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There has been a consultation on the future of the NHS in Southwark which actually closed on Friday (17th April): Transforming Southwark's NHS. This specifically addressed questions on the services that would be on the old Dulwich Hospital site (page 23) - or rather the part of it that has already been cleared. Although the consultation has now officially closed I would imagine that late entries via the online response form would be accepted for a couple of days: Consultation response form There has been no planning decision with regard to the remainder of the site although a planning brief for the site was kicked around some while ago: Draft Planning Brief A more recent document on the planning framework in the Dulwich area has just been published which includes discussion of inter alia the hospital site (pp 23-24): Dulwich Planning Document March 2009 Unbelievably, no mention in any of these documents of a helipad for DM.

Clinton McKenzie's gym at the Half Moon has recently moved around the corner to Norwood Road: British Boxing Interview Although many of the references on his own website are still to the Half Moon: Clinton McKenzie Website

If there's a solid white line on the bus lane you shouldn't be in that part of it during its hours of operation (and that one's 24 hours). Where there's a broken line or no line you can move into the bus lane to turn left.

There is a simple device that can be attached to the passenger window of trucks that costs about ?4. TfL gave away 10,000 of them free last year. It effectively removes the 'blind-spot'. LCC Fresnel Lens Photos of the effect it has are here: Fresnel Lens Photos

But prices rose in Dulwich during the last recession and flatlined in ED. Admittedly this downturn is a different beast with global implications but then the response to it has been rather more robust than last time too. Who knows?

Watch this space I guess: http://www.dulwichfestival.co.uk/2009/index.asp

Velo: French Drome: Greek So I'm guessing that the Herne Hill cycle track flutters somewhere over the Balkans.

As I think I have made clear above, I am certainly not an apologist for or even a great supporter of the independent schools. My daughter is, as I have mentioned on other threads in different contexts, at the Charter and has always been in local state schools. The reason that 'parking up' on their land is not relevant is that the coach service is, from my understanding, for all the foundation schools - so they pull up and drop off and then head off to Dulwich College etc. I don't think when they pull up on Townley they cause an obstruction per se - there is still room to get past. The real problem is the excess hundreds of cars that drive into the central Dulwich area on every school day. If every pupil arrived by coach, the impact would be (relatively) minimal.

Interesting quandary though - no planes overflying ED etc if the third runway goes ahead.

It is undeniably true that the independent schools in the area have a huge impact on traffic. Having already finished for the Easter break you will see next week that, despite the maintained sector schools stilll being in action, there will be no excess traffic during the 'school run' periods. This is because upwards of 80% of local state school pupils walk to school. The figure for the independent sector is almost the reverse - around 80% get a lift to school. This is not surprising given that the independent sector selects on tested ability and has no interest in proximity whilst the exact opposite is true of the state sector. I do find the focus on coaches as a bugbear within this thread odd. They are clearly an efficient way of getting a lot of pupils to school and are no more to blame for congestion than the 185, 40, 37 etc. Each coach replaces up to 50 car journeys. If people have useful and innovative suggestions of how to tackle this problem, I used to serve as a local school governor on a 'safe routes to school' committee and if you PM me I would be happy to put you in touch with people working on this from almost every school in the area who are keen to make progress on this issue. There is also some info from the Southwark website here: Safe Routes

I think I can help. I can (not very exclusively because it's been mentioned before on the EDF) reveal a source of fresh, cheap pizza for rather less than '15 to 20 quid' - it hits the 'less than a fiver' mark in fact - ?4 for the basic to a max less than ?6. All ingredients organic, cooked at 500 degrees C in a wood fired oven with a sour dough base raised for 20+ hours. No frills (puddings, starters etc), it's not open in the evening and they certainly don't deliver. It's as tasty as you can get this side of the Tyrrhenian Sea (and most of the other side). Sadly not in ED, but in Brixton - Franco Manca in the market. But please stay away - especially on Fridays when I usually go - because it's far too busy already. I want something very like it here now. Please. Maybe in the space vacated by Hisar.... (and evening opening would be much appreciated). Thank you.

BigPhil Wrote: We agree on the anything from burton on trent is def off the list Say it ain't so. That knocks out Marston's Pedigree - one of my favourites. For me Harvey's, Timothy Taylor - Landlord and Ram Tam although I haven't seen the latter for about ten years. Funnily enough I had a Courage Best for the first time in decades a couple of weeks ago and it wasvery good. The key is often how well it's kept. It can be the best bitter in the world but if you don't clean your pipes properly....

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I always laugh when estate agents advertise a house in the heart of Peckham as being in "bellenden"... let alone "Bellenden Village!" Bellenden has a long history. The local authority ward was called 'Bellenden' from at least the early 60s until it disappeared following boundary changes in 2002. What used to be Bellenden (basically the area around Bellenden Road but also including part of East Dulwich as far down as Northcross Road across to Barry Road) has been split four ways into Peckham Rye, The Lane (as in Rye Lane), South Camberwell and East Dulwich. There was (and may still be) a Bellenden Residents Group which covered the 'Rye Lane West' area. 'Bellenden Village' of course is another matter.

He doesn't live in SE22 but does live locally.

I believe the property is called Beltwood. It's next to the Dulwich Wood House and would back on to houses in Crescent Wood Road hence the peacock sighting.

'Pas devant les enfants' - kids are forced to deal with too much crap from 'adults'

tiger ranks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- all goverment officials are dodgy and they all take backhanders its the goverment way its been going on for years and it will never stop At the risk of attracting the ire of the Administrator - that is complete and utter crap crap crap crap crap crap.

...you call it calcio.

Not wishing to pour cold water on Pommie's kind offer to Miss P but we do live in a smokeless zone - introduced to prevent pollution and at its worst, smogs, I believe. I don't think the Clean Air Act has been revoked. That means you might be OK burning dry, seasoned wood but burning just-cut, wet wood is an absolute no no and some would say anti-social as well as illegal. Just found this - no idea if the facts stated are correct: Approved wood burning stoves

Doesn't sound like he was born in Haverfordwest does he?

Quote: "I also have to say that if YOU or anyone else calls our Beautiful Game of ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL "Soccer" then I can't be held responsible for my actions" Oh noooooooo not that old chestnut. 'Soccer' is a very old term that is, ironically given your capitalisation, derived from 'Association Football'. It dates from the 1880s and was used to distinguish 'Association Football' - now generally known as 'football' - from 'Rugby Football' - now generally known as 'rugby'. (Although not in Hull where Hull FC play rugby and 'City' play football - but I digress). The Americans who already have a game they call 'football' use the term 'soccer' to distinguish between two sports in the same way we used to. I used to play 'soccer' wearing my 'soccer boots' when I was a lad without any embarrassment. Of course that was before the imperialistic march of FIFA with their officially sanctioned NASL in the 70's and before people who seem to know very little about the history of the game started ridiculing Americans for its use. Oh and the official name of the Aussie football team is, of course, the 'Socceroos' - the ignorant American bastards.

A fried egg flipped over but where the yolk is still runny

The earlier website address was incorrect ian_b corrected it. Click here: Goodrich Website where you will find the information about tomorrow.

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Oh do shut up.