Angelina

This very successful campaign is happening this week in central tube stations. Drop off your old winter coats and be sure it is given to somone who needs it. http://handsonlondon.org.uk/wrap-london-2015-our-5th-anniversary This year's campaign We are very excited to confirm that this year we will be celebrating our 5th annual Wrap up London campaign! Dates are now confirmed and WUL2015 will be taking place the week of 9th-13th November. Last year's campaign was a huge success, with members of the public and businesses donating a staggering 14,700 coats and we are looking for 2015 to be our biggest year yet! We cannot deliver the campaign without support, and all donations are welcome, if you can spare a little money to help with this vital project, please either visit our donation site at Virgin Money Giving, or donate by text by sending HLDN14 ?3 (or your donation amount of choice) to 70070. It costs as little as ?3 to collect and distribute a warm coat to someone in need, so every penny you can spare will genuinely make a real difference to somebody's life. When and Where We will run the promotion for this year's campaign on 9th and 10th November at all locations, with coat collections being held on 11th, 12th and 13th November. Collections will take place 7am-11am on each of these days. The participating stations for Wrap up London 2015 are: Kings Cross Victoria Waterloo Canary Wharf Charing Cross London Bridge Highbury & Islington Euston

this is the link - it's an annual event where you can take old winter costs to numerous tube stations for collection and distribution to vulnerable Londoners. They are also looking for volunteers http://handsonlondon.org.uk/wrap-london-2015-our-5th-anniversary This year's campaign We are very excited to confirm that this year we will be celebrating our 5th annual Wrap up London campaign! Dates are now confirmed and WUL2015 will be taking place the week of 9th-13th November. Last year's campaign was a huge success, with members of the public and businesses donating a staggering 14,700 coats and we are looking for 2015 to be our biggest year yet! We cannot deliver the campaign without support, and all donations are welcome, if you can spare a little money to help with this vital project, please either visit our donation site at Virgin Money Giving, or donate by text by sending HLDN14 ?3 (or your donation amount of choice) to 70070. It costs as little as ?3 to collect and distribute a warm coat to someone in need, so every penny you can spare will genuinely make a real difference to somebody's life. When and Where We will run the promotion for this year's campaign on 9th and 10th November at all locations, with coat collections being held on 11th, 12th and 13th November. Collections will take place 7am-11am on each of these days. The participating stations for Wrap up London 2015 are: Kings Cross Victoria Waterloo Canary Wharf Charing Cross London Bridge Highbury & Islington Euston For Liverpool St travelers, we are collecting at the Broadgate Centre, by the Fulcrum near Krispy Kreme. between 7am and 11am on the 11th to 13th November. Coats can also be dropped off between 9am and 5.30pm at the Broadgate Welcome Centre (Finsbury Avenue Square) Monday 9th through to Friday 13th November. You can also arrange to drop off your coat(s) at one of the participating Safestore Self Storage centres below between the 11th November and 20th November. Safestore ? Pentonville Road 79-89 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9LG Monday - Saturday: 8am - 6pm Thursday: 8am - 8pm Sunday: 10am - 4pm Safestore ? Clapham North 4 Timber Mill Way, Gauden Road, Clapham, SW4 6LY Monday - Saturday: 8am - 6pm Thursday: 8am - 8pm Sunday: 10am - 4pm Safestore - Notting Hill Camelford Walk, Clarendon Road, London, W11 1TX Monday-Saturday: 8am - 5.30pm Sunday: 10am - 4pm For the first time this year with the help of our friends at wnDirect and Collectplus, you are now able to donate your coat through a local participating outlet. www.collectplus.co.uk/wrapuplondon The reduced price is ￡3.75 inc vat to the donator. For this you can send several coats to 10kg and 50x50x60cm. The coats are adequately packaged and that they place the label somewhere that is easy to scan (for the store). After Collection Once all coats have been collected, they are then taken to our warehouse locations, sorted and graded. The coats are then collected by over 170 organisations, which help a range of people in need including the homeless,elderly, refugees, women who have fled domestic violence and children in poverty. How you can help We need as many wonderful volunteers as possible to help out with this years event. From help with promotion, helping with coat collection/distribution and sorting post event, we have lots of ways for you to volunteer and get involved! For full details on signing up please email [email protected] and we can give you all the information that you need! Alternatively, if you would like more information on donating your coat (s) or how you can help by running your own coat collections etc please email [email protected] and we will be happy to discuss how you can help. We are really looking forward to the campaign and we hope as many of you as possible are able to volunteer, donate and help us make 2015 our most successful year yet! WUL SUPPORTERS Hands On London would like to thank everyone that supported us through donations, sponsorship and time at Wrap up London 2014 and we hope to see many of you again this year!

I asked in White Stuff for some help measuring a top for my friend and was told they were 'too busy' Some nice shops, with nice people would be nice.

well, the underlying motivation is money. Development for the benefit of the community comes as part of the package to help seal the deal, that's all - and really is secondary. If it can be avoided it will be.

and when the carwash site gets developed....? or is everyone thinking it will stay that way for ever....

I quite like it, mainly as it's nowhere near a tube station. Could be worse - could get Walmart (snigger)

I think it's funny.

We didn't get a letter either

you could say 'hello - you must be new here, we've seen you about quite a bit! There's a few people who will want to say hello - we like meeting our new neighbours! Welcome...

'Afforadable' is subjective and there are parts of England that are more affordable than London. The argument that London has to be 'affordable' is interesting. Why not move to somewhere affordable? I'd like to live in Monte Carlo - but I think that's not 'affordable' - perhaps I should insist they build houses I can afford, just so I can live there. And no - I would prefer not to have an M&S. Largely unhealthy boring food. I'd prefer not to have a Starbucks either. Much is to be said for small independent businesses (helping people achieve the affordable) rather than a corporation in our midst.

really? someone shot a poilceman?

I think Brockwell Park /Lido upgrade was funded by Lottery fund. I don't know the details o fapplying for grants, but there are lots out there.

I'd have made a very big point of taking a photo (or probably just pretended to) as it is an offence...

spore

Perhaps, OP, a little radical rethink on your part could save us all the aggro of guessing if you want to sit down/ will get offended if you're asked by actually saying "Excuse me, would you mind? I really could do with sitting down...." I can't imagine many Londoners would actually ignore you.

Thank you. Rather along the lines of my own thinking, but this is a new one for me. Will show their letter to my solicitor.

My flat has had internal reorganisation of rooms - approx 10 years ago and a new lease secured since then. The freeholder has recently said his intention of forcing the original layout to be applied (but funnily says he doesn't know what it was) Does anyone have any experience of this, please?

put the radio on.....

no, not really fabricated. I had a letter from the council with that direction. So had mine taken back. They were happy.

should not impede pedestrians walking along the pavement/ passing each other (causing one to walk in the road) and neither should it cause risk to small children, getting scratched

skull

thank you all. I'm painting wood and really don't want to be let down by the paint....I'm going to try the Little Green. And I love the sound of a Deep Space Blue loo :-)

treat

thank you :-)

I get that it's made using traditional methods, but is the finish superior? or is it just a poshed up brand?