Dawsen heights

[TTaylor]

I live on the estate and there is no more social problems then in the surrounding areas. People shoild not assume all estates are crime ridden

[Vik]

Who assumed all estates were crime ridden?

[TTaylor]

FLOwer

[KidKruger]

don't worry about her, unless you're trimming your hedge the 'wrong' way or not disposing of the cuttings in the most ecologically sound stylee.

[maxxi]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> don't worry about her, unless you're trimming your

> hedge the 'wrong' way

A rash move.

[fl0wer]

Not so: check out the original piece & you will see regrets at the way the Guardian journalist mentioned it and then didn't follow through.

In the introductory section with picture 1, the writer comments:

" dangerous territory, choosing the 10 best council estates. Best architecturally or socially? The two, notoriously, are often not linked and as it?s beyond the scope of this list to undertake a social survey of all the estates in the country [etc]......."

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1218889,1220100#msg-1220100

[fluffy]

Umm where in the original piece does it say anything about social problems at Dawsons? Just says about clever balcony design.

[malcolmchurch]

It is Dawson Heights, not Dawsen Height. The original piece was fine. There was a brief mention in subsequent posts about social problems from some tosser who is not worth discussing.

My girlfriend lives there and I spend about 75% of my time here and I love it.

No problems whatsoever.