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DNZ are planning a third meeting in October, and will create more online content before. Please keep checking the website and social media.

According to Andrew and the venue, the meeting is going ahead - only a small group is expected. If you are uncomfortable for whatever reason, then simply ask for feedback after the meeting. It is all within the new "rules" and perfectly safe. London has virtually zero "cases", whatever that means :-) Hope this helps you.

Well the debate is tricky, but can I suggest you contact Andrew direct - who is the main founder, and has the most interest in home energy and the new gov scheme. I will probably be absent from this Weds event, sadly. Good luck with your enquiry and the outcome. M

Take a look at this young gal's website. She is local and still starting out. She maybe able to do small ad hoc projects on restricted budgets. Good luck. https://www.rocketgardendesign.com/about

Well that is a good point. Some would say that this is educational, therefor ok, some would say there is no actual legal basis for any rules such as these. So maybe we are playing it by ear for now. There is a lot of pushback on the madness by MPs, lawyers and pressure groups. It may get it all reversed, fingers crossed...

Hi take a look at our new Dulwich Net Zero website and Facebook. We have a meeting on Weds 23rd eve at Oru, rules permitting. Andrew Cunningham, one of the founders, is trained as a Home Energy Assessor. He could probably advise you. Good luck.

I'm looking forward to our first real life meeting, in the lovely studio space on the ground floor of Oru. You walk through the cafe and it is down the left hand door, behind the seating. It's a lovely newly refub space, light and airy. We are hoping the Oru manager Paul will join us. See you there.

The Facebook group for DNZ is live now. Please have a look and sign up if you are interested. A website should be up and running shortly.

As a quick update, we are in the process of putting a Facebook group together. A website and social media should be up before the next monthly meeting in August. Please do get in touch if you are interested/able to contribute with any of this. PP

Have you looked at outdoor bootcamps? I think some of them are back in business. British Military Fitness are great and used to run sessions in Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye. Alternatively. some of the running clubs have re-started now too. Good luck with your return-to-fitness journey.

Thank you to Andrew for hosting the first meeting last night. A dozen people logged in to to find out about reducing one's carbon footprint from home, in simple and practical ways. It's hoped a website and social media will follow soon. There's a second meeting in a month's time, at a local venue (possibly in person). You can calculate your own carbon emissions using a online calculator such as carbonfootprinnt.com. You can read up more on Net Zero, and the changes we need to make, on the Committee for Climate Change website.

Looking forward to the launch night. Lots to talk about I'm sure. :-)

I'm looking forward to being on the start-up call on 22nd. There are a lot of simple and practical steps I know we can action. Now is the time to "build back greener"! The new gov Green Home Grant seems a good support for future energy saving/carbon emission reductions too.

I've been looking for one too, and found there is good info on Money Saving Expert. They have a guide online and info pointing to contacts and organisations. Good luck.

I have PM you and will text now too. Best PP

Have you tried Quick Print on Maxted Road SE15? They do most things at very competitive prices. Good luck.

Hi there, you can find all the advice you need on the RHS website. They have sections on each plant and also on propagating. It is fairly simple, but you you'll need to know timing and process. Gardener's World website also has a wealth of info. Good luck with the move.

The best landscaper by a long shot is Sylvian Jullien. He is always busy, so you would be lucky to get a slot with him. Good luck https://www.jullienlandscaping.co.uk/

The guy at SARP is apparently taking drops offs and doing pick ups from his place on the corner of Melbourne Grove and the main road near East Dulwich station. He is very good and reasonably priced. Good luck.

Yes Really Maria is very busy making all sorts of colourful face masks, and is open for delivery/collection by knocking on her shop front door. She is inside masked and socially distancing. I think you can order via her website, or by calling her mobile. There are details on her shop front too. Good luck.

Am I right in thinking that ESPH is running free classes streamed live on Instagram? I think you can watch and do it at home as a non-member. It is very generous of the company and staff to do this for us non-exercising blobs-at-home! Their site says they are posted on YouTube as well partly. Stay well all.

I went there earlier and they are open 9 - 2.30pm normal days but the Bank Holiday might well be different. I hope to go back tomorrow Good Friday.

You can google an independent nursery on the outskirts of London and order by phone/email direct. Alternatively look at one of the big online retailers like Crocus, Waitrose, RHS, Gardening Express. Enjoy

I had a squirrel crash land on my kitchen window from a nearby beech, first time ever. It was mad. Also hearing a lot of bird song in the absence of all the bl@#dy planes on Heathrow flightpath. The silence of the sky above us is a true gift. Normally they start at 6am and fly to midnight. That and the magnolia and camellia are wonderful.

Just out of interest, the Waitrose and RHS keep closing their online ordering section due to high volume. I think the 2 main sheds - B & Q and Homebase - have limited stock and a collection day up to a week away. It's always worth contacting one of the nurseries out of London direct and asking maybe...