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Sure I?m not a resident on the estate, so the issue isn?t personal to me, but I think it?s a modest proposal and good reuse of an existing underdeveloped land. The proposal matches the height of Campbell Court but is a quarter of its length. Under planning policy, no one has a right to a view, nor a right to not be disrupted by the noise of others getting a home built during reasonable working hours. Neighbours only a right to light. Studies in the submission will be required to confirm the impact of this. If all surrounding buildings were three stories, the argument against this proposal would be stronger. In this context though, with so much green space all around and the desperate need for more council homes, I support it.

Or there is SuperKids Swimming School at Dulwich prep. Very small groups like 3-4 kids. Teacher just next to kid in the water. They honestly transformed our gods relationship with water and get them to do things we never could as parents. I think the peer pressure of having a couple of other kids in the group helps too. But it?s almost 1-2-1 as each kid takes it in turn. It?s about ?8-10/lesson, can?t quite remember, but results are priceless! Good luck.

I?d appreciate some personal experience from parents please who have teenage kids, especially girls, to understand how much responsibility you gave them, at what age, to be free to meet up with friends and wander around East Dulwich, and beyond. Specifically daytime activities here but evening requests will no doubt come soon too, so would really like some hindsight from others who have been there first.

We tried Ourpact which works across Apple and Android but found it a bit of a faff so defaulted to the ?Find My? app on the iPhone, and it works fine as a tool to quickly verify location. Life360 appears more clever, constantly tracking, so if you want more info like ?where your child has been?, rather they ?where they are now?, it?s worth considering

A personal experience here of East, but with only one kid at secondary, no insight into other schools with which to honestly compare first hand knowledge. We have had a kid at Charter East since September 2020, so with Covid, their experience has not been normal, irrespective of the school they attend. Charter East and its teachers have done an amazing job though at maintaining a decent education throughout, in our experience, given the unique circumstances. My biggest grumble is discipline, or lack of, which is a lifetime away from the Primary experience. I understand this issue has been exacerbated by lockdown for many kids, so is unlikely to be isolated to this school. So the teachers are having to clamp down in an extremely ruthless approach to try to instill a collective understanding in the pupils of what is right and wrong, how to behave in class, how to respect others adults and each other etc Sad it?s needed and this causes stress to our kid, who we understand is well behaved, but many other pupils are struggling and can be quite disruptive. As noted above, the Head of Chsrter North is now head of both schools. Many of the teachers at East came from North but with this change in leadership, I would expect to see more alignment in their approaches to all disciplines of teaching and school environment. The teachers are very approachable. This was a key concern for us in the transition from primary - how remote everything suddenly could become versus primary. But we can, and are encouraged, to make direct contact with teachers, especially their tutor, and routinely get very quick, considered, appreciative replies. It?s a brand new school building so it doesn?t suffer from years of underfunded maintenance issues or lack of equipment. The facilities really are brilliant and only getting better, as the remaining structures are built and sports areas complete. What would our kid?s experience have been like at Charter North or anywhere else? We really don?t know and never will. So many elements affect a kid?s happiness, especially as they go the through puberty! Reality is, we are blessed in East Dulwich to often deludedly think we have a choice of school for our kid. They are all decent schools. But in truth, there is little choice, unless you live in the absurd sweet spot overlap between Charter North and Charter East?s catchment. Best advice I can give - you should sssume you kid is going to the closest school. Accept that and embrace it, cause it?s the choice with the most likely outcome of the process. This also means their friends will be local too, which helps with forming friendships at this key age in life. They can walk to school together, come home together from the first weeks. Second advice - despite what I?ve just said, make sure you fill those 6 choices on the form, which ironically will likely involve putting schools far from home, otherwise the choice may be taken out of your hands. All in all, Charter East is not perfect but I don?t expect anywhere is - It?s a South London comprehensive. So despite a few grumbles, it?s bloody good and if you live close to it, I?d recommend you stop overthinking it, cause it was meant to be.

A cynic may find a correlation between installing LTN?s in the area, in advance of the ULEZ expanding, so as to coerce drivers onto a reduced road network, thereby making fewer cameras more effective.

I?m glad something is being done at that junction, as it?s on an key route for kids to two schools and is not a friendly place to cross. Whateley Road though will only ever be safe to cross, if 100% of drivers respect the 20mph speed limit. Sadly many drivers don?t. If they did, I guess all these works would not have been required in the first place. Whether building out kerbs and losing a load of parking spaces will make drivers slow down, only time will tell. Having looked at what has been built, I very much doubt it.

I barely use my old car, but it?s still useful to have occasionally, so that?s our plan. Autopay and take the hit if caught when we use it, rather than fork out for a replacement car.

Sorry to hear about your son. Hope he fully recovers. For any other cyclists reading this, there is an app available, on iPhone at least, called ?fill that hole?. Not a name you will forget. Simple to use, quick to enter details including photos / location et and from my experience over many years, results in a repair within days. Southwark repairs seem quicker than Lambeth. It?s good to know 2mins of my time, hopefully can save a fall like your son?s.

Correct but I can?t agree that they are carbuncles. Despite losing a bike, this city is a better place with single parking bays used for a storage device for 6 bikes, than another polluting vehicle. Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Was this from one of these green carbuncles that > the council have been spending thousands of pounds > on?