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I blacked out today when I was at Cafe Homemade in Barry Road, everybody was so kind, the waitress (thank you for the biscuit and tlc), the customers, and especially the man called Stephen who helped me across to the garage in such a wonderfully gentlemanly fashion (hope your coffee didn't get too cold)... also a big thank you to the paramedic who (from what I can remember) took hold of the situation in a really professional way), I am indebted to you. I am OK. My friend Sas was totally wonderful and got me the the doctors... I am at home resting now and sure I will soon bounce back... I always suspected the world was full of wonderful people and now I know it is... thank you for your spontaneous acts of kindness!!! xxCC

Ladysaw Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just moved into the neighbourhood a couple of > months ago and told my hubby last night that the > ONLY thing missing in the area is a cinema. NOT an > odeon or Vue but a small independent picture house > with like 3-4 screens :) > > but please, make the popcorn affordable :) by it in Khan's Rye Lane for ?1.00 for a big bag and take it with you!!

Only me! Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "who gives a damn whether you > live in SE22 or SE15" > > Your Insurance Company? sshhhh JT76, don't tell a soul as I don't want to tempt fate but we seem to be doing fine in SE15...

Yes, go to the Peckhamplex, it's getting better and better... It was bought up by John Reiss from Soho Premier PR, and he has brought in a new(ish) manager, Marriane Gray (a film journalist) to add more indie and art house films, so you get the mainstream movies and some more low budget arty stuff too... use or lose it as they say... we are brilliantly lucky to have it!!! Get yourselves on the Newsletter email list and you'll get all the updates... Peckham Managers I saw a great documentary about The Birth of british Ska last year and they linked up with the Bussey building's CLF Arts Cafe and did a Ska dj set as a kind of after party... it's all happening in Peckham... come on over ED'ers, you're welcome to join the party xxCC

Spot on Lndonmix... who gives a damn whether you live in SE22 or SE15, it's totally daft to try and compare one against the other, both areas are brilliant and offer a different vibe, but you can, of course, enjoy both... it's not like you need a passport or anything to go from one to the other!!!! LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I live in ED but I think > Peckham Rye and ED are close enough together to > think of the amenities of each being available to > all residents hence why I commented. It's silly > acting like people in ED don't go to Beggin' Bowl > or that Peckham Rye residents don't come to > Lordship Lane.

oh and brilliant transport too... http://www.bellenden.net/SRUG-maps http://www.facebook.com/ilovepeckham?v=wall&filter=1 and the Rye itself and the t-shirts and the people and the sense of community... well you get it, I am quite pro the area :-) http://www.cafeontherye.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/CapturedOnTheRye http://capturedontherye.com/2012/02/09/captured-on-the-rye-2/made-in-peckham/

shhh... don't tell as soul, hipper than hip for those in the know... Franks, Bussey, Hannah Barry, Royal Court, CLF Arts Cafe, arthouse and indie films at PeckhamPlex, Bar Story, Montpelier's Back Room Cinema, Begging Bowl, Bold Tendencies, Sunday Painter, The Old Waiting Room and that's about 5% of it... AND then you have all the amazing multi-cultural influences, best African Fabrics, Chinese Supermarket, Khan's where you can everything from DIY tools to Baklava, the persian shop Persepolis, the list goes on and on... only worry is, now we have the Ginger line, that it will get over hyped and the whole well-kept wonderful secret will be spoilt as 'fools rush in'!!! http://peckhamresidents.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/independent-films-at-peckhams-rye-lane-cinema/ http://boldtendencies.com http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/jun/24/discovering-peckham-art-scene http://www.thesundaypainter.co.uk/studios/ http://www.yemmytextiles.co.uk http://foratasteofpersia.co.uk

any use? xxCC

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/file.php?5,file=68602 it's all because the first flights coming into Heathrow start stacking at 4.30 over our area as they are not allowed to land till 5.00 so they are circling and circling until they get the go ahead to finally land! see map attached

I have always found the staff in there really nice and friendly, I pop in there for a treat every now and then... 'tight lipped' is so far from my experience of the place that I am wondering if we are even talking about the same place!!!! and their cakes are genius http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gl7gDUD7GEU/T60CHvGFhJI/AAAAAAAAHaY/6v1iQxEOwEM/s1600/Cake+Genius+Cookbook+cover.jpg

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/file.php?20,file=57403

I agree, think it could be Melianthus and if so you could get a fabulous flower like this!!! xxCC

It's FREEEEEEE whoopee! and should of been replying to I Hammer's question!!! Thanks for the heads up Rolo!

HI Rolo, yes we do!!! I organise a month meet on the first Tues of each month... next one tomorrow night best, Charlie

Dark metallic blue Vespa Piaagio stolen this eve, see my other threads... niece is gutted!!!

Dark metallic blue Vespa Piaagio stolen this eve, see my other threads... niece is gutted!!!

Dark metallic blue Vespa Piaagio stolen this eve around 9.00-9.45 this eve from Choumert Grove reg number LF07 CNE... It's my niece's and she heart broken, please keep your eyes peeled and let me know if you spot it anywhere. Distinctive scratches on the driver's side rear wheel cover (incase number plates swapped)

Sponsoring a bed... now that's a good idea, yes, how much would it be Monica.... xxCC

i guess you guys are joking??? BBC search came up with (and I quote) "About 705,000,000 results (0.12 seconds)" http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AxU1IWKk0jY/Tbi8N61iw0I/AAAAAAAAAOA/Q1eu6DDhv0I/s1600/information+overload.jpg

wow, so it all came though in the end... WELL DONE!!!! fantastic news xxCC

I remember the Wong Kei from way back... the service is perfectly OK now, but back in the day it was HORRENDOUS!!! In the heat of summer (and it must have been 35 degrees in there) I asked for a glass of water... and I waited and I waited and I... and so on... I was feeling a bit faint and overheated, and I spotted about 10 glasses of tap water ready to be served on the counter which was all of 3 metres away, so I got up and went to get one... the waiter yelled and I mean YELLED right across the room full of diners "you want water, you fucky sit down"... funny in hindsight but not at the time, I did not go back for a ages (and I am talking 20 years!!) Oh boy, they were angry in dem days! http://www.legaljuice.com/angry%20lawyer%20mad%20lawyer%20furious%20lawyer%20man%20person.gif

When I first got my kitten I kept her in till she was about 8mths. My vet asked me if there were any feral cats or foxes (we have both in our area) and when I said yes, she said, "keep her in till she's is big enough to fend for herself". She is basically a moggy (tabby with a bit of bengal in her) and she is big and quite a strong build (my cat, not the vat that is!). At the beginning I watched her like a hawk (I was super cautious as I had never had a cat before) and did not let her out of my sight and kept the time outside short, then gradually I extended it until I was sure she knew where home was, then I would wait for a sunny day and then, while I was doing some gardening, keep the door open so she could nip back in if she felt worried. She soon got used to it and now is totally confident about going in and out... she knows exactly where home is and is often waiting to great me when I get home... I am not near a road though. So generally my advice would be to it take it slowly. I also splashed out on a Sureflao cat flap... expensive but worth every penny, as it only lets in the cat(s) with the correct microchip in i.e. MY LOVLEY CAT brilliant, no toms and ferals eating her food and spraying, and she knows once he's is in, she is safe so she can dash for cover if a ruckus starts... RESULT! http://www.sureflap.co.uk/

Yup, I'd vote for Imperial China too.... xxCC arahf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another vote for Imperial China (it's on the > Leicester Square end of Lisle Street, small > entrance over a little bridge). However, my new > dim sum favourite is Grand Imperial, which is in > The Grosvenor Hotel at Victoria Station. The food > is fantastic - hybrid of Royal China and Hakkasan > - and dim sum menu good value if you're hungry. > Giles Coren gave it a spot on review, although he > complained of the dire service and attributed it > to racism against gwei lo (white people). However, > I would like to reassure the EDF that the staff > are not racist at all - I am Chinese and have been > prostrate by how bad the service can be. For great > dim sum, I can cope with a bit of rubbish service > (although, to be fair, sometimes it's good and > seems to be improving) but not racism.

I've got a friend who might be interested, she's done a half marathon too, will let her know about your post