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The letter states; "our work on Forest Hill Road will start at the junction of Woodvale. We will then be working on Forest Hill Road in 100 meter sections to the junction of Mundania Road. To complete our works, we'll have lane closures in place on Forest Hill Road supported by 2 way traffic lights. A 3 way traffic light system will be in place on Forest Hill Road when our works are at the junctions of Marmora Road, Therapia Road and Mundania Road." +Ve - The TfL website still shows NO diversion for the 363, (thankfully) and still running along Forest Hill Road. It'll be chaotic.

Nikki Grahame, only 38

Thames Water have written again stating the works are being delayed and will now commence on Monday 26th April for (12) twelve weeks. Thames Water begin water mains renewal works on Forest Hill Road for (12) twelve weeks, starting 12th April, this coming Monday. The Transport for London website states; "FOREST HILL ROAD, SE23: Due to roadworks, from 19:00 on 9 April to 19:00 on 7 May, Route 63 buses will be starting and terminating at Peckham Rye." Am assuming that the 363 will divert Lordship Lane, Barry Road, Peckham Rye both ways as was previously the case when TW repaired the burst on Forest Hill Road earlier in the year and subsequently when they worked on Woodvale. Currently no disruptions reported on the TfL website for the 363, so it may be running?? Effectively from Forest Hill Road, those that rely on public transport are isolated. No prior warning or consultation with local residents who will be affected by these works by TW. I would further suggest traffic will become significantly worse with motorists seeking alternative routes to avoid Forest Hill Road. It will be of great inconvenience for those wanting to get to Peckham or further North, or for any appointments at Kings College Hospital, particularly as we are still within the pandemic. The named contact on the letter for any questions is [email protected]

How about emergency vehicles, how are they supposed to get from one end to the other of LL, plus the buses, plus lorries delivering stock to businesses on LL, and the elderly who rely on public transport to access shops etc, I doubt the traders will be happy with such a proposal. It is an impractical idea. You've seen how Peckham is withering having had this imposed on it, well if you want to watch and see LL wither, carry straight on. Any imposed cycle lanes reduce road widths, increase standing traffic, raising pollution levels, increasing journey times, people wake up, this is not a feasible idea.

Or who won Masterchef which the Final was due to be aired this evening, wiped from the schedule and antie beeb doesn't have the courtesy to say when it will be broadcast. It does not necessitate both BBC 1 and BBC 2 broadcasting simultaneously the same content, BBC4 suspended for 24 hours and what happened to the Women's football match which was due to be screened this evening, duly wiped from the schedule. Their is only so much that can be said about his death and tribute, show it by all means, but once shown it doesn't need to be broadcast continuously for 12 hours.

Looks like most are preparing to open having seen lights on as I went past this morning (Shelter was still closed)

loads left over in DKH Sainsbury's Last year, maybe they got wise and didn't over order this year?

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Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > jazzer Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Just think back years ago when it was home to > the > > likes of Woolworths, Halfords, M&S, C&A, Jones > & > > Higgins, Holdrens, Times furniture - it was > huge, > > Austins, Coles, Tobacconist, Deli under the > > station, > Of all the fascias you mention, only M&S and > Halfords still exist. Halfords has gone to a > retail park model (and is actually half a bike > shop), and M&S has flailed. > > Retail is a brutal business. Landlords' rent > expectations are ridiculous. Consumer tastes have > changed. Demand has changed. And more than a > decade of austerity has entrenched poverty in > places like Peckham. Rye Lane isn't just a story > of "council mismanagement" or pedestrianisation - > it's a 19th/20th century retail streetscape that > doesn't match 21st century needs. Can't argue with that, other names I missed from Rye Lane was Kennedy's - ham, cheese, pies and other glorious items, BSM, Dunn & Co, The bag shop, Wimpy bar, Fads (decorating store), The Post Office, Dewhurst the butchers next door (double fronted shop), Finfare supermarket (probably one of the first supermarkets for what we take supermarkets to be today, Tesco (originally close to where the Barclays bank was at the top of the lane), Cooperative at the top of the lane and in its day it was huge, three or four shop fronts at least and a couple of floors high, Austins, the very old photographic shop on the corner of Choumart Road, British Gas showroom next door, London Electricity Board show room on the other corner of Choumart road, the Heaton arms, The Kings Arms pubs, the original Woodfalls opticians on the other side of Rye Lane, the record shop around the corner (can't remember its name, was run by a woman). It was sad to see the likes of Whittens go (although expensive) they were convenient and had a captured market as no other timber yards where in the locality. As you say the market has changed, the demographics of Peckham changed, and it is what is now. As landlords charge exorbitant rent's they ultimately suffer with leaseholders who cannot afford the rent demands and it results in empty properties not producing a regular monthly passive income. They lose, the leaseholder loses and the consumer loses. Just showing my age now.

The closure is resulting in fewer people using it for shopping, what it was intended for. Unfortunately we are seeing the slow and gradual decline of Rye Lane as a place to go shopping. Just think back years ago when it was home to the likes of Woolworths, Halfords, M&S, C&A, Jones & Higgins, Holdrens, Times furniture - it was huge, Austins, Coles, Tobacconist, Deli under the station, Personally only use Rye Lane for the banks, Asda and Morrisons, Lidl and Sports Direct + Iceland occasionally. Otherwise not much else of any interest there anymore. It needs more footfall but with it closed off I fear more empty shops.

History is such a great thing!!!!! Years and years ago, it did run along court lane but was re-routed to the current route, I believe because people who lived there didn't want it running through their road, if memory serves me right??

A date for your diary when the the next local council elections fall due. I can only hope that the electorate won't forget what Southwark's performance and the old guard of Cllrs. are finally dismissed.

Anyone else seen the utterly stupid cycle lane from approx the bottom of Rye Lane to just past Burger King/Lidl. An utter waste of money, very much like the "short" and I mean short cycle lane put in by the railway bridge on Bellenden Road. Unless I was dreaming, I'm pretty certain there is one as you come out of Dulwich onto the south circular. Who for heavens sake authorises and makes such stupid decisions? All these do is reduce the width of the road this lengthening the time taken for journeys, it results in greater levels of pollution, thus lengthening queuing traffic and increases congestion. Those who made these decisions need to be held to account for their sheer stupidity.

Such a shame that a well used and long standing business has been "forced" to relocate because of the Council's shortsightedness. Guess the landlord will also be cursing Southwark. I wonder how long before other businesses in Melbourne Grove will follow Callow's and relocate elsewhere, maybe across the boundary into Lewisham?

https://twitter.com/one_lewisham/status/1374854060776558592/photo/1 This looks great, funny how history repeats itself when trans used to run along Dog Kennel Hill But in these economic strained times, its probably more of a long term dream than realistic reality. The disruption caused during the construction of the Croydon tram was huge, but the benefits far out way that.

100+ branches of Santander to close nationwide from July 2021. Sites to be shut plus addresses and date of planned closure: ? Arnold 84 Front Street, Arnold NG5 7EJ 12 August 2021 ? Ashby-de-la-Zouch 24 Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 1AL 29 July 2021 ? Ashford Church Road 30 Church Road, Ashford TW15 2UY 5 August 2021 ? Balham High Road 200 Balham High Road, London SW12 9DH 24 June 2021 ? Banstead High Street 79 High Street, Banstead SM7 2NL 1 July 2021 ? Barking 37 Station Parade, Barking IG11 8EB 12 August 2021 ? Beckenham 212-214 High Street, Beckenham BR3 1EN 12 August 2021 ? Bethnal Green 450 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green E2 0HG 15 July 2021 ? Bingley Main Street 155 Main Street, Bingley BD16 1AJ 1 July 2021 ? Birmingham Erdington 112 High Street, Erdington B23 6RS 29 July 2021 ? Bishopsgate 224 Bishopsgate, London City EC2M 4AN 24 June 2021 ? Blaby 9 Crossways House, Blaby LE8 4DD 1 July 2021 ? Bletchley 24 The Concourse, Brunel Centre, Bletchley MK2 2DL 8 July 2021 ? Bramhall 3 Woodford Road, Bramhall SK7 1JN 5 August 2021 ? Brighouse Commercial Street 26 Commercial Street, Brighouse HD6 1AQ 15 July 2021 ? Brighton London Road 16 London Road, Brighton BN1 4HY 1 July 2021 ? Bristol Bedminster 95 East Street, Bedminster BS3 4HA 29 July 2021 ? Camberwell 34 Denmark Hill, Camberwell SE5 8RZ 29 July 2021 ? Castleford Carlton Street 51 Carlton Street, Castleford WF10 1AN 29 July 2021 ? Catford 162 Rushey Green, Catford SE6 4JT 8 July 2021 ? Cheadle 16 High Street, Cheadle SK8 1AJ 8 July 2021 ? Chelsea Kings Road 138 Kings Road, Chelsea SW3 4XB 8 July 2021 ? Chester-Le-Street 57-59 Front Street, Chester-le-Street DH3 3DD 8 July 2021 ? Chingford Old Church Road 35 Old Church Road, Chingford E4 6SJ 1 July 2021 ? Chiswick 336 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick W4 5TL 15 July 2021 ? Chorlton-cum-Hardy 575 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy M21 9AB 8 July 2021 ? Clifton Whiteladies Road 107 Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PB 15 July 2021 ? Cobham 13 High Street, Cobham KT11 3DH 12 August 2021 ? Cosham 81 High Street, Cosham PO6 3BL 12 August 2021 ? Coulsdon 138 Brighton Road, Coulsdon CR5 2XR 29 July 2021 ? Dagenham 247 Heathway, Dagenham RM9 5BG 15 July 2021 ? Dalkeith 25-27 High Street, Dalkeith EH22 1LD 22 July 2021 ? Dalston 86 Kingsland High Street, Dalston E8 2PG 12 August 2021 ? Darwen 10-11 Market Street, Darwen BB3 1DN 12 August 2021 ? Dewsbury 12 Northgate, Dewsbury WF13 1DT 12 August 2021 ? Dudley Merryhill Merryhill Centre, Dudley DY5 1SY 24 June 2021 ? Edinburgh Morningside Road 356 Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 4TE 29 July 2021 ? Enfield Hertford Road 199 Hertford Road, Enfield EN3 5JH 5 August 2021 ? Finchley High Road 760 High Road, Finchley N12 9QH 24 June 2021 ? Fulham 421 North End Road, Fulham SW6 1NY 5 August 2021 ? Glasgow Kilmarnock Road 110 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands G41 3NN 8 July 2021 ? Glasgow Sauchiehall Street 147 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW 24 June 2021 ? Gosforth 129-131 High Street, Gosforth NE3 1HG 29 July 2021 ? Grays 30 High Street, Grays RM17 6LU 29 July 2021 ? Halesowen 9 Hagley Street, Halesowen B63 3AS 22 July 2021 ? Hanover Square 14a Hanover Square, London W1S 1JL 1 July 2021 ? Harborne High Street 182-184 High Street, Harborne B17 9PP 5 August 2021 ? Harold Hill 69 Farnham Road, Harold Hill RM3 8XA 22 July 2021 ? Harpenden 31a High Street, Harpenden AL5 2RU 22 July 2021 ? Hatfield 11 Town Centre, Hatfield AL10 0NY 1 July 2021 ? Hayes Station Road 16 Station Road, Hayes UB3 4DY 8 July 2021 ? Haywards Heath 37-39 South Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4LQ 1 July 2021 ? Hempstead Valley 27 Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Gillingham ME7 3PQ 24 June 2021 ? High Holborn 306a High Holborn, London WC1V 7JZ 8 July 2021 ? Hinckley 6 Castle Street, Hinckley LE10 1DB 29 July 2021 ? Horsforth 42 Town Street, Horsforth LS18 4AP 5 August 2021 ? Hounslow Bath Road 388 Bath Road, Hounslow TW4 7HT 15 July 2021 ? Huyton 57 Derby Road, Huyton L36 9YA 8 July 2021 ? Hyde Market Place 11 Market Place, Hyde SK14 2NP 15 July 2021 ? Leatherhead 2 High Street, Leatherhead KT22 8HT 12 August 2021 ? Leeds Crossgates 59-61 Station Road, Crossgates LS15 8DT 15 July 2021 ? Leicester Horsefair Street Permanent House, Horsefair Street, Leicester LE1 5BJ 15 July 2021 ? Leicester Narborough Road 256 Narborough Road, Leicester LE3 2AP 8 July 2021 ? Leigh-on-Sea 85 The Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1PN 5 August 2021 ? Letchworth 12-14 Central Approach, Letchworth SG6 3DJ 5 August 2021 ? Leytonstone 662 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3BD 12 August 2021 ? London Bridge 9 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RQ 15 July 2021 ? Long Eaton 79 High Street, Long Eaton NG10 1GE 5 August 2021 ? Lytham Clifton Street 75 Clifton Street, Lytham St Annes FY8 5ER 22 July 2021 ? Margate 110-112 High Street, Margate CT9 1JR 22 July 2021 ? Marlow 37 High Street, Marlow SL7 1XA 1 July 2021 ? Mill Hill 45 The Broadway, Mill Hill NW7 3DJ 15 July 2021 ? Moorgate 48-54 Moorgate, London EC2R 6EJ 1 July 2021 ? Morecambe 42 Euston Road, Morecambe LA4 5DD 5 August 2021 ? Nelson The Centre, Nelson BB9 9SX 29 July 2021 ? New Malden 132 High Street, New Malden KT3 4HY 22 July 2021 ? Newcastle-under-Lyme 58 High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 1QE 15 July 2021 ? Norbury 1424 London Road, Norbury SW16 4EP 1 July 2021 ? Oadby 38 The Parade, Oadby LE2 5BF 22 July 2021 ? Oxford Headington 116 London Road, Oxford OX3 9AS 12 August 2021 ? Petts Wood 97 Queensway, Petts Wood BR5 1SG 5 August 2021 ? Pinner 27 Bridge Street, Pinner HA5 3JW 8 July 2021 ? Plymstock 9 Dean Hill, Plymstock PL9 9AA 5 August 2021 ? Poulton-le-Fylde 18 Market Place, Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 7AS 12 August 2021 ? Putney 88-90 Putney High Street, Putney SW15 1RB 29 July 2021 ? Rickmansworth 107-109 High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EG 1 July 2021 ? Runcorn 12 Orchard Walk, Runcorn WA7 2BS 1 July 2021 ? Sale 46 School Road, Sale M33 7XE 22 July 2021 ? Shepherds Bush 23 Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8PH 22 July 2021 ? South Harrow 285-287 Northolt Road, Harrow HA2 8JS 22 July 2021 ? Southampton Bitterne Road 424 Bitterne Road, Southampton SO18 1BS 5 August 2021 ? Southampton Shirley 1 Shirley High Street, Southampton SO15 3TE 8 July 2021 ? Southgate 6 Chase Side, Southgate N14 5NY 22 July 2021 ? Strand 406 Strand, London WC2R 0NE 24 June 2021 ? Surbiton 12 Victoria Road, Surbiton KT6 4JW 29 July 2021 ? Swinton 143 Chorley Road, Swinton M27 4AE 1 July 2021 ? Syston 1262 Melton Road, Syston LE7 2HB 24 June 2021 ? Twickenham 1 King Street, Twickenham TW1 3SD 1 July 2021 ? Upper Edmonton 163 Fore Street, Upper Edmonton N18 2UX 29 July 2021 ? Walkden 33 Bolton Road, Walkden M28 3AX 24 June 2021 ? Wallasey 14 Liscard Village, Wallasey CH45 4JW 22 July 2021 ? Welling 14 Bellegrove Road, Welling DA16 3PP 22 July 2021 ? Wembley Preston Road 223 Preston Road, Wembley HA9 8XD 29 July 2021 ? West Wickham 30 High Street, West Wickham BR4 0SN 15 July 2021 ? West Worthing 37 Goring Road, Worthing BN12 4AR 15 July 2021 ? Weybridge 9 High Street, Weybridge KT13 8ED 15 July 2021 ? Wibsey 9 Folly Hall Road, Wibsey BD6 1UL 24 June 2021 ? Wickford 18A High Street, Wickford SS12 9AZ 8 July 2021 ? Windsor 97 Peascod Road, Windsor SL4 1AZ 5 August 2021 ? Winton 330 Wimborne Road, Winton BH9 2HP 22 July 2021

100+ branches of Santander to close nationwide from July 2021. Sites to be shut plus addresses and date of planned closure: ? Arnold 84 Front Street, Arnold NG5 7EJ 12 August 2021 ? Ashby-de-la-Zouch 24 Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 1AL 29 July 2021 ? Ashford Church Road 30 Church Road, Ashford TW15 2UY 5 August 2021 ? Balham High Road 200 Balham High Road, London SW12 9DH 24 June 2021 ? Banstead High Street 79 High Street, Banstead SM7 2NL 1 July 2021 ? Barking 37 Station Parade, Barking IG11 8EB 12 August 2021 ? Beckenham 212-214 High Street, Beckenham BR3 1EN 12 August 2021 ? Bethnal Green 450 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green E2 0HG 15 July 2021 ? Bingley Main Street 155 Main Street, Bingley BD16 1AJ 1 July 2021 ? Birmingham Erdington 112 High Street, Erdington B23 6RS 29 July 2021 ? Bishopsgate 224 Bishopsgate, London City EC2M 4AN 24 June 2021 ? Blaby 9 Crossways House, Blaby LE8 4DD 1 July 2021 ? Bletchley 24 The Concourse, Brunel Centre, Bletchley MK2 2DL 8 July 2021 ? Bramhall 3 Woodford Road, Bramhall SK7 1JN 5 August 2021 ? Brighouse Commercial Street 26 Commercial Street, Brighouse HD6 1AQ 15 July 2021 ? Brighton London Road 16 London Road, Brighton BN1 4HY 1 July 2021 ? Bristol Bedminster 95 East Street, Bedminster BS3 4HA 29 July 2021 ? Camberwell 34 Denmark Hill, Camberwell SE5 8RZ 29 July 2021 ? Castleford Carlton Street 51 Carlton Street, Castleford WF10 1AN 29 July 2021 ? Catford 162 Rushey Green, Catford SE6 4JT 8 July 2021 ? Cheadle 16 High Street, Cheadle SK8 1AJ 8 July 2021 ? Chelsea Kings Road 138 Kings Road, Chelsea SW3 4XB 8 July 2021 ? Chester-Le-Street 57-59 Front Street, Chester-le-Street DH3 3DD 8 July 2021 ? Chingford Old Church Road 35 Old Church Road, Chingford E4 6SJ 1 July 2021 ? Chiswick 336 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick W4 5TL 15 July 2021 ? Chorlton-cum-Hardy 575 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy M21 9AB 8 July 2021 ? Clifton Whiteladies Road 107 Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PB 15 July 2021 ? Cobham 13 High Street, Cobham KT11 3DH 12 August 2021 ? Cosham 81 High Street, Cosham PO6 3BL 12 August 2021 ? Coulsdon 138 Brighton Road, Coulsdon CR5 2XR 29 July 2021 ? Dagenham 247 Heathway, Dagenham RM9 5BG 15 July 2021 ? Dalkeith 25-27 High Street, Dalkeith EH22 1LD 22 July 2021 ? Dalston 86 Kingsland High Street, Dalston E8 2PG 12 August 2021 ? Darwen 10-11 Market Street, Darwen BB3 1DN 12 August 2021 ? Dewsbury 12 Northgate, Dewsbury WF13 1DT 12 August 2021 ? Dudley Merryhill Merryhill Centre, Dudley DY5 1SY 24 June 2021 ? Edinburgh Morningside Road 356 Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 4TE 29 July 2021 ? Enfield Hertford Road 199 Hertford Road, Enfield EN3 5JH 5 August 2021 ? Finchley High Road 760 High Road, Finchley N12 9QH 24 June 2021 ? Fulham 421 North End Road, Fulham SW6 1NY 5 August 2021 ? Glasgow Kilmarnock Road 110 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands G41 3NN 8 July 2021 ? Glasgow Sauchiehall Street 147 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW 24 June 2021 ? Gosforth 129-131 High Street, Gosforth NE3 1HG 29 July 2021 ? Grays 30 High Street, Grays RM17 6LU 29 July 2021 ? Halesowen 9 Hagley Street, Halesowen B63 3AS 22 July 2021 ? Hanover Square 14a Hanover Square, London W1S 1JL 1 July 2021 ? Harborne High Street 182-184 High Street, Harborne B17 9PP 5 August 2021 ? Harold Hill 69 Farnham Road, Harold Hill RM3 8XA 22 July 2021 ? Harpenden 31a High Street, Harpenden AL5 2RU 22 July 2021 ? Hatfield 11 Town Centre, Hatfield AL10 0NY 1 July 2021 ? Hayes Station Road 16 Station Road, Hayes UB3 4DY 8 July 2021 ? Haywards Heath 37-39 South Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4LQ 1 July 2021 ? Hempstead Valley 27 Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Gillingham ME7 3PQ 24 June 2021 ? High Holborn 306a High Holborn, London WC1V 7JZ 8 July 2021 ? Hinckley 6 Castle Street, Hinckley LE10 1DB 29 July 2021 ? Horsforth 42 Town Street, Horsforth LS18 4AP 5 August 2021 ? Hounslow Bath Road 388 Bath Road, Hounslow TW4 7HT 15 July 2021 ? Huyton 57 Derby Road, Huyton L36 9YA 8 July 2021 ? Hyde Market Place 11 Market Place, Hyde SK14 2NP 15 July 2021 ? Leatherhead 2 High Street, Leatherhead KT22 8HT 12 August 2021 ? Leeds Crossgates 59-61 Station Road, Crossgates LS15 8DT 15 July 2021 ? Leicester Horsefair Street Permanent House, Horsefair Street, Leicester LE1 5BJ 15 July 2021 ? Leicester Narborough Road 256 Narborough Road, Leicester LE3 2AP 8 July 2021 ? Leigh-on-Sea 85 The Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1PN 5 August 2021 ? Letchworth 12-14 Central Approach, Letchworth SG6 3DJ 5 August 2021 ? Leytonstone 662 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3BD 12 August 2021 ? London Bridge 9 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RQ 15 July 2021 ? Long Eaton 79 High Street, Long Eaton NG10 1GE 5 August 2021 ? Lytham Clifton Street 75 Clifton Street, Lytham St Annes FY8 5ER 22 July 2021 ? Margate 110-112 High Street, Margate CT9 1JR 22 July 2021 ? Marlow 37 High Street, Marlow SL7 1XA 1 July 2021 ? Mill Hill 45 The Broadway, Mill Hill NW7 3DJ 15 July 2021 ? Moorgate 48-54 Moorgate, London EC2R 6EJ 1 July 2021 ? Morecambe 42 Euston Road, Morecambe LA4 5DD 5 August 2021 ? Nelson The Centre, Nelson BB9 9SX 29 July 2021 ? New Malden 132 High Street, New Malden KT3 4HY 22 July 2021 ? Newcastle-under-Lyme 58 High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 1QE 15 July 2021 ? Norbury 1424 London Road, Norbury SW16 4EP 1 July 2021 ? Oadby 38 The Parade, Oadby LE2 5BF 22 July 2021 ? Oxford Headington 116 London Road, Oxford OX3 9AS 12 August 2021 ? Petts Wood 97 Queensway, Petts Wood BR5 1SG 5 August 2021 ? Pinner 27 Bridge Street, Pinner HA5 3JW 8 July 2021 ? Plymstock 9 Dean Hill, Plymstock PL9 9AA 5 August 2021 ? Poulton-le-Fylde 18 Market Place, Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 7AS 12 August 2021 ? Putney 88-90 Putney High Street, Putney SW15 1RB 29 July 2021 ? Rickmansworth 107-109 High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EG 1 July 2021 ? Runcorn 12 Orchard Walk, Runcorn WA7 2BS 1 July 2021 ? Sale 46 School Road, Sale M33 7XE 22 July 2021 ? Shepherds Bush 23 Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8PH 22 July 2021 ? South Harrow 285-287 Northolt Road, Harrow HA2 8JS 22 July 2021 ? Southampton Bitterne Road 424 Bitterne Road, Southampton SO18 1BS 5 August 2021 ? Southampton Shirley 1 Shirley High Street, Southampton SO15 3TE 8 July 2021 ? Southgate 6 Chase Side, Southgate N14 5NY 22 July 2021 ? Strand 406 Strand, London WC2R 0NE 24 June 2021 ? Surbiton 12 Victoria Road, Surbiton KT6 4JW 29 July 2021 ? Swinton 143 Chorley Road, Swinton M27 4AE 1 July 2021 ? Syston 1262 Melton Road, Syston LE7 2HB 24 June 2021 ? Twickenham 1 King Street, Twickenham TW1 3SD 1 July 2021 ? Upper Edmonton 163 Fore Street, Upper Edmonton N18 2UX 29 July 2021 ? Walkden 33 Bolton Road, Walkden M28 3AX 24 June 2021 ? Wallasey 14 Liscard Village, Wallasey CH45 4JW 22 July 2021 ? Welling 14 Bellegrove Road, Welling DA16 3PP 22 July 2021 ? Wembley Preston Road 223 Preston Road, Wembley HA9 8XD 29 July 2021 ? West Wickham 30 High Street, West Wickham BR4 0SN 15 July 2021 ? West Worthing 37 Goring Road, Worthing BN12 4AR 15 July 2021 ? Weybridge 9 High Street, Weybridge KT13 8ED 15 July 2021 ? Wibsey 9 Folly Hall Road, Wibsey BD6 1UL 24 June 2021 ? Wickford 18A High Street, Wickford SS12 9AZ 8 July 2021 ? Windsor 97 Peascod Road, Windsor SL4 1AZ 5 August 2021 ? Winton 330 Wimborne Road, Winton BH9 2HP 22 July 2021

It's here already at the Hornimans Museum, https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/NH.H.44/

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As bad as the practice has been, their appear to be some occasional green shoots of improvement. I can only hope these are the start of something better, which is over due, and its patients deserve to receive.

Well at least they have one satisfied patient, verses an awful lot who are dissatisfied with the patient experience they have had. As I stated previously, culture is the hardest and takes the longest to change in any organisation.

Marvin Hagler, Former World Championship boxer, aged 66

Clearly, you and those you know feel you have had a good experience, unfortunately many others cannot say that they have had that same experience. I agree with you that all patients should be listened to and treated with respect, kindness, compassion and dignity, but they do not. Reception staff who cannot do the simplest of tasks because they do not listen, are unhelpful or just plain difficult and rude, and at least one of the GP's who clearly thinks they know best and resent being asked the difficult questions or when they clearly do not have knowledge you'd expect them to know as a GP. Then using the "well you've had your 10 minutes" I need to see the next patient routine. Nothing positive about the Pharmacist either. When I hear about the different experience other people have when they speak their own practice ​- this practice still fails on so many levels. They could make some changes to improve the patient experience and hence increase the quality of service. 1. Take blood samples rather then all sending patients to Kings or Tessa Jowell. If other local practices can offer this service, why can't FHRGP? 2. Offer a walk-in service on a Saturday morning. 3. Make available more appointments to see the nurses. 4. Have more Nurse Practioners who can do more than just nursing and can make clinical decisions, they can at the Tessa Jowell, why not at FHRGP? 5. Offer Vulnerable Patient follow up visits, it can be done elsewhere, why can't FHRGP offer this service? 6. Make more use of the local District Nurse service. 7. Don't be so reliant on technology that doesn't work. 8. Be more flexible, listen to patients and their concerns. 9. Improve communications and sharing of information with Specialists at Kings, Guy's, St. Thomas's (i.e. blood test results) 9. Don't leave the sample collection pot in front of the radiator adjacent to the front door so that it "cooks" the samples. 10. Add your own improvements below 11. 12. etc.

I do not know of any patients who would say they "felt privileged to have such a superb service". If you take a look at the reviews of the practice on the NHS website, they are damning and scathing. The last set of Patient Participation Group meeting published minutes are November 2019. How hard can it be to provide update minutes of meetings?? I still have no idea how the practice got rated as Good in the last CQC inspection report. They are their to provide a service for the 12,500 patients they have. Whilst maybe recently things may have improved just slightly, this practice has an awful lot of improving to do to enable its patients to be complimentary about the service they provide. Culture in an organisation is the hardest thing to change, the culture at FHRGP needs significant improvement. patients need to be put first. If they surveyed the patients I think the response would be "not currently met expectations" -3, however some appear to have a totally different opinion of the practice.

This is what CQC stated in their inspection report of the practice in January 2020. https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-544424476/inspection-summary#responsive. I have recently found some staff much more responsive, thoughtful and caring than others in the past. They seem to be more wiling to make referrals to the Tessa Jowell Centre or Kings rather than seeing patients themselves. Perhaps they do not have the necessary staff available because of the toxic nature of this practice. C - 19 has seen this practice change the way it operates, perhaps some staff are unable to adapt to the changes, or get in a flap at the slightest pressure, plus resent being on "door" duty. The issue with the Chemist opposite, has been ongoing for years, so no surprise their. Other chemists in the locality are available who provide exceptional services and go the extra mile. The odd GP at FHRGP could do with realising we are patients who have thoughts, feelings, opinions and may well research on an issue and hence ask more probing / difficult questions of them that they then appear to then resent.