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Poor old ED - not up and coming enough???

Agree - up to them to say if they 'want' kids or not. But is also up to you to accept or decline the invite on that basis. One of my friends got married in St Andrews. I was breastfeeding at the time but the wedding said no kids allowed. It would have meant a trip for all of us all the way up there for myself, partner and two kids to St Andrews, but they weren't allowed at the wedding. I declined and explained why. I don't think she really understood She might now as she has her own child now.

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Everyone is getting so uptight but did your vote > actually count? > Peckham/Camberwell, Dulwich/W.Norwood were safe > seats so no, because we voted for Labour and still > lost. > It just shows how well this voting system > works.:( > And that people living in this area are not being > treated too well by the government. Independence for London perhaps? Everyone else wants a stab at it ...

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mick Mac Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It's the economy stupid and most people have > recognised that the > > Tories have done a good job. > > Most people have swallowed the lie that they've > done a good job. Have they? The smell of fear instigated about the possible affect of the SNP is palpable. HP

Very sadly forgewood shut this year. Their sister sites are open though. V lovely place. Check their website for links to their others

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a moral argument. Should a charity who > beneficeries are almost totally local private > schools screw a state funded school and remove its > playing field. Edward Alleyn would turn in his > grave that his legacy is reduced to this sordid > behaviour. > > What the Dulwich Eatate should be doing is seeking > to broaden its charitable aims to local Dulwich > schools of all types. Hear hear! Nicely put and succinct!

My cat when I was a kid was chatty too. Just before primary school kicked out she'd head out the front of the house and roll and frolic for attention from passers by. Some of them evidently 'felt sorry' for her as I heard comments about her always being outside etc. etc. Little did they know she'd been snoozing on the sofa, dribbling slightly, for most of the day before hoofing it outside just in time to be made a fuss of... Clever cat! HP

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If there is more "Greener, Cleaner" funding I > would like to see the Victorian waterfalls feature > re-instated. > > This should be relatively cheap. > > Best not to employ a contractor that thinks water > runs uphill. > > John K I'll second this - perhaps when funding comes up - late in the year?? - its worth putting an application in? Re: running up hill. It STILL makes me mad every time I pass the one o'clock club and remember how lovely that water feature was for a few brief weeks and how much the kids enjoyed it. I just don't understand why the contractor got away without snagging this??? Putting it right - assuming its too late for them to be held to account - would also be high up my cleaner, greener wish list... HP

Caroline_S Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also, what's special about Harris compared with > other primaries is that it's so tiny it's like > sending them to another nursery - lots of lovely > new toys (literally) and no enormous children > rampaging about!! One of the good things about having 'enormous' children - i.e older ones around, is that younger and older years can ideally learn from/learn to care for each other.The younger ones can dream of attempting things they hadn't though posslbe/ thought about doing/ the older ones can be taught to help the younger ones engage in 'younger' games they might otherwise think now'too young' for them. All schools have to start somewhere with an intake however and for some kids being the biggest/ oldest ones going through the school might be a good thing for them. I'd hate anyone reading to thing that 'enormous children rampaging about' is what inevitably happens in primary schools or a necessarily a bad thing :,(

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And sibling place is different. > > But I have heard several people on different > occasions saying along the lines of "I'm only > putting the one I want, then they'll have to give > it to me". These people are idiots and deserve not > to get what they arrogantly think they can bully > their way in to. Yep - I know someone who did this to - even after asking a fair few people what they'd do (all of who said DON'T just put one down). They were upset when - surprise surprise - they were allocated a school miles way. Could only think of the poor kid who as a result had a hell of a journey cross the borough to primary! HP

I've so far avoided painting any of the walls on my flat - all currently white - makes the little bu**ers much easier to spot and zap asap! HP

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Let the customers choose. > > If you're in the food/catering industry and > haven't updated your offering since 1980, then > losing a bit of business shouldn't come as a > complete shock. Too true. I let my kids choose between the organic icecream in 'handcrafted' cone or a neon-blue 'Mr Bubble' bubblgum ice lolly... They'd choose a Mr Bubble every time! Give me a nice bit of Mr Whippy personally!

wellington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Exciting! I'm not a fan of Oddenos and still miss > the one on Melbourne Grove. Ditto! Don't get the fuss about Oddnos meself... Hoping this one good!

Sounds like your heart says keep her where she is as she is already happy there! My sons remained at their nursery rather than go to the school one where I hoped they'd get a place for the same reason - they were happy there so I kept them there. Whilst some went from the school nursery into reception it hasn't stopped those who DIDN'T settling in at all! Good luck. HP

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damzel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No I don't think you are neurotic, judging by the > fact that there were no posts but a number of PMs. > Thx to those that sent me messages. Sorry I > posted the question (what a sad world we live in). > I won't post any areas or street names if anyone > else would like to PM me with good family friendly > streets. Agreed - is a sad indictment. Glad u got ur pm replies!

Maybe I'm neurotic, but perhaps people wouldn't want to post streets where they feel they can let their children 'pop from house to house' on an open forum? Hence the number of views and lack of direct responses... HP

What can I say. The moths are a complete ba**ard to keep under control. Now keep all woolens etc. Not being used vacbagged. Use the traps and spray others mention and never let our guard down. Squish any u see straight away!

Dun Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Travelling by bus into center of town seems worse > then normal. Camberwell New Road has works around > the Oval causing a nighmare and major delays. > Walworth Road has temporary lights near Albany > Road so also has huge delays. Does anyone know how > much longer this will last? And does work then > start on E&C so that those buses will be delayed > for the next 18 months? Denmark Hill is packed in > the mornings and Overground doesn't work for where > I need to go. Have attached a photo taken > yesterday morning of the buses backed up on > Walworth Road, just after Camberwell Green headed > towards Elephant & Castle. There are 15 buses in a > row with another 4 behind that I couldn't fit into > the photo!!!! God - feeling sorry for all you commuters on that route. Have to say - great photo though! H

Can I join in??? We're in a block. Someone had their shopping delivered around 6:30 a.m.! The delivery guy thud thud thudded the shopping still in plastic crates up the two flights of stairs. Wondered what the bl**dy hell was going on out there. Past our front door which is near our childrens' bedroom. Cue stirring from kids ... Grrrr.

katanita Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pissed off? Hardly, have had weeks (months even) > of free membership that gets continually extended > the longer they take to open. It gets me discounts > at shops/restaurants/the other Picturehouses. > Excellent value. Can't understand why people are > getting exercised about it. Ooh - I'm a ritzy member. Is this why they've offered to carry over my unused tickets?? Extra months sounds good too. I will renew asap. Re: my pissed off comment I was simply suggesting that IF there were people who bought ED membership paeticularly, and it sounds as though this isn't the case, I could see they'd have a case to be annoyed. I just couldn't see why anyone else should be.

I guess if people have signed up for East Dulwich Picturehouse membership then they would have a right to be pissed off, esp. as they may well miss the 'new' deadline. The rest of us aren't customers yet. Personally I will await its opening with equanimity given that there are plenty of other cinemas around. BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmmm. If my business promised to deliver and still > hadn't done so five months later having missed > three promised deadlines, customers might have > some justification in finding it unprofessional.

Quite like the email. They're late.they're excited They want us to be excited and patient a bit longer. Membership usable elsewhere. Seems to cover what they want us to know /what we need to know with good grace in a lighthearted manner.

Conrad Shawcross usually does very thoughtful and thought-provoking work so personally really looking forward to seeing these. More about them and a video: "A new series of sculptures by Conrad Shawcross will be unveiled in Dulwich Park in London on 18 April 2015. The sculptures, entitled Three Perpetual Chords, have been commissioned by Southwark Council in partnership with the Contemporary Art Society, as a public art legacy to the Two Forms Divided Circle Barbara Hepworth sculpture stolen from the park in 2011. Three Perpetual Chords draws from the artist?s ongoing study of harmonics and represent The Octave, The Fifth and The Fourth within the Western harmonic scale. They will form a trail in the northern end of the park, with each just visible from the last, and will rest lightly on the grass, emphasising the juxtaposition between an industrial material and its arcadian environment. The knot-like sculptures are cast in spheroidal cast iron ? a ductile material used within urban settings ? which in time react to their environment, forming colours of deep red, blue/blacks and browns, and areas of polished silver where they are frequently touched or sat on. Conrad Shawcross said: "It has been a great pleasure to make a new, permanent commission for Dulwich Park. Three Perpetual Chords are a counterpoint to a traditional civic sculpture in that the loops invite approach, play and physical interaction. These knot-like forms host a void within them and this is a subtle reference to Hepworth?s work, in which the hole is ubiquitous. I hope they become meeting points, romantic destinations, and encourage playfulness while remaining beguiling and provoking figures on the horizon." The musician and composer Mira Calix will be composing a musical response to each of the sculptures which will be performed live at the launch by London Contemporary Orchestra." For more information and a short video about the making of the work, please click here: http://www.contemporaryartsociety.org/news/video-conrad-shawcross-reveals-the-making-process-of-his-three-perpetual-chords/

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The other thing about 'home counties blow-ins' is > that many of their parents actually 'blew out' of > inner London back in the 60s / 70s. It would be > more accurate to call their children 'blow backs', > or 'inner London returners'. Or better still, not > to label and judge them at all, but accept that > London is a dynamic city with constantly shifting > populations. That's me then - a Palmer's Green blow out when my parents could't afford to live there any more in the 1970s and a 2001 blow in south of the river.. MY kids will I suppose have to be blow outs for the same reason in years to come!