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And just by coincidence I tried to scan the cheques in to my account today but the app wouldn't scan so my bank told me I would have to go to a branch or to the post office as they couldn't work out what the problem was. Hah!

Just last week I received cheques from NS&I. I wasn't given the option of bank transfer for the particular transaction. My nearest option for a parcel pick up point was the post office! The only cash point this week was the post office as the coop ATM was broken. Many people of whatever age are totally tech savvy but still need face to face or inside banking and post office services for certain things, not least taking out cash without the worry of being mugged at the cash point. It's all about big business saving money at the expense of the little people who, for whatever reason, still want or need face to face service. At least when the next banking crisis hits there won't be anywhere to queue to try and demand your money back so that'll keep the pavements clear.

So no banks and another cash point will disappear. All those people that said never mind the closing banks, you can use the post office may have a bit more understanding of those that need to use a bank or a cash point without traveling miles and waiting ages in a very long queue.

Can we call our MP by her full name Ellie Reeves even if she is our bezzy mate behind the scenes? I think it undermines the importance of a role when we call our elected representatives by their first name only so I'm all for full names.

Slightly out of area but worth a shout out is the little outdoor cafe opposite West Dulwich Station, corner of Belair park.... Stephanie's. Great coffee and food and really excellent music, I can't tear myself away! It has a covered bit in case of rain.

Alma's Not Normal!

There's only one way to sort out this circular argument! All ages included. 😕

From the costumes to the decorations it's a horrorfest of non biodegradable orange, white and black plastic and polyester 😱

If Bumpkin doesn't want lessons in an automatic car they're not going to want lessons in an electric vehicle as you can only get a limited license 🤔

I heard this one is coming to somewhere in Dulwich soon. It could save a lot of unnecessary typing time on EDF 🤔

Just to clarify, the trees are far from mature. They're only about 20 years old and will continue increasing in size for decades to come. Trunks of mature Plane trees can reach around a metre in diameter and so any attempt to address the pavement problem needs to address the future growth of the very closely planted Plane trees which will continue to lift and sink sections of pavement.

The beautiful new natural stone pavement in the Dulwich village square, with a lovely flat, but gently sloping, surface to allow the rain to run off and the absence of potentially massive new trees that would, inevitably, distort the pavements and cause subsidence, is something those of us using the pavements of Lordship Lane can only dream of.......😢

This Guardian online article popped up on my news feed and it made me think of the EDF! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/07/why-i-quit-argument-granddaughter-family

Incidences.

Shurly you mean Incidents ed??? Incidences doesn't make sense Probably not a statistician 🤔

Crikey! It's alarming how much the Plane trees have grown in 16 years 😱 I hope RCH and Southwark councillors look at this and start putting aside some funds for all the future insurance claims for subsidence that seem inevitable.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9er4dyqywo This article from Bristol is relevant

Widening the pavement might provide a route around a large tree but it won't prevent the impending subsidence and root damage to buildings and pavements from massive tree growing within 1.3m of Victorian foundations and water pipes. The romantic notion that there is an original tree outside Meghan's is not supported by the photo of bomb damage on the front of Farmers. There are no trees on that photo. Young Plane trees are still being planted in Lordship Lane. I reiterate to RCH that if your neighbour did this so close to your house you would be worried about future damage to your house. Strangely Southwark doesn't seem to worry at all about this.

So mainly existing before the buildings were built. Attempting to recreate an historical Plane avenue with existing Victorian/Edwardian buildings with shallow foundations was imo a poorly thought out plan. Outside shops such as Joe and the Juice, there is so little pavement space that, when the recently planted Plane tree reaches full size with a trunk diameter of up to 1m, it will barely be possible to walk past it let alone get a buggy or wheelchair past!

When were the original Plane trees in existence and what happened to them?

If my neighbour planted a new London Plane 3m from my Victorian house I would be very worried about future damage to my house. This is effectively what happened when these trees were planted around 20 years ago. It seems there was no concern for neighbouring buildings and future risk of damage by planting new trees. Other lesd massive trees could have been chosen. The pruning done recently was fairly minimalist, not like a French pollarded city Plane tree, and by the time Southwark does another round of pruning all that growth will be back and even more. I appreciate the intention at the time but I really don't think it was thought through properly. The problems, like the trees are only going to get bigger.

You overlooked the fact that every building has a water pipe, many original from circa 1900s, from the street main into the buildings. With the trees so close together, it is inevitable that roots will find their way towards and around these supply pipes and that soil movement risks damaging these pipes. I believe Thames Water covers the cost of such repairs so I guess Southwark isn't worried about that.

At the same time needing to address the rapidly growing Plane trees, many of which were planted only 20 years ago. These are already huge and have caused breaks in the water main and sinking and lifting of the pavement and are going to get a lot bigger in the next twenty plus years. I foresee ongoing and bigger problems in store.

Where the parking bay has been intentionally positioned between the lines and the pavement, it is a parking bay. That's how it was built when the crossing was put in and the pavement built out some years ago. There are parking bays where the lines are painted into the bays and, in that case, the bays can't be used at all. There is a bay like that in Dulwich Village. But the one on lordship lane is not one of those. It could be one of those if that's what Southwark wants but they would need to repaint the lines or turn the bay into a pavement. This ticketing in legitimate parking spaces has only started recently in ED since the recent employment of a large number of attendants on Lordship Lane. I imagine it is generating a lot of extra work in dealing with challenges given the number of people suddenly being ticketed. There is a cost to that. I'm interested to know is that cost covered by the ticketing company or Southwark.