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Not really – most people on here were really p*ssed off that Brick House Bakery had to walk away because of the rent increase. I was too.

I've been with Community Fibre for 18 months and no complaints – speedy and reliable.

Another double thumbs up for Elliot. An alcove of shelves put up expertly. Friendly and fast service, and good value too.

Went to Chiptole's website and it seems impossible to look at a menu without telling them where you are and ordering delivery or takeaway. Disappointing. Another chain that looks geared up to having mutiple delivery riders outside clogging up Lordship Lane.

Isn't that from 3 years ago?

Possible collapse of the Picturehouse chain: https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/london-cineworld-closing-business-administration-26334383 I was at ED Picturehouse last night and was wondering how much their business has been hit by both Covid and the streaming services.

And this is a primary school! Secondary schools have a much wider catchment area (especially the private schools), but primaries? What's the catchment for Goodrich? Do many/any kids live more than 1/4 mile away? Lazy entitled parents indeed...

"... yuppies..." Haha! Good to hear from you, Louisa.

The Ivy House is brilliant on Christmas Day lunchtime. On several occasions, my Christmas dinner has been rather later then originally planned...

Almost certainly a peregrine or two. They've roosted/nested in the tall church spire just down the road and they often just pluck the breast out and leave the rest, A headless pigeon might have also been scavenged by a fox. Gruesome, but it's nature's way and there are plenty of pigeons to go round :-)

The move to barcoded stamps will mean that they/we will be able to track regular first and second class post. I wonder if that will make them do something to improve the service, but I'm not holding my breath...

Resurrecting this general DHFC thread... the club announced last night the departure of first team manager Gavin Rose. Gavin had been in that position since 2009, a DHFC record, and did amazing things bringing the club up to the National League South. Alas, progress on the pitch seems to have stalled and the terrible results so far this year (we've lost four of the last five games) meant his departure became perhaps inevitable. I wish Gavin well – he was a loyal, disciplined and brilliant leader for the team. Let's hope the club can find a manager to take us that step further.

The RSPCA too: https://news.sky.com/story/rspca-warns-over-dogs-being-abandoned-as-owners-struggle-with-returning-to-work-and-cost-of-living-rise-12540565

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-62610727 "There has been a "sharp rise" in the number of dogs being abandoned as the cost-of-living crisis deepens, a rescue centre has said. Hope Rescue Centre in Rhondda Cynon Taf said it had taken 300 calls in the past three months about pets. The centre said it was caused by a "perfect storm" of an increase in dog ownership during lockdown alongside the cost-of-living crisis. In the year after the first lockdown, UK households bought 3.2 million pets." And a year ago, before the 'cost of living crisis': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58996017 "Covid: Dogs bought in lockdown being abandoned"

I've had Community Fibre since the beginning of the year, and no problems at all. Very easy to install and great value.

Haven't seen swifts for a day or two – they might have started their migration already. All sightings to the contrary gratefully received.

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Many congrats to the Horniman Museum and Gardens for winning the national Art Fund Museum of the Year award – and a very handy £100,000. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62172335

A collision at the junction near the Grove Tavern. Not sure of the details...

I thought it was mostly Swiss cheeses around at Bob's house? A builder friend of mine was round there a while ago and said he throughly enjoyed dipping into Mrs Bob's fondue...

ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Went to see Jerusalem last night. Very, very good > and Mark Rylance is outstanding. Agreed. I'm not the biggest theatre fan, but this was outstanding.

Ooh, Arabica would be good. The fella who owns it lives/lived locally and did great local deliveries during the first lockdown. Did the whole thing ? web orders, cooking, delivery...

Excellent!

Keep eyes and ears open for the arrival of the swifts... must be any day now, I hope. Here's my list of the first recorded swifts in ED since 2011 (from the forum and my own observations): 2011 ? May 9 2012 ? May 1 2013 ? May 17 2014 ? May 8 2015 ? May 9 2016 ? May 4 2017 ? May 6 2018 ? May 7 2019 ? May 8 2020 ? May 6 2021 ? May 9

Snopes fact-checking is unimpressed by the "burglars' marks" tales that circulate every so often: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grab-and-go-code-chalkers/