bonaome

Try JAGS

You don't have any rights afaik about the height. You can cut down anything overhanging your property, and the law says you have to offer the wood back to them. Obviously, they might be concerned about the tree too, so speak to them if you haven't already and they may agree to go 50:50 on having it looked at and made safe®. We need to speak to our neighbours about a tree and I've been putting it off for ages as I know their next door neighbours spoke to them about the same tree and they were told very aggressively to F off - sadly not everyone is as friendly or helpful as evildrwallace.

bonaome Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Try the community centre on Darrell Road. On second thoughts don't - they don't answer the phone, they don't respond to email, they don't answer questions like 'how much is it?' then they do, but only because they've sent an email to you by mistake instead of to someone else who was asking about something else all together - then they give your booking away because you "never got back to them in time" (gazillion unanswered phone calls notwithstanding.

James Barber Wrote: on the 9th May 2012, yes, that's May 2012 ------------------------------------------------------- > The Iceland lease is close to ending. M&S have an > option to take the site over I expect a year from now there will be a) Iceland happily trading in the same shop it's in now and b) no openings of M&S, Waitrose or Selfridges Metro etc on LL.

Try the community centre on Darrell Road.

Russell Perring (RJP Roofing) on 07852 972 052 [email protected] - he has a gazillion recommendations on this forum. Lovely young man, great job, friendly, rates more than reasonable.

O2 is good. Mrs switched from Vodafone who were a bit patchy in ED. WRT 4G - Pretty much 4G wherever I go in London on O2. And it's really really fast. Their 4G network outside of London isn't as extensive as EEs - according to the maps I looked at when I was deciding who to go with. So if you travel a lot in the UK you might want to look at EE. If you don;t travel much out of London though O2 might be better - they were much cheaper for 4G than EE when I looked - but of course that might be different now.

Have you looked at Flickr? You can join up for free - and then contact other users etc. If you spend a bit of time with it you may well find a bunch of useful contacts and resources and starting points.

gsirett Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > you can have a beer on the way home without > worrying about the drive ! Didn't want to say, but that is definitely a disadvantage to the drive and park method!

We usually drive and use the long-stay car park at Gatwick. http://www.gatwickairport.com/parking/ It invariably works out cheaper (for us) than public transport, and you set your own timetable.

poppet27 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I will be attempting the journey on 2nd so thanks > for all your help. Let us know how you get on. As @spanglysteve said 63/363 to Peckham Rye - given where you're coming from. You can still experiment with Victoria / Thameslink options from P Rye.

ASolanilla Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Been doing that route for a while. Quickest I've > found so far is Peckham rye to blackfriars on the > 8.01 and then jump on the tube, just under an hour > door to door and get to Goodge street by 8.35 Assume you go Blackfriars to Embankment and change to Northern line? Escalator refub means there's no interchange from Jan to September. Maps already amended by TFL http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/standard-tube-map.pdf

See http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1231945

I've been doing this commute (from home near ED Police Station bus stop to the office - right opposite Goodge St station) every working day for the last five years. Basically I have learnt:- QUICKEST: bus to ED station> ED to LBG> Jubilee line to Waterloo> Northern line to Goodge St (with a bit of luck and a following wind I can do this in just under an hour door to door) LEAST STRESS: 176 all the way - (it can take an hour, it can take all day - I don't go this way now as the timing is too unpredictable) MY PREFERRED ROUTE MOST DAYS: bus to DMK> Thameslink to Farringdon> tube to Euston Square and then walk - the only problem is the shocking unreliability of the Thameslink, so I use an app to check the thameslink is running OK and if not I switch to the ED>LBG>Jubilee>Northern route. If all OK on Thameslink the 08:19 will get you to Farringdon about 20 to 9 and then with the tube and short walk from Euston Sq you'll end up at Goodge St just before 9am. The 08:19 is a very busy train, more space at the back carriages and lots of folk get off at The Elephant. This takes me an hour, door to door. ALTERNATIVELY: Bus to DMK > DKM to VIC> Victoria line to Warren Street - but Victoria underground often closed for overcrowding (when it is, go to the District Line entrance on the other side of Terminus Place where you'll be able to get in) and the Victoria line is packed when you do manage to get on it. I now avoid this route as since the building works at Victoria started it's all got a bit too unpredictable, timing wise. If all goes to plan, takes an hour - same as Thameslink route. In all cases, if you're the sort of person who doesn't mind going a bit earlier, say 30 mins, it will pay dividends.

Please have a read of this press release from Network Rail http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Releases/Improvements-at-Denmark-Hill-station-unveiled-by-transport-minister-1e70.aspx We actually have ?...a much improved station which will provide passengers with a much better experience as they use the railway. There is better access, better information and better facilities, all of which have made a huge difference to the quality of the station." It seems we have also got ... "better passenger waiting areas and new retail facilities including a coffee shop. Accessible toilets have also been provided within the new station building." The station was opened by Norman Baker MP, Fiona Taylor (Network Rail?s route managing director for Kent) and Charles Horton (Managing Director of Southeastern.) I'm going to tweet @networkrailPR and make them aware of the issues being raised on this thread.

Try Victor the handyman http://www.007handyman.co.uk/3.html - we used him for similar work following many recommendations for him on EDF and were really pleased with the work and the price. I can't remember how much it was exactly but I do remember that our starting budget was a small fraction of what you've been quoted elsewhere and Victor was well within budget.

> People think demographics matter more than > teaching and it doesn't. I know the location is a > bit tricky but if this school served a more > affluent / white intake, ED parents would be > walking over hot coals to get their kids a place > regardless of how tricky it was to get to. We looked at BG and put it on our list. Also GG. We'd have been happy with either, but our preference was for Heber and we were delighted to be offered a place for two key reasons a) it's a few yards from our house, but moreover b) we felt it had the best overall atmosphere (community spirit, philosophy). Four years later I still think Heber has a fantastic community spirit, that the kids are really happy and supportive of one another, that they are respectful of each, other and that the staff are warm, caring and do a great job. As I said previously I don't think academics are everything. Especially at primary. I know two families who have moved to Heber from BG. Neither felt BG was a poor school, but both prefer Heber based on the atmosphere and, frankly, the practicalities of getting to it/from it. I hope to go to the meeting next Tuesday and will raise the value added score issue. However it looks to me more and more like a bit of 'yes minister' madness.

DulwichBorn&Bred Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone find it strange they did the > Inspection the first few weeks of the term? > More so as the nursery teachers were judged > outstanding at teaching and kids do well but it > was the first week (2nd week for some)and there is > no way the teachers can take credit for how the > children were. I find it bizarre . Inspections happen at all times of the academic year. Obviously when an inspection is in the first few weeks of the Autumn term this means that teachers will not know their class well and will have little work to show inspectors. In this case the inspectors are supposed to review the work from the teacher's previous year's class. This was discussed last night at the meeting and is another area where, as I understand it, there were irregularities and the proper procedure wasn't followed - along with many other things that were detailed. I have to say, it seems to me that the inspection was a shambles. There's a meeting next Tuesday at the school to talk about "the data" - the tracking data the school uses to monitor progress of pupils through the school from reception to leaving. I'd urge parents who can attend to do so. It's a good opportunity to discuss the value added score, and if I can make it I shall do that.

I went to the Q&A at the school last night. The basis of the complaint to Ofsted, which the LA is supporting, is that the inspection was not properly conducted. Certainly the report does not reflect my experience of the school (daughter yr3) or the experience of the other parents I know. I know the school to be a happy community of kids who are well behaved, who know and understand the school values, and who are really supportive of one another. It's a lovely school, in my experience, and happpily I think that is somewhat reflected in the Ofsted report. I think there is more to being a good school than just academic progress. Academic progress is of course important. And I also believe that teaching at the school is good, or better and that the Ofsted report judgements are wrong, and that in this area the school was not correctly assessed. It seems Southwark LA agrees, and that is why they are supporting the complaint. At the meeting last night it was very clear to me that the school has not been generously assessing its own performance, but that they have consistently involved the LA and external consultants to validate their approach and progress. The value added score is 99.7 the data available here http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=100793 But I don't know when that data point was generated. It's certainly the case that there's very little variance in these scores for schools in the area - compared to the variance in the data set - and I wonder if it tells a story about inclusion and sen provision in the borough as a whole and e school in particular. I know both these are things that the school has been addressing. The KS2 performance tables tell the tale of an improving school. Percentage achieving Level 4 or above in both English and mathematics 2009 2010 2011 2012 Heber 63% 76% 77% 85% LA 72% 73% 77% 83% England 72% 73% 74% 79% (Source is the data set I link to above - sorry I can't get the formatting better) All in all, I think the school has been poorly represented in the Ofsted and I support the Head and the governors in their complaint against Ofsted.

Some time ago, a friend of mine went out with a copper. One night he was called to a domestic tiff. Turned out the bloke causing all the trouble collected and was extremely competent with samurai swords. Almost killed said copper. Bloke ended up going down for attempted murder. Essentially, the police often do not know what situation they may encounter. And the public turn out to be flipping rubbish at judging situations. I think living London is a difficult job. It's not one many people could do and fact as I think the ads used to say "I couldn't. Could you?"

There's also the photo restorer people on the corner of North Cross Road and (I think) Ulverscroft. They might let you do an emergency print.

Snappy Snaps in Brixton or on Rye Lane.

Mr Liu. My fav dish the aubergine with salt and chilli. Wowza!

Do confirm through your agent that the house is backup for sale. The boards are put up by third parties and it might be that Foxton's were instructed just before your offer was accepted - I.e. it's just a matter of unfortunate timing. I hope it turns out well for you, one way or the other.

Meant to say that there is no possibility of getting on the 08:19.