raasaygirl

I wonder if the peregrine falcon in Burgess Park was one of the pair who nest on the Salvation Army tower at Denmark Hill. I went for a tour with the resident orthnithologist at the Battersea Tower Station development recently. They had to build a lattice tower (v expensive) as a temporary nest for the pair of peregrines there, until the building work is complete...they have raised their chicks on there for a few years but are going to be relocated back to the tower building very soon. If they decide to sit on a crane, work has to stop! Their main diet is pigeons and parakeets.

I have recommended Keith before when he has done smaller repairs at my house. My neighbour and I have just employed him for a much larger and longer job, which was to rebuild our chimney stack...a complicated business, involving extensive scaffolding, the complete dismantling of the old stack and then the rebuild. This took a lot of planning, as the build involved repairs to our neighbour's property also. Keith carried all of the job out meticulously, with great communication in the weeks leading up and during the work. He showed me photos from the roof at every stage and explained what he would be doing each day. When the scaffolders were dismantling the scaffolding, Keith came to ensure no damage was done to the tiles during that process. A very good job.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Dave too. He did some work for me yesterday (painting a window, putting up a curtain rail, bath seal etc) perfectly, and it transformed the area he was working in. Also it was a pleasure to have someone to do the work who was so courteous, and excellent with his communication in setting up the job.

And maybe checking with your mortgage provider, if you have one?

Recommending Keith Burgess again. This time he has done repointing and repairing brickwork on the front of my house - good work, very reasonable price, and excellent communication.

I also recommend Keith Burgess for general building work. He has done some air bricks in my cellar and has done the work very neatly and with care. He also inspected the timber work under my floor and given me advice abut pipe lagging etc (not an easy inspection as there is very little headroom in most of the area.) I would also say that his price is extremely competitive.

I got some Lakeland Gold bracken compost (from Alleyn Park Garden Centre) and its helped a lot, my garden is doing really well this year.

I can highly recommend Splash Painters and Decorators. Steve and his team do very meticulous preparation, so the end result is great and lasts well http://www.splashdecorators.com/home.html

John Powers. He has lots of recommendations on the forum. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,841949

Saturday 26th March 11.00 till 16.00 Make a willow plant support for your garden ?12 Location: Glengall Wharf Garden, 64 Glengall Road, London SE15 6NF Booking and further details https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intro-to-willow-weaving-tickets-22925983233

I'm in a group of beekeepers at Glengall Wharf Garden (Burgess Park.) We have five hives and there are two there owned by an experienced local beekeeper who has been helping us learn how to look after our hives. We absolutely welcome anyone who wants to come along. We meet on Sundays at 3.30 at the moment. PM me if you would like any more details. (64 Glengall Road, SE15 6NF)

Sunday 12th July 1pm-4pm See bees Have tea (and cakes) Come along and learn about our community beekeeping project Story collecting and activities for kids and adults Glengall Wharf Garden Burgess Park (east side) 64 Glengall Road Peckham SE15 6NH

Sandapaints, 365 Camberwell Station Road http://www.sandapaints.co.uk/index.php/contact

Have you looked at a website called Ravelry?...some of the patterns are free

Might not be exactly what you are looking for but have you thought of doing a few days volunteering?, eg http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/may/08/green-ethical-wwoofing-holidays-europe http://www.helpx.net/ My daughter has done wwoofing in California and New Zealand, had a great time and met people of all ages.