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Just come back on here (Underhill borders). Was woken up by neighbour's alarm (presume going off due to power cut) to find everything pitch black. Bit disconcerting but seems fine now.

Joined in February 2007, first posted in May 2007 - a blow-in from the SE1 Forum. Now I think about it, have been amazingly lucky to find two great local forums (fora?) in the places I've lived in London. The first person I met 'in real' was Michael Palaeologus (who sold me a coffee table and was lovely with it). Definitely would be up for 10th anniversary drinks.

I wasn't aware it was illegal. Southwark's own website talks about the alcohol control areas in the following terms: http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200030/community_safety_and_enforcement/405/drugs_and_alcohol/3 The way I read that, it's not illegal but police can step in if it becomes an issue. There may be something which has been passed on top of this. James, can you perhaps clarify? Another bit of the Southwark website seems to make clear that drinking in public is not illegal. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200030/community_safety_and_enforcement/405/drugs_and_alcohol/4

It's been discussed on the forum a few times. People have posted that an elderly lady lives or lived there, and has done for most of her life and doesn't want to move. There was also a fire which damaged the shop a while back. No idea what the current position is, but it's a bit more complicated than you might think. And involves/involved a real person - so using words like "infecting" seems a bit out of proportion.

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Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also, can Southwark put a TPO on a tree on > someone's land? Yes they can. A TPO can be put in place if the tree is important in the local landscape/environment and/or if there is reason to believe the tree could be at risk. Our neighbours have a TPO on the tree in their garden - they wanted to trim it back considerably or remove it but couldn't because of the TPO.

This made me smile last week.... http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/25/internet-cafe-squatter-modern-tribe

+1 for what Penguin says. Since Melford became one way in part, the Overhill Road turning is the only way to get to this set of streets if you're travelling from FH towards ED. I responded to the original consultation which was a while back and as far as I know it's going ahead - and it does involve resurfacing of the road which is in a shocking state.

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LPT means what? And thanks for the heads up. Local Policing Team I believe.

I do this trip once a month for work - Euston to New Street for me too. Optimum time to book tickets in terms of pricing (although this is for weekday travel, so may not apply off peak) seems to be 3-4 weeks beforehand - any closer than that and prices shoot up.

Slightly off topic but still relevant for Environmental Awareness (and very watchable):

We've been for brunch and liked it a lot - really nice staff, good food and decent coffee. You do need to book though at the weekends (even for early brunch!) as it's pretty popular.

The lovely people at Stag & Bow in Forest Hill. Check re opening hours at the moment before you go down. http://stagandbow.com

What I find interesting and a bit concerning, is that a serving police officer thinks the only way to get lighting put in is to ask someone else to post it on a message board to get public support. If the police think it's needed, I'd like to think that they should have plenty of other avenues to ask/pressure for these sort of improvements. I'd also like to think they have regular contacts with local councillors to discuss things like CGS funding allocation. Am I just out of touch with how modern policing works? Edited to add - I'm not being snerky about the officer requesting this post on here at all - it sounds like a good idea - I genuinely would be concerned if a police officer didn't feel there was any official avenue to go down for this sort of request.

City of London for me, which feels a bit odd....

The 363 isn't a great option at the moment as it's the first casualty of any tailbacks (because the 63 runs part of the same route). I've been on 3 this week that have been terminated without warning. When I complained to TFL they basically said "it's the least worst bus for us to cancel, get the 63 instead". Agree the buses are badly affected at the moment - largely due to the amount of roadworks being started to get in this year's roadworks budget as far as I can see.

I'm at Forest Hill Road Group Practice, which I think is good. However, it's also struggling with appointments for non-urgent matters - the first available is 7 April at the moment - due in part to a recent influx of patients from other practices I understand. You can sign up for Patient Access and book appointments online which is great. And they are pretty good when you need an urgent appointment - my better half got a same day appointment for a recent nasty chest infection without any problems (he was in a bad way though!).

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > keekybreeks Wrote: > > > although > > > > people do trek to Barcelona resturant > > The horror, the horror. Except for the sangria, which (during summer happy hour) is aces.

Otta, I don't know about that. It was busy certainly at the weekends when it was a Harvester, and the reincarnated Grove Tavern didn't shut down for lack of business but because of the fire as far as I understand it (though I guess your point is if it was running successfully why not reopen it as a pub after the fire?). And I didn't mean to sound snippy - what I was trying say (obviously not well) is that the location of the pub at the intersection of a junction doesn't matter to those of us who live there, who'd like a pub as a local.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To be fair... it is a crappy location. 1KM to the > nearest high street, perched on a very busy > intersection of the south circular. > Sorry. A charming stroll, taking you along 1km of > one of SE London's premier 'A' roads, with > sufficient gradient to feel that you've earned > that morning croissant. It depends what you mean by location - for sure the actual pub being at the intersection of two roads isn't charming or picturesque, but I wouldn't describe it as a crappy location either (not least because it's where I live). Our end of Lordship Lane has plenty of local residents (Wood Vale, Underhill Road etc) and a much-used parade of shops. It may not be as fancy as other parts of Lordship Lane, I accept, but that doesn't mean a pub couldn't work there if it was pitched right - Wetherspoons would clean up there IMO (although not be the sort of tenant the Dulwich Estate is maybe looking for). I know the market is moving against keeping it as a pub and flats seem inevitable, but I can't help but think how much better the area could be if there was a pub which could act as more of a focal point for the community. Crappy location or not. It's also less five minute walk from the Fireman's Alley entrance to Dulwich Park. Edited to add the right quote

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > keekybreeks Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > im pretty thick skinned on the EDF > > But, but... you've only been here two days? > > Ha ha. I make myself laugh sometimes. It was the cat/sink post that gave it away...

In New York, a helicopter tour from the downtown heliport. I've been to NY plenty of times but my husband booked it as part of a wedding anniversary trip. It was amazing. We had good weather but it would have been fun whatever. Definitely worth doing for a special trip and worth the money. In Washington, as part of a wander through Memorial Park to sights like the Lincoln Memorial, take the time to walk all round the (circular)Washington War Memorial. Pick one exhibit at the Smithsonian (or you'll be there all day and get museum overload) and go to Ben's Chilli Bowl on U Street.

This one - Sainsbury used to stock and we loved it as a "nice" bottle of weekend wine at around a tenner. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkpicturegalleries/9089444/Wine-of-the-week.html?image=1

Yes, but does get very busy on Saturdays if you want a fitting (in my experience), so best to go early or late in the day if you can.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have recently been walking around Camberwell Old > Cemetery, and have noticed considerable > water-logging of graves - and that at the top of > the hill. I posted about this a while back and have reported on a number of occasions to Southwark Council. The only response I've ever received (a telephone call) suggested this was "expected" and would settle once the graves on the raised part were filled so that the earth wasn't being disturbed so regularly. Sounded like a weak explanation to me. I've also raised this in connection with the consultation on the new works - have they learned the lessons from the first phase? Again, no response.