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Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If 'everything' is down, and the repair time is > long, the chances are that this is a cable breach, > either accidently (i.e. JCB went through it in > error) or the result of intentional cable theft. > Because each cable is made up of multiple twisted > pairs, each of which uniquely connects between the > subscriber's end and the exchange equipment, > restoration requires each pair to be correctly > matched; this is much more complex than mending an > electricty cable or gas pipe or water pipe - when > just joining back the ends is all this is required > to restore 'flow'. Similary damage to a > flexibility point (i.e. one of the green cabinets > in the street) also required meticulous > restoration of each pair. Do you know what has > caused this outtage? Nope - BT were pretty opaque about it on the times we've rung them - but then don't suppose call centre staff often get the teccie view. Seems to be a mixture of fixing and other work going on on the street and also local exchange. That bit of road is often being worked up but various companies... If anyone's interested - seems to be up and running. Not sure about the 'bust' stop tho lol. HP

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi LondonMix, > If you still feel any questions unanswered please > let me know and I'll endeavour to answer at the > weekend. > > Hi hopsaucey, > When I took two parents from the steering group to > meet the council leader, at the start of March, to > try and gain the council's support for our new > secondary school, Cllr Peter John was clear he > thought we could have health facilities, a new > secodnary school and housing. He suggested our new > school could go up needing less land. This really > stuck in my mind. It has caused many other > conversations with archtiects, sterring groups, > etc. this new free school project has been my main > councillor focus for a year now. Peter doesnt > recall this element of the meeting but then he has > the whole council to focus on. If Peter was > correct then a few hundred extra homes would mean > the primary and secondary place forecasts let > alone all the other services would be under egging > things. > I hope which ever applciation wins gets to use > 2/3rds of the site - ie. all the sapce after the > new health facilities. Thanks James. The vagaries of lcoal planning. Off topic - but it reminds me of the situation we're traditionally in in this country in which most fire stations, hospitals etc. are built on flood plans! Some day common sense and jouiend up thinking will prevail!

Hi James - a naiive question perhaps but what's Southwark's stance/policy on building more housing in an area when there's already a shortage of infrastructure services in the vicinity - i.e. school places etc. Cheers HP

For those affected by the BT landline and internet outage on Peckham Rye east. Update from BT is that, althoguh this was due to be fixed by yesterday end of play it own't be before end of play next MONDAY. Not only are phones/internet down but the bust stop outside Aura court is closed too - so assume will remain shut until then at least. GRRrrrr. HP

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > James point blank-- do you support a Harris > Nunhead school being opened on the Dulwich > Hospital site despite there being a surplus of > spaces in ED from 2016 onwards that could already > meet a shortfall in Nunhead (if a Harris Nunhead > didn't open in Nunhead), yes or no? Hang on - isn't THIS thread about the Haberdasher's Proposal for a secondary NOT about whether or not a local councillor supports the opening of a completely separate primary school? HP

Saffron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Small babies, they're tricky, no? You gotta love > 'em. Except sometimes you just want them to go to > SLEEEEEEEEEP! > > Four months is far too young to expect most babies > to make it through a long sleep without a night > feed (though there's plenty of individual > variation of course). Four months is also too > young for controlled crying. Research has > suggested that below 6 months cc is not effective > and can be detrimental to leave babies of this age > crying for long periods. Dr Christopher Green, one > of originators of cc did not recommend this method > for babies under 6 months. > > It's definitely worth trying for a good feed at > the first serious waking. Then you might use some > of Elizabeth > Pantley's gentle techniques for encouraging Baby > to fall asleep with less use of a dummy. > Techniques were designed to wean Baby off breast > feeding to sleep, but you could modify them for a > dummy. > > Good luck! xx Agreed - 4 months far too early for thinking about 'controlled crying' - sure there's another phrae for it, but after a G&T I can't think of it. But - don't try weaning off a dummy - i.e. cold turkey - IF you've established it until 6 months earliest ... I fed mine to sleep and accepted the pros and cons that this came with.Knew I was both providing food/comfort with this. Didn't know about the 4th Trimester theory at the time, but it makes sense.

cornelia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No personal experience with dummies (though > definitely sleep issues!) but just wanted to link > you to > http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/09September/Pages/Cont > rolled-crying-safe-for-babies.aspx because 4 > months may be a little early for cry it out - > research mentioned in the link has only looked at > this from 7 months. > > Don't recall exactly but I understand in the first > 6 months the baby's cortisol levels are still > being set - I read about this research in Sue > Gerhardt's book (Why love matters). > > Good luck with all of it! ISIS online is also > useful. Link: https://www.isisonline.org.uk/about/ Can I also add on to the lovely gentle advice above, that current guidance advises not taking away a dummy once use has been established until a bit older - gently withdrawing it after 6 months or so. Its a controversial area of research looking at SIDS/dummy use/feeding method etc. I've attached an NCT leaflet summarising fairly recent research for those interested. Personal opinion but I've always wondered what's wrong with a bit of self-soothing. Babies have very little control over much of their environment. Personally wish mind had found his thumb for a bit - no grubbing around in the dark for a dummy... HP

srisky Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can I urge those of you that have had really > positive experiences with the GPs (or any other > health professional for that matter) to drop in a > note to that effect for their attention and that > of the managers. Naturally, people are more > likely to put in a complaint (and it is right to) > but praise also goes a long way to improve care > and reinforce good practice - one way to know that > you are doing a good job is to be told that you > are :) Thank you - you've reminded me that I was going to send a card to Dr Sathiya a few months ago to thank her for her very kind, sensitive and professional practice! Am writing it now... She's a star.

DulwichVillageLady Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tax payer funded pensions need to stop. 'I'm a troll, roll di roll. I'm a troll, roll di roll'....A classic song. If only I could hum it to you in person - but then its all just not interesting enough to waste any more time on. Yawn.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Although the most vulnerable (children, the old) > travel for free, in the past drivers have been > unhelpful in allowing passengers who are obviously > qualified (clearly children or pensioners) to > travel without an oyster, when it has been > mislaid/ lost or stolen. Now they won't take cash, > I hope they are being trained to be more sensitive > about allowing those to travel who would be > expected not to be paying anyway. (Obviously, > there are people who look possibly too old > (children) or too young (pensioners) for the > driver to be certain, but in many cases it just > seems to be bloody-minded/ jobsworth-ness to put > them off the bus). In the old days kind travellers > would pay sometimes for the stranded, but this is > more complex where you have to use your own cards > to do this, and can't just find a coin. Was thinking this on a bus journey half an hour ago. Couldn't agree more!

East Dulwich Dental Care - actually on Forest Hill near the Herne. Always been lovely with myself, partner and 2 kids.

Soulking Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi mariababe, just curious, if you don't think > that the meeting was the best way to get peoples > views, what else do you have in mind? I live on > the far side of east dulwich, probably about 1.5km > away from the center of the hospital site so > probably don't have much chance to get my kids > there either; but at least as the crow flies is > straightforward so everyone knows where they stand > - I now know to make other plans. > Of the people I spoke to that evening (about 10 > sets of parents) only one already had children at > Charter. Doesn't the fact that the campaign for a new school has over 600 families signed up from all over the local area (i.e. NOT just within spitting distance if the hospital) say a fair bit about parent's views? They want this school for their children too. Is 20 out of 40 representative of this 600? As the crow flies effectively cuts them out.

I"m assuming thats 'overwhelming support for the as-the-crow flies admissions policy' from those who attended? An idea of numbers would be great. I'm personally absolutely against this as an admissions policy as it will probably basically cut out anyone from 'my side' of the park - Nunhead - from the opportunity to send their children to a non-faith co-ed school. I have to say that there are a lot of people from Nunhead/Peckham Rye (and presumably others slightly further away but well within the radar of a new school using other admissions criteria) who have supported the campaign for a new school and you will be effectively penalising them and dashing their hopes if this is decided by the Charter campaign as their admissions policy. [i should also say that I am a lapsed member of the Steering Committee organised by James Barber but also that this post reflects my personal view only... ] Yours. Dismayed. Helen

Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Seamaster on Forest Hill Road is great. You can > sit in there too. Seamaster - yum! Added bonus of lovely staff and the BEST milkshakes ever - according to my kids.

Saffron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks, I will see if the V&A or Geffrye can > advise further. :) PM'd you with some curatorial suggestions... its a lovely thing! HP

Mrs TP Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Timpsons in Sains car park but it's not cheap - > ?10.45. There are jewellers in rye lane that will > also likely do it and probably all those phone > shops too. Second the guy on Rye Lane - at the junction of Rye Lane and Highshore Road. Lovely guy and really reasonable prices. HP

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Handbrake turn...Can you please James, chase up > the overgrown trees on Barry Road, the pollarded > ones. They all need a good chopping back. It's bad > enough if you are able bodied but it must be a > right pain, even dangerous, if you are less > able-bodied or with poor sight. I've reported it, > but nothing has happened yet. Thanks. Pollarding results in a nice little earner potentially then with these trees needing a trim every year or am being too I cynical?

Unbelievable isn't it. A Nunhead primary ... not anywhere near Nunhead. I have friends here with kids due to start in September 2015. They are hoping quite rationally to send their Nunhead children to a local Nunhead school. I don't suppose 'Harris Nunhead' a bus ride away in East Dulwich was what they had in mind. Mind boggles. The world is getting even madder than it already was. Rant over. HP

Re: iokids ones. looks like they're over 2 grand before mattresses. HP

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But what you get when you do away with LEA's and > hand over provision ,and tax payers money , to > private " sponsors " . Hear hear!

twinsmom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for all the recommendations! I like the > look of the aspace one and it is great to hear it > is sturdy. I would love cheap but anything that > has any wobbling worries me as the boys are the > rough and tumble type. Happy to spend the money as > long as we can ensure quality. I want it to last a > whole and dong care if it splits into two beds as > we will be in bunks for at least a few years Hi there - if you're local you are more than welcome to come and take a look at our Aspace 'coco' one in the flesh - we'ree off the east wide of Peckham Rye Common. I think I managed to get a fair discount on it - Aspace always seem to have offers. Only think Id say is don't get the cheapest mattress but at least the next one up. Got the cheapest for my youngest thinking he'd cause less wear (then again its often got an adult on it so this is probably why) but the striped 'tickling' one is much better quality. Helen P

Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We got the low ("shorty") ones from here: > http://www.pine-design.co.uk/ > Bought mattresses separately. Very reasonable and > good, simple design/build. If I were going for > something fancier, I always liked the Aspace > ones: > http://www.aspace.co.uk/beds/bunk_beds/coco_bunk-3 > 322.htm > > I think you can pay extra for assembly which is > VERY appealing! We had these in a holiday house we > rented at Easter and I can vouch for them - very > sturdy and comfy. Both the ones we have and the > Aspace ones are not separable though so I guess it > depends if you want them to be used as two singles > at some point? We got the Aspace 'Coco' one you linked to. And its great. Really sturdy and pretty classy - thoroughly recommend it. Regularly puts up with not just two kids sleeping in it but either myself or my partner if we've fallen asleep when reading to the kids. ONly things it doesn't do is come apart into two singles. HP

Aw - lucky things - very lovely! Nice and chilled compared to more obvious 'tourist traps' so perfect for travel with kiddies. Second the city walls and just pottering around.

Coach Beth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well how depressing! Harris seem to have moved in > and secured the site with no consultation what so > ever - pouring cold water over all the work of > local parents to get a new secondary school for > the area. So we will have a zillion new primary > schools and no new secondary school. Was wondering about the 'consultation' bit. Will be an interesting bun fight if they go up against such strong local wishes (based on consultation with local families) for a secondary.

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