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I need wrap around care starting Monday 5th. This can be a permanent role but if you’re only available to help until I find someone permanent, that would be amazing too. I need someone that drives and has their own car. Hours I need are Mon - Fri 7:15-8:30 and then 3:45-6:15. Please get in touch if you’re able to help.

Dear all. I need urgent help with my 7yr old from Monday!! I need someone who can drive and can help with wrap around care. 7-8:30 and 3:45-6:30. Would suit someone looking for a role who is happy to help until their perfect role comes up or would be open to someone who wants the role permanently. For the permanent role I can gntee 20hours per week throughout the year. We live in East Dulwich Please get in touch. Thank you!!

Hi there. I’m still looking just in case anyone new is now available. I have flexibility. I can add hours if needed. But I do need a someone who can do: 7am - 8:30am and 3:45 - 6/6:30 at least 3-4 days a week during term-time and has availability to do a few more (if they’d like) during school holidays. I have one junior school aged daughter and am looking for someone who would love to become part of our family. A car driver is preferred but not essential. All the best

I am looking for a part time Nanny to start in January. I live in SE22 and my daughter goes to school close to Dulwich Village. I ideally need someone to help with wrap around care during termtime and a mix of full days and wrap around care during school holidays. Hours can be negotiated but I would really like someone who could do Mon - Fri 7-8:30am and 3:30-6/6:30pm during termtime and then between 5 to 11 hours 5 days a week during school holidays. I also need someone who can drive and has their own car. It’s a really difficult ask and I’m open to discussion on hours as I can look to utilise school wrap around care or I can consider offering longer hours if that’s more appealing. Please message me if you’re interested and I’ll happily share more information about what I am looking for.

I advertised some free bits on the ED Mums Facebook page and had a lady come collect the other day. When she was leaving she asked me if I owned the (rather nice and expensive) car parked outside my house and when I said no she asked who did. I said I didn?t know but she persisted and asked if it belonged to one of my neighbours. Maybe I am being paranoid but if anyone else has experienced the same thing then please drop me a private message. Thanks.

Question for James Barber given the most recent comment above. Put aside the 16 people losing garages and the horrendous parking issues this development will cause, did you actually spend any time understanding the needs and lives of those directly adjacent to the site when you proposed it for development? If not, maybe it would be courteous to spend some time with them to fully understand how your proposal is going to impact them.

This is not about people v cars, this is people v people. If it was simply about crushing cars to make room for housing or building on disused land for people that need housing, then it would be a clear cut decision. However peoples lives are being impacted negatively by this proposal, some far more than others. There is zero consideration for the genuinely vulnerable families either side of the proposed site whose lives will be heavily and negatively impacted. There is zero consideration for parking. I can confirm that the new houses come with no provision for parking and no solution has been suggested for the people that currently use the garages for parking. There is zero consideration for the 16 people that pay rent and actually use the garages (some for over 20+ years). Ultimately, 3-4 new homes will not even make a minor dent in the 11,000 new homes target but it will massively impact many local families in numerous ways and Southwark needs to start considering these people too because collectively they should matter. It should not be all about meeting targets.

James - will you be there this evening given you proposed this site? It would be very good to hear how you plan to deal with the parking issues that will be caused by this development (you are probably well aware of proposed traffic calming islands for Barry Road which will put additional pressure on the already horrendous parking on Henslowe Road - which was created in the first place by previous developments). I would also be keen to hear your thoughts on the negative impact it will have on the lives of the 2 very vulnerable families that live directly beside the site. I wholeheartedly support new housing for those in need but it somewhat loses its value when it negatively impacts more people than it actually benefits.

I found my share on here but had some good interest via childcare.co.uk too My two pieces of advice would be to give plenty of detail about what you are looking for and I am not sure where you live but shares generally like to be close together so advertise on any local forums (if you're not based in ED) As Nina says - hang in there.

First and foremost I'm genuinely impressed you listened to a complaints thread and acted on it (despite the complaint being pretty weak in my humble opinion - coming back after several months and trying to use a credit note valid for 14/28 days is pretty cheeky but then not all of us read the small print (and if the foods were faulty then why not just say that??)). Secondly, I think it's also pretty weak that not one of those quick enough to slate and critise (trying to convince people not to shop there??) a local start up have even bothered to acknowledge your change of policy. I bought things from you today and will buy things in the future as will my friends and my friends friends. I am delighted about the change of policy but either way it would not have stopped me shopping in your store because I read and understand terms and conditions.

The issue seems to be that Southwark Council have set themselves a ridiculous goal of building 11,000 new homes and the only way they are going to get anywhere close to achieving this is by building on any bit of land they can find regardless of any disruption or negative impact it will have upon the existing residents and community. Now I am all for ensuring that everyone has a home regardless of their background, income etc but what I don't understand is why councils are being forced to build on any scrap of inappropriate land they can find, when I drive through Battersea (which I appreciate isn't in Southwark)and see massive private developments being built on a huge scale. If this land is so perfect for development and on such a huge scale, why is none of it being set aside for council housing schemes instead of for providing luxury accommodation for foreign investors, most of whom will leave said properties empty for many years and then sell them to make a tidy profit further exasperating the London property market???!!!!

My daughter has a different surname to me and I always take a copy of her birth certificate but have never once been asked to provide anything.

I spoke to Danielle at Southwark this morning. The letter is the first stage of the consultation, but by the sounds of it (and this is only my take on what I have been told) if you would like your opinion to be heard prior to a decision being made as to whether the land in Henslowe should be developed for additional housing then you need to get in touch asap. It seems the plan is not to consult residents further prior to the decision, more to involve them 'if' the decision to build on the land goes ahead. I pushed for an answer as to when the decision would be made and was told in around 3 months, although Danielle said that anyone who had questions/comments should aim to go back to her in the next few weeks. So for any resident/garage owner that would like their voice heard, please get in touch with Danielle directly as per the details on the letter.

Gardener found - thanks for all your replies

Have any new dates been set for meet ups at all? I am due my first baby in Aug and would love to meet up if you have any evening/weekend events organised?

I am looking for a gardener with their own tools that can mow my lawn and weed the front garden and back garden flower beds. Any recommendations? Anyone have a few spare hours at all this week? This is for a one off job.

Popped in last night for a taster and can highly recommend. Service great, food lovely, job done. Okay so I know there has been mention of high prices but the portions are very generous and the food quality is very good so I genuinely think it's worth it. Also, for those less willing to spend out circa ?12 for a pasta dish, you can order a starter portion (which given the size of the main I am sure would make a perfectly substantial meal) or if you get there before 7pm you can enjoy a starter and main for ?10.95 from the set menu. Worth a try without a doubt.

I registered for postal vote and recieved a card through for local elections (which I returned) but nothing at all for the general election (which I am told should have been in the same pack). Anyone know if I can just turn up with ID to vote today??

Hi all, Is is possible for someone to post meet ups on this thread please?? I am not a user of facebook (I know, shock, horror!) so would really appreciate it as I would love to join you! Thanks!!

Went there just the once. My partner found a long hair in his pasta and complained. We were very impressed when the chef personally came out to apologise, only instead of apologising she said that 'unfortunately in hot, sweaty, busy kitchens, these things happened'. We never went back.

Thank you Jane1. I live in that area and very much appreciate the heads up. Whether you approached these women or not is inconsequential, it's the fact that people are rifling through bins that is the important fact here. I'll certainly keep my eyes peeled and pass on the message.

I used to live in Harfield Gardens (a small council estate off of Camberwell Grove). Great flat, great neighbours but Southwark Council = nightmare from hell as a landlord. I lived there for 6 years and was hit with two massive bills during that period 1) for major works - replacement windows/new roof/door entry system etc and 2) for a new heating system. Problem is, the Council are obliged to maintain their estates to a certain standard which means doing some sort of works/refurbishments pretty regularly. As a private tenant of a Council owned block you are bound by contract to contribute towards these bills whether you want the work to be carried out or not (we all know how the Council like to spend money on pointless things in the lead up to year end to ensure they get decent budgets for the following year). In my personal experience I am convinced that Private tenants ultimately end up partially subsidising the Council tenants, it's the only way to explain the size of the bills I received versus the works being done. I would avoid like the plague!

I am 100% with you on the pavement issue. In March this year Southwark Council spent (no doubt) a small fortune digging up the existing speed bumps on Henslowe Road to replace them with full width speed bumps. A total waste of time - the original bumps were perfectly fine and it's a one way road that's not a cut through so traffic flow is extremely low. If speeding was an issue with the old bumps the new ones certainly made no difference. The pavements which are in a terrible state were totally overlooked. In September this year, Southwark Council dug up all of the new speed bumps they'd laid in March and re put down identical speed bumps???? The pavements, yup, they're still in a terrible state. Excellent use of tax payers money - well done Southwark and well done Lib Dems for failing to address the really issues in ED as ever. Oh and thanks to you as well for the pointless double yellow lines at the end of the street. We never had a parking issue on Henslowe Road, we do now!!!