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Cedges Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cora Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > 'Make an appointment with your GP if you are > > feeling unwell and it is not an emergency' - > it's > > in your copy and paste cedges as the right > action > > for Millie to take but she couldn't get an > > appointment with anyone. > > > You are quite right - what it doesn't say is kick > up a massive fuss if that appointment is not the > same day that you request it. A GP appointment > would have been offered as soon as one was > available, but millie wanted an appointment there > and then. My speil also says that requesting a > follow up GP appointment to check out the allergy > cause would have been perfectly appropriate. Why should you have to kick up a massive fuss to be seen? This means that those too ill to kick up a fuss or too polite don't get seen and those persistent enough do? I wonder if asking for a follow up appointment would have resulted in a ring back tomorrow morning for an appointment, followed tomorrow by a sorry all appointments full script. HP

Right - seeing as I'm the sleep deprived one my turn to comment. Yesterday morning: big beast of a plane over around 4:30 a.m. Flat/ bed/ head vibrating with the noise of it. Then every few minutes till gone five and oddly, a break for a while. This morning, currently thundering over nicely at a constant rate... Thundering isn't an exaggeration - is it the cloudy weather conditions making it seem worse or are they flying lower? HP

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I suspect maxxi wasn't being entirely serious > about the elbow thing. > > Sorry rahrahrah, but you're being too kind. > > This morning I was walking to the bus stop with my > daughter on my shoulders. Two women walking > towards me pushing buggies side by side on the > pavement, heads towards each other, deep in > conversation. I had to step off the pavement in to > the road (with my child on my shoulders) to get > out of their way. Neither of them acknowledged me, > and truth be known I doubt either of them even > noticed me. > > Is that typical of every parent? No, of course > not. > > But > > Are there quite a few people like that out there? > Yes. And they are selfish tw@ts Also get this a LOT! I try to keep my (still young) kids on the pavement. Or just stand still and wait for the side-by-side buggies to sort themselves out round me - is that passive aggressive or zen??? Can't decide but works a treat and saves my mood from deteriorating badly.... HP

Hi Pippa, Previous work commitments so probably cannot make it. BUT - with you in spirit and hope it goes well on Wednesday. HP

Whichever way you go, hope you enjoy the exhibition! HP

Please God DO NOT go the bus route unless the trains are completely screwed up. Speaking from experience its very hit and miss (I do Denmark Hill or Peckham Rye to South Ken for work). Your hour could be an hour and a half and its not exactly a direct route! Train quick and only two stops on the tube from Victoria so a sweaty 5 mins only to put up with.... HP

bobbsy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I did complain to heathrow about the recent noise > levels - they responded and have sent me a map of > westerly landing paths. Yes, we are right in the > think of it! Thanks for posting. Looks almost beautiful! HP

I feel for all the innocent ginger dads hoofing around ED and wondering why they're being given the evil eye ...

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hpsaucey Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > 89 and 90 were damn fine Reading years ... > > http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/reading-89.html > > http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/reading-90.html > > Some good bands on there for sure (particularly > 90). But Reading was always a rock festival... > somewhere between Glastonbury and Donnington, > really. Very different vibe to Glastonbury (I > imagine... never actually been to either). Having done both ... yes very different atmospheres to each other at the time and now. Dunno about Reading being 'Rock' - mix of rock/indie/grunge/world etc etc. Probably depends what bands you chose to see at the time.

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > *Bob* Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Not quite 80's - but went to Reading once - in > '90 > > I think it was. > > > > Didn't like the vibe much. Very laddish / beer > > oriented. All a bit nuts-and-bolts, not enough > > weird stuff. Terrible choice of fonts.. > > > It just shows how different the 80's were from the > 90's. > The Reading vibe was good back then. It was still > safe enough to leave things in tents, you were > allowed to take in (supermarket) trolleys full of > alcohol, the music was great but everything was > more civilised. > > I do kind of like the home comfort of having > amenities. Made me feel better knowing that there > were proper flushing toilets, showers & hot water > at Reading, but the same year at Glastonbury, the > water consisted of one cold tap in the middle of a > bog and toilets so unusable, people were heading > out to the woods with a shovel! 89 and 90 were damn fine Reading years ... http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/reading-89.html http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/reading-90.html

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I watched Florence and the Machine last night.. > > First time I have ever seen their set. > > I thought they were superb.. So much energy. > Brilliant. > > Foxy. Wot??? She was completely out of tune!

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Would people be interested in a public meeting > about aircraft noise in Spetember? > Please email if yes so we can see numbers. > I'd anticipate asking HACAN, CAA, Heathrow and > City airport along to discuss and explain. Hi James - would be interested in coming along. Thanks in advance for organising. HP

God - not one for 'listen again' then!

I might be wrong too but wasn't there also originally something about the boys not 'hanging around' the park - i.e. in effect being told they couldn't go there after school? HP

Couple of earlier thread on it - if you can be bothered to pick through the threads to find the 'park' bits. Always seemed pretty mean-spirited to me personally that these boys were in effect told that they couldn't use the park! Unlike most others... http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,289472,page=2 http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,26226,page=10 HP

redjam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is ironic that amongst the name-calling, > accusations and semi-hysterical posts by some > people on here, no one appears to have noticed the > update from Liz Brown from the Charter School > Trust (posted at 9pm by Derek_Hill above). This > makes it clear that no off-site nodal point has > ever been proposed by Charter so, we can infer, is > never likely to happen. So everyone is coming to > blows over a distance of, what, say 100 metres? I > am honestly baffled by it all. > > It is doubly ironic that this thread has descended > into a slanging match again when it started as a > call for unity. I went to a concert at the Royal > Festival Hall tonight where hundreds of > primary-school children from all over Southwark > were dancing and singing their hearts out, all > working together irrespective of which area they > came from. It was truly uplifting. I think we > could all learn a bit of a lesson from them. > > Let's all just remember how lucky we are that this > school is coming at all and get a little > perspective. It will benefit everyone, even those > whose children don't get in directly. I > confidently predict most kids in the East Dulwich > postcode who want to get in will do so, going by > Charter's own estimate (they have said - v. rough > estimate, obviously - they expect the catchment to > extend 1.4km either side of the site). So will > most kids in South Camberwell. In a year's time, > everyone is going to be wondering what on earth > this fuss was all about. Going slightly off topic for a minute - I was also at Southwark Splash this evening- all the children and other performers were absolutely amazing in what was a joyful community event! They should all be extremely proud of themselves. HP

bawdy-nan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm still waiting to see anything at all from this > school about its proposed provision for children > with SEN. Its vision waxes lyrical about the > provision for the academically and musically > gifted but says absolutely nothing at all about > the provision for the near 20% of children who are > identified as having some kind of special > educational need (whether formally set out in an > EHC or not). > > The downgrading of the priority for children with > exceptional medical and social need sings a pretty > powerful song and the complete lack of reference > to SEN in the vision document suggests that the > people putting this together are partially sighted > on this issue at best (and, frankly, for a team > setting up a new school that's a worrying lack) > and at worst presenting and constructing the > school as the kind of place really not at all > interested in children with any kind of additional > needs. > > Sufficient attention has been paid to what a child > with an aptitude for languages might need such > that an idea of what might be available to them is > set out in the vision document as a kind of > selling point to prospective supporters. I wonder > whether the people planning the new school have > made any consideration whatsoever about children > with additional or special educational needs? Or > perhaps this isn't considered a "selling" point. > > Those children with SEN might well be musically > talented, academically gifted or have a special > gift for languages but will they be welcome at the > school? > > Perhaps, and one hopes, that this is merely a > mistake in presentation and the team are indeed > busily appointing SENCOs and planning how the > school can enable all children to thrive but, from > the outside, it really doesn't read or look that > way at all. And that is both off-putting and > extremely disappointing. Bawdy-nan ... totally agree.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lemonellen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Sue Wrote: > > > > > > > > Could it be that somebody in the practice has > > made > > > a typo when entering your details? > > > > > > If say there was a letter wrong in your > > surnames, > > > or a digit wrong in the house number, then > > there > > > wouldn't be a match. > > > > I think it might be a bigger issue than that. > The > > same happened when I tried to register, but the > > receptionist read back my details to confirm I > was > > definitely on their records. He said I can sort > it > > out when I go in. I got the impression this has > > been a common occurrence. > > > > Sounds like they need to get all their IT systems > thoroughly overhauled by someone who knows what > they're doing. It would be interesting to know if the other practices using this online registration system (I noticed the Gardens and Nunhead on there whilst searching for DMC) have similar issues! HP

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > mummydaddyme Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Well I have tried registering all 5 members of > my > > household and all i keep getting is that the > > information that I am entering does not match > the > > details that the practice holds. > > > Could it be that somebody in the practice has made > a typo when entering your details? > > If say there was a letter wrong in your surnames, > or a digit wrong in the house number, then there > wouldn't be a match. I've also tried and failed. I've tried 'old' and new postcodes. I've tried the two varying surnames of household members etc. etc. And also failed to register ... again. HP

Scruffy Mummy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Goosey-goosey - the delightfully imperfect & > eccentric little tree was planted as part of the > Council's plant a tree scheme where community > groups and schools can plant a tree - and the > Council who planted it! It's a very young tree > that will grow and in several years be very > fullsome. It was deliberately planted where it > is for several reasons - one of which I believe is > that a tree nearby is dying. Last year, I thought > it looked very sweet with Christmas ornaments and > Christmas lights and the annual Carols on the > Green event happened round the tree. How nice > that we can carry on this tradition every year > around a living Christmas tree. Aw - that's a lovely little tree! Reminds me of the Charlie Brown one.

nunheadbelle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hpsaucey Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Took this photo of Rye Lane back in March early > on > > a Sunday morning. Walked by thinking the > colours > > were rather beautiful. 2 seconds after taking > this > > a bus ploughed through it the other way > showering > > me with some of the soggy debris.. And there was > a > > chicken carcass or two in there amongst other > > things! > > > > HP > > Lordship Lane is missing out on all this. The > sense of adventure, ploughing your way through > goodness knows what, the smell of rotting > vegetables and other things in the air, not > knowing whether you will be covered in goo, it's > the thrill of the ride, getting your adrenalin > pumping. Don't you just love it!! LOL I'd have loved it a BIT more if I hadn't been on the way to an all-day meeting and sitting there in a 'soggy debris' jumper lol... one to tell the kids though.

Personally think its worse. Seem to be getting more going to Heathrow and City through Nunhead anyway.

Tried signing. Not working (again) at the mo... HP

Anyway - signing off as I realise I'm going against the original spirit of the OP! Hoping for many constructive conversations and a suitable way forward found for the consultation for the much-needed new school. HP

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No it does not mean that. I'll include the > section on nodal points for completeness. > > As you'll see below, you can have nodal points but > one of them always should be the actual school. > More importantly, the justification for them is > fairly constrained: > > 25.5. Nodal points (e.g. a geographic point in the > school grounds and between > one and 3 others in key catchments within the > local community) may also > be used as a form of catchment to ensure a school > not only serves pupils > close to the school but others slightly further > away with little or no priority > access to other schools. Care needs to be taken to > ensure nodal points do > not unfairly discriminate against particular > social groups (paragraph 1.8 of > the Code). > > Its pretty clear that one point has to be the > school itself and that a nodal point can only be > seen as fair if there is access to no other > schools and the creation of it does not exclude > any social group. While people may not like the > Harris ED schools, saying there is no access to > them for people living on Northcross Road (they > only suggested nodal point so far) cannot be > substantiated if challenged with the adjudicator. > More importantly, a shift in the catchment further > south from the school will clearly impact certain > social groups disproportionately. > > The grounds for challenging the nodal points is > clear in the government guidance on fair > admissions. Being picky ' little or no priority access to other schools.' as in the document is different to your 'no access' to the ED Harris ones. This is a very moot point for those with girls around Harris Girls ED given the planned changes to admissions there in Lewisham for example but then you've read the thread..... (and I'm not in the category of parent with a girl in that geographical area before anyone asks). HP