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Fox on the Hill car park on Denmark Hill .Polite to ask first though .

What Nigello says x 10 .Plus excellent reception .

Building on MOL depends on approval by Sec of State ,Southwark can recommend approval but it's not entirely up to them . Though I have no figures for how often approval is refused if the LA recommend . Sadly I think your synopsis is right on the button Alex K .

"although one of the driving forces in the music department retired" if that was John Skinner I don't believe he retired ,though he's certainly no longer there . He's very ill I believe .

yes ,thanks for clarifying that . I wasn't there so hard to get a grip on the nuances . written word can be misleading sometimes - to me anyway !

I would read " scope " as the ability or opportunity to do some thing . I'd be interested to know whether there's the intention to alter the existing Habs admissions by responding to community feedback . And when that intention will be made clear and the admissions strategy known .

Thanks vgrant . Actually I managed to get a packet of 2 from a pound shop near Asda in Rye Lane in the end . I think I'd pay good money /postage and avoid the Lewisham centre you so accurately describe .

Have looked in a few of the pound shops in Peckham without luck . And Farmers on Lordship Lane . Don't really want to pay postage by ordering from Amazon .

Good thinking to let people know MrDude . I'm always in awe of mental attitude involved in people fasting for Ramadan . Wishing you a good and happy Ramadan.

thanks pipsy ,I'll go with that .

Roundabout thanks but I've looked on line at Southwark and it's not clear to me what the "Development Department " is . Have you spotted contact details ?

Can anyone give me this ? Southwark's website just says contact "the Development Management department" .

Thanks nashoi . I spent a long time yesterday trying to run Malwarebytes in safe mode but it wouldn't launch . I did do a system restore and then had to delete all the suspect programmes and extensions again . Nothing seemed to work but I run a maintenance check as prompted and that eventually seemed to get rid . But can't help thinking it'll reappear . But thanks for help ,others had ppreviously suggested safe mode but I hadn't understood that they meant to run Malwarebytes in safe mode .

I've googled this and following instructions have deleted programs and extensions .And run an adware removal programme . But it's still there ,driving me crazy . I have McAfee and Malwarebytes anti malware installed on my windows 8 system . The Malwarebytes just keeps crashing . Anyone any simplish advice ?

tfwsfoll - if there's no cpz how is the car freeness enforced ?

I think the public transport provision is fantastic . And if you compare it with other towns/cities in the UK we are very ,very lucky . Much greater investment in transport in London than anywhere else .

But on the other hand ,if you buy a house that's already been underpinned and has a certificate of competency ,isn't that a good thing ? In that lots of houses in this clay soil area need underpinning and at least such a house has already had it done ?

But they're so nice ,they cheer me up . Priceless . Though of course I guess most people aren't as sad as me ....

quick print at corner of Maxted and Oglander Rd are the nicest people in the world and will be incredibly helpful 020 7639 6764

Thanks Trizza ,that makes sense . ( only just spotted your post )

Stephen Fry says it was all down to some technical thingy and that she wasn't miming . So I'm believing that she didn't . Though I did wonder how she could sing so effortlessly after seeming short of breath just before she started .But I assume that her lungs somehow spread into her bazooms and that her capacity differs from normal folk .

Sometimes making lists can help when overwhelmed . Remind yourself that the move WILL happen and all this will pass . Soon you will be in your new home . For now pack whatever you can ,get rid of any stuff that you can ,tick things off your lists . I quite like this quote from http://lifeafterlondon.com/useful-information/lifestyle-articles/how-to-keep-calm-when-relocating/ "The ?secret? of calm relocation is self-esteem. Your ?old life? no matter whether you love it, hate it, or a bit of both, will, to a certain extent feel safe and familiar. Now, with only change ahead of you, it can potentially be difficult to maintain your self-esteem (a combination of self-confidence and self-worth) when very little is the staying the same." But ...it doesn't acknowledge the sheer hard work involved . I suspect the secret of calm relocation is an army of servants ! Breathe ,one day at a time . You're going to get there .

This is an extract from LondonMix's link to The Sutton Trust research . It's a quote from people interviewed during the course of the research but clearly the view that having to sit a seperate secondary school based test might disadvantage some is a view held by those who work in education . "The use of multiple banding tests within the same area was criticised by some interviewees for several reasons. First, it was suggested that separate banding tests could limit access to schools for some pupils. Thus, a headteacher of an oversubscribed school explained that the school would ?definitely not? use its own banding test: By using a common test across all of the primary schools it means that we have the fairest way possible to ensure that every child has the opportunity to access schools of their choice? and by having a standard admission procedure across all schools it means that actually I?m doing my part to ensure that that?s the case. [Headteacher, oversubscribed school] This headteacher believed that a separate banding test could present an obstacle for some potential applicants. This view was also taken by the Admission Forum in Area A which had then worked hard to ensure a single banding test could be used by all schools and subsequently that all pupils should take that test within primary schools. So, some respondents took the view that separate banding tests could discourage some potential applicants from applying to a school and that it could be the most disadvantaged pupils who would be the least likely to take multiple tests. " The report does conclude that there is " a very strong case for " pupils to be only required to sit one banding test and for that to be valid for any school using banding to which they apply " It also concludes "Our findings suggest that, in striving to achieve balanced intakes, banding for the purposes of admission is not a panacea. It can however contribute to creating more balanced intakes than would otherwise be the case. " It gives explanations of local ( as per Lewisham ) and proportionate ( as per Harris ) banding methods and their effects so is worth a read if you're into that stuff .

LondonMix ,Lewisham secondary schools ( all except Habs ) use the data from primary schools but I don't know of any secondary schools in Southwark that do . Harris and Kingsdale applicants have to sit another test ( NVR which as you've previously pointed out is felt to offer more " stable " results than the primary school ones ) to determine banding . I can see that having to sit a seperate test may disadvantage some sections of the community ,but like you I'd be interested to learn more detail . Though possibly a discussion here isn't terribly relevant to the thread .

Southwark could make a recommendation for building on MOL but the Mayor and the relevant sec of state decide . The last time S'wark made a recommendation to approve building on this site it was rejected and they had to send in more arguments etc before it was accepted . So it's not as simple as saying S'wark should grant planning permission .