James Barber

PLEASE if any one complains reference the ongoing investigation as a result of my complaint - reference 410808 Latest feedback - hot of the press today: DMC have to providE NHS ENgland with an action plan with evidence which is due w/e 20 March. Interim changes made: ? DMC have transferred their most senior and experienced Practice Manager from another branch to Crystal Palace to drive through corrective procedures ? DMC are auditing their appointment system and will share this with NHS England ? DMC will be making greater use of the new access arrangements in South Dulwich ? DMC are compiling an Action Plan, which NHS England will ensure, with support, will lead to resolution of this matter. NHS England will review the action plan and confirm if it's enough. We then track it through. SO crucial that people complain for any unacceptable experience. And please copy me ay complaints so I can get a sense of if things are improving and whether my over arching complaint has been resolved.

Ditto albert. We all need to move on and get 100% behind Charter to deliver what we all want - an outstanding new school.

Hi redjam, That's 510 kids per year group are missing from Southwark pupil planning for primary schools. I very much doubt a second Harris primary school will happen in East Dulwich. Which is good seeing their no longer appears to be the parental support for it. But I still fear we won't have enough primary school places. Oh and I regret it make no difference to how much space the EFA buy for the secondary school whether a primary school is built at the hospital or not. It should but it won't. The EFA has apparently already decided how much land will be allocated. 17,000m2 land has been released for my Right to Contest for a new secondary school. The health people say they need 7,000-9,000m2 leaving 2,300-4,300m2 unaccounted for. If it isn't used for primary school it will be housing. Normally the suburban density would be 200-350 habitable rooms per hectare. But most developers will try pushing this into the urban zone of 200-750 rooms per hectare or about 60-100 new homes. If the EFA choose to take less land the number of homes will rise commensurately. I suspect we'll have a fight on our hands to get the max. land from the EFA.

candp, I have no other relationship with Harris. They are are tory charity and I am a Lib Dem. Hi belle, P68, that did cross my mind. But I'm not aware of any expansion in private education locally to account for the same births but assumption of rapidly decreasing numbers attending local state schools. I don't think local private school have anything like 510 reception places! I genuinley don't feel comfortable with the numbers being produced by Southwark. I've seen volte face to politically produce reports last March. I remember bitterly the pain local families went through in 2009 when we got pupils numbers wrong and had to rush through emergency bulge classes.

The numbers of babies being born is stable at around 5,100 each year as per health authorities public. Yet Southwark appears to be suggesting fewer kids going to schools - falling rolls. I don't get a sense of a drastic drop in the local birth rate in wider Dulwich area - do you? In 2013 5,089 births (from memory) but Southwark is predicting 3,755 going into reception. Where have 1,334 kids gone? Assuming even number of boys and girls born. Health demographic profile shows 1/3 of girls leave the area between 0-4 years old and 5-9 yo but almost none leave for boys. Curious. So something like 17% of 0-4 yo leave the area but Southwark appear to be assuming 26% leave the area. We're talking about 510 missing reception kids per year or 17 classes or 8 schools. What's wrong with my logic? Weirdly Southwark officers no longer include birth graphs and data in their prediction reports.

Hi Sol, Feb 2014 I submitted a Right to Contest surplus land at Dulwich Hospital. Last month 17,000m2 weas released - as this was the first successful Right to Contest it was even featured in a speach by Rt.Hon Francis Maude MP. So 17,000m2 of the 28,300m2 site had been placed on a register of surplus public land. Other public bodies then buy it - such as for our new secondary free school. BUT the local NHS have stated they 'only' need 7,000-9,000m2 for the new health centre. So their is still another 2,300-4,300m2 to paly with. My hunch is The Charter School East Dulwich would work well in 17,000m2 of land - this is more land than the current school has. It's then a debate what will happen to the 2,300-4,300m2 primary school or housing. My ideal would be the secondary school. But I doubt the EFA willout the zoning I've banged on about for well over a year will be able to afford all 17,000m2 for the new secondary school. The

hi MsMaz, Being so close together people currently from the SE of Charter1 could be expected to apply for Charter2. So Charter1 admissions are likely to expand outwards and the Charter 2 is likely to capture much more distance to the SE and radius.

Hi P68, There is plenty of evidence they can do harm. Which is why their is a maximum level of phone signals allowed. It has been an important consideratino when I was planning a mobile network eons ago. But yes healey we need to ensure suitable localions. But outside schools isn't one of them. These poles are 50cm diameter with 6 large street cabinets. we're not talking aobut something that can be disguised as a lamp post. Hi Villager, Then you should respond to the application saying this. Even better if you can suggest an alternative location not outside a school.

Hi Lordship, Two Village ward councillors have promised to submit a councillor call-in of this planning application to ensure it is decide by a Planning Committee. Another success today.

Hi Lordship, Can you signpost me to where the Council of Europe says that so I can quote it please. no, I've found it. I would oppose the siting of such a mast very close to a school. These masts are also incredibly ugly. I have emailed the Village ward councillors offering to second or propose any planning call-in they might support. fingers crossed. I would encourage as many people as possible to object to it.

Hi Bessie1974, Kirsten, Whe ndo you both think you'll have the respective research you've agreed to carry out? Could you both email me so we can take this away from the thread until we've reached a conclusion. Thanks.

Hi Lordship, Don't believe they have to have same admissions policies. They will be different schools. But I would imagine economies and less chance of error if they share the same admissions policies.

Have asked for this to be fixed as a matter or urgency.

Hi lpool, I have immiedately requested this be fixed as clearly it gets dangerous when people may start ignoring these lights. Huge thank you for reporting them to me. Mondays I don't go near that part of East Dulwich.

Hi DB&D, confusedbyitall You have a remarkably short memory. East Dulwich lib dems launched a campaign 5 December 2013 for a new secondary school after we had met with Southwark Council who were totally opposed to a new secondary school serving our area. They could not have been more dismissive. When we had 550 families supporting the idea we re met with Southwark Council and Southwark Labour couldn't U-turn quickly enough. Thank goodness. So if you'd waited for Tessa we wouldn't today have the great news a new secondary school will be built on surplus Dulwich Hospital land. Due to my Right to Contest application being approved we know 17,000m2 of land is surpus at the Dulwich Hospital. It is a huge victory for common sense and I'm proud Lib Dems have made this possible - and that's while we're opposition councillors. Hi Reg Smeeton, I thought my post was crystal clear. East Dulwich residents do get a chance to respond and I'm sure many have. But the free school was named Nunhead and Harris have said if insufficient Nunhead parents want their kids to attend then they wont proceed even if lots of East Dulwich parents support it. Southwark's assumption about primary school numbers don't appear to reflect current dynamics so I still think we'll need another primary school. But my money would be on Harris Nunhead primary school not proceeding. We can then focus on getting the ED one onto it's permanent site. Mrs.Lotte, The Harris primary school had over 250 local families signing up for them. Are you saying I should abandon them at the first sign a bigger campaign doesn't like that one? Do you expect politicans to be fickle to sway in the wind of public opinion or to stick to promises wherever possible? We have delivered one East Dulwich Harris primary school when no other provider would look at our area. Without that 120 local families would not have places locally now. It appears likely the second Harris primary school wont happen. So be it. But we will have honorably follow through on a campaign we started to solve local school place crisis when others stood by and for two years did nothing. We could have, as oppoistion councillors, played petty politics saying how terrible the council were to not provided sufficeint school places - as happened the other way round in 2009. Peoples lives and childrens futures are too important to play petty politics over.

That would be really helpful kristen. My day job is Pjx. Mgmt/Telecoms/Procurement and not brid wildlife. So any advice warmly welcomed.

Many thanks Simon. The DfE press release - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-announces-landmark-wave-of-free-schools states: " The Charter School East Dulwich The ?outstanding? and heavily over-subscribed Charter School will be opening a second school in 2016 on the site of the former East Dulwich hospital. Catering for 1220 students, the school will meet the huge demand for new places in the Dulwich area. Charter School East Dulwich will encourage all students to become creative, confident and caring citizens. The school will also offer work-related learning through a partnership with King?s College Hospital, the largest local employer. " I've put a lot of effort into getting the spare Dulwich Hospital land reallocated. So you better be going there !

Distance based admissions from the SE corner of the site - where the entrance to the hospital currently is - would help. But the admissions will be consulted upon lTER. Today we need to celebrate that East dulwich has a new secondary school coming. Both bids were great, involved huge time and effort from many people. Congratulations to the winning team and commiserations with the losing team. You both have been fantastic trying to avoid a secondary school place crisis. I can't pretend I haven't had a softer spot for the Habs team so feel gutted and elated at the same time. When Cllr Rosie Shimell, then Cllr Jonathan Mitchell and I launched our campaign for a new secondary school 5 December 2013 we never imagined it would inspire two great bids from two outstanding organisations. At the time the Labour led council were crystal clear they would oppose any new secondary school. A year ago they were forced to change their minds. Last month my Right to Contest spare Dulwich Hospital land resulted in it being released for other public use i.e. our new school. And today we have a new free school coming to our area. What a journey.

Congratulations Simon and the wider Charter East Dulwich team. Either application winning - Charter or Haberdashers - East Dulwich wins. So well done. My biggest fear had been neither or both bids being approved. And a thank you to the losing team. Both bids involved a huge amount of time and effort and it is now time for everyone to come together and support the Charter School East Dulwich into being. It is exactly 12 month ago that Southwark Council finally conceded that a new secondary school serving the wider East Dulwich area was desperately needed. So great that the first anniversary of that a new free school is approved to proceed. The Prime Minister announced the approval to proceed and the decision clearly stated it would be on the Dulwich Hospital site. I've lined up the land via the Right to Contest application I made just over a year ago and granted last month.

hi kristen, I'm not proposing any cull. I'm responding to a genuine concern and the person raising it has agreed to speak with the RSPB.

Lets find out what the RSPB tells us and then decide how we proceed.

Hi kiera, Yes that is my understanding.

Please email me or pm me your phone number.

Hi DB&B, Southwark Labour passed their budget last week which stops providing biodegradeable food waste bags to residents from 1 April. They cost 35p /year /resident. From memory it will make a headline saving of ?118,000/year. They have suggested residents buy their own - which they say retail at 8-10p each or ?4.16->?5.20 / year. OR use old newspaper to wrap up peelings etc - newspaper and wet food waste don't work! I doubt everyone will continue to take part in the scheme. Officers haven't explained the expected participant reduction. I've had two people ask how to return the brown bins and caddy's but council officials have so far declined to tell me. If more food waste isn't recycled the council will have extra landfill and landfill tax costs , some food recycling rounds will have fewer participants so unlikely to be able to reduce the collection costs but less collected. some rounds may stop being economic. So I'd be amazed if the total NET cost isn't higher after this change that will obviously reduce recycling rates. Really sad poor policy making - ignoring the total lifecycle costs and all the externalities let alone knock-on costs to the council. It will probably be dressed up as the coalitions fault rather than local poor judgement. Obviously we proposed in our counter budget not doing this.

Hi first mate, I ask council officers what analysis had been undertaken as part of the 1 hour changes. They reported ZERO analysis had taken place. Their is no evidence for it. I checked with the local traders association and they said they're happen within anyting 30-90 minutes. My gut feel is 30mins can easilly get swalloed up queueing. But with the new 10minutes flexibility being introduced by the coalition I think that would have covered it. hi Bessie1974, I'm afraid I don't know enough to comment on this. Can you get some RSPB advice and if they agree then yes we'd need to try and make it happen?