EmED

Hello!

Just looking for some advice really, my husband and I lived in ED before we had our baby but moved away for his work. We are now considering a possible move back with our one year old. When we lived in the area before I found it quite hard to meet people, but I'm guessing it would be different now we have a little one and also the area has changed a bit with the cinema, the brick house bakery and M&S opening up...it was about 3 years ago that we left.

I just wondered if any Mums living locally could fill me in on what it's like with a one year old or young children. For example do you know lots of nice Mums in the area? Are there playgroups/activities? Where I live now I have a what's app group with quite a few friendly Mums and have a few decent shops within walking distance so just trying to figure out if a move back is a good plan for our family or not. Any advice very much appreciated. Thank you so much in advance! xxx

Hello Ladies! I hope you all managed to meet up in the end. I'm running a little competition for one lucky lady to win ?250 of free christening invitations/wedding invitations/birth announcements/birthday invitations...to enter just like my Facebook page and comment why you'd like to win :)

www.facebook.com/everafterpress

Good luck! :)

Hello!

I have a small stationery business and am currently running a competition for someone to win ?250 of stationery, including free P&P! All you have to do to win is like my Facebook page and leave a comment re why you'd like to win!

Www.facebook/everafterpress

Good luck ladies!!

Xoxo

I agree - think this is a great idea. Maybe James Barber could help in terms of whether this is something the council can do?

I'd also love to know if anyone has the number of someone who can do the painted house numbers outside individual houses. There are a couple of houses on Melbourne Grove with this but I am yet to track down anyone who knows how to do it.

Also Supergolden, just wanted to say that the photography on your blog is beautiful! Are you a photographer? You should be if not! :)

I have a bit of a blog on my stationery website :)

I'm jet getting started really but feel free to drop me a line if you need a birth announcement, christening invitation, birthday invites etc!

www.everafterpress.com

Hey Guys!

So pleased how many people are keen to meet up! I am so sorry, as this was at my suggestion, but my husband has accepted a job in Paris, so it looks like we are going to be moving away from the area for a couple of years! Bad timing as it would have been great to meet up with you all, but it now looks like we will be leaving later this month!!

Hopefully if I move back to ED you might all still live here and I can meet up with you all! Anyway, I hope you all manage to meet up and get on...have fun ladies!! xoxo

Maybe we should try for next week then so that people have a bit more time?

What night next week works best for everyone?

See you all soon! :)

Wow! This is great!

I only just saw all these new posts! Shall we go for Friday then if that could work for a few people? I might just send out a group PM (if you can do that), or message you all individually, with a venue and time on Friday night?

Hi Maria

That would be lovely! I have a small creative business too so we will have that in common :) Your jewellery looks lovely, I like the silver woodland leaves.

I'll see if anyone else responds and then send out a PM arranging somewhere for wine/coffee.

Looking forward to meeting you soon.

Hello!

I'm 32 and moved to ED a year ago. I'm a Graphic Designer and work from home, and my husband works in the city (often long hours). I'd love to meet some women of a similar age with similar interests locally, (as my husband and I don't have kids yet, it can be hard to meet people who live in the area).

Let me know if anyone would fancy meeting for a coffee/wine, or any other suggestions on how to meet people locally would be great! I did try one of the book clubs, which was really nice, but I didn't meet anyone that I had lots in common with or was a similar age.

Thanks so much!

Emily

I totally agree Miss King. I would really love a boots or a decent clothes shop.

I think Luca's is meant to be closing sadly, and is apparently being replaced by a sushi chain, according to the people in Cave de Bruno. I haven't been to Blue Brick or Pretty's, so will definitely check them out...thanks!

I would love an Antipodean style cafe with good smoothies, eggs benedict, waffles, pancakes, french toast, good granola with berries, interesting salads and cakes etc.

I actually really like Northcote road.

Hopefully all the successful and good small independent businesses on Lordship Lane like the brilliant butcher and fishmonger, ToastED etc will continue to thrive, and there will be more interesting additions like Franco Manca :)

I think there's room for another cafe if it was a really good one...with Luca's closing I don't think there are that many great breakfast options around...

Very excited to hear this! :) :)

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It shows a picture of them being used outside a house though...which is a bit misleading if you can't use them...

As mentioned by a few other posters earlier on, I would also love to hear from anyone who can quote on using these tiles for a front path: http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod42210/section-1/Victorian-Black-White-Corner.html

They look great online and presumably this would be an affordable way of getting the original victorian look?

I do think that there are too many bins...I had one of ours taken away (the garden waste one) as three is a bit ridiculous. I used to live in a Lambeth council area and we just got given different coloured bags, one for recycling and one for normal rubbish which we put outside on the right day which worked well.

It would be great if people did pick up rubbish/not leave masses of junk in their front gardens/occasionally paint their walls if needed - I think that is just normal politeness towards your neighbours.

One annoying thing is that the bin men always leave the bins all over the place/on their sides etc. Not great if you were an old lady or something and have to keep sorting that out as they are quite heavy.

SO excited! I love Franco Mancas :)

Super super excited about the prospect of a cinema!!!!! With Oddono's across the road that would be amazing :)

Thank you so much for all the help :)

Thanks very much...very helpful! I will definitely check out the pharmacy on NorthCross for make up...that is a good tip! :) There are hardly any shops near my work either so great to find out what we have nearby.

Thanks again!

Thanks very much, this is all really helpful... :)

Any local places for clothes etc that anyone recommends?

Also is there anywhere in ED where you can buy makeup?! I think we really need a Boots or Superdrug or something...

I like ED and Mrs Robinson and Oliver Bonas for homeware stuff but wondered if I had missed anything else good?

Thank you :)

Hello!

This sounds random but I have moved to ED from somewhere with a lot of local high street shops, and wondered where people recommend as the closest place to go for general high street stuff like boots, topshop, h&m, zara, or even a department store like debenhams etc...it would be great if there was a small mall or highstreet close by somewhere with this kind of thing when you want to do a bit of shopping at the weekend without going to oxford street or westfield?

I do try and use the local shops around lordship lane as much as possible, but the range for clothes is not that extensive so any advice would be really helpful :)

Thanks so much in advance! xoxo

Me too! Space NK would be amazing!! Or even a boots!

Hello! I'd love to come along too if that's ok? Can I just turn up having read the book?

Looking forward to it, I love The Clockhouse!