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Many will be familiar with the 5k parkrun events that take place on Saturday mornings in Dulwich Park, Peckham Rye Park, Brockwell Park etc. We're very excited to announce that a junior parkrun event has now begun in Peckham Rye Park, taking place every Sunday morning, also at 9am. This is targeted at children aged 4-14, though adults are able to run alongside if they like. It is, of course, entirely free, and a great way to help kids keep fit and have fun. If you have children who'd like to take part, you can register them here: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/register/?eventName=peckhamrye-juniors We also need a regular supply of volunteers to help keep the event going in its formative weeks and months. If you're at all able to give up 30-45 minutes of your time on a Sunday, we'd love your support! Drop us a line if you can help, at [email protected]. There's a short article here explaining what volunteering for the first time involves - we keep it very simple and provide all the training required! Thanks so much - we hope to see some of you on the Rye very soon.

Willard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Come on people, this is clearly a wind up... If it is, DreamyMummy is clearly playing the long game, and very well. 37 other quite normal posts over the last two years... that really would be a top wind-up effort.

Reg Smeeton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Platform 1...(SMBS Indian > restaurant)....Chopsticks, was something else > before Was also Sorsi & Morsi before it became Platform 1.

It was all too good to be true. The 8:10 arrived and departed EDW on time. It made it to South Bermondsey, whereupon it is currently stuck as the driver is "unable to release the brakes". If you're on a service behind us... sorry!

Four carriages again on the 08:30 this morning. Plenty of passengers stranded. Another ?2 Oyster charge for tapping in and out at the same station, before nipping on a bus (another ?1.60), train to Victoria and tube. Just as well there's a PAYG price cap. If the 08:10 service turns up, full length, on Monday, I will applaud it into the station, cheering wildly.

Lowlander Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The 0830 yesterday was formed of 4 coaches instead > of the usual 8 and was rammed. Many couldn't > board at East Dulwich, next train 0915. > > When is this going to end? I feel for those who > work in London Bridge or the City, especially with > nursery/school pick-ups. I was one of those who couldn't board at 8:30. Previous train at 7:30, then the 8:30 rocks up only half-length. I'd noticed this on the signage and tactically stood in the front half of the platform, but it was already rammed, probably leaving some stranded at North Dulwich too. Walked up to Denmark Hill and got in to Blackfriars instead. For the priviledge of entering and exiting the same station, I also got charged ?2 to my Oyster Card, which I then have to chase for a refund. Had I taken the bus up Dog Kennel Hill, that'd have been another ?1.60, too. The ridiculousness of this situation is that there's no accountability and feels like we have next to no recourse.

granadaland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Went to the station this morning out of necessity > after avoiding it last week. Got on an 08.02 train > to London Bridge. No busier than before the > revised timetable. Is this 8:02 train really running, though? There's nothing in the timetable to suggest so. Does anyone here take this service through to London Bridge, or is there some confusion?

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > a simple solution would be to introduce a one way > system (yes! for people!).... those getting off > use the walkway - those getting on use the front > stairs to the platforms. > I would wholeheartedly support this. The current system makes nobody happy. A one-way approach would, at least, kill off the inumerable natural contraflows that are created during the rush, and reduce a lot of huffing and puffing.

Would someone who takes the 8:02 from EDW mind clarifying... does this secretly carry on to London Bridge, or terminate at South Bermondsey as advertised? Was tempted to leap on this morning, but didn't fancy getting stuck.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's crazy, the bus is all good and well, but in > rush hour it's barely quicker than walking into > town. Not really good enough. For what it's worth, at just before 8am the 40 took around 45 minutes from the Picturehouse/Police Station stop through to Monument. In the past when I've taken it, it's been an hour +/- 10 minutes, so this was around the quickest experiences I've had. It helps a lot that the works at E&C are 'finished' these days. I was expecting it to be horrendous, but it was manageable. Am going to run in tomorrow, and then try walking up to Peckham Rye and taking the Thameslink from there, just to compare experiences, and then settle on a regular plan come the end of the week.

Leapt on to a 40 outside the cinema. Was already full by the time we picked up at Goose Green. We didn't strand too many at the station though, perhaps only 20 people waiting, so perhaps the message got through to most.

Five years ago they were at 03, 15, 27, 33, 45 and 57. They did briefly go to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 00 before all the LBG works kicked in and began to terminate services at South Bermondsey.

wroed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The 8.02 terminates at South Bermondsey so there > are actually on 3 trains to London Bridge between > 6am and 9am where the current timetable has 12! Good spot - I'll amend the listing above accordingly.

Well, the buses up to Denmark Hill are already a lottery from North Cross Road onwards. There is a viable option to walk (ten minutes from EDW to DMK if you're relatively able-bodied), but of course the services at Denmark Hill are going to suffer huge knock-on consequences. Many commuters from Peckham Rye will surely switch to the Thameslink route, and by Denmark Hill that'll be rammed, too.

I'm nervous. Southern's new timetable page is on their website, here. Here's the new map, colour coded to indicate changes. Timetable #32 (the Beckenham route) suggests that no trains will start/terminate at Beckenham, but that trains servicing West Norwood, Crystal Palace and Gypsy Hill will continue in to Victoria Timetable #33 (the West Croydon route) suggests that the same trains will run as they have done in recent months There is no posted timetable for the Wimbledon route (at least, not that I can find). The timetable page states: The inference I'm making here is that we will be down to two trains per hour - those to/from West Croydon. That would be a drastic reduction in service. Their journey planner isn't going to be updated until tomorrow, so until then we're reliant upon digging the info out ourselves. That being the case, the new commuter services into London Bridge would be as follows: from North Dulwich: 6:53, 7:27, 8:27, 9:28 from East Dulwich: 6:55, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 from Peckham Rye: 6:58, 7:33, 8:33, 9:34 There is also an additional service which terminates at South Bermondsey: NDW 7:57, EDW 8:02, PMR 8:09 Notice that some of those services allow extra time between NDW and EDW than they used to (up to five minutes) and between EDW and PMR (up to seven minutes) The services back home from London Bridge would depart LBG at: 16:10, 16:40, 17:11, 18:08, 18:51. Yes, you've read that right, basically one train an hour. The off-peak service is actually more frequent than the peak service. Someone please tell me I'm mistaken.

I don't live on MG or any of the adjacent streets, but do walk through it to the station (and back) every day. The stretch between EDG and the station appears to be nice, quite typical of the sort of street of terraced houses that is common to East Dulwich. The primary differences that make MG stand out, in my view would be: 1) traffic - it's definitely a ratrun at times and can be a pain navigating through. I don't own a car, but if I did would consider this a pain. 2) parking - as per the above, there is a severe lack of it. that said, there's a lot more parking in front yards that have been converted than most streets, perhaps a reaction to the lack of parking itself. That the yards have enough space to park is a plus in my view. Most streets don't. 3) environs - the pavements feel wider than many of the other streets, and the trees (particularly the ones with blossom at the station end) are generally nice 4) safety - I've never felt unsafe walking through there, in the four years that I have 5) businesses - the part of the street beyond the kink definitely invites a different type of visitor to the street (compared with, say, Derwent Grove). More vans etc. 6) public transport - the proximity to the station and also both the 40/185/176 and 37 routes is a major, major plus I actually think that MG is quite different to most of the residential streets in ED, but still as nice.

I was alerted to this item on the Private Eye website this morning. Ordinarily I couldn't be all that fussed, but zoning in on East Dulwich provoked my curiosity - how comes The Gardens is really the only place locally which is "acquired by overseas companies"? I'd have thought that, particularly given its age, it would have been privately held by a large number of individuals, not a single organisation. Except that, that it exactly what it appears. Who are "Grip Nomco 3" and "Grip Nomco 4" from Jersey?

nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For those seeking a direct train line from ED to > Charing Cross, I'm no engineer but there would be > huge logistical problems. The line from ED joins > the lines from Kent and other places in SE London > at Southwark Park Road. ED trains get in at London > Bridge at platform 14/15, the line that carries > trains to Charing Cross from London Bridge > commences at platform 6. So tracks would have to > be built with points changes to bring trains from > platform 14 to platform 6 on the length of track > from Southwark Bridge Road to London Bridge. > Possible I guess but it would affect the running > of all trains from Kent, rest of SE London and ED > line. Could only result in fewer trains all round > and more delays. Yup. There's a useful article on the topic here, which includes this diagram of the layout:

Looks like it's a redesign of the existing place. Tierra Verde is great, but very rarely have I seen any other customers in there.

May not strictly be new if the owners continue to lease it, but not unfeasible... http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-53722154.html?premiumA=true

Did someone a favour returning a car from SE22 to SW1 today (leaving at 7am, totally oblivious to the flooding etc.). Thought I'd be clever and nip left along John Ruskin Street and up towards Kennington through the back roads. Hit the back of the queue at JRS and did my left turn feeling very smug. Then hit road closure after road closure and queue after queue to get around E&C. Probably consider myself fortunate to have got over London Bridge at 8:30 and to SW1 at 8:45. Agony. Big lesson learned - check @tfltravelnews.

Wouldn't the bigger impact be on Lacon Road, rather than Felbrigg? Presumably those coming down NXR wanting to turn left already do so into Felbrigg. But those wishing to turn right (currently down Archdale) would simply route through Lacon instead? There'll be a small handful who're traversing the streets to get across LL rather than on to it, who might also use Felbrigg/Shawbury, but surely not that many?

Shirley1979 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The man was 22 died he got hit by a car them a bus > devastated to have seen this left a very upsetting > side to me now seeing him lying under the bus x These are different incidents. The motorcycle incident on EDR next to Goose Green happened in the morning.

I reckon if you were to leave a note on the car itself, the owner has a marginally better chance of seeing this request.

Would you consider parkrun (www.parkrun.org.uk)? There's one in Peckham Rye that's about as sociable as you want to make it. Turn up, run, and go home, or stick around and chat. 5k every Saturday morning at 9am, not an outrageous distance from Forest Hill, either...