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Hear, hear - and I think puzzled should apologise and delete his/her post.

If you are implying that only children can be bullied then I think you are wrong. Anyone can be bullied - either physically or electronically - regardless of their age.

Brian Green is alive and well and does indeed still run the Art Stationers/Toy Shop in Dulwich Village, as well as being an expert local historian. He is also the news editor of the Dulwich Society Newsletter

Valid until 13th Feb but not on Saturdays. http://www.vouchercodes.co.uk/offer/carluccios-2-for-1-jan12/ Branches in Smithfield, Spitalfields, Covent Garden and elsewhere

I see a planning application (11/AP/3488) has been sought to turn the old car sales place into a Vet's, though I'm not sure if permission has been granted yet.

AKA 34 East Dulwich Grove. There's planning application (11/AP/3865) that proposing to knock down the existing building and rebuild the property as 2 x 2-bed and 3 x 1 bed flats. Parking for two cars only which will put additional pressure on the already crowed Elsie Road. Consultation period ends on 14/01/2012.

Ahh I see. I wonder if the numbers in Glengarry are similarly affected. I do wish that road was still in existance - it would half my journey time to LL and back.

I'm not in favour of unnecessary signage but that one is in a very poor position and I don't understand what it's meant to achieve. So I can legally cycle from the road onto the pavement but then what ? Presumably if I were to turn left and cycle on the pavement along Grove Vale this would contravene the Highway Code. And how should I exit from this shared pavement onto Grove Vale legally ? Across the raised bit that is there for traffic turning in off Grove Vale ? Surely that would be illegal (and potentially hazardous). So I am supposed to dismount where the pavement reaches the road and wheel it across (if I am turning right) ? If so then what's the point of the shared pavement ? I might as well just dismount at that point that Coplestone/Oglander meets the pavement and wheel it across from there. The whole thing just doesn't seem thought through to me. There should be a dropped kerb to allow cyclists out and a pavement marking to indicate that cyclists are allowed to cycle across. Something like the one at the junction of Village Way and Halfmoon Lane is a good example.

In simple terms the "heave" theory is dependant on what was there first - the tree or the building. If the building is old than the tree then removing it should, over time return the soil to its original level of dessication (other factors not withsanding) and therefore close the cracks. If the tree is older than the building then removal can cause real "heave" which will result in stresses on the buildings foundations and cracking in a different manner.

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > New proposed cycle contraflows along Copleston and > Oglander to fit with new junction with Grove > Vale. > I'm really chuffed that I suggested these > contraflow as part of the changes to Grove Vale > and they're now happening. > > Please see attached for plans - look at the > bottom. James - I can't really see the point of this unless cyclists are legally allowed to exit onto Grove Vale. Why else would you want to travel south on Coplestone Road ? Unjoined-up thinking in my view.

Several threads on buildings insurance and subsidence in the past - you may find something useful here: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,28751,28868#msg-28868 http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,241324,241369#msg-241369 http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,168763,168981#msg-168981 http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,182337,182385#msg-182385

I'm probably too old for twitter but why would you want to follow anyone ? Doesn't it just shout look at me, look at me. Lead don't follow.

Oh No. Not again.

.(oops wrong thread)

Again don't really see how this is East Dulwich related however ?PoP?s advice is spot on. Had the same problem myself and a variable attenuator sorted it for me.

Surely this is more Lounge suited, apart from being overtly middle class I'm not sure what it's specifically got to do with East Dulwich.

Has anyone ever noticed the apparent anomaly in the house numbering on Melborne Grove ? The houses on the right as you head south go 80, 82, 82A, 84A, 84... I could understand this if 82A and 84A looked as if they were built at some later date but they look exactly the same as the houses either side and of a similar age. I can only conclude that they must have been built at a later date on some piece of land that was previously occupied by something else. Any local historians care to shed some light ?

Yeah road is closed between the crossroads with Melborne Grove and Townley Road/Greendale though access is allowed at this end to Hilsboro etc. Second accident I've seen near the Melborne Road/East Dulwich Grove junction in a matter of a couple of weeks, though the other one didn't look as severe.

I'll be honest, I've not read through this whole thread. However as I was walking home from the station last night it occurred to me that if commuter parking around then station is an issue then why not use some of the huge amount of waste ground where the old hospital site was to create small car park - say for about 30 cars ? Entrance could be via Jarvis Road off Melbourne Grove. It's still close to the station and there be no need for a CPZ. Obviously there are issues of who owns this site, security, charging, what it going to happen in the long term etc etc However in my view this land is likey to remain undeveloped for some considerable time so why not make it useful ? Just a thought.

I find it ironic that the council are considering cycle access from Coplestone/Oglander into Grove Vale. I put this forward as a suggestion within the council's "Cleaner, Greener, Safer" programme a few years back only for it to be rejected. If it is being considered seriously now, then for it not to be done as part of the on-going work is a clear case of council inefficiency and a lack of joined-up thinking.

The Charter School is a secondary state school located off Red Post Hill, about 1 mile from Lordship Lane, to the west of East Dulwich, roughly speaking.

You could always get one of these...

Does it really matter what colour the bins are ? If the council only offer 160 litre green bins then why not request three and use one as a green bin and the other two as blue and brown bins. So long as its made clear which bin contains what I'm sure the collection staff would be able to work it out !

Thames Festival Road Closures

Love him or loath him, I've always thought that Alvin Hall talks a lot of common sense when it comes to managing your own money. Why not try one of his books for starters - this one looks like the kind of thing you might need.