Minitoots

Some of the buildings in Dulwich village are nice - eg the Picture gallery and Belair house....

Is there an additional charge for using the meeting room? How about heating etc?

Hi Alex, The second place that my son used was down in Sussex - http://littlehamptonwelding.co.uk/ who did a very good job back in 2018. He had also used a firm in West London somewhere but the quality was really bad. It's definitely worth reading all the reviews if you need something done really well.

Another recommendation for SARP - good value, prompt and friendly service. My screen iphone replacement was ?40 and was ready in an hour. Best to call in advance in case he is busy or out of the shop, though. He opens at 11am at the moment I think and will call you back if he can't immediately take a call - tel 07967 525383 / 02086938456 28 Grove Vale SE22 8EF

We?ve been avoiding public transport due to shielding but wondered what it's like travelling on local trains out of rush hour into London Bridge from ED & From Denmark Hill to Clapham - are they busy or can you still avoid getting too close to people? How about the stopping train from Denmark hill & Peckham Rye down to Sevenoaks? How about at weekends? Thanks for any updates.

we?ve sold lots of items from a car, a bike to pieces of fabric and I ?d still recommend it - after all, it is free to post your items. There are definitely some timewasters out there though & I wasn?t very impressed with the woman who came to buy a beautiful length of silk fabric from me for ?10 (worth at least ?30)& asked for a discount when she arrived at my doorstep.... I also agree with all Kid Kriger?s comments above re: selling.

Thanks so much to you both for taking time to reply - that?s all really helpful info. I?ve now heard that my estranged Uncle?s carer has organised a bespoke coffin & burial despite not being next of kin! Apparently my Uncle had just about enough funds to pay for this, but the money won?t be accessible until someone is named next of kin and takes on the administration... Complicated....

We just heard that my 90 year old Mum's younger brother has died without leaving a will. He had been in sheltered housing for decades with mental health issues, and had not been in touch with any of his 3 surviving sisters for over 50 years, despite one of my aunts' trying to keep in contact with him. My Mum lost contact with him about 55 years ago. Neither my Mum or her two 80 + 85 year old sisters have any funds to pay for funeral costs. My cousins (the children of the 3 sisters) are keen to relinquish any next of kin status for our parents if it's possible - does anyone know what the situation is here? We only found out from my Uncle's carer who called one of my Aunts and informed her that HE was next of kin. This has since been retracted when it turned out that there was not a will. It's a bit more complicated in that there was another brother who died a couple of years ago and HIS daughter (ie another cousin of mine) was in touch with my late uncle and his carer regularly until he died and is happy to take over the organising of everything but is also asking for financial help from the 3 sisters.... Anyone with any helpful advice - please let me know!

I have to send a small parcel to Canada which needs to be tracked (it's a painting) - has anyone got any recommendations of reliable and reasonably priced couriers? I usually ship paintings via Interparcel as they are cheaper than going direct to the main couriers, but their cheapest option is one called Landmark which doesn't get good reviews.I've offered the collector free shipping but as it's only a tiny painting I don't want to end up paying toooooo much..

Thanksfor the updates - I did email Kings volunteers office but haven?t had a reply but if you think they can use them that?s good.

I've made several large laundry bags for scrubs and have tried contacting all the main scrubs-making groups to see which hospitals still want them but have not had any success in getting replies - they only seem to have info on actual scrubs, not the bags.. Does anyone know if any of our local hospitals need them? (I tried emailing the volunteers email address but haven't had any replies from them yet) Alternatively, I'm happy to post them to any medical facility that can use them...

I've just got a slot for a click and collect at Sydenham Sainsburys - has anyone done one? Do you pick up from inside the store? What are the waiting times like (we have a 8-9pm slot) We've been avoiding going to any large supermarkets til now but as there are no foreseeable home deliveries thought this would be worth a try but don't want to have to go in a lift or anything (seem to remember there was one at Sydenham??) thanks for any info!

thanks for the info, sue

We have a fairly old Volvo estate and it has a bad leak which seems to be coming from the top of the windscreen on the passenger side. The footwell on both the passenger side and the floor behind it is always soaking now. Can anyone recommend a good garage with reasonable rates who may be able to diagnose and repair? Has anyone else had this problem? thanks for any advice.