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Gaudete Sunday for me. Or as my mother once put it, the bit "where Advent lightens up a bit and you get a nice pink candle or two".

Likewise, I have got into the habit of running my hand along the top edge of the machine/hole in wall before I put my pin in - as Otta says, that's where any camera is most likely to be and you can feel easily if there's something there. The only place I've ever found anything was at the cashpoints at Brockley/Crofton Park, but even that one time makes me very glad that I check.

The note from Lambeth said that closures would remain in place until Weds 25th (i.e. today) which could mean beginning of today or end of today in the way that it's drafted. Should be open tomorrow.

I was told both McD's and Tesco have expressed serious interest in the site in the past but were turned down flat by the Dulwich Estate - by a neighbour but one who is very up on local happenings (we live close to the Grove) - and the current plan is residential with some small retail.

The Harvester shut down as a Harvester first, was sold as a business I believe, refitted a bit and then reopened as the Grove Tavern. Shortly after the reopening as the Grove Tavern, the fire occurred in the kitchen/back area of the building and it was then closed as a business for good.

+1 here too. We had a really small job (skimming the bottom of two doors to fit with our new carpet) but Elliot did a good job and as importantly, he was great about getting back to me with dates/times, turned up as agreed and generally made the whole process straightforward.

The app is called "Patient Access" but you need to register for it first before you can use it. There is a link on the front page of the Forest Hill GP site which takes you to this registration page: https://patient.emisaccess.co.uk/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f I'm pretty sure I got a letter from the practice giving me all the details I needed to register, so if you don't have this then worth speaking to them first I think.

slarti b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are other appointment types though it is not > always clear who is eligible and there is no > explanation. From some googling F2F may mean > "face to face". slarti b, you're spot on about F2F - there is an explanation at the top of the screen of the app which says "Routine F2F is a routine/general appointment".

James Barber posted this on the other Conway thread about this junction, for those who haven't seen it: So one of the things that does seem to work to get Southwark's attention is photos of poor/bad practice, like the one RobMiller just posted. Every time I see it at this junction, I'll be posting it here (and there's plenty of it in my experience) and would encourage others to do the same.

Thanks everyone. Very helpful. Will definitely take a look at those suggested. To Sue, yes it does stop you from being able to see out, although you can get patterned ones like this which allow for some visibility. http://www.purlfrost.com/bespoke-designs_1/all-over-patterns/traditional-design_1/aopt-11/ But our main requirement to start with is the window above our front door, so that our neighbours don't have the potential horror of seeing me walk down the stairs in my nightie of a morning! ;-)

ruffers means window film to make a window opaque, not film to keep out noise/draughts. We've just finished building works so the house is water tight and warm (for once!) but we have windows that we now need to cover somehow and are looking at options. Thanks all - Siduhe (who is also known as Mrs ruffers).

I can only speak for myself, but my experiences there are also generally good. The surgery is definitely under pressure from number of patients and the number of urgent appointments being sought (particularly for children who do take priority), but they answer the phones in a reasonable amount of time, the on-line booking app is useful for general appointments if you don't mind waiting a bit and I find the staff generally helpful. Part of the reason I'm posting is I literally just had to phone them up for a nurse's appointment (which you can't do through the app). According to my phone it took me 4m 27s to phone, hold, speak to receptionist and make the appointment which I don't think is bad. The appointment isn't for 2 weeks but again it's not urgent so I don't have an issue with that.

Or here: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1408848,page=1

Here's a slightly blurry example - large Conway vehicle parked on corner of this junction. The vehicle is so big it has to park partly on the pavement (which I doubt is made to bear this sort of weight). Taken last night at 9pm.

All explained here - 3rd post down or so. http://m.facebook.com/DulwichOutdoorGallery

Agreed. I sincerely hope that the tarmac ramps from the high/raised pavements to road are temporary and not final! I can't see the current bit of tarmac as being remotely suitable for wheelchair or buggy users long term.

Sadly, +1 for the comments here about how underwhelming the end result is. It isn't pleasant or different enough to justify the cost or the disruption in my view. Basically, it looks and feels like a partly renewed pavement with a bit more space at one end.

Peter Island in the BVI.

Isn't that the same report we were discussing here? http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1400405,1571161#msg-1571161 Or have TFL published something new? Edited to say - the above sounds a bit abrupt - genuine question if this was a new report - I can see now that it's the same one! Thanks for posting.

Nicely put HopOne, and I agree that a debate is useful and needed (albeit we're on different sides of the discussion). If this was a question of Southwark annexing Peckham Rye Common for burials, I'd be the first person objecting to it. I agree that's a space entirely for the living and massively important to be preserved as such. But, at least to me, COC is different - it was bought, designed and maintained as a cemetery, its primary purpose has always been a cemetery, it's a place where people go to remember their loved ones and has always been actively used as such. I do think burial spaces and spaces for remembrance are as important for the living as well as for those who have passed on. I also think it's great that the same spaces can also be used by the living for recreation, but just not at the expense of their primary purpose. I also think it's interesting that we now see the earliest markers of humanity (such as the Homo Naledi/Rising Star cave site reported on recently) being the fact of those cultures respecting and burying their dead, but don't necessarily seem to see the value of extending the same respect and treatment to our own. COC has always been a place of great peace, comfort and contemplation to me (and I walk though it at least once most days, more than many I would guess), and it's a shame if it can't continue to be that for other people in future because we don't make any space for burials in our local borough.

Sainsbury DKH have them, top shelf with the rubbish bags.

nxjen, I believe the reference to lack of burial provision for Orthodox Jewish or Muslim residents is because it's desirable in those faiths to have separate burial areas allocated to just those faiths, which isn't part of the current Southwark plans for COC. I find the comment about fairness a bit strange, given the view of at least certain members of the campaign group that no burials should take place on site at all and "the woods are for the living to enjoy" and that "religious burial is an outmoded concept that has no place in a modern society". My personal view is different and I've said so at every consultation opportunity and meeting.

Thanks - interesting link. I can see how using crab apples would work to balance out the sweetness of eating apples, although I think you'd need a lot. I've made cider a couple of times with a group and was always astonished at how bitter the juice needed to be to get a good, smooth cider out of it in the long run.

You need specific cider apples to make cider - different from normal eating kinds of apples (particularly dry and bitter). I posted this on one of the other threads, but I've been making apple jelly this year with windfalls http://twitter.com/Hurtlepuss/status/641566243376381952. Happy to share recipes or get involved with a small group if anyone else is interested.