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Thanks Joe - a small thing but perhaps you have already spotted it: Pound signs are showing as question marks - is it US spelling?

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We have a critical shortage of housing, but we > don't have a critical shortage of places to park > cars locally. > On your website (March 2018) you also tell us that we live in the 'Empty homes capital of London' where 'six thousand homes in Southwark lie empty, which is more than neighbouring Lambeth, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets combined.' Parking has become more difficult in Henslowe Road. James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Southwark still has over 20,000 garages it rents > out and their are lots of private garages to rent > across the area. > Where are the 20,000 garages and are they already vacant? If so maybe new houses could be built there? Last night the Southwark representative was not able to assure me that once evicted we would be offered a garage anywhere nearby. The Southwark plan is for just four (maybe three) new houses on this site. Would that make a difference to the 'critical housing shortage'? It is clear that the loss of these garages would make a difference to the people who use them and who pay rent for them and the change of use, the demolition and the building work would have an impact on all who live close by.

I went to the community centre tonight, got in just before it closed, spoke to the architect and Southwark Council representative, and I saw the plans and model. The proposal (I believe) is that four families will get to be housed in four 3-4 bedroom houses on the space. There's no detailed floorplan yet but some of those bedrooms must be really small!. I was given a Southwark leaflet with the headline '11,000 New Homes Programme' ? when will that happen if they only get built four at a time? Meanwhile, to the north of the borough, social housing is being demolished.... Back to SE22, the problem with the garages site is that it is deep but quite narrow. Southwark can't build housing higher or deeper as that will overlook the neighbours. The newcomers will no doubt bring cars too, there appears to be no provision for them to be kept off road. And if Southwark were to go ahead and build these houses the contents of fifteen garages, with rent-paying tenants, will be evicted. Whoop/James: you talk of the added pressure of the Barry Road traffic calming and its effect on parking in Henslowe Road. Please be aware that the private developments in Underhill Road had inadequate provision for off-road parking and the increased double yellow lines at that junction (some of which defy logic) mean we already have fewer and fewer places to park. Like Solar says 'the garages are being used so let's keep them'.

Like Pugwash says this is not a brownfield site, the garages are fully occupied (I think) and are paying rents as far as I know. I had to join a waiting list and stay on it several years to get mine.

OK, I deleted that last line above, you're right that's nuts (sorry OP, there, I never said it!). Cyclists regularly go faster than 5mph in Dulwich park, although LD929 plus his six year old were probably doing much less. Everyone should look out for each other and enjoy the park. I'd say the road signs are well placed, so if you're on a bike you need to be aware of dogs running around the shared road, pavement and dog exercise area and slow down / give way accordingly. Council vehicles and delivery vans in the park keep below 5mph on that road and give way to every creature. Dogs are pretty restricted in the parts of the park they can run free, they need a safe place to have fun and exercise without risk of injury too!

Sorry I didn't mean it to sound quite like that! It is quite clearly signed and someone's pet has been injured.

LD929 - sorry to hear of your bad experience on what was a beautiful weekend in Dulwich park, lots of people were out there enjoying the good weather. Areas in the park are quite clearly signposted by Southwark, many of them regulate dogs. I believe dogs aren't allowed in the children' play area, tennis courts or the nature bridge across one end of the pond and only on a short lead in parts e.g. the path around the lake. If the collision happened there dogs should at least be on a lead, but all cyclists should also take care and be mindful of pedestrians, including those with four legs. The main path was once a road and pavement around most of the park perimeter. There are signs at the main gates: 5mph speed limit roundel 'Shared use route' 'Give way to pedestrians' and a blue circle (mandatory) sign with silhouettes: pedestrian adult+child, dog (a terrier off the lead) and cycle, all standard road symbols. The land outside this perimeter road is called the 'dog exercise area'. It was an unfortunate accident I know, but if a dog collided with your bike or your daughters bike in that 'Shared use route' and if it was injured, I would see it as being your responsibility not the dog owner.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > If they are just floating about in the ether I > guess you wouldn't be able to see them ..... > > It's a lot easier to add posts to a Wordpress site > than to add pages, because adding pages is > altering the structure. > What Sue says seems most likely to me but it really depends how your website was built, the theme it is based on and which version of the Wordpress Content Management System you are using. If you have made new posts or pages and have published them correctly they should be available to select and add to your 'Menu bar'. I would strongly suggest you have a back up made before attempting to change your website structure. Try going to 'Appearance > Menus > Edit menus' then something like 'Primary (Header Menu)'. This should control the tabs you see at the top of your website homepage (but, again, that does depend on how the website was built and the WordPress theme you're using). You should see one column saying 'Pages, Posts, Projects, Custom links, Categories etc. and one showing your Menu structure. Check items in the first column and they should appear in the Menu structure, you can then move the order of them around. I can help more if you need it but I would need to charge for my time. Google is also a good way to find answers.

I believe Holdron's was further up, I reckon where Primark is now. The 'RONS' chimney in the industrial park is the only thing left (I think).

At Dulwich Hamlet v Worthing last Saturday 3, 4 maybe more spectators were accompanied by their dogs. Next time I go I may have to bring Harvey, he loves football.

I emailed Danielle and had a reply - her address is [email protected] She said that this is 'being considered as a potential site to POSSIBLY take forward in Southwark Council?s New Homes Programme' - emphasis on the POSSIBLY. I rent a garage there and live close by, I would hate to see the garages go. With recent changes to double yellow corners and increasing numbers of households with cars in the street I value having somewhere close and safe to park my car and store clutter.

Interested to know how the planned supermarket will be stocked on that busy corner.

No they didn't reply but they may have taken my picture down (I haven't checked recently). My understanding is that facebook swallows up the copyright of anything on it (which is why the press often use facebook photos) so be sure you have permission before posting pictures there.

A few years back I had a power supply problem repaired under warranty from Apple at Logo Systems in Greenwich http://www.logosystems.co.uk . They were helpful, helped me get my old Mac up to speed with some RAM (free) while it was being repaired. Thankfully I've had few problems with my Macs since, but have been back to them to fix iPods for me - if you're after reliability I believe they're still an Apple Premium Service Provider.