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Silver swim is still a lane swim. However, the slow lane is pretty relaxed. I have recently had a knee replacement, so I mostly walk in this lane exercising my leg on the way! You can book a week in advance i.e. for a Tuesday swim, you can book on the Monday a week prior after 10pm. Likewise for the Thursday swim, you can book on the Weds a week prior after 10pm. It gets booked up pretty quickly, there often aren't any places the day after booking opens. Other than that, keep an eye open for cancellations, especially a day prior. Good luck!

I think you do get charged if you don't turn up and don't cancel

Apologies. I was just looking at the session I book - silver swim - and you don't book a specific lane, although they are separated into slow/medium/fast. I didn't notice that some sessions are lane specific.

Booking becomes available 1 week in advance. - I can book for a Tuesday swim at 10pm on the Monday one week prior. Even at 2 mins past 10pm, there are sometimes only 15 places left out of 30, so speed is of the essence! I don't think you necessarily have to book a certain lane i.e. slow/med/fast. How are they to know what lane you swim in when you get there??

I was there on Tuesday and Thursday this week. Lots of grit on the steps into the pool. Although, the water was a lovely temperature, family changing room wasn't cold and the showers were warm!

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Avondale Rise is still not gritted and is like a skating rink on road and pavement. Not good, also considering that this is a bus route!

I don't think any gritting is being done until tomorrow. There has been sheet ice on Avondale Rise since Friday. When one of our neighbours phoned Southwark Council, they were told that gritting would not be done until Monday as services are reduced due to Xmas hols!!!! So someone has made a warning sign and we have spread some sand/salt to try and prevent more accidents!

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Please be aware that there is a huge sheet of ice approx 12ft x 6ft on the road at the top end of Avondale Rise on the left hand side approaching Ivanhoe Road. The council was told earlier this morning, but advised that, due to a reduced service, it is unlikely that grit /salt will be spread before Monday! Several (thankfully minor) accidents have happened since this morning. A resident has thoughtfully erected a temporary sign to advise traffic of the hazard, but bearing in mind that temperatures are due to fall to -4 over the weekend and this is on a bus route, please be very careful if driving on this road.

Sue My point being that if you experience something that could potentially be sorted by a GP, you might feel it necessary to go to A&E, which would be clogged up due to the doctors strike. Just my opinion, but I don't really see that its necessary to close a surgery for half a day for staff training.

Our surgery (Camberwell Green) is also closed for staff training today! Not very clever, given the doctors strike!

Police Officers aren't permitted to strike, so why are all the other emergency services allowed to?

Looks like the diversion will continue over the weekend

That was a water leak

Indeed. I was shopping in Peckham yesterday with my husband. Got there ok on the P13, but on boarding the bus coming home, the driver received a phone call telling him about the diversion. No prior warning at all and I found out later that the works were planned, not emergency, so no excuse. Ended up having to walk most of the way home with a shopping trolley and heavy bags - both of us in our 70s and I have recently had major surgery on my leg! Ended up in tears by the time I got home!!!! No point complaining to TFL, they send standard responses. Can't hear any work going on this morning, so don't expect the diversion to end before the weekend! Happy Xmas shopping folks!

P13 is on diversion between Primark, Peckham and Sainsburys, Dog Kennel Hill via Peckham Rye, both directions, due to road works on Avondale Rise railway bridge. Avondale Rise is completely closed to traffic between Coplestone Road and Ivanhoe Road.

Don't know if its too far away for you, but there is a climbing wall in Surrey Quays shopping centre open 10am - 10 pm weekdays and 9am -9pm weekends. Google 'The Arch Climbing Wall'

On Tuesday and Thursday this week, the pool was very cold!