Mark

> ...if the rest of the UK could have a day in ED blimey, it'll be rammed, there'd be no chance of getting a seat in the EDT on that day I bet.

Whatever next? Before you know it there'll be East Dulwich postcards!

Hi Badger, I don't know Susie, I just read the article and posted it on here just out of interest

The Lounge, it's an area of this website where people can relax and chat about anything that's not necessarily East Dulwich related.

here it is and there's also the thread entitled gay East Dulwich

I noted that as well macroban, I'm thinking it might be quite nice just to have our very own grassy knoll there (at least until something is done). There's also no space for other comments such as "please could you tidy up the arrow signs whilst you're working on it".

thank you, I believe it was this message here where I found your blog back in November, makes interesting reading as to how we reacted when we first saw it...

Just read the story, congratulations DM and good work Mockney, the whole article is a ray of sunshine in the generally gloomy and overcast South London Press. Oh and of course nice one to Tom Parnell, the guy who wrote the article. ps Thanks for mentions the "super East Dulwich forum" DM

"annoyingly pretentious makeover", wow Louisa, that's amazing how you can pass judgement without having seen the new look. Or have I mis-understood you?

Taken to the cleaners over trashed wedding dress taken from the Guardian 26th May 2007 (today) read original article here It is a time she will hold dear all her life - the day last September when Susie Willis married Paul Stanway. And one of her treasured mementos was her wedding dress, a ?1,980 number from designer Jenny Packham, writes Tony Levene. "It meant so much to me" says Susie, 32, who works in marketing. But now the dress, with its tulle, sequins and crystals, is a mess. After her honeymoon, Ms Stanway took the garment to be dry cleaned. "I went to CSM Dry Cleaners in East Dulwich. The shop said it would need special-ist cleaning, quoting ?120 - about 15 times the normal cost for a dress. I agreed." But when the dress came back in December, she was appalled. Only the top quarter of it was original. The rest had been replaced by cheap fabric which did not even match the original colour. "I was outraged. I don't know whether it was cleaned by special-ists or just by CSM. It was ruined while in their care. It seems they used bleach on the delicate fabric. And rather than own up to the problem, they botched a repair. I cried as the dress has so much sentimental value." Ms Stanway received no help from the manager, who was then replaced by new person who did not want to discuss her wrecked dress. "I took advice from Consumer Direct which told me to chase them for the cost of the dress plus the cleaning fee.I got nowhere so I took out a small claims action against CSM, a limited company, for ?2,100 plus ?135 costs." CSM did not defend the action. But like so many other victims who have fought through the small claims court and won, it didn't end there. The dry cleaner still refused to pay. "So it was send in the bailiffs time, which cost me ?55. They came back empty handed. They were fobbed off with an excuse about CSM having new owners." But even if it did - and Companies House records show director Nask Hussain and company secretary Kassem El Sayed both still in their posts - her case was against CSM, not an individual. "I've gone back to the court and applied for the bailiffs to try again, telling them not be put off by excuses. But when you start the process, there is no warning that you can win your case but still lose. It has upset my faith in the system. I could still get it fixed by Jenny Packham for ?1,000. If CSM paid me that much it would be better than nothing. But for the moment, this dry cleaner is just laughing at justice." CSM Dry Cleaners, 9 Lordship Lane

Hi Anntidote A cat was recently re-united through this forum after it was missing for a month read here Like Mockney says,. if you can put up a picture of Archie it may help

well my dog's got no nose

Please could a religious person come on here and balance this discussion? Does anyone in East Dulwich believe in a god? (By the way, I've received my Church of Scientology "BBC Panorama Exposed" DVD today, let me know if you want to borrow it)

Hi Boris Glad you like the layout, it's basic but it works although we are looking at sprucing it up in the near future. I guess there's minimal spam on here because: a) you have to be registered to post b) to register you have to confirm your email address by clicking the link sent to it c) There is an Administrator who patrols the site watching for dodgey posts. d) a few domains are banned from posting on here using PCRE compares e.g ^.*\.ru$ (which means noone with a .ru domain is allowed to post e) there is a module running called bad behaviour http://www.ioerror.us/software/bad-behavior/ there are a few spam bots who get thorough all that defense and it sometimes comes down to the good old users to report those posts I hope that helps Mark

Where are people watching the Mighty Reds playing tonight? CPT?

ok, I like the bollards too, but I don't want them on the roundabout. I like the idea of some art on there or a tree/shrubbery/rock garden/japanese water garden or just a proper, decent sign in a old (Victorian?) style.

if someone phones in, see if you can get a plug for the Forum in there please. Free postcards to anyone who does...

I agree Karter they could have been different and like I say, if there's a next time then photo submissions from users will be welcome (although photos from people who seem to have troubling issues with the area probably won't be considered as these postcards should be pleasant and enjoyable to look at).

Thanks for your comments, in this case the idea of the postcards was to make East Dulwich look good with a slightly ironic hint (in a very short time scale). If people buy more of these then it might be worth creating some more, preferably more like Shaman's idea to appreciate the area than Domitianus's jibe to "dis" it as I think they would sell better. This would probably be opened up to forum users to submit entries. [edited twice]

> Nathan Barley anyone? ummm, that's Hoxton, and I'm sure there's more poignant ways of expressing that you have more money than sense than having a ?15 cloth bag saying you like an area... how about a Prada bag for ?1200 http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mh/NMV00GM_mh.jpg or some Christian Lacroix Satin Slingbacks ?600 http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mh/NMX03KE_mh.jpg? (cue DM) [edited once]

So Max will be in competition with the centre then, he freely admits that he's in competition with Push so I'm sure he'll freely admit that.

Whoever gets there first has to say to the people behind the bar "if anyone's looking for people from the forum send them over to us" So in answer to your question JenniferJ, ask behind the bar.

so where do you live I'm in east dulwich six years ohh that's nice they say

Nice one Cyril nice one son nice one Cyril let's have another one

have a look at this thread, it may help