Angelina

I can’t get a straight answer from the vet, they say I need to look online, but I’m still unclear. We have kittens and want to cover them with pet plan which is a good price and covers them for vaccinations, neutering and microchips, as well as flea treatment and health checks. I want to know if I can transfer the plan when we sell the kittens and which vets the scheme covers. We are registered with The Neighbourhood Vet

Temporary? Is it?

Doubles as a big umbrella

spot on !

And then, all the other little shops up and down the road decide to do the same - ice cream needs to be shaded, diners kept cool, the butcher needs shade so the meat doesn't go off, Poundland needs more space as it can't get all it's stock inside, the charity shops bring out the clothes rails...... then we could argue that we can close the roads to traffic.

Well we are. It's just a comment as the context is not the same as if we are in the Med. Also, more traffic than there was in 1800s Peckham. like comparing apples and bicycles really - doesn't make a valid case. And there's no point in guessing whether I care or don't care - as you don't know and I haven't said.

They have space inside the shop as well. They’ve just opted to extend their shop across the pavement. And honestly, we don’t have the same weather in South London

We're not in Southern France, we're in South London

That's a very general and bland comment. Did you read that there is a real threat in our local park of a child predator, already known to police.

Children know what Stranger Danger is but they don't have any context and don't know what it means. Nearly All children can be persuaded by puppies, ice creams etc. Even if you are watchful, predators wait for the one second you have turned your gaze away.

little bit vague - dark skin, short hair?

I agree there should be a description of the person (woman in this case).

I'm not sure what it would gain. The court ordering Southwark to issue an ASBO possibly. Have you tried contacting your local counsellor and seeing if they can help? Have the police followed up with the person? They ought to have done.

Not reliably enough to assume you can get out. That's how the kids got locked in. They're better at locking it now.

why would he do that? If it's late and dark, the park will close. It's not hard - it does get really dark in there so you would know I've not been to the Horniman in the evening, but tempted now

You'd also think there would be an emergency number to call other than the Fire.

That is quite possibly the worst trolling I've ever seen.

DP has a noticeboard of the Park closing times. It's also online. The gates are locked by the gatekeeper which drives around the perimeter, and not before the noted closure time and not usually before dark. The fire brigade have been called to help children who have been locked in. They didn't have a set of keys, so really best avoided.

The fact that this is not the first incident is even more alarming (not to diminish your experience). Why are there no warnings or notices, or police presence?

they reduced the number of events and opted for fewer larger events instead - seems reasonable. https://www.timeslocalnews.co.uk/local-news/pub-in-the-park-festival-no-longer-viable-for-town-organisers-say/

I think Dulwich Park is much better suited to it. The transport is a factor but then same goes for a lot of other festivals.

little bee in your cycling helmet?

One could naively think that setting up a meeting with invited locals to discuss issues arising from the recent Gala is the correct approach and we should commend the organisers for being so proactive. Sometimes you need to think about what should happen and see how far apart they are. To have a proper review, with full intention to follow up on any lessons learned, there should be a full fact find. This should be accessible to ALL residents (not just those invited) and should embrace other methods than one in-person session (they could send out a survey via Southwark website, or local social media). The council should be involved as well. There should be a compilation of the main issues raised and importance. Follow up should be based on addressing each point. The council should be involved. There should be accountability and a clear way forward, as agreed by all. So - the gap between what has been set up as a one day by invite meeting, is far, far away from what it should be, if the organisers truly wanted to listen and make improvements. Perhaps a clue would be that the meeting is set up by the Public Relations team - it's just a tick box. to be seen to be doing the right thing.