pearl1

Isn't the issue here, not so much with the child - often children in inner city schools have problems with behaviour, or indeed other issues, but with the lack of support for teachers from the headteacher of the school and the local education authority?

14 years and counting...it's very nice here in burrow Road....

I was part of a squatter community in the 80/90's. We never occupied a property if that meant it would be stopping someone for using it, our homes were always abandoned/derelict. We never left a property in a worse condition than we found it and often made considerable repairs/improvements to our living space, and we always moved on when the property was reclaimed by the owners. Welcome to the GooseGreenTeam.....

Life during wartime - talking heads

Horsebox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pearl1 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Basically, they have no reason to be at the > > station if fares are not being checked. > > > And you know this because? > > > pearl1 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > It is > > unreasonable and they should be off doing > > something useful... > > Such as catching 'real' criminals? > > Yes, of course. Er.. I know this because I was there!

Basically, they have no reason to be at the station if fares are not being checked. It is unreasonable and they should be off doing something useful...

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't forget, these are probably British Rail > Police. It's not as if they would be stopping bank > robberies in the high street if they weren't > assisting revenue protection. they appeared to be regular police, inasmuchas I didn't notice anything which marked them out as being Railway police. but that still doesn't explain why they need sniffer dogs to catch out fare dodgers....

It's not the first time they've used dogs either. They were there a couple of months ago as well. I just resent being made to feel as though I am living in a police state with every move being checked. I don't believe the police should be there with dogs. They have absolutely no reason to suspect the average commuter of being a dope smoker or terrorist and it is an invasion of our personal space (for want of a more eloquent expression).

Knitting or reading? Reading or knitting? Hmmm... maybe both....

Why is it necessary to have a waiting room? I get the train every day and can't really see how it would make much difference to passengers. Money would be better spent on the ramps to the platforms (a) getting rid of the steps on platform two to make access easier and speed up commuters' exit and (b) installing hand rails for safety - it's incredibly dangerous when it snows.....

Ha! but have you knitted any decorations????? come on Tuesday - you still have time!!!! sophiesofa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mine has tinsel, home made origami ball > decorations, home made pom poms, white lights, a > paperchain, some flocked baubles, lots of > snowflakes, basically anything tacky + a really > cute ceramic penguin with a broken foot. I LOVE > CHRISTMAS

You'll never be bored watching Romeo and Juliet at the ballet because the music is so bloomin' good for a start - the Capulet ball scene is worth the entry fee alone, as is Lady Capulets mourning scene - I challenge you not to be moved by that. It's not at all what most people expect, who have never been.. It's totally absorbing because it is a visual experience. Your attention is totally drawn to the action on stage and the time just flies by.... Whatever you see I hope you have a really good time...

There is always a pantomime at Greenwich theatre. I don't know how much but I'm sure it's not expensive. The best panto is always at the Hackney Empire though.....

If Greendale is a site of importance for nature conservation, then surely there is even less chance of it being built on?

Selling the ground for redevelopment, has indeed, been tried before. I very much doubt that there is planning permission for anything on this site, whatever the SLP states. As Ipool points out, there would undoubtedly have been consultatation with local residents (as in the past). Also, although I'm not sure exactly who owns the land off Greendale - they didn't want the football club there last time so it seems unlikely they'll want it there now...

Navy blue jumper and trousers with a white shirt is Charter uniform...

I also live on the St Francis 'Estate'. I don't mind the noise from the football matches. It's only occasional and never that loud, but I do have a problem with the noise late at night when Dulwich Hamlet have let their bar out for parties. The noise carries a long way and is loud enough to keep me awake. Not an issue if they only have parties occasionally but I understand they have made an application to have a late licence more often. Maybe others will know more about that....

headnizm wasn't called that in 1994 and I think the jewellers was part of the green and blue site. Wasn't there a butcher on the same side as cheese block, but nearer the roundabout end?

thank you...

Please can you help? I want to change my username or re-register with a new one. I've just found out my boss reads the forum........When I try to register a new user name I get a message that says this email account is already registered to a user ie. me. Does this mean only one person from each email address can use the forum? How can I get a new username without changing my email address?

I want to change my username (having found out one of my bosses reads the ED forum.) How can I do it without changing my email address?

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Station Address: > East Dulwich Station > Grove Vale > London > SE22 8EF > > (taken from > http://www.infotransport.co.uk/trains/station/594) > > > Also check out this map which shows postcode > borders: > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=533449&y=1753 > 75&z=0&sv=SE22+8EF&st=2&pc=SE22+8EF&mapp=map.srf&s > earchp=ids.srf > > The station and DKH estate are in East Dulwich. > The SE5 border comes just before Grove Hill Road. But the big sign opposite the garage at Goose Green says 'Welcome to Camberwell' suggesting that anything past that, heading up to the station is in Camberwell; also the council ward of Camberwell South encompasses the station. This is a bit confusing.....

Yes it is - camberwell starts just after goose green.....there's a great big sign up that says so Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ronniemama Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ED station is in camberwell after all...... > > Ah no... no it's not. Close though. > > >

Thank you Dagmarj, for a thoroughly reasonable summing up of the situation.

Hey, I have nothing against academies per se, if they work, they work. We need a school for boys only to redress the balance in available places. With more than one girls only school there is a definite lack of places for boys - so that's why it is a single sex school. The problem with academies is that they are not answerable to the local authority, do not have to adhere to the national curriculum and buildings and grounds are to some degree (i'm sure there is an expert here who can clarify) are at the disposal of the sponsor , who only has to provide something like 2% of the costs in order to get his name on the school. The places for this academy ARE for boys in the ED area, and if you think the bottom of Friern Road is not East Dulwich enough, then you are just picking hairs. Where exactly would you like it to be? ED station is in camberwell after all...... but,as i said - if it works it's not a problem for me... annaj Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ok, so I accept that people who live in the > immediate area are concerned that the site isn't > large enough and about the impact of 900 boys > arriving and leaving each day, but I still have > questions (and these are genuine questions not an > attack or attempt to be contraversial) > > Mic Mack, why are you so convinced that the places > will not go to boys from East Dulwich? I've just > had a look at the website for the academy in > Peckham and distance from school is part of the > admissions policy, with places allocated on the > basis of special need, skills or talents in > certain areas (in the case of the Peckham academy, > performing arts)and distance from the school. So, > it stands to reason that if the same policy > applies to the ED academy then much of the intake > will come from ED. > > Ronnimama, why are academies not ideal? Having had > a look at their website I don't really understand > what the problem with them is. Perhaps I'm missing > something or being naive, but they seem to me to > be modern schools that cater for a range of > abilities including, but not exclusively, special > needs. > > Antijen, I can completely see why a group of > parents and teachers would be extremely upset at > the relocation of a popular special needs school > and at being essentially taken over by a church > school, but I'm not really sure what it has to do > with the new academy, unless it was just to make > the point that parents views aren't listened to.