James Barber

Local Lib Dems have long said we think the no.63 should be extended to Honor Oak espeically with the East London Line phase 1 being such a resoundinbg success in passenger numbers. However real practicle problems. Could the no.63 still go all the way to Kings Cross without the service becoming more eratic? What would be cut to fund this? I really think a yes or no answer without answering these two questions is disingenuous.

Hi henryb, I think Boris and Ken are different sides of the same coin. Ken promised the earth with projects such as Cross River Tram but allocated no funding - sham projects. Boris has a poverty of ambition and cancelled such projects stopping the pretence but not coming up with any of his own big ideas. The one thing he is remembered for the Boris bikes were being suggested by everyone cross party for years. Can we believe Ken will produce a magic wand to extend this bus route...clearly more likely than Boris but sadly I wouldn't bet on either of them.

I'm really sorry for not making myself clear. I believe Local Authorities should be able to apply for government funding to build community schools and if they can prove a need get the required funding. But sadly the coalition govt has continued the Labour govts daft idea that local authorities should be the last possible option for a new school. Local Lib Dems are asking people what they think should be on the Dulwich Community Hopsital site when it is redeveloped and having checked on school role numbers we think a primary school as a minimum is required there. Hopefully people agree with us. As 'free' schools are the only show in town I am seeking a body to apply for one. Locally we have plenty of religious schools so hopefully not another religous one. It appears Steiner parents are interested in this option. I don't know enough about their ethos to be for or against them starting a school - I'll be finding out but I am VERY clear every school should have a clear anti bullying policy. I wouldn't personally be keen on the Harris federation opening another Academy as they seem to be running an awful lot of local schools - equally we must haver another school. Perhaps Kingsdale or Charter but neither have yet established federation mechanisms for running multiple schools. Hi Prickle, I agree but you and I don't/can't change the rules. I don't agree with the original Academy status but that was the only way of getting another secondary school in the area. So I and others swallowed our pride and we now have another 150 secondary places pa in the area. Hi Saffron, Thanks for that. I would man the baracades about children being taught creationism in science. Hi skyblue, The Steiner school people have't to my knowledge applied to the DfE. But they are seeking views via this thread which is excellent.

1/4 mile and 7/10ths of a mile respectively. And yes meddling with Goose Green roundabout wouldnt make sense. I'm sure that wont proceed.

I recently asked a formal council assembly question about reception class forecasts. The answer was that by 2015 the Dulwich area will need an extra permanent 60-75 place each year. The ideal school size has been stated to me as being 60 places per year. So this forecast is telling us we need an extra primary school locally. The only obvious site is Dulwich Community Hospital site. The current mechanisms are that such a school is likely to be a 'free' school.

We need an extra 60-75 reception places every year in the Dulwich area from 2015 with rotating bulge classes until then - that's the latest forecast I received in response to my council assembly question about this. Labour's last education bill means local authorities have to publicly ask if anyone else would like to open a school and only as a last resort can they open a community school. Timescales are 5-7 years for such a new school which is certainly the experience of the ED Harris Boys Academy. The 'free' school thing is just a version of this existing ethos but speed things up to 2-4 years. clearly just allowing local Authorities to build new schools would easier but few local authorities have a spare ?20M capital. Hence a further impetus to rely on the national Dept for Education to provide this level of capital. So far the only people to express any interest in providing a new school locally are Steiner. So as a community either we encourage others to come up with a 'free' school to fulfil this forecast demand or we accept a Steiner school or we accept a school places crisis. Rebuffing a Steiner school while no suggesting an alternative - considering the only show in town is the 'free' school system - will see a school place crisis.

The lowest collission incidence is Netherlands - similar if higher densities of people to land areas.

Hi Lynne, This is bizarre. Let me see what can be done.

Cllr Barrie Hargrove has helpfully confirm that funding is in place ?45,000 for the next financial year 2012/13 for either a new crossing at the shopping parade or around Fenwick Road. So far more people have requested a crossing at the latter location. Seperately the Peckham Rye crossing proposals being worked on to improve this junction. www.crashmap.co.uk shows this junction has had a lot of crashes of worst kind over the years.

Hi David A, Costing costs do vary wildly. For example a Zebra crossing where lampposts are already in helful places would costs a few thousand pounds + legal costs versus the other end of the sprectrum with a raised treatment, new electrics needed could cost toward the top end of what you've suggested. But the top end would be very unusual. Schools. Near enough every school in Southwark has a School Travel Plan aimed at making more sustainable and safer travel to school. Southwark also has some support services. For example the Heber School travel plan will see around ?10,000 of changes to Heber Road - everythnig from relining, building out kerbs. Does that answer your query?

Extending the number 63 bus to Honor Oak station has been cmapianged for by both local Labour and Lib Dems for a number of years. Obviously makes lots of sense especially since the East London Line has a lot more passengers than predicted when the number 63 was dismissed as marginally outside cost benefit on the low forecast ELL train useage. I would be curious how Val Shawcross intends to pay for the extension if elected. Average bus route receives ?4M subsidy pa.

Hi Worker, It will only be a few more days before these crossings are working. First started campaigning for them in 2006. You would not believe the hassles and problems - everything from formal complaints about officers who've since left Southwark Councils employ, Judicial Reviews, etc. Fingers crossed everyone will wonder what the fuss was about after they've successfully opened.

Hi northlondoner, The Environment Director is Gill Davies - [email protected]

We started going down the seperate vaccination but then couldn't get the final single one. Company manufacturing them went bust from memory. This meant rather than not be fully vacinnated we had to go with MMR. In hindsight we shouldn't have gone singularly - but we thought it was the best decision for us at the time several years ago. The oroignal MMR vaccinations used from memory Mercury for preservative effect but the current MMR doesn't. If you are going singularly do ensure you can get all three and that it's a substantial supplier who wont suddenly go bust or choose other work.

Hi Ossa, If you manage to reuse nylon bags 300 times that is fab. Well done and please do keep that up.

Apparently the warning was for the Oakhurst area and not an East Dulwich wide problem - but still sensible advice about not keeping any keys near letterboxes/hallways.

How terribly sad. I recently read research that showed that children can't judge vehicle speeds above 20mph. That means they may well have thought they had a genuine opportunity to cross when they didn't. Critising kids for having the pyschological limits of being children is at best pointless. East Dulwich Road near those shops desperately needs improving to make crossing the road safe. This stretch of road is the boundary between two political wards - Peckham Rye and The Lane wards. The cabinet councillor for transport Barrie Hargrove is also one of The Lane ward councillors. If you feel strongly about this please do email his [email protected] I'll email him in a moment to ask if he already has plans for this stretch of road, I seem to recall plans were added to the stratgy some time ago.

Hi monica, I'm not aware of any listing for the roundabout. Checking Southwark interactive map after clicking for listed buildings/structures doesn't show this roundabout as listed.

Apologies for a few days of with family emergency. Hi freirnlocal, I'll ask abotu the freezing showers - this seems a recurrent theme. Hi monica, Many thanks for the feedback hear and via email. Sure we'll get it all sorted. SNUB do great work and I'm keen to support it. Hi Ossa, I'm really sorry abotu this muddle. I know that staying in with toddlers and not getting them out and about can be a realy pain. So far, you're the only person to report having any problems. Several other on this forum have reported very proactive behaviour. Please do try again and email me if your the slightest problem. The whole point of thep roject is to make energy advice and actions as painless as possible. Hi Scuffy Mummy, AbDabs, Bags are, for me, an interesting subject. Brown paper bags a la USA shopping take more petroleum than plastic bags. On an eco course I did we had to produce an essay on the life cycle management of such bags. Fascinating. As you say cloth bags can be the most eco friendly solution if used repeatedly over several years. But they also have a psychological aspect of making people think about shopping locally. And yres one does wonder where all the original SNUB bags ended up. Come on people get them out again. Hi the-e-dealler, My mind is boggling at what you must wear with huge pockets for all your shopping.

Hi eastdulwichhenry, I couldn't agree more - Goose Green rounabout would be fine as it is if they fixed the wall. Hi monica, Sadly the info you've provided about the bike project beign repeated for a second year has'nt reach councillors who allocate the funds. So where would you run the project? SNUB bags are FANTASTIC. I love the idea. But after the first experience they don't appear to meet the criteria of capital projects ie. lasting a large number of years - your application stated 40% of the bags lasted 18 months and after four years you need to repeat. BUT it is revenue i.e. it doesn't have a lasting affect. We do have some revenue but only ?10,000. Hence why I asked if you'd apprached lordship traders to share the costs?

Hi henryb, Sadly TfL buses blocked a zebra from being constructed outside the Coop - they said it would cause problems by being to popular with people using it.

Night flights operate 11pm-6am. Upto 30 a night around 10,000 a year out of Heathrows 580,000 flight allowance. Apparently they're critical to the airlines, airport and supposedly UK economy. I joined Heathrow Action Campaign Against Noise (HACAN) some time ago. Night flights cause hundres of thousands of Londoners impaired sleep. Crazy. If the noise troubles you join up with HACAN as well. The night flght system is up for review this year. Hopefully they'll be banned and everyone can get a better nights sleep.

Hi Monica, I can see two CGS grants that look like yours. 1st for a repeat of the SNUB bags at ?10,000 applied for by you. 2nd for Recycle a Bike Dulwich at ?8270 to recycle 80 bikes applied for by Stewart Vanns. The second one says it will be based out of ED Police station stable blocks. But at the last ED SNT ward panel we were told the stable blocks are no longer open for public use. Can you please expand on this as currently it doesn't look a feasible bid based on the info we have from the Police. The SNUB bags. Could we share the costs with SSBA/Lordship Lane traders so they get a chance to show their green credentials? CGS is a capital funding stream and we're meant to be able to show a long term typically 20year benefit. The application states that at 18months 60% of the original spend had stopped being an asset and then go onto say that after 5/6 years virtually none of the asset is left. Don't get me wrong I think the concept is great. We do have revenue budget via the Community Fund. On funding highway improvements. Very small schemes are often funded by CGS as they would never happen otherwise. That's the point of devolving capital money.

Hi Jeremy, I must admit it did make me grimace to be criticised for something people have been asking for for years and is clearly needed. Can't please everyone all the time. Hi Maxxi, It's not about encouraging people to be lazy. Some people can't walk far or have young children. We need Lordship Lane to compete with places where crossing the road is not an issue. I've had in the past requests to cmapiang for a cash machine on the eastern side because crossing the road is so awkward for so many people. But making it easier to cross seems a far better solution. Lets see how it actually works out and THEN give me a hard time please.

Making more options for pedestrians to cross Lordship Lane will make it easier for people to cross closer to where they want to. Would have preferred zebra crossings but TfL buses blocked that and said Southwark had to take the more expensive option of signalled crossings. Are you worried people will be zig zagging along Lordship Lane crossing at every opportunity causing traffic hold-ups?