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Me too, mikeb. I've lived in London my whole life and have lived so close to railway lines I could practically read the passengers' newspapers but I've never found anything as intrusive as plane noise. I do envy those who say it doesn't bother them, I've tried to tell myself the same but the noise really does have an effect on me.

I saw one in the gardens at Bell House on College Road last month.

I had both feet done at the same time. It didn't hurt, it was nothing compared to the pain of hobbling with bunions and a Morton's neuroma (caused by the bunion and exacerbated by running). I had both feet done together as I thought that if I was going to be laid up I'd prefer it to be just the once and also because the surgeon said it's so painful that after surgery lots of people don't get the other foot done. I agree with Sue that it depends on your individual circumstances but for me it was't worth it as they came back within 5 years and now I'm pretty much back where I started but I also have discomfort from the scar tissue around where the neuroma was. I think I had a good surgeon, I just don't think the operation has massively successful outcomes. Maybe get a couple of medical opinions if you can?

Bell House in College Road have bees. They might be able to take them.

Thank you Robin for all the work you do on trees in the area. And I agree with Penguin68 that the cherries have been fantastic this year.

Hi, I think there are two threads for Niko the plumber, the other one spelling his name Nico. I don't know which is the correct spelling but I just wanted to add to my post to say that Niko and Nico the plumber are the same person and he is great! I only found out about the two spellings as I needed to find my own recommendation to retrieve his mobile as my phone has lost his number. Admin, I hope this is OK and I am not breaking any rules.

Niko the plumber is brilliant. He is busy yet always seems to fit you in. He is reasonably priced, friendly and very polite. He has done a few plumbing jobs for us and has just fixed a pig of a job in my tiny downstairs loo. Highly recommended. Edited to add Niko's telephone number: 07818607583

Townleygreen is right, the barrage balloon was tethered where Alleyn's have their memorial garden, at the corner of Calton Avenue and Townley Road. This is from the Dulwich Society's website: The balloons or ?blimps? were tethered to the ground by metal cables and were designed to protect against aircraft attack either by obstructing the aircraft or by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables. The balloons only interfered with low flying aircraft as the cables made them impractical for higher altitudes. The balloons were huge; they overshadowed Alleyn?s main building and sometimes landed on the roof itself. Former pupils of Alleyn?s remember avoiding a barrage balloon when it came down in flames during a football match. The balloon site is now the school memorial garden. This is from 'Alleyn's in the 1940s': Over the capital, large silver balloons wobbled. These were barrage balloons, designed to prevent German aircraft from flying lower over London. Alleyn?s anchored one of these balloons for the duration: Out of commission for the whole of the war was the Townley Field as new brick and concrete buildings appeared to house the RAF barrage balloon crews?. The huge balloon overshadowed the main building at times and, more than once, nearly settled on the School?s roof...Beryl the Barrage Balloon was somewhat temperamental... being impaled on one of the railings after a high wind. Several of our boys remember when Beryl was struck by lightning and, scarily, came down during a House football match which was being watched by the whole school who were ?lined up round the football pitch between the Pavilion and Townley Road. We were watching the final of the inter-House ?league?. ? The balloon came slowly down crossing to our side of the road and ended up on the pitch.? The magazine gave an even more vivid account: After three quarters of the time had gone, with the rain beating down and thunder and lightning marking off the minutes, amid roars of enthusiasm and derision, McClymont's diminutive goalkeeper let a 40 yard crawler roll through his legs, and the match was almost over. The shock was too much for our balloon, which came down in flames and dragged its cable over the pitch like a skipping rope, so ending perhaps the most spectacular argument ever decided on our grounds: Evans' are the football champions....' Mr Feeley remembered it differently saying that ?the game had to be abandoned which, as team captain, was disappointing to me because we were on a winning streak?. I don't believe any photos still exist but Brian Green would know. Or try the Imperial War Museum or the London Metropolitan Archives

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I think intensive is a good approach if you can afford the lessons, but maybe not one of those 'learn to drive in a week' courses as they perhaps don't give you enough time to gain experience. If you are looking for a local instructor, try Sarah 07956563129, we found her on here (thanks forum!) so if you search you should find other recommendations. Our daughter learnt with her in a few weeks of fairly intensive bursts, just after her A levels. She had tried with another instructor but they didn't really gel. She got on well with Sarah and is now a good and confident driver. We have an automatic so she learnt in Sarah's Mini.

Barnardo's do collect door-to-door but equally they've been deprived of income by scammers. This from their website: All of our face-to-face and door-to-door fundraisers: Are provided with branded Barnardo?s clothing that includes a t-shirt and lightweight waterproof jacket. Display a photo identification name badge clearly stating the agency for which they work as well as displaying the Barnardo?s logo. Carry up to date Barnardo?s literature such as Direct Debit mandate forms and booklets on our work. Some of our supplier agencies currently use iPads to capture the donor?s details, the screens on these devices clearly display the Barnardo?s logo. Any data collected on iPads is securely encrypted and is stored in ?the cloud?, no data is stored or accessible from the device.

I have had success using Bio-oil on operation scars. It's expensive but you don't need a lot and I would buy it from a chemist rather than online as some reviews talk of fake products online. https://www.bio-oil.com/uk/uk-en

Also this from the local school's website: One hundred years ago, the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Ltd (RACS) started to build the Bostall Estate. The land had originally been two farms - Bostall Farm which they had bought in 1886 to provide vegetables for the Co-op's shops and in 1899, Suffolk Place Farm (for a time the property of the Dukes of Suffolk). The buildings of the former were about where the Nursery School now stands in Dahlia Road. The pioneers of the Co-operative Movement had become concerned that better quality housing was required for the "industrial classes" and so the RACS decided to make use of this land for that purpose. The plan was to build an estate of about 3,500 houses, with prices ranging from ?255 to ?405 for a 99 year lease. Building actually started in 1900, and the architect planned to build 200 houses a year, employing 300 men at ? d an hour over Trade Union rates. McLeod Road (named like the School, after Alexander McLeod, the first Secretary of the RACS) was to be the finest road on the estate. Many other roads have Co‑operative connections. Building was halted in 1909, restarted in 1912 but stopped again in 1914, by which time 1052 houses had been completed. It is noticeable that the houses built after WW1 (mostly in the western end of Parish) are in a different style. In 1903, the London County Council bought land from the RACS in Bostall Lane and built a school for 1,000 children (infants on the ground floor, girls on the middle floor, and boys on the top floor).

Nicely done, Rendel and not sad at all! I also found this which says it's part of the Bostall Estate: http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/greenwich/assets/galleries/plumstead/bostall-estate Not all of Brodrick Grove appears to have been built, judging by the plan on the above website, that may help you date the particular house, but I think Rendel is spot on: it's from the second half of the 1920s. I don't know that this style of house has a name, inter-war suburban would be my best guess.

Highly recommend Martin! I needed photos for a couple of projects I am involved in but I don?t like having my photo taken so wasn?t looking forward to it. Martin was highly professional, put my at my ease and the whole process was a lot more relaxed than I had expected. I?m delighted with the photos ? I think Martin took more good photos of me than already exist to date!

Would you say this event would still be useful if your child did not have special educational needs?

I have attached a photo of the plaque and here is a map of all the Dulwich bomb plaques: https://jamesbarber.mycouncillor.org.uk/files/2015/01/Dulwich-WWII-Air-Raid-Trail.pdf

It's at the corner of Lordship Lane and Shawbury Road: http://www.dulwichsociety.com/news/867-ww2-lordship-lane I'll get a photo next time I'm passing and post it on here.

Very evocative Sirron, thanks for sharing. You have probably also found these two memories of that same Lordship Lane bomb but just in case: http://www.dulwichsociety.com/journal-archive/96-2013-summer/857-ruth-turner http://www.dulwichsociety.com/newsletters/45-autumn-2005/178-life-changing-day and that the plaque put up a couple of years ago to commemorate the victims of the bomb has the names of your grandmother and aunt on it (Elsie and Margaret Bull).

We talked earlier in this thread about the WW2 stretchers being used as railings on Dog Kennel Hill so I thought people might be interested in a campaign to save them that I read about in the Standard: https://www.stretcherrailings.com/ There is also a Twitter account: @stretchersoc

There was a book about local pubs published last year which will have the story of how the Crown and the Greyhound became the Dog. http://www.hernehillsociety.org.uk/hhs_pdfs/pubs-book-press-release.pdf

Nico came to fix a broken tap and a built in toilet that was leaking. He is courteous, efficient, reliable and he fixed both issues quickly. He even checked back a couple of days later to make sure the toilet was still fine. Highly recommend.

I found the dog in Dulwich Park at about 8.15 tonight but couldn't get close to her, she was terrified poor thing. I wish I had seen this thread as maybe it would have helped to know her name. Anyway she is safely back with her owner. I hope the victim is OK.

Me too. David and Patrick are courteous, they are quick to respond and reliable (so nice to have someone turn up exactly when they say they will). Would recommend.

Cheeky!