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nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > TfL have done the correct thing in closing the bus > stop to safeguard pedestrians. It?s in a part of > Lordship Lane where traffic is heavy, regardless > of what?s happening on the other side of the road, > and pedestrians should not have to walk in the > road there to maintain social distancing. Outside > Mrs Robinson?s would be a far better permanent > position. > > ETA Someone said further up the bus stop shouldn?t > be closed because it meant the elderly and > disabled would have further to walk. Should just > like to point out that pedestrians trying to pass > those waiting for the bus, and the actual > structure of the shelter, also include the elderly > and disabled, and people with push chairs, who > should not be forced out on to the road. The bus stop is on the other side of the road from the street widening. No one would be forced into the road by the bus stop being open.

Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The bus stop affected is considerably narrow, so I > understand why they've done it, but I would like > to see it reopen or replaced to a wider part of > the pavement as a temporary measure. Do you mean there's no indent into the pavement where the bus stop is? That's true. But the barrier they've put in to widen the pavement on the east side of the street is only half as wide as the cars and vans that used to be parked there. So as a driver heading south you've now got MORE room than you had before, not less. Plus being barriers rather than vehicles there'll be no pedestrians walking out from behind parked vehicles. So all in all I would say it is now safer to have the bus stop there than it was before.

Is there a means to complain about the closed bus stop? I cannot find anything useful on TFL?s site.

Is it permanently closed?

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > cyclists and pedestrians spend > more money AFAIK that's not true but a misinterpretation of a TFL study - from the team set up to encourage cycling - which fails to account for weight (frequency) of visit * spend.

march46 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > People walking and cycling spend more time and > money in local shops It isn't as straightforward as that, sadly. The research published by the TFL team !NB: set up to promote cycling! that has led to this broadly held misinterpretation of the data actually says that pedestrians and cyclists spend less per visit. They spend more over the course of a month, but that's because they visit more frequently. So for example ... Anne lives local, walks to Ye Olde Hi Street Shoppe 4 times per month and spend ?2 per visit = ?8/month vs. Sue who drives once per month but spends ?6. If you know of other data, I would be keen to see it.

I think t might be less to do with Covid logistics and more to do with money https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/10361

See this ... https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/10361 Doesn't bode well, I'm afraid.

In normal times, I would daily take the 07:50(ish) from ED to LBG and would not only expect to get on the train, but would expect to be able to get a seat, and mostly without someone in the seat next to me. This, however was due to an extremely cunning strategy I developed, which almost no one else seems to have alighted upon (excuse the pun) of boarding at the back of the train - the last couple of carriages rather than the first couple of carriages! You'll be fine.

As various have pointed out the fibre bb I the area comes from BT?s pipes regardless of who you buy it from. Some people will notice a difference between provider because - the routers are different - they?ve signed up to an unlimited deal whereas before they were throttled or vice versa - when the changes were made at the exchange a problem in previous set up was corrected Most people can vastly improve their wifi speed by doing a search on you tube and following a few tips about where to put your router and how to set it up. I have flip-flopped between BT - Sky - Plus Net over the last 10 or so years based on who would offer the best deal. The plus net router is horrible if you have a place on different floors or lots of stuff between it and where you mostly use the wifi. BT?s is probably the best router and Sky?s is close (and this May have changed recently -they do sort of go neck and neck). But I?d advise anyone with a house to invest in a mesh router (easily bought on Amazon or in Argos). I bought a very basic system for ?200 and the wifi is like a rocket all over the house. Just plugged it into the PlusNet modem and followed the prompts on the phone app that goes with the system and that was it. The same system will work regardless of which provider's modem you are attaching it too.

We had 2 Maclaren Techno XTs https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maclaren-Techno-XT-Stroller-lightweight/dp/B078WW18HQ Really not fashionable. It will do nothing whatsoever for your yummy mummy / yummy daddy creds. However, it is sturdy, light, does not require an evening being briefed by the engineering department at UCL in order to assemble it, has no unnecessary bulk, lasts forever (ours went from lay flat baby to 'crikey, they really should be walking on their own now') and with a soon learned knack it is possible to put it up / down with one hand and one foot whilst holding onto a child, a take away coffee and waving at the 176 with the other foot. Good luck. All that is well over a decade behind me. So perhaps check for more up to date facts.

Argos has them. ?19.99 In stock at Doh Kennel Hill. Just checked. I think it probably does mean you'll have to queue to get in, but the website is saying order now and collect from 10am. This is what you want ... https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1168790

I am not sure they do exist as a going commercial concern. If you are all Apple, life is quite simple. You set up all the kids accounts under family sharing and can control access from your iPhone. You can set some things to be allowed all the time (maybe phone calls for example) and other things limited to within certain hours and with a time limit too - so for e.g. Instagram can be used between 8am-9pm for a max of 90 mins. The limits work across all devices they are signed into with their apple ID, including iPhone, iPad and Macs. The kids can request extra time from the app they want to use and you'll get an alert on your iPhone and just allow / deny from there. It can be handy if you know it's for homework etc. You can make an appointment for a call with an Apple Genius and they'll sort you out over the phone. Just look up support on the website. I have no idea if there's an Android equivalent, but possibly so. Your Internet Service Provider should be able to tell you over the phone if you can and how to create a second network from you router and how to set-up when it's in operation. I have no idea about Sky or PS4 etc. Hope you get something sorted.

Both seem to be great community schools. If your gut is telling you Heber - then go that way. Are all the open days done? If you have specific questions or concerns you could email the schools and see if you can go back for a revisit. Ours went to Heber and had a fantastic primary education there. They seemed to be fantastic with kids who needed extra support. But I am sure others would say the same about GR. If you are really unsure which, go with the nearest. Good luck.

Try http://www.spanishandcoffee.co.uk/

I have a daughter there in year 9. She didn?t go to the junior school (went co-ed state) joined Syd year 7. She?s been very happy there. Pastoral care has been great. Academically I think they do push kids who they think will respond to it. It?s certainly not a pressure cooker, but like any school, they are Very well aware of the kids they can squeeze a couple of 8s and 9s out of. Like all schools they publish their GCSE results, which seem to be very good an improving. I think Mrs Woodcock does have a plan and ambition to strengthen the academic side of the school overall. It?s a very small school but they offer everything most would want at GCSE and promise to be super flexible for GCSE choice. Though of course there are limits. We?re happy enough with it. Though it?s not without its faults - but then nowhere is. Overall I would recommend it.

EDmummy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why not just restore the original ticket hall and > use the existing entrance for exiting only? Am I > missing something? I think they?d be reluctant due to the money made from leasing to the cafe and the pub.

I used to go to Ken?s when we lived in Brixton, but since we moved to ED I have been going to Emily?s Plaice on North Cross Road. He takes the skin off the fish for me, which I prefer, and everything is fried fresh. Pretty good prices. And he?s a very nice chap.

For community schools in Southwark (and Lewisham) the distance data in the starting school booklets doesn't include siblings. Sibling places are allocated before places are allocated based on distance. Distance is irrelevant to a sibling place. That's for the community schools, e.g. Heber, Goodrich, Dog Kennel Hill ... the ones featured in the council booklets. The other schools, e.g. Goose Green, Harris Primary ED - i.e. the ones _not_ in the council booklets, are academies and are responsible for their own admissions arrangements. Those you'll generally have to ring up and ask what was the furthest non-sibling distance based place they offered. Faith schools have arrangements which are different again. A reasonable, though not infallible guide, is where the older kids of your neighbours go. Not infallible because of random factors - e.g. some years are abnormally lumpy on sibling places which means fewer places offered on distance which means that particular year you'd need to live nearer than other years to get in. I hope that's vaguely useful.

Put new batteries in the remote. Fixed? Turn the tv off. Unplug it. Leave it like that overnight. See if that fixes it. Dig out the manual or find it online. See if there is a factory reset button/procedure. Call Ghostbusters.

Went last night. Same order we always have. Same food and same service and that's just fine by us as we like the place. And, in important news, the laughing buddha is back in the doorway.

Yep - Duolingo is fantastic. It keeps a record of how many days in a row you have practiced - so you could reward that behaviour, which might be useful as an incentive - and it makes language learning a game. AFAIK a lot of local secondaries still start with French in yr 7.

If you think a child is in immediate danger you should call the police on 999 or the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 It doesn't matter what the relationship is between the child and the adult.

No CPZ no income from CPZ No income from CPZ, no money for roadworks and contracts with Conway. No contracts with Conway, no projects you can put your name to. No projects you can put your name to, no point in being a councillor. So, even if it turns out only a tiny handful of people want it, we will be having a CPZ. I do sincerely hope I am wrong, on every point.