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It's that time of year again. If anyone is suffering from hay fever, and want's to buy local, Dulwich Honey (SE21), order by midnight Wednesday and get free delivery on Thursday/Friday: https://subship.co.uk/products/pearly-queen-honey-dulwich-honey?variant=36711559889061

They've completely redone the beer garden and looks like extensive interior modelling as well. They were originally planning on reopening tomorrow, but now looks like it'll be Saturday 26th.

lameduck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > with khan its all about the money I don't think that's true - he developed adult-onset asthma in 2014 (two years before becoming Mayor) - that's why he's made it a key battle. It's personal. These measures are (democratically) popular - there are plenty of us with young kids with asthma/chronic lung disease/wheezing who walk our kids to school, and want to do so without them having to breathe in the fumes of petrol and diesel cars. We didn't create this pollution, why should we have to breathe it in? We have had illegal levels of air pollution on our road (Lordship Lane) the whole eight years we've been living here - surely our right to health is more important than others' right to pollute? > since ulez has put me on foot, my husband had a > car push him over. > and I have had several near misses by push bikes > with no lights > whizzing in front and behind me Very sorry to hear this - we absolutely need to make walking much safer, and crack down on dangerous drivers and riders.

Looks like it was a coordinated action across Dulwich, Kensington, Primrose Hill & Marylebone Personally, think targeting individuals like this is wrong - and counterproductive. These are dangerous vehicles that need to disappear from our roads, but legally, not through criminal damage. They're awful for GHG and air pollution, twice as likely to kill children, and 11% more likely to kill their owners (who often buy them because they think they're safer). But we need better regulation, not random, vigilante punishment. We're surely better than that. From https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/04/climate-activists-deflate-suv-tyres-in-wealthy-london-neighbourhoods: "The Dulwich Society, a community representing the interests of local people in the leafy suburb of Dulwich, condemned the action. A spokesperson said: ?Several cars were vandalised in Dulwich last night with tyres deflated and this poster left on windscreens. We are environmentally friendly but this is not who we are as a community.? However, the activists said the tyres were let down without damage, and that the action was necessary to educate the vehicle owners about the fossil fuels emitted by the large cars. They pointed out that petrol and diesel SUVs produce 25% more CO2 on average than a medium-sized car and are far more deadly. SUVs are significantly more likely to kill pedestrians in crashes and those driving them are 11% more likely to die in a crash than people in normal cars. A spokesperson for Last Gasp said: ?We disarmed these SUVs because they are a growing and needless part of the system that is killing us. Nobody needs a planet-wrecking SUV. To drive an SUV in an urban area with good public transport is a luxury ? and it?s a luxury that has terrifying consequences for our planet. SUVs poison our children?s lungs, cause so many deaths on the road, and spew out carbon dioxide into a climate on the brink of collapse. If you are worried about getting your tyres deflated, our advice is: don?t own an SUV. We do not intend to stop, and many more will follow us. ?We wish we had other effective means to defend ourselves, but luxury emissions must stop now. Spend one afternoon reading the science and it is clear ? people must take action now to defend life itself.?"

It's a really kind impulse, but as has been said elsewhere, it's nearly always better to send cash. This is good information from the Red Cross https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/donate/donation-questions/emergency-appeals#Cash : ---- Why cash donations are better than goods Cash donations are the quickest, safest and most direct way to help people and to support the work of the Red Cross in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Many people want to donate blankets and food when disaster strikes. But giving money is the best thing you can do. In most cases, donating items doesn't help those affected by disaster. At worst, it can slow down our ability to save lives. Transport costs are high for donated goods Donated items need to be sorted, cleaned and transported. Delivering these items means we spend more on our relief efforts. This leaves less money to help those in crisis. Cash donations mean we can give help fast Cash can be instantly transferred to areas where it?s needed. It can be used to buy whatever those affected by disaster need most. This helps to rebuild communities. We can support nearby markets and traders. In overseas emergencies, cash donations also allow us to be sensitive to local traditions and culture. We get better value for money when we buy goods locally When disaster strikes, we buy and source goods locally. This supports local businesses through difficult times - and it?s also more cost-effective. On average, it costs four times more to source and buy goods here in the UK and send them overseas than it does to buy the same items locally. Donated goods can block aid Disaster areas are hard to reach if roads and bridges are damaged. It?s vital that emergency teams can reach the people who need them. Roads should not be blocked by trucks carrying donations.

It's a really kind impulse, but as others have said, it's nearly always best to send cash. This is good information from the Red Cross https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/donate/donation-questions/emergency-appeals#Cash : ---- Why cash donations are better than goods Cash donations are the quickest, safest and most direct way to help people and to support the work of the Red Cross in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Many people want to donate blankets and food when disaster strikes. But giving money is the best thing you can do. In most cases, donating items doesn't help those affected by disaster. At worst, it can slow down our ability to save lives. Transport costs are high for donated goods Donated items need to be sorted, cleaned and transported. Delivering these items means we spend more on our relief efforts. This leaves less money to help those in crisis. Cash donations mean we can give help fast Cash can be instantly transferred to areas where it?s needed. It can be used to buy whatever those affected by disaster need most. This helps to rebuild communities. We can support nearby markets and traders. In overseas emergencies, cash donations also allow us to be sensitive to local traditions and culture. We get better value for money when we buy goods locally When disaster strikes, we buy and source goods locally. This supports local businesses through difficult times - and it?s also more cost-effective. On average, it costs four times more to source and buy goods here in the UK and send them overseas than it does to buy the same items locally. Donated goods can block aid Disaster areas are hard to reach if roads and bridges are damaged. It?s vital that emergency teams can reach the people who need them. Roads should not be blocked by trucks carrying donations.

Thanks, Pam - FINALLY managed to order some online.

They?ve all gone from Dulwich Library!

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A few weeks ago they were practically throwing > them at you at Dulwich Library. Yep absolutely - we had just got used to going to Dulwich Library and they were always just there, was mega reliable. And Sadler's on the rare occasion the library ran out. > Omicron is less than two weeks old (in terms of our knowing > about it) so all those people now scrambling for > supplies shows, I think, how little attention they > were paying to a really effective way of > self-monitoring and helping to keep infections > down, and that is a pity. I'm not sure about this - we've been testing throughout the last few months, but like a lot of families we've upped the frequency of testing in recent weeks because of a) Omicron, and b) seeing family. Just from general chat on WhatsApp / at the schoolgate, I'd say people were already pretty good at testing, but the supply hasn't kept up with the (perfectly rational) increase in frequency.

Thanks for the suggestion AylwardS - still getting a "Sorry, there is a problem with your order" from the NHS website, but maybe that's just my browser? Anyway, a kind near neighbour on here DM'd me and offered me a box, so now have some in good time for tomorrow! Mega grateful!

I'm still getting a "Sorry, there are no home delivery slots left for rapid lateral flow tests right now" message - have done all week. What an absolute shambles. Going to have to do a lateral flow in the in-laws' garden (two hours away), and then head straight home if it comes up positive.

Unfortunately, it's not been working for us - I'm guessing you mean this one? https://test-for-coronavirus.service.gov.uk/order-lateral-flow-kits/

We've tried Dulwich Library and Sadler's Pharmacy this morning, but no joy. Is there anywhere that has Lateral Flow Tests available, before we go on a wild goose chase?

Now back in stock - Dulwich Honey from Pearly Queen: https://subship.co.uk/collections/jams-and-honey/products/pearly-queen-honey-dulwich-honey 🍯 Proceeds support local hives and beekeepers

Can heartily recommend Zipcar Flex electric vehicles - they get charged overnight, so you don't ever need to worry about getting them charged during the time you rent them for. https://www.zipcar.com/en-gb/flex

Hi Laura, feel free to PM me, and I'll see if I can help connect you with the right group.

Hey everyone, keep it kind :) There's a PDF on Sainsbury's website that details all of the participating stores (including Dulwich), but it's pretty hard to read, so I've added all of the local stores that offer flexible plastic recycling to a Google Map (that also contains the Co-op stores): → Where can you recycle soft plastic in South-East London? The long and the short of it is that Sainsbury's Dog Kennel Hill *do* have a soft plastics recycling bin.

For those of you who would haven't been before, they're at 121 Bellenden Rd, London SE15 4QY, more or less opposite the Begging Bowl. They're open most days 10am ? 6pm (until 4:30 pm on Sundays). And if you've been to Gather and liked what you found, leave a review (these help with boosting businesses in local search): https://goo.gl/maps/CyNDo67Ytmfy8TJE7 If for any reason you can't make it down, you can order a limited range of products online.

Owner Tash with a heartfelt plea: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRn9HXXIKwA/ It's been really tough out there for a lot of independent businesses over the past couple of months. Those of us who can need to continue supporting local retailers who were there for us during the various lockdowns (especially those helping to reduce plastic waste and paying a decent wage). It takes guts to ask for help like this - fingers crossed we don't lose yet another great local. Go and check out Gather. A fantastic store, with bags of potential.

@ab29 - I live on Lordship Lane too, also seven years, and when I look out my window, to me the traffic is the same as it was before the pandemic. It's gone back to normal as far as I can tell (which is still too much, in my humble opinion). Maybe I'm wrong though. Or maybe you're wrong. This is why we need proper, robust data to tell us what has *actually* happened. Not anecdotes from individuals, with all our biases, no offence to either you or me. :) And using that data, the comparison we make have to be between what has happened here, and what happened in similar places that either don't have an LTN, or where an LTN got introduced and then withdrawn. That's the only meaningful comparison that can be made, really.

DuncanW Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wonder though how many of the people who seem so > outraged over this actually rather petty incident > have ever been to a football match as a travelling > away fan. Hear what you're saying, Duncan, but I've been to a fair few away matches, and I'm still shocked - if this were a Danish fan and his mates away from home, and on the bus near Wembley (or Deptford), I might not be, but this is a local family just minutes away from home in an area that isn't exactly renowned for hooliganism. I don't condone football-related violence in any way, but at least with old-school casuals there was a code of honour ? punching a regular fan in front of his family is pretty shameful.

I saw last week that Gather on Bellenden Road do Queens Road Peckham Honey. Or if you're happy with honey from a little further afield, we stock Balham Honey at https://subship.co.uk/products/pearly-queen-honey-balham-honey Although NB all of our stock has crystallised. We didn't get enough 2020 stock of Dulwich Honey and it all sold out months ago, definitely on the lookout for more local suppliers.

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Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also, ensure you don't focus this solely on the > car. Yes cars need addressing but there are many > of here who blindly obsess about the cars' > negative impact - often motivated by their own > obsession with two-wheeled modes of transport! > ;-) Yep totally - I'm going to be talking about delivery vehicles, personal hire (aka Uber), and micromobility amongst other topics - I think those of us that are bike fans are sometimes too evangelical as you say, and there are lots of other interesting alternatives starting to become available. > Cars account for 18% of emissions so there is a > whopping 82% of emission sources that often get > overlooked. I promise I will not be overlooking these :) > I am glad you are looking at wood > burning stoves etc but you need to take it > further. You need to be discussing how each > individual needs to assess their own impact beyond > the car and wood-burner cause celebres. > > Often what happens is that those who have dumped > the car, or don't (for example) use a wood burning > stove, are happy to castigate those that do and it > narrows the debate too much towards those areas of > transgression. It's really tricky, because ICEs and wood-burning stoves are *really* bad (just ask anyone with COPD), and alternatives readily exist. But castigation definitely puts people on the defensive, rather than thinking about the most effective way of getting the message across. > Broaden the debate about creating a consciousness > around the continued use of fossil-fuel boilers or > the reliance on products made on the other side of > the world and shipped on huge cargo ships that in > one journey pollute more than all of the cars in a > single country. I'm totally up on this, and agree that it's madness e.g. to transport recycled toilet paper halfway across the world (rather than buying it from UK), but this goes a little beyond the immediate topic. Totally agree though.

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I fear this "gabfest" will attract people who have > their own views already fixed in stone - preaching > to the converted or wanting to express their > opposition. We'll see - I'll let you know how it goes! :)