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Probably not much help - it is hell I know - but when I had to get up yet again and go to my one I always used to summon a picture of him happy and smiling and hold it in my mind before I opened the door . It helped me a bit.

Could you explain /give a bit more detail about how the bicycle pool ,school thing will work ?

I'll spare you the gory details of lack of sleep but my experience mirrors Maki's. Sleep clinic when baby 10 months . Controlled crying .Some sleep . Had to repeat process after any change in routine - teeth,illness ,trips away. Maybe there's an optimum time to introduce CC ,obviously not too young when you're setting yourself up for lots of distress and failure ,but maybe not too old as well ?

This gives a bit more detail ,though no doubt it's probably more complicated than suggested. they prohibit her or anyone wishing to protest against Harris's school from doing so "in any way whatsoever, including speaking, shouting, amplified sound or by distributing leaflets" within a so-called "protest exclusion zone", which includes the school and surrounding streets. Limited protests are permitted within a 100-metre stretch near the school entrance, although the use of a megaphone is restricted to "10 minutes with no single period being for more than five minutes between 1.20pm and 2.10pm and no more than three days in any week". http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/27/high-court-injunctions-protests

Protest by anyone near the school has been curtailed by an injunction obtained under the 1997 Protection from Harrassment Act ( a law designed to protect people from stalkers but now increasingly used to keep protesters quiet ). Injunctions can be obtained without protesters being informed or represented . Harris Academies used this law to obtain an injunction relating to any intended protest near The Academy at Peckham and the surrounding area. I think this kind of action by Harris indicates one of the dangers of schools ( paid for out of our taxes ) being handed over to private sponsors to run . Should you object to the way they are run (the curriculum ,the admissions policy ,the exclusion policy etc ), you will find yourself up against a governing body that is dominated by the sponsor . And should you have the temerity to persue your concerns by peaceful public protest you will find that this too can be silenced .

Personally I think opening yet another Harris Academy is nothing to celebrate . Southwark no longer has a single secondary school under it's control. Academies are not publicly accountable and you only have to look at what happened in Peckham when a relative tried to protest outside the school about what she saw as the disproportionate exclusion rates for black pupils at the Harris Academy at Peckham to realise their power to distance themselves from legitimate concerns. A protest exclusion zone now exists around the school and neighbouring streets. And it may be worth remembering that there are many parents disappointed that the mixed sex school they wanted morphed into this single sex one with what many of us believe are too many bodies on too small a site.

Alternatively ,people could stop using it .

Good points though - spaces or not .

Camberwell New Rd - wide bus lanes ,quiet ,fair bit of room for cyclists ? Honestly ? That's not my impression - but perhaps I'm a wuss !

Crikey LM ,what a star . Can't add anything to above ,yes you should go and say good bye . You must still be in shock ,you'll feel stronger when you've got your head round it. Thank you for posting .

I don't think admin allow political debate here - only questions like "my recyling bin hasn't been emptied " - think anything smacking of party political issues has to be relegated to the Lounge . Moved to the Lounge as it is a more a political debate than about specific ED issues. I will be keeping an eye on these types of posts in the run up to the election as I do not want the forum (especially the ED Issues section) used for electioneering however I understand that The Chair will be holding political debates in The Drawing Room. .

Train from Peckham Rye to Victoria is super quick .

Buses from the plough - avoid 12 because it takes ages to get through Peckham. Take 40,176 ,185 and change at Camberwell ,or stay on ,depending where your final destination is. Should be ok to get on first one at Plough ,tho depends how late you leave it .

steveo ,hush . We're all huge fans of Southwark Life ,such great value for money . And my teenage daughter just loves the down with the kids "whatever " supplement. She thinks its so coool.

I see planning permission sought to convert 208 ( "two-0 - eight " )Barry Rd into a nursery . It's on corner of Barry and Goodrich .

I thought there were a couple of posts following this one . From memory they were complaining about politicians in general and persuing the line of can we have more info about the consultation that included the question of a new crossing near Somerfield /Co op . Have they been removed ,or was I dreaming ? Admin ,don't you usually say when you've removed a post ? Have I gone bonkers ?

But it's good that James can read these posts and see that it's not just one individual who is persuing something only of interest to them.

deleted because my question now answered .

Request for more details re zebra crossing Lordship Lane Thanks for the 2 links James. And thank you for offering to spend time looking for the info.that we've requested. I feel a bit as though I'm being told off by you ,so apologies if I come across as not caring that in asking for information this involves you in work trying to find it . As an individual I don't have access to the details that I would like but believe ,perhaps wrongly ,that in your role you do . Personally I've had very negative experiences with consultations and I'm afraid that I do like to have claims fleshed out by knowing the details of the consultation that I'm told supports them. I think many people have little time for consultations and it may be that you spending time feeding back on one and providing figures when asked will restore faith so that people actually bother to complete them. So your efforts might be for the general good ? Not just to answer queries from one or two individuals who you think should be satisfied by your more general ,unsupported remarks ?

Thanks ,just noticed this in time. Charlie Gillett ,what a man . What a lovely and talented man. So ,so sad .

Sounds to me like a subject for a discussion in The Lounge - what reasons would police have for requesting a ban on discussing a local incident on an internet forum ?

pepsi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Crikey - this really is like the Daily Mail! Some > astonishingly ignorant and prejudiced comments > here. I think it would do a few people good to be > in someone else's shoes for a bit. As long as they weren't new-ish shoes. Big Issue vendors should not be allowed to take pride in their appearance or try and look smart and presentable, according to some. Attempts at this shall be met with looks of disgust. And they must seem nice ,be polite and not be pushy .

as with any ongoing police investigation, we do not want to hamper it by comments and theories appearing on the forum I feel sure that other incidents involving police presence and presumably being investigated by them ,have been discussed on this forum. Is this a new EDF policy or a response to a specific request by the police ?

Agree with Karter and KK - would like details of the vast majority and what number it's a majority of .

To add to the recent spate of muggings listed in this thread. A woman was assaulted on Cyrena road last night. Oh dear ,is that why this road was taped off and police in evidence this morning. Makes me think it must have been v.serious. Someone posted asking about this ,but I can't find the post now.