I can.

LL end of Underhill - lots of slow/no mail deliveries for a couple of weeks. We discovered yesterday that a temp? postman had put everything in one box rather than individual boxes! Important letter barely got here in time. Hope everything settles soon as there are quite a few parcels MIA at the moment.

Cat scent might help I suppose. Have you got a friend who could bring their cat round for a visit? As for a resident cat, I think it depends on the cat - one cat owner I met said mice freely walked across their cat's line of sight as she had no interest in chasing them. I think my housecat would be more of a huntress if she got the opportunity, though. Have you thought of ultrasonic deterrents that you plug in? As long as there are no pet rodents nearby (hamsters, gerbils ... mice etc.) it will discourage rodents, ants etc. Peppermint oil spray or soaked cotton balls placed in strategic spots can also be quite effective I've found as the mice don't like the smell.

Start off with what is he/she interersted in?! You both could plan a mix of activities - discovering small, lesser known museums/cinemas/areas of London etc. and/or free events on South Bank etc. - and a bit of work shadowing/experience in their area of interest. Do they enjoy languages/other cultures? If so, there are a number of cultural institutes in London with events, courses etc. - Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrave Sq, French Institute in South Kensington, Spanish Institute, Goethe Institute to name but a few.

Also, remember the volunteer befriending services offered by AgeUK (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/lewishamandsouthwark/services/) and Link Age Southwark (http://linkagesouthwark.org/) for lively conversation, activities, advice etc.

I hope you sort it out soon. There's enough to do when you first move in without worrying about the bins...

I agree with worldwiser to go back to your solicitor. Easements etc should be covered in your lease. Another source of information and advice is LEASE with a helpful website and telephone advice line: www.lease-advice.org

'This Saturday 22 September we can take our country walks to central London to make sure politicians see just how much we care about our animals. The People?s Walk for Wildlife will start at 12pm with ?infotainment? from some of the top names in the world of wildlife. Then there will be a family-friendly walk winding through the streets of London. Animal costumes and face paints are encouraged! Would you like to come Ilona? Here are the details: Sat, 22nd September 10am: Gather at Reformers' Tree, Hyde Park, London 12 noon: Infotainment 1pm: Walk: Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly, St James, Pall Mall, Cockspur St, Whitehall 2pm: Finish at Richmond Terrace Every year is important for our wildlife. But this year is even more so. Brexit means big decisions that will impact on our wildlife for generations to come. New laws will be passed. It could be make or break for our bees, birds, and badgers. So now is a great time to show our politicians how much we love nature. Since the 1960s our wildlife numbers have been decimated. We?ve lost over 44 million birds and half of our hedgehogs [2]. When we go on our country walks we?re no longer hearing the sounds of nature our parents and grandparents enjoyed. It will take people power to stop this.' See https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/4299?utm_source=email&utm_medium=blast&utm_campaign=13_9_2018_walkforwildlife_brexit&bucket=email-blast-13_9_2018_walkforwildlife_brexit&utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2018-09-19

There was a young man doing work experience in the Neighbourhood Vets recently, so a vets practice might be an idea. Or Celia Hammond as an alternative to Battersea. Alternatively there are a lot of interesting charities around Southwark & Lambeth.

See https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/shocking-moment-tube-train-travels-along-jubilee-line-with-passengers-on-board-and-doors-wide-open-a3926606.html for fuller story

You could search Ancestry or set up a public family tree with the info you have - they often offer a 14-day free trial to use the site. You might find links that way - including finding them in other family trees or people also researching them - otherwise google searches of names can produce results sometimes. Or, write an interesting article for one of the local papers?

Rather depends where she will be studying, but Which recently published this helpful article: https://university.which.co.uk/advice/student-finance/whats-the-average-cost-of-living-at-university Which also has a budget tool. A lot of universities give guidance on their websites about local living cost estimates. for example see these search results - https://www.google.com/search?q=student+living+costs+in+hall&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cafeartmylondon2016/cafe-art-2019-mylondon-calendar?utm_source=SSE+newsletter&utm_campaign=1a54f1f4df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_17_10_46&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_37ebc0341a-1a54f1f4df-325411297 'Cafe Art 2019 MyLondon Calendar A 2019 photography calendar created by people who have been homeless. Unique photos, inspiring stories. A beautiful gift. About The Cafe Art 2019 MyLondon calendar is a social enterprise initiative by London people affected by homelessness. It's the 6th calendar we have done and as we are a social enterprise, the money goes back to the photographers, the people who sell the calendar in the markets of London (many of whom are homeless or have been homeless) and back into the project. This Kickstarter is to take orders for the calendar and photographs and the money will pay for the printing of the calendar. Individual photographers will earn ?8.50 from each of the 20 photographs sold here. We handed out 100 Fujifilm QuickSnap one-time-use cameras to people who have experienced homelessness or are currently homeless, with the main handout being at St Paul?s Cathedral June 21. The exhibition, from July 30 to August 5, was a huge success with a lot of coverage in the local media online and on local TV news. Participants were given the theme "My London" along with training from The Royal Photographic Society. The theme was purposefully open and participants were encouraged to look at what they love about their city. This is not a calendar that shows what homelessness looks like - it's a love letter to London by photographers who happen to be homeless. The photographers were given just five days to photograph London from their perspective before the cameras had to be returned, the films processed and printed and a panel of judges came together to create a shortlist of 20 for the public to vote on. More than 1,500 votes were received at Spitalfields Arts Market in the first week of August 2018, the winning photos will form the Caf? Art 2019 MyLondon calendar, profits from which go directly to the participants. Setting our target this year based on last year's success Last year we passed our goal of raising ?7,500 to pay for the first 75% instalment of the printing and production costs. Thanks to the success we were able to raise ?8,707. We don't take anything for granted so we have set our Kickstarter goal at ?7,500 again this year. The UK economy is experiencing uncertain times because of Britain exiting the EU and not having future trade agreements known yet. While we don't know how the selling of the calendar to local London people will go this year, we do know that with the pound being low we will hopefully attract more buyers from overseas as in the past we have had hundreds of buyers in the US and Germany among other countries. Many of the overseas buyers discovered us three years ago. MyLondon's Kickstarter success in 2015 and 2016 blew us away (see the hundreds of links here, including Buzzfeed, Bored Panda and the NBC Today Show) This has resulted in the project not only growing in London, but partnerships with projects around the world have also become possible. As well as running MinhaSao Paulo in Brazil in November 2015 with With One Voice, we are helping several other cities including MySydney, MyBudapest, MyNew Orleans and MyToronto. MyBrighton & Hove calendar on Kickstarter at the same time! This year the MyBrighton & Hove Photo Project was launched by local volunteer Lucy Groenewoud. Cafe Art was able to help this new UK project start with funds from last year's MyLondon calendar success. We asked Fujifilm UK to donate 100 cameras and Jessops offered to develop the film and print the photos. There will be 1,000 MyBrighton & Hove calendars printed and their Kickstarter target is ?2,500 which will help pay for the printing of the calendar. Why not check both calendars out and buy the one you like the best? We don't mind if you do, in fact we would love it if you do! Photography mentoring for the photographers As a result of the success, in London we have been able to continue the photography mentoring programme for the photographers, and pay volunteers who are homeless for roles such as hanging and managing exhibitions. The photography mentoring group meets in the Qbic Hotel in East London every two weeks to be mentored by members of The Royal Photographic Society. After three years of self-funding, we received a grant for ?5,000 last year to run the group and they will have an exhibition later this year. In the group the participants learn about digital photography with cameras donated by Fujifilm. Cafe Art's goals include: ? empowering people affected by homelessness, not only through art, but through connecting with the public ? telling the stories of individuals who are affected by homelessness ? raising awareness in the general public about issues from the participant?s personal perspective. Since 2012, sales of calendars have raised more than ?85,000 for art groups, artists and vendors, and to sustain the project itself. The last two year's Kickstarter campaigns for 2016 and 2017 calendars went viral worldwide enabling us to print the calendar, frame the exhibition and reimburse the photographers. This year we want to do it again, but first we have to print the 2018 calendar and to do it we need your support. The 2019 MyLondon calendar photos The film from the project was processed at no cost by Jessops in Kingston and the negatives scanned and the exhibition printed by Jessops Oxford Street. MyLondon is a quality product - a real art calendar, with FSC certified paper and designed for free by top London graphic firm, CarterWong. The contributors to the calendar - the winning photographers - all wrote or edited their own stories. The calendar is still in the production stage but see [the link above] for the 13 photographs chosen by public vote in Spitalfields Arts Market in early August. Following those are the additional 7 photos that almost made it - they are all available to buy and the photographers will receive 50% of the profits. Risks and challenges This is the 6th MyLondon calendar we have produced, so we are experienced in the process of writing, editing and printing the calendar. However this year is a tough year for the UK. Because of the uncertainty of the Brexit trade negotiations with the EU, the economic climate is more uncertain than ever, and we don't take anything for granted. We know we need it ready for the annual week-long exhibition in Spitalfields Arts Market (15-22 October) so we have a fixed deadline for the launch. However, we need to reach our Kickstarter target to be able to confirm the final amount printed (7,000 calendars). Something that is always a challenge is successfully selling all of the calendars printed in arts markets while providing work experience to people who have been or are homeless. This year we are focusing on giving the vendors more independence to work on their own, either in the market or on the street. Vendors affected by homelessness who want to sell the calendar for themselves on the streets or to friends will still be able to do so through the vendors programme: buying the calendar for ?5 and selling it for ?9.99. In the markets this will be buy for ?4 and sell for ?9.99. Any additional calendar revenue made in the markets will go towards project expenses (the rest of the printing bill, food and transport costs for the vendors) and framing art by homeless people for cafes, which is Cafe Art's main focus.' - No connection to me, just thought it is an interesting and constructive project that you might be interested in.