Nigello

Is the rubbish you put in a Southwark public litter bin always recycled, or does it go to landfill?

Saw a kingfisher at the pond/lake in PR Park about seven or eight years ago, on the island in the centre. Let's hope there'll be more.

Not sure what constitutes kindness today. General civility (holding open doors, picking up someone's dropped gloves, greeting the bus driver, etc) doesn't need trumpeting, so what is a good example of what the organisers of NKD think is kindess?

It says on the letter that they could present a hazard, which is rairly reasonable as there is a lot of footfall there - from some very small feet, given the school(s) nearby. The barrier on the school side is on a narrow stretch of footpath (and, to be fair, the hoop is too) and buggies, kids, doggies and sometimes rushing parents could come a cropper if a cycle falls over into their way. I would prefer bikes to be safe and for the council to help cyclists keep their property safe but as long as the bikes are not chained to the school gates/railings, I am happy.

I already asked him whether the site could be a good one for those shelters that some streets have so maybe it will happen. There is one bike loop on one side of the road and that is used often. I don't think the bikes have been abandoned so this post may alert the owners (who may then decided to push for better parking options).

Several bikes have letters from the council attached saying that they will be removed from the railings seven days from 28/03. Cllr Barber is aware. Plenty of cyclists leave their bikes there so I think a proper facility ought to be offered.

I saw a peacock at Sydenham Hill a few years ago, bold as brass, just strutting down the road.

Hopefully, as cities here become more crowded, there will be a tipping point, caused by day-in-day-out angst that will mean most people will act as thoughtfully as possible in a bid to show best practice eg. not using phones on speaker, not eating smelly food, moving upstairs/down the bus or carriage, just because the alternative would be so hellish. When you see the bored teenager telling another to wrap up their chicken (pre) dinner and turn down their iPod volume on the 171 will be that day.

Homemade used to be the caff (definitely not caf-fay!) next to Barry's on Barry Road, and I miss it. If this new place is the same people behind it, I would recommend it. If not, then I'll give it a go and hope it does well.

Nail polish (and really strong scent) on a bus or train is no good - it stinks and can get on people's chests. Handcream is a bit pungent but not a danger, I would have thought.

What is M and Co?

The very best we can hope for for the next ten years is a reopening of the Camberwell rail station, which has been mentioned in an official Mayoral document. I very much doubt we will get a tram or even a guided bus (which may not be suitable for the route down from C'well anyway) so, gird your loins and grit your teeth and just walk!

I don't cycle (too scared) but I walk a lot and do not have a car. I pass the E and C area daily and think it is much better than before. As a pedestrian it is easier to cross but cyclists *sometimes* disregard the reds and also - bizarrely - choose to ride on pavements and avoid the lane that wends its way past the church and towards W'minster Bridge. Bad design or just tossers?

I have been putting them in the brown bin (given that I used to put them in the wormery when I had one).

That is so shocking - yet so predictable! I saw the signs and the steamrollers yesterday afternoon and thought "must avoid this place tomorrow". Assitant heads will roll.....!

I wrote to the GLA, via our MP, who sent me a reply suggesting that bus route changes/additions/tweaks were not needed because - I paraphrase - you could still squeeze your way on, Tokyo metro-style, to the 176 as it wheezed its way up LL like a stricken DC-10, it was all OK.

be aware that the council will tell the builders who complained and you may get harassed..... I would find that shocking. Has it happened to you?

With the hopper fare you can board, say, a 68 at Waterloo and then change before the two lines separate at King's. It's not ideal but it does mean you have more choice and may get to your destination faster.

seems they are not that interested. Did they take a statement?

BBC report on the So I Can Breathe output online and it said masks don't work, at least the ones that are generally available here. The best we can do is to avoid idling cars, walk well away from the road and stand back whilst waiting for a bus or for the green man at a crossing, etc. It is a problem that has been getting increasing recognition, which is good. Whether or not anyone will use the power they have in their hands - reducing car journeys, turning off engines when not in use, making sure their fires are using the right kind of fuel, etc = remains to be seen.

Titch - I agree that Peckham is not a shit-hole but (small) parts of it are, and bits of Rye Lane are included in that sector. To claim that it adds "edginess" or "vibrancy" is patronising and condescending: one person's "coolness" is another person's banal (eg. shops selling yams or gallon-bottles of Vimto; West African hair salons and barber shops are just workaday venues for the people that use them often and out of necessity, not a colourful backdrop and warm glow-giver to Instagramming bien-pensants). Roll on the rail station's revamp, Iceland's bridge (yes, really), Khan's reinstallation of the art-deco atrium/roof and the continued opening of small shops, bars and cafes etc. Down with rotting fruit and veg, bird-trapping tumble weave and post-pissup vomit ponds!

Had the shops been, say, general stores or haberdashery shops or workaday cafes or locksmiths or pie and mash places and were not linked to a minority, C4 would not have been interested in the slightest. It suits their audience and their outlook. That is not to say that I have no sympathy for anyone forced to move, but I agree that if we accept that Peckham (or anywhere) has changed a lot then why should it not change some more? I look forward to a cleaner and greener Rye Lane and a scrubbed-up rail station. It's pretty grim in parts right now. Keep Khan's mall, Bussey etc, Asda, the butcher's shops and individual greengroceries et all, plus the chains and the cafes, but just make it look less like Quatermass (especially of a weekend morning).

Hydra - light rail to Piraeus then a 60' ferry (fast) or 3 hours (slow) thought there are other ways but may involve a car trip then a shorter ferry.

Where is Mons going to be?