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I have to join this thread..I have'nt stepped in dog poo for years and years and then twice in the last couple of months North X road and Felbrigg road. To add insult to injury both times its been with my right foot which superstition says is bad luck So thats doubly sh**ty😩

Dulwich Leisure centre although a council gym may be what you are looking for..the refurb has meant that there is large focus on weight and strength training-may be worth you thaking a look round. opening times are better than many private gyms.

I rate Pedders... Avoid Foxtons and KFH I speak from not personal experience but those of friends locally who were both buying and selling.

Firstly in response to @Del in ED there was an email that got sent to me with plans attached of the preposed layout and they asked for opinions/feedback-I gave mine and my concerns..I dont know how many others recieved or responded to the email, from what I see the decision had been made regardless of feedback. @the_hermit In response to your comments there are very few lowish weight free weights and the weighted bolster like bags that I used to lift at 5 kgs now consist of 3 X 15kgs and 3X 25kgs nothing lighter than 15kgs. as regards walking I walk 6miles + every day at work and walking outside of work is a form of relaxation for me. Speaking purely for myself but I'm probably not alone in this I have issues with running due to past ankle injuries and I do gather from my orrthopaedic (sp?) guy at the hospital that running on a treadmil is actually better as regards posible impact injuries than running on tarmac. Not all classes are at convenient times (I dont get home from work until gone 7pm not everyone works locally or from home) and besides..I find when I do try and book a class they almost always have a waitlist with places only becoming available a few hours before..not enough time for me to go home get my kit and get to the gym after work.. again I'm probably not alone in not being able to just 'book into a class'. Finally I'm in my early 60's and have been a regular gym goer for over 25years...Dulwich leisure centre has served my needs and those of many others who like myself have had to undergo major surgery and injuries for at yeast 10of those years by having enough weight machines and cardio machines to build back strength with less risk of causing further damage. Now it feels much more like theres a bias towards heavier weights and boxing -a lot more 'macho' and less inclusive. I used to see a lot of older less fit members than myself there- I don't feel that the needs of those members of the local community have been taken into account with the new layout and the scrapping of various machines. Not to mention the new equipment feels very cheaply constructed and the 'chin and dip' machine had already snapped and broken when I visited just a few days into opening.

I've been a member for many years (through 3 different organisations running it..) and a regular attendee of the gym though not the classes. I'm REALLY REALLY disapointed that it now feels very much geared toward weights and strength training with the cardio machines cut down considerably in number (only about 5 or 6 X trainers..I had to wait to use one) running machines halved in number and a lot of wasted space. Also I thought the actual cardio machine I did use was pretty rubbish (It felt like something from Argos) and not by one of the well known gym equipment brands that I've used in other gyms..also no screen display settings so you can 'run on a beach' etc. And the Wifi still was'nt linked to machines so no youtube netflix etc. I felt the gym seemed less inclusive the ab crunch has gone, seated row gone, the seated machine you make cycling movements with your arms, gone...these are all machines I see older members using, I did'nt notice if the recumbent bikes had gone or the two step machines, the ski-movement x trainers of which there were 2 have also gone My general impression was that these was a distinct scarcity of weight based machines and the focus was very much on free weights with this taking up the majority of the space. BECAUSE ITS A COUNCIL RUN GYM SURELY WITH THE AGING POPULATION AND OBESITY CRISIS THE EQUIPMENT IN SUCH A LARGE FLOOR SPACE SHOULD OF A RANGE THAT CAN BE USED BY OLDER AND LESS FIT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY?! Kings hospital used to bring groups to the gym to use the use the cardio equipment-I don't know what they'll use now? I raised concerns about the majority of the space being used for free weights when I saw the plans and asked for member feedback prior to the refurb, I must have been in the minority I guess. I was also suprised that the changing area is still the same and looking pretty tired. I felt that with all this new equipment they should have had lots of visible staff on the floor helping people get to understand settings and so forth. I wish Everyone active still ran the gym..in my experience they were the best. But having really looked forward to the reopening I found it a real let down☹️ In a nutshell if you want a muscle gym its great and I understand there will soon be a boxing area-I was not told that there would be more cardio machines coming.

I Just wondered who has been and used the gym since the refurb? And what your feedback and impressions are.

How odd I've been a member for about 8 years and recieved the email about the chlorine leak but nothing regarding reopening dates etc thank you @Brian up the hill for sharing the info

Does anyone know when the actual gym reopens after the refurb? I'm a member and I've had zero notification regarding the reopening date-I went on the Southwark leisure centre app and no info is available there. I know I could phone the leisure centre but I'm trying this route 1st.

The busses in this part of london are a bone of contention with me. As previosly stated they are often full and several times I've been on a 185 or 176 headed to town and then suddenly get told the destination has changed and the 176 stops at Waterloo and 185 at Vauxhaul. The 176 used to go to Oxford Circus now I'm lucky if it makes it to the a** end of Tottenham Court road. The 12 is like an ice box in winter and a fridge in the Summer-but at least it goes central. To add insult to injury my nearest train service of the Windrush line is stopping at 9.15pm all week. Great when its this time of year one gets invited to things and I have my works xmas party Friday. This area is great..provided you dont need public transport or go anywhere north of the river Rant over

@Sue do you know if Trish teaches adults please? I had a brilliant teacher at Dulwich leisure centre pre-pandemic and then he left and I've never gone back to continue learning....I really want to get a grip and get back in the pool.

@Suethank you! The food looked so good in your pics and it sounds very reasonably priced which is great

Where is Dulwich Art school???

@Sue sounds great! Where is it exactly?

I emailed her once before to complain about something..she does'nt respond

My annoyance Is with the fact that the gym is being closed for 5 weeks for refurbishment but we dont have an option to freeze our membership if the only facility we use is the gym. Apparently Peckham gym is closed at the same time for refurbishment which I think is pretty stupid. Therefore the nearest gym for all the members from ED leisure centre and Peckham leisurecentre is the one in Camberwell . I lament the everyone active days..at least I could attend gyms near to work and outside Southwark

Tbh the dark interior of Vits and Kix is the reason I've never been in (though the food/drink offering seems appealing on paper) the very dark interior and neon sign feels a bit gimmicky and nightclubby to me, I don't want to eat in a cocktail bar I want to drink cocktails in one.

finding a purple suit at all is a long shot never mind at a charity shop. I'd advise he looks on Ebay Depop or Vinted

We went there late afternoon the other sunday and tbh we left after one drink because It was noisy like a childrens party..like really really loud and a few little ones running about and getting in the way of waiting staff. We decided to go back in the evening next time because the staff told us it was much quieter then. We are not child haters but frankly when we go to a pub I dont expect lots of screaming children. Or if there are little ones I would expect them to be told to calm down a bit by their parents and not left to run around and make tons of noise

But The station is near Sydenham Hill...In fact nearer there than Dulwich surely

We are with The Jenner Practice In Forest Hill (Sunderland Road) We moved there from a formerly lamentably bad Surgery nearby.

I just had mine..It was Moderna which I always get a reaction to. Sore red arm and itching swelling had mine friday and arm still red and itchy and sore It tends to go after about a week. Last time I had a covid jab I told them I react to Moderna and was told Phizer was only being offered private which was over £100. boyfriend just had his but went elsewhere and was also given Moderna.

Where I work virtually everyone has fallen ill with a sort of nausea/bloating bug with flu-ish symptoms. This has been affecting various people for the past two weeks.

Had a weird one last night around 10.45pm near the Horniman Museum.. Lights and everything suddenly went off.. As did several of our neighbours,lasted about 5 mins then came on and flickered..then off for say 2 mins then on..for 5 minst hen on off on off then thankfully eventually stayed on (whole duration about 10-15 mins for all this) at which point aall our neighbours in the houses opposite had a power cut. I think same thing happend in the night as around 2.30am I was awoken by a beep beep beep which was our alarm going from its standby battery to mains again.

I find this hideous..all that dark wood and recessed spotlights. In fact the only thing I like is the polished concrete floor... One of my favourite pastimes (ok call me a saddo) Is to fantasy house-hunt on rightmove seeing what I could purchase in various areas for up to 4 million. I find it shocking how many houses and apartments have had the guts ripped ripped out of them and look like the example above. If I won the lottery I'd be every estate agents nightmare...