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Reads to me like your original thread didn't go the way you wanted it to, and so you've started another. The posters certainly appear to speak on behalf of more people than you do.

When you get to comparing posters about parking restrictions in your local bookshop to the propaganda of ISIS it's probably time to step away from the keyboard. As for the fact that not all residents opted to have a say either way, the result of the EU referendum is always given as the familiar 52:48 split. I don't think it's misleading to base a statistic only on those who responded, rather than the population as a whole.

Regarding asking the council for a smaller bin. Will they also take the bigger bin away? I only have a large brown bin, so I use that for food waste. But as someone points out that does mean its only ever got one or two compostable bags of food waste in it. Not sure the collection guys like that, they often don't pick them out.

I'm sure they'll put a bollard on that corner, seems to be enough space for one.

Yeah the Boris buses are like travelling ovens, have been since they first rolled out. They tried to retro-fit windows to the top deck to improve the situation but it hasn't done anything. As others have said, another ridiculous vanity project from our former mayor.

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I fail to see how your counter point about this > not being about shops is in any way valid. banners > will not benefit the community, it is duplicitous > to suggest this is in any way about the community > and residents. I have neither love nor hate for > retail outlets, I am ambivalent. At last be honest > about what this is about & you may find that the > community you purport to represent and care about > are aware of the drivers behind this. Ok I'll spell it out for you. I am a local resident. A member of the local community. I shop in the local shops. They benefit me because they enable me to buy things locally without having to travel too far. So anything which benefits local shops also benefits me in some way. On top of this there are the added benefit of jobs in the area. More retail units open and running means more available jobs to staff them. I'm not saying that the mural or banners are guaranteed to lead to a thriving high street full of every shop we need. But I really don't see what harm it is doing, and I respect a group of people which try something. There are far bigger problems to worry about out there, we are talking about a cement wall getting a lick of paint from a talented artist.

A fantastic response from the eastDAG. I have a clear favorite from the three shortlisted artists, but I think any one of them is an improvement on a ruddy cement wall. I think a memorial to Ingrid is a great idea, and I'd also like to see a continuation of the outdoor gallery series she created. I would support both however I can. But the EDAG initiative does not stop either of those from happening and there are certainly plenty of other walls which would benefit from these ideas. As a whole I find the tone used against the EDAG initiatives (both on this thread in places, and on the previous thread about streetlight banners)to be needlessly negative. We are all disappointed when we see local shops closing, and retail units left empty for long periods. But in this case businesses and local residents are trying something to ensure that our local shopping area maintains an individual spirit, which hopefully helps support local independent shops and helps us residents who get to enjoy them. There's also been a theme of suggesting that these initiatives are being pushed through buy the local shops and not involving residents. From my own experience I know this just isn't true. I responded to Rigby Dan's initial post regarding streetlight banners with some constructive thoughts. I received a thanks and a number of invites to local meetings to discuss how to best execute the ideas they had. I couldn't make these meetings because they were held during weekdays in the local area and I work in London, however I was sent minutes for the meeting up until the point it became clear I really was of no further use to the group. My point being, if at any point I had wanted to be more involved as a resident then I could have made it happen.

Is 4 trains an hour a step forward? As others have highlighted, those of us who get on at Denmark Hill are used to far more than 4 trains during the morning rush hour...and most of them are so full it's already a real job to squeeze onto them. I guess we'll find out how well it works from Monday. But would be great if the Cinderella Line could explain how this will benefit anyone using Denmark Hill.

I agree with earlier posts entirely, there are already plenty of pizza restaurants in the area. However I believe one upshot of a Pizza Express (vs a Nando's or Costa Coffee for example) is that they don't seem to have the same impact on their surrounding area when it comes to litter. I was under the impression that there is something in place to try and limit the number of nationwide chains vs smaller independents on LL, is there any truth to that or have I just imagined it? Having said this, the Londis plot is prob too big for anything but the larger chains, and Londis was itself a nationwide chain so it's a difficult argument to make in this case.

In total agreement with the above. Thank you for all of your work. The pressure is well and truly on those that have taken your place to live up to the standards you've set.

Went through Denmark Hill this morning at around 8:25 and the gates were all open. I'm assuming this was because there were no staff on the gates at that point rather than them having taken on feedback from the forum :-) However, with the gates open there were no queues whatsoever, no trouble on the walkways, and everyone I saw was touching in/out. As Alex B mentioned above, I doubt leaving them open during peak hours would have much affect on fare dodging. The majority of traffic is commuters heading to/from stations with closed barriers. So a failure to touch in/out at Denmark Hill just results in a maximum fare being charged unless you're on a travelcard. Just seems like such a simple fix.

Agree with the above, it's pretty easy to see that the problem is the gates. 2 gates in and 2 gates out is way too low for a station with 4 platforms. There are often 2 or 3 trains arriving at the same time during rush hour. The idea that removing the gates would cause an issue in the walkway don't seem to ring true at stations such as Herne Hill from my experience. This issue is only going to get worse as more people move to the area and begin using the station. So whilst GTR stall on finding a short term solution (opening of gates during peak periods and installation of additional 'tappads' along walkways) it's important that they continue to push on a long term solution (an additional entrance) to properly future proof the station.

Whilst the station certainly needs a new entrance, the time and cost of constructing one means that a short/medium term solution must be sought. I think that this thread has brought up a great suggestion which could be implemented very quickly. Remove the barriers and replace them with pay tap-pads. To add to the posts above regarding Clapham High Street, Elephant & Castle and East Dulwich not having barriers, Herne Hill is another station not to have barriers. Its entrance is approximately the same width as Denmark Hill and also has 4 platforms. But I've never experienced the problems getting in or out that regularly happen at DH. Given the single (often blocked) entrance/exit to Denmark Hill also serves as its only fire exit I would hope that on those grounds alone something is done sooner rather than later to avoid the problem continuing.

Not frequented the Barry Rd branch but have had nothing but good experiences at the LL branch. As for slagging the menu off, as has been pointed out its a Boulangerie, and a very good one at that. I've always found the quality to be great...also, they were runners up in that 'Bake-off creme de la creme' show on the BBC last year. Seems like a local business to celebrate rather than knock.

I live fairly close to the great exhibition, love the atmosphere and never found it to be too noisy. Like the lights too, although I did prefer when they were all white bulbs, the various colours do create a bit of a circus look. Great local though, always got plenty going on.