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sorry to go off thread slightly but can you park on a white line across a driveway in a non controlled parking zone if the owner of the property gives permission?

anyone know of lessons available in this area for under 14's? it all seems to be based in westminster or west london thanks

what a brilliant idea and thank you for offering to be so helpful!! well done DKH adventurers!!

a bit of a while ago, but my youngest did stutter quite alot between 3 - 5 - I think it was just his mouth couldn't keep up with his brain!! sounds daft but quite a few people found the same thing. No sign of a stutter now (aged 11)

we always do M4, M5 then A30 rest of the way. We always used to drive at night so the kids would sleep!! Plenty of service stations for pit stops. The A303 has been a nightmare with huge bottlenecks at particular points. That is just our experience. best of luck

Yes I have had them round - no complaints - proper paintings of all kinds of styles - some were really good and very resonably priced. I think they were just being enterprising.

where's that mary portas when you need her!! seriously - sorry to see them go. Not a super regular but frequently got bits and bobs, fireworks etc

love the new web site - better sign up then...

Go to kingsdale, its fantastic!

yup two weeks (altho I was told six...._) felt fine

and he was the priest/vicar in merlin sorry, sad spotter alert........

on reflection, I think Alice has summed it up. Two people have locked horns and never mind everyone else. I think the rest of the school - teachers, parents, pta and all the other key players in a school community are going to have to cut these two loose and get on with what they have all been doing - educating all their children in a fab local school. only the one glass tonight......

david harewood in Plough sainsburies!! ding dong!!

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's hard to decide who comes out of this the > worst I think it's the East Dulwich Forum that comes out of this worst. (sorry still enjoying my daily mail moment...) I know the forum is a fab way for people to keep tabs, etc on local issues, but in this case, the forum comes off worst because threads are interpreted indeed mis-interpreted to the nth degree sometimes to the point to it all going off thread. People are rightly passionate about their local schools and what happens in them - lets face it getting into them seems to be a flippin nightmare. And also, there is a sense of outrage when one feels there is something nasty going on - in this case racism. (because we are a bunch of indie/grauniad readers) I know I have read posts where I have felt I want to stick my fourpence worth in even when I have no personal knowlede of the story ( thank you I don't need reminding - esp after a glass or two) however the old cliche - there are two sides - needs to be stuck to. I do not have children at the school but I know people I respect from both 'sides' ie not sure about new leadership, blah blah. However, to get to be head of a school you have to be pretty damn good and have a few years of experience under your belt. Taking over a headship of a good school from a long standing respected head is a tricky path - esp when ofsted changes how they rate things so it suddenly appears to slump. Any changes in approach are not well received - playground walking versus paperwork pushing in office) I would also add (and this may be wrong but hey, I have had my two glasses) I don;t think race is an issue here! I think it is new versus old. People don't like change! oh lord, thats it, I'm doing what everyone else is doing and making sweeping judgements based on no proper evidence reggie, over to you

thank you reggie - marvellous - a gem sorry to go off thread admin

the lordship lane one is useless - sorry! have never been able to buy children's shoes there as they never have the sizes - they are usually looking to the season ahead, so now is probably a good time to buy winter boots. The one in bromley is fine. I 'second' the order from the website idea. what about biff? Someone posted about a new children's shoe place in the east dulwich warehouse recently I believe.

Don;t the contractors have any common sense at all???? Surely if these chaps who do trees all the time for southwark had any knowledge of trees they would have queried this?? reminds me of the mural at goose green fiasco .......

ASK!!. Many years ago when a commuter on the tube, I was completely engrossed in my book and when I got up to get off, there standing right in front of me, was a very heavily pregnant woman. I honestly was completely oblivious and I still cringe when I think about it.

I think one has a pretty good idea if a school really is a non starter. Sorry to be so judgemental but a very good friend who was allocated a school not on their list did exactly what Zeban suggested and got behind the school and sent him. After many attempts to get involved, after many instances of him and his friends being mugged within school and the staff too scared to do anything about it, she moved him. It seemed that there was not the strong staff or leadership in place able to contain the situation. Basically they were scared of the kids (or more to the point their parents) Yes we do need to give schools a chance (ie what kingsdale have done) but don't shout down people who have well and truly lost out in this lottery and feel angry and completley stuffed by it all. Before Kingsdale became an option, an awful lot of families moved to lewes to avoid this (I know of 8 families at least).

yes but refreshingly honest.... made me laugh, and like JB that little bit more

surely this is going to make it more dangerous for bike riders and motorcycles?? unless there are little lanes thro the obstructions for them to go thro?? god help any two wheeled vehicle approaching these with a bus on their tail!! sorry if this has already been mentioned but lots of long posts which didn't have time to wade thro

oh these are marvellous - how long before the community wardens take them down?? (shame)

had a very nice young lady at the door tonight. Let's face it, if you have to raise money (for a very good cause) sometimes you just have to go for the jugular. (remember Sir bobs 'just give us the ****** money!) I don't envy those door knockers and good on them. I did a door to door for the poppy appeal one year and it was just horrendous and humiliating!!

oh for goodness sake can we stop bashing a school that has turned itself round dramatically? why would scholarships attract only middle class parents? don't all parents want the very best for their child?? They used these incentives (and I don't know the ins and outs of the how the heck they financed it) to attract people to make them WANT to send their kids there rather than be the option that a few years ago made people move to kent to avoid it. Lets be thankful that we now have an additional co-ed school to add to the the list of acceptable secondary schools in the area. I understand how awful it is if you have got somewhere that was not on your list. Parents can express a preference and do not really get a choice do they? Please don't turn this into and anti kingsdale thing. As Msgee says, it seems to be Kingsdale parents blowing the trumpet. I don't see it as Kingsdale versusu Charter versus Askes, just thank goodness there is another school available - but obviously as has been pointed out - not enough co-ed non faith schools. Going off on a tangent here - purely out of interest - how do people feel about Peckham Academy? This now is the option that people don't seem happy to have got (or so I perceive) - but is it going to do a Kingsdale? Is it 'on the turn' I don't know any childred there and am just interested. Apologies if I offend anyone who has children there - I am going by old info which could be well out of date.

gosh I feel so sorry for all stress and disappointments caused to families at this time of year. It is not much help right now whilst you are still reeling, but many people do get somewhere they want on the second round (and later too). It is dreadful that your children are put in this position as well. Get on that phone and take up all the offers of help that any councillors offer out of interest, how did people get on with hassling the local authorities last year when they were in a similar predicament? very best wishes