Dan White

Dear East Dulwich, Last year a small group of wonderful people planted daffodils along the (rather neglected) little path that links Edgar Kail Way to Greendale. The result was beautiful, and this year I'm organising another planting. It's all part of an effort to try and keep that path looking reasonably cared for, litter free, and cut back. I want to acknowledge the help the council have given in keeping it trimmed back this year - thanks team Southwark! Thanks to Anna and the team at Dulwich Pot and Plant Garden (www.dulwichpots.co.uk) we have a huge box of daffodils and a box of bluebells to plant again. So - on Monday 12th November from 9.15am we're going to try and plant 500 bulbs and we could do with a hand. If you can spare the time to plant one bulb or one hundred your help would be hugely appreciated. Hope to see you there. Dan

Hi Ruby, Bessemer Grange has their winter fair this year on the 8th December. Dan

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Dear everyone, Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone that came down to help out with a bit of Guerilla Gardening. Waka, Jess, James, Kurt, Ben, Lillith and my Mum and Dad, Leah and Owen - you're all super stars and with everyone's help we go the job done in no time. Bodsier - know you wanted to come, and we'll be doing other sessions down there on Monday early afternoons, so bring a pair of secateurs any time you like!! And for the many words of encouragement - thank you! Dan

Thanks MP! Will be great to have you there. My parents are coming along too - so that's four of us, we'll make a party of it!

Dear everyone, I attended the public meeting after the knife crime on Greendale recently, and came away with a sense that while a lot of us love Greendale and the little cut through path, it really doesn't look like it. It's a mess, which encourages people to do bad things there. The victim of the knife crime was very brave and proactive in getting the meeting together - well done! I walk my kids down there every day - and will do for years, so I've decided to try and tidy the little path joining Edgar Kail Way with Greendale. People may have seen me sweeping, cutting back stinging nettles and picking litter, normally on a Monday. I'm THAT weirdo... North Dulwich Pot and Plant Centre have very kindly got me 400 Daffodil bulbs at cost (thanks Anna!) which I'm going to plant next Wednesday - 25th October. I'll start around 10am. 400 is a lot - and I could do with some help. So if you fancy a bit of guerrilla gardening, bring a trowel, spade, gloves and come and get stuck in. To my knowledge Daffodils don't stop crime, but if we can make it look a bit more loved down there, perhaps it will make people think twice... Dan

Dear everyone, I attended the public meeting and came away with a sense that while a lot of us love Greendale and the little cut through path, it really doesn't look like it. It's a mess, which encourages people to do bad things there. The victim of the knife crime was very brave and proactive in getting the meeting together - well done! I walk my kids down there every day - and will do for years, so I've decided to try and tidy the little path joining Edgar Kail way with Greendale. People may have seen me sweeping, cutting back stinging nettles and picking litter, normally on a Monday. North Dulwich Pot and Plant Centre have very kindly got me 400 Daffodil bulbs at cost (thanks Anna!) which I'm going to plant next Wednesday - 25th October. I'll start around 10am. 400 is a lot - and I could do with some help. So if you fancy a bit of guerrilla gardening, bring a trowel, spade, gloves and come and get stuck in. To my knowledge Daffodils don't stop crime, but if we can make it look a bit more loved down there, perhaps it will make people think twice... Dan