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edhistory - fantastic photograph . stimson - have you tried asking the local historians Brian Green and John Beasley ? or even the South London Press ?

I'm guessing that the project referred to in this thread was approved and allocated funds in the 2015- 2016 round but not carried out yet as it appears in the list of previuosly funded projects http://www.2.southwark.gov.uk/info/100002/business/3381/the_high_street_challenge/2 but not in the 2016/17 doc giving amounts allocated .http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=5730 It's described ,as already quoted upthread "East Dulwich Traders Creating a locally owned brand for East Dulwich by installing 35 lamp post banners and a map of the local area. This activity hopes to promote the North Cross Rd market extension (results of market extension consultation due in February 2017)." Other extracts from docs already linked to by posters such as rch ,GooseGreen,ianr. http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=5730 see "Accompanying docs " "That the Dulwich Community Council allocates a total of ?140,555 of the Neighbourhoods Fund 2016/17 from the list of applications outlined in Appendix 1. This amount consists of two elements, namely ?90,000 available for 2016/17 and ?50,555 of unallocated funding carried forward from the previous year?s programme." " The neighbourhoods fund has a borough-wide funding budget of ?630,000 with an allocation of ?30,000 per ward." 4. "The purpose of introducing the neighbourhoods fund was to give community councils decision making powers over significant amounts of revenue funding, that they could allocate to meet locally determined priorities." "The community councils will use the criteria set out below for the allocation of this funding. a. Creating opportunities for people from different backgrounds to get on well together; (e.g. community cohesion). b. Establishing projects which treat each other with respect and consideration (e.g. being good neighbour, inter-generational contacts). c. Encouraging residents to be responsible for their own neighbourhood (e.g. community clean-ups; volunteering initiatives). d. Specific measures to enhance a neighbourhood?s environment (e.g. increased cleaning) 7. A community council may choose to allocate some of their neighbourhoods fund resources to their cleaner greener safer capital allocations. 8. Subject to the availability of resources, the neighbourhoods fund may be used to ?buy? services from the council. 9. As with any executive decision taken by community councils this decision is subject to the council?s existing scrutiny arrangements." "The allocation of the Dulwich neighbourhoods fund will, in the main, affect the people living in the Dulwich Community Council area. However, in making the area a better place to live and improving life chances for local people, Dulwich neighbourhoods fund activities will have an impact on the whole of Southwark." 19." Neighbourhoods fund projects may require consultation with stakeholders, including the project applicant, local residents and tenants and residents associations where applicable."

Barry Rd has wheelie bins all over the pavement ,some in the road . And a shed blown over .

There's a nursery and pre prep school situated on Lyndhurst ,just past the narrow bit . The Villa http://thevillaschoolandnursery.co.uk/

My understanding is that they don't need to have broken the law "the memos provide Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents with the ability to effectively target any US non-citizen who has either been convicted of any sort of crime, has simply been accused of a crime, has carried out minor fraud or is, in the assessment of an Ice officer, ?a risk to public safety" " "The department will now be allowed to target any undocumented immigrant who has been in the country up to two years for ?expedited removal? ? meaning a removal that does not need to be authorized by the court."

and rahrah's right I think . If commuter vehicles looking for parking spaces are removed and there are fewer vehicle movements the road will become clearer of traffic . Initially .But the fact that it's less clogged up will make it more attractive to people driving through and using it as a route to get from A to B . So it won't stay that way .

I know ( sort of ! ) it seems that the proposal is that any immigrant who has committed an illegal act ( like entering the country without authorisation ) or has been charged with a crime can be deported via the expedited route ( no hearing allowed I think ) . So that seems excessively scary . Tho I might be wrong .And I don't think it's been approved yet ? White House advisors still working on it ? Mutterings from ICE that if every case is a priority for deporting ,then none are a priority .

How about those in Peckham Rye Jenny - are you deaf to their siren song ?

Has there been any research into consumer satisfaction with existing RP schemes I wonder ? I've heard it's often not the holy grail envisioned by many but maybe this is untrue . What is true I fear is that such schemes result in other areas suffering ,that the total nos of parking spaces is reduced slightly ,that living near major transport/places of employment/schools/hospital does indeed cause pressure on car parkingetc . " less residents with cars than spaces" - that is unusual .I wonder if the proximity of 2 railway stations and numerous bus routes has encouraged residents to avoid car ownership "

Right .Um ,I'm sure this is simplistic but I can't help thinking this "Commuter" car tries to park outside a resident's house a) resident of Lyndhurst Grove parked there already b) resident's car absent and space available for "commuter" . No harm done ? Resident returns from work/errand - "commuter " car taking up parking space . Answer = CPZ ,resident pays money and "commuter" prevented from parking ,space remains empty . Bit of a waste . Or doesn't remain empty because Residents Parking Permits exceeds number of residents'cars . Mmm - why have a CPZ with Resident Parking ?

That stretch is definitely a problem .Wouldn't double yellow lines on one side be as effective as a CPZ ?

Quite agree Burbage and Borky . Suffer-not I don't think the banner idea has died a death . 4 days ago a local councillor was agreeing with the OP that it was a great idea and offering to find money if it were needed to ensure that the lampposts were able to support banners .

If the odd > lamppost needs replacing we'll find some other > funding to do that aspect to help Is that how it works ? Never mind what a few people think ,you and I think it's a good idea so we'll just find some funding to carry out our plans ? I think if my forecourt and the front of my house were smartened up it would enhance the community and act as a spur for others to do the same .Could you find some funding for this please ?

And if James and the OP can stop slapping each other on the back for a minute they might hear that banners are not wanted . "by rigbydan February 16, 11:41AM Thanks James, sure we'll be in touch as things get moving. James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This has been done really well in Herne Hill. > Great idea. > We tried doing this on Lordship Lane a few years > back but the lampposts weren't structurally able > to take the extra wind load factor. If the odd > lamppost needs replacing we'll find some other > funding to do that aspect to help. > > IF you need any help please just ask either myself > or Rosie."

Cleaner Greener Safer ,High Street Challenge - sorry but honestly what a lot of b*ll*cks . Not appropriate in these times . Alice has hit the nail on the head - if these funds are ring fenced /capital and not revenue/can't be moved into Social Care someone needs to look at how they can be UN ring fenced .How they can be moved . It's not good enough to just to accept the staus quo .

As for the traffic - IMO it's busy because it's a road used to get from A to B ( aka a "rat run " ) in a busy metropolitan city . Cars jostling to park may increase this factor at key times but won't decrease the traffic driving from A to B .Of which there are many .All day .

rahrah - I did enjoy that ,thanks . Posting lyrics for those like me who can't hear "59 Lyndhurst Grove" There's a picture by his first wife on the wall Stripped floor-boards in the kitchen and the hall A stain from last week's party on the stairs No one knows who made it or how it ever got there They were dancing with children round their legs Talking business, books and records, art and sex All things being considered you'd call it a success You wore your black dress oh-oh oh-oh... He's an architect and such a lovely guy and he'll stay with you until the day you die And he'll give you everything you could desire Oh well almost everything everything that he can buy So you sometimes go out in the afternoon Spend an hour with your lover in his bedroom hear old women rolling trolleys down the road Back to Lyndhurst Grove Lyndhurst Grove Oh.

This p*sses me off .It's badly designed and was poorly consulted on when introduced .I hate to think how much the "consultation" cost . Concerns were raised at the time and ignored http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,363258,363820#msg-363820

Is there anything on this thread http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,1753926,1753926#msg-1753926 that might be relevant ?

Thanks Ilona .So either no one is checking Trumps tweets or they are and Trump is paying no attention to advice . Incredible .

Thanks Jenny .I'm a bit naive ,of course ,he's just going to change the rules to get what he wants . On a lighter note "My bosses have approved a new business card for me: Jon Sopel Another Beauty North America Editor"

I'm sorry to just post stuff and not offer incisive comments .But I don't know what to say .. https://mobile.twitter.com/jfffyyhhhh/status/832315566786494465/video/1 "get out of my country" is that what Trump's heavies say ? Sorry I find that as shocking as Trump refusing to answer . edited to say that this is apparently from campaign times .Still shocked .

And this https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/16/how-donald-trump-became-deutsche-bank-biggest-headache article explains that when Deutsche bank tried to reclaim some of the $640m they had loaned Trump he countersued them . Claiming force majeure ,that the 2008 economic crisis was the equivalent of an Act of God .It couldn't have been anticipated so he wasn't obliged to repay his debts .And that as Deutsche bank contributed to the crisis they owed him compensation of $3bn. Can I believe this ? I know ( I think ) that financial institutions like to lend money to people who already owe millions ,that somehow owing money ,using credit is what makes billionaires .But Trump suing for compensation ,claiming an Act of God ?

I've taken to reading the transcribed accounts of Trumps conferences. Here's a couple of extracts from last nights . " I'm here today to update the American people on the incredible progress that has been made in the last four weeks since my inauguration. We have made incredible progress. I don?t think there?s ever been a president elected who in this short period of time has done what we?ve done." "To be honest, I inherited a mess. It?s a mess. At home and abroad, a mess. Jobs are pouring out of the country; you see what?s going on with all of the companies leaving our country, going to Mexico and other places, low pay, low wages, mass instability overseas, no matter where you look. The middle east is a disaster. North Korea - we?ll take care of it folks; we?re going to take care of it all. I just want to let you know, I inherited a mess." "But our country will never have had a military like the military we?re about to build and rebuild. We have the greatest people on earth in our military, but they don?t have the right equipment and their equipment is old. I used it; I talked about it at every stop. Depleted, it?s depleted - it won?t be depleted for long. And I think one of the reason I?m standing here instead of other people is that frankly, I talked about we have to have a strong military. And one more thing, I have kept my promise to the American people by nominating a justice of the United States Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch, who is from my list of 20, and who will be a true defender of our laws and our Constitution, highly respected, should get the votes from the Democrats. You may not see that. But he?ll get there one way or the other. But he should get there the old-fashioned way, and he should get those votes" What does he mean about Gorsuch "getting there one way or the other " ? So Democrats won't be able to block it ?

"Are you saying there is money available to remove perfectly adequate street lights and replace them with new ones that can handle a flapping banner? That's nuts. How much is a new street light? How much to lift out the old and replace with a new? How much to throw away (a perfectly good) old light? We are truly through the looking glass." Steveo - I'm with you there . And as for JB's resonse that the lamposts are re used and it's "only the marginal cost" of moving the lamp post - well ,I'm speechless .