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You can put the leaves around your plants in teh garden also, or dilute the tea taht is left when cooled down and use that to add to the watering can.

Much more needs to be expected from the several schools - state and private - in terms of reducing motorised vehicle trips in getting pupils to and from their premises. We all know and see the effects of the school holidays so we know that school traffic is a big part of the logjams. I think it is fair for any school in this part of the borough to do its utmost to reduce parent car/taxi trips to and from school. How they do it is up to them but they must do more.

If you have children and lots of them, then simply decide to organise your life so that you are less likely to negatively impact others (and yourself - be selfish!) Nobody is forcing you to have one, two, three children, or use a car to get them to school - you CHOOSE that and convince yourself you HAVE to act the way you do. Saying you have to do something is not based in reality - is a CHOICE, even if it brings you disadvantages now (and probably a lot more down the line).

Postcard Teas, just off New Bond Street and very near to Oxford Street, is a nice shop and has great teas though it is on the specialist/?? side.

Please, someone who is a F H Road surgery patient, pass this thread on to a doctor there. Otherwise it is just ranting and will achieve nothing.

Whilst it may not be valid for teh average person, encouraging local businesses and delivery firms to use a bike like Karim's instead of a Vespa, etc. or even a car would be helpful. I despair that folk are now using delivery firms to get them expensive ice cream and kettle crisps because they simply C B A to get up from their sofas - such a lot of extra fumes and underspent calories cannot be sustainable! (I am pleased that they offer employment and create taxes, of course, though I would prefer other ways of doing this.)

ANyone putting out misspelt texts like that ought to really be told that receiving such messages can be worrisome for recipients and detrimental to their business. It is shameful at a time of hoaxes and conspiracies, let alone malicious "smishing" (text-based fraud) to allow such a message to go out to lots of recipients, especially from a G P surgery. I do not know this surgery personally and have nothing to do with it, but if you do then please offer them your constructive thoughts!

Re car v bus v bicycle v walking (or wheeling) = we are all pedestrians/wheelers because even if we have a scooter, e-scooter, Vespa, motorbike, car, lorry, etc. etc., we all use our legs or wheelchair to get around, so we much more attention ought to be paid to the way in which practically every single one of us can choose to get around. Of course, it's generally part of a longer journey (walk/wheel, bus, train, walk again) and not long distance but less space is given in discourse/media to walking/wheeling. With the advent of new Deliveroo-type services for the local supermarket (heaven help us) even fewer walking trips are likely to be made and more motor-powered journeys for deliveries will be made. Reality check - walk more, drive less (and use driven services less).

perhaps those cities at 59 and above are those with fewer winding roads, are smaller, have dissimilar demographics and topography - just because we want London to be like Amsterdam doesn't mean it will be possible. I am all for cycling, reduction in use of motorised vehicles and pedestrian rights (overlooked, in my view) but each city and town should be considered in its own, particular context.

https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-guilty-of-riding-e-scooter-while-over-the-legal-limit-for-alcohol-427964

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I agree that pedestrianisation can help in some places, but Rye Lane just does not seem right for it, especially the bit from the station to the start of Peckham Rye (ie. Tesco area). I think pedestrianisation here would make it even more unwelcoming, especially at night where there would be no passing traffic of any kind. I like the idea of cleaner air but life is a compromise, so aiming for really low particulates at the expense of life and bustle and a sense of safety and access to transport isn't on. Buses are getting cleaner, trees can be planted and both will help keep pollutants low, much lower than if cars and vans were allowed. Rye Lane has seen better days and I hope that perfection (ie. NO cars, NO emissions) won't be chased because it means bad results in other areas (like sense of liveliness, safety, etc.)

Because the barriers only prevent very local congestion - the cars and the kids in them will likely still come. Perhaps a very few drivers will be deterred but, with the self-deception that so many of us have, most will likely think "oh, it won't be that bad. I can manage to just pull over for a few seconds..." when in reality it is will be much more of a jam. Just don't drive to school. That's the simple message but one very few will act on.

Lloyds is now shut. Smile and First Direct are good options. They are fair and ethical and have good feedback. You could also place it in the N S and I to be in with a chance of winning a million quid every month (unlikely but someone wins the big prize every month and lots of others win smaller ones, but get no interest).

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Dear all those concerned about pollution and congestion, Right now the only thing you can do that will have a positive effect is to not drive as much. Not ordering takeaway or home delivery items will also help. It really is that simple, though it will involve a certain amount of deprivation and accommodation of discomfort. Over to you.

I have to be frank and say that I find it hard to believe that everyone I see sans mask in a mask-compulsory environment is being truthful about the condition they say exempts them. There can't be that many people with such severe pulmonary disease, extreme fabric allergy or deep trauma that they cannot wear a face covering. I know there are some, but the number can't be that large. I feel the wool/mask is being pulled over our eyes more often than not (but acknowledge there will be some who are in such a bad way physically or psychologically that the exemption is valid). So, if you are swinging the lead - do us all a favour and tolerate the inconvenience whilst thinking just how you woudl feel if you got ill or made someone else ill, yourself.

The police or wardens rarely issued tickets or even got involved. The Lane deserves better, as do its workers and shoppers.

What is the concern? Are you afraid that you may get a clot? I know it is a bit concerning and that people have different outlooks, but it is very, very, very highly unlikely that you will have anything other than a few chills, a headache and/or a sore arm. Life is about risks - we take them when we wake up, walk down the stairs, eat a chokeable-sized piece of food, etc. etc.

Hansler Road/L Lane - I would say room for at least five but I don't cycle so maybe they can be used by more by doubling up? (Perhaps this is not brand new but I only just saw them. Delete, admin, if old news.)

The ? shops on Rye Lane have lots of mealworms, peanuts, seed, fat balls etc. Great value and (mostly, I think) UK made, so a limited amount of transport miles.

Lime bikes can be (and are) left willy nilly on pavements by inconsiderate hirers which is bad news for pedestrians and/or those with certain disabilities. It?s rare I see one placed unobtrusively on the pavement.

Hello - do you know till which date it will stay open? Thanks

Re helping local business and retail - great to see improvements in appearance of streets, but please link up with BT to clean or remove phoneboxes, Openreach and Virgin to check on and clean/repair street cabinets, and local businesses who benefit from trade but who leave the area on close of business and leave behind unkempt/vandalised street-facing shutters, etc. Many are aware of their responsibilities and benefits of looking inviting but a small minority are not.