tarafitness

Lee Scoresby Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > The chainsaws have been out, day after day; while > some tree removals were clearly necessary, it > seems that when they want a tree gone - to > facility music events for example, or the parking > of contractor vehicles - there is no tree in the > park so healthy that 'dieback' could not be > discovered in it, hohoho-hollow-ho. And without a > huge bung from the National Lottery these bozos > have not the slightest interest in, you know, > actually PLANTING new trees. Rather, careful > observers may have detected that a concerted, > undeclared effort is underway to attenuate all > areas of tree and other vegetation, evidently to > allow continuous sightlines through the park from > all angles, so as to faciliate policing (in the > general sense). This vandalism completely undoes > the thought and effort of many past generations to > carefully enfold so very many private, beautiful > spaces like an intricate puzzle within what is > really not a large area. Again, did anyone ask us > about this? > > And here's the doozy for locals and park lovers > ... having concealed with grass-seeding their > failure to repair the considerable, serious ground > damage caused by last May's appalling (and > 'commercially confidential' hoho) 'music event', > Southwark is going to do it all over again at the > end of this month. Watch and see the mayhem and > squalor, the strutting security thugs, the > noise-assault, the vegetated areas thick with > fecal matter, the damage to the natural fabric of > the park ... > > Am I correct in thinking that the lovely huge tree that was used by my family - and numerous others with small children - to provide shade from the blazing sunshine at last year's festival, has now been cut down?! :( Was this at the request of the organisers? I really cannot see the justification.

I don't know how Goodrich is set up, but at Heber there is freeflow between both Reception classes and Nursery. This is really nice as it means that the younger children get to socialise with slightly older ones, and is lovely for children who might feel more secure back in nursery with younger kids. I imagine that it's particularly helpful for those who then go onto Reception, as they are already familiar with the rooms and teachers :)

Hi Kate, you can email them on [email protected] :)

Ahh okay, I hadn't realised that. Do you know if COTR is still in business? My son went to a great birthday party there a couple of years back.

Captured on the Rye appears to have been replaced by a piano school. Not sure if it's any good though.

Yes, they are very much open, and run a fabulous pre/after school club too :)

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I passed by there yesterday and only saw one > sign? There are about 3 :) > I think if I had seen anybody feeding ducks bread > next to it I might have had a polite word with > them :) The family who were there when we arrived, cleared off as soon as we pulled out the freezer bags of duck food. The other chap was wandering around with a plastic bag full of bread, throwing it mainly to the pigeons, then lobbing some into the pond - while stood next to the sign. You're braver than I am. I just did the passive aggressive British thing of loudly agreeing with my 5 year old when he said that people shouldn't be feeding the ducks bread. ------ I think there may be 2 families of coots? I saw parents with 2, and then there's a nest full of the fluffy blighters at the end near the small playground.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > tarafitness Wrote: > > > Boo to all the people deliberately ignoring the > > 'please don't feed me bread' signs :( > > > Whilst that annoys me greatly as well, to be fair, > maybe they are not "deliberately ignoring" the > signs? > > Maybe they just haven't seen or read them? They were stood right next to the signs :D

Yay to the baby coots in Peckham Rye Park's pond, being marvellously well looked after by their parents. Boo to all the people deliberately ignoring the 'please don't feed me bread' signs :(

We live around there and are in Heber, as our several other families in the immediate area :-)

hiya, we're parenting screen free so this was a concern for us. I bought a Kindle Fire (just a regular one) and set up parental controls. This enables me to restrict what my 5 year old has access to on the Kindle (currently just Audible and Spotify), and he cannot play games or watch YouTube etc. There is also a feature where you can monitor which activities they've carried out on the device. If listening before bed, it's a good idea to turn blue light filter onto max, so as to not prevent them from feeling sleepy.

Oh my goodness. To call the lollipop man ineffective would be doing him a massive kindness. It really winds me up. He stands leaning against the island on Crystal Palace Road - which is the safest part of that junction, and therefore the least necessary spot. He doesn't even step into the road when people cross at that point, he just holds the lollipop stick out *behind* them as they cross over. I don't understand why he's there in the first place, he might as well not be, he provides no barrier between pedestrians and the traffic. It's really baffling!

Gumboots is an excellent choice, if you can secure a place. A new nursery called Butterfly Lane has just opened up on Bassano Street (right next to the cinema). The staff are really lovely and already run another well established nursery in Peckham. It's newly opened so I doubt you'd struggle to get a place now (not sure about in August).

Hi, just came across this thread and wondered if there were any updates. I avoid Barry Road where I can, as the speeds people get up to are rather frightening if you have children. I took driving lessons a little while ago, and the number of vehicles that would well exceed the speed limit just to overtake me on a short stretch of the road, was incredible. East Dulwich Road is pretty horrendous too. I live near Goose Green and hate the way they race between the traffic lights and the zebra crossing (and vice versa). Particularly those who do so in the bus lane, which is very alarming when you're walking alongside it with your children :(

Thanks for starting this new thread :)

Butterfly Lanes Nursery Sabbath Keeping Temple Bassano Street East Dulwich SE22 8RU They're right next to the cinema. Lovely setup inside, and very friendly and enthusiastic staff :-)

Hi Renata, any news on why the tyre swings were removed? The wooden frame is still standing devoid of any apparatus. Seems such a waste in an otherwise sparsely decked out playground. Also, do you know if there are any plans to turn off the water when it gets down to freezing? That rock structure will be treacherous when covered with ice ❄ Thanks

Hi there. Resurrecting an old thread here, but I was wondering how you got on with the application?

I feel so sorry for the people who have just bought the property next door! Surely there would have been a survey done? You can see from the picture of the front of the house, that the adjoining one has a crack in the lower bay.

Rimmel liquid concealer works a treat! I use it alongside their breathable foundation - which has a really nifty brush applicator - and they work well together :)

We lost our EE and 3 mobile networks, as well as Virgin. Very strange. We had no landline, thank goodness we didn't have an emergency and need to dial 999,as there was no dial tone at all.

There is soft play at the Albrighton centre in ED, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Very good value for money. It's not a multi level thing though.

Nothing is ever truly deleted ;-) I think this is a good example of how use of the Oxford comma would have been beneficial. Such a strange response to give, how was she not a 'paying customer'?! I'm pretty sure that parents with babies make up a huge proportion of their clientele. They probably spend more than the people on laptops nursing that one cup of coffee for hours, too :-D fairly large demographic to alienate. Looking after a new baby is seriously hard work. Actually making it out the house is a massive achievement some days! This kind of experience can really shake a new mum's confidence.

I guess if you want to run a successful business, in a predominantly family filled area, it's probably a good idea not to kick out a new mum (who's just bought food and drink from you), for the crime of having a baby cry for a few minutes. Also probably not wise to compare babies to dogs, and try and make yourself sound good by 'allowing' mums to breastfeed in your establishment... Bit of a dick move tbh :-/