116 Lordhip Lane

[Mark]

Snorky, you said "Lets have a community centre" and I was simply telling you there already is a Community Centre on Darrell road.

You also said "It would help if we had a "community" to stlck in it" If you believe there's not a community in the area and therfore it would be helpful to have one, how would you realistically start to create one?

[edited] I've added the following as an after-thought and out of curiosity:

Snorky, I can see from a lot of your posts that you have some issues with the current community here in East Dulwich. It would be great if you could please share with us where these issues have come from, perhaps your background and what the old community was like and what it's benefits were. It would help those of us who weren't born or grew up in East Dulwich to understand where you are coming from

Thanks

Mark

[Keef]

Communities only get together on online forums these days!!! ;-)

[snorky]

I am a citizen of the world, I hold a passport that identifies me as a resident of humanity.

[Guest]

it was a nice try, Mark, but Snorky clearly isn't the the sharpest tool in the box, and seems incapable of stringing more than a few words together at a time. Though I have to say, the above posting is a cracker. Meaningless babble straight out of the top drawer.. more please, Snorky!

[snorky]

Better to say little than fill a volume with tiresome mundaniety

[Guest]

I take it back - he's sharp as a knife, that one.

Snorks - you're the one trawling through all this 'tiresome mundaniety' with a fine toothcomb and inserting your own hopeless ramplings - DUMBO.

[snorky]

The best insults are the childish ones, dont you agree bob ?

[Guest]

They are if they're aimed at a child like yourself. Now run along. I don't think I'll bother replying to any more of your postings, as I can only assume the only reason you're posting them is to try and get a rise out of people "hur! hur! hur!" (dumbo laugh) how cle-vur!

[snorky]

do you think Im that shallow ?

dear Bob, you have so much to learn.

[mockney piers]

At the risk of getting all 'Jermaine Jackson' on yo' asses. Come on lads, handbags away, there's room enough on this forum for all opinions of the rainbow, assuming I'm not mixing my metaphors a la *Bob*'s trawling ramplings with a fine toothcomb, which I just loved ;)

[Guest]

When you're trawling yer ramplings, a fine toothcomb is essential. You ought to know that, Mockney.

[Keef]

Mark Wrote:

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> I've added the following as an after-thought and

> out of curiosity:

> Snorky, I can see from a lot of your posts that

> you have some issues with the current community

> here in East Dulwich. It would be great if you

> could please share with us where these issues have

> come from, perhaps your background and what the

> old community was like and what it's benefits

> were. It would help those of us who weren't born

> or grew up in East Dulwich to understand where you

> are coming from

It really wasn't THAT different, the bars were pubs (or shops - Inside 72). Everyone got excited when 7-11 opened and we used to buy slurpies after school, and a shop actually stayed open till 11pm!!!!!!! ;o)

The corner of Northcross and Archdale was a school!!!!!! (A nice one too, still think that's a shame).

The Curry Cabin smelled disgusting (it's lovely now!).

There was a toy vending machine outside the Newsagents opposite The Woolwich, which had a big plastic parrot in it, that spoke to passers by!

There was no market on Northcross, but the fish van was still there (for the record, I do think that market is a waste of space, and I hate the idea of pedestrianising, but that's just me).

There were a massive amount of yuppies in the 80's, and I imagine that had a forum like this existed back then, there would have been negative feelings there too..... Nothing has really changed, I swear!!!

[Guest]

If you knew the area well, you would know that Northcross road has historically had a market from the day it was built. The market was famous for selling fruit and veg amongst other things from the early 20th century right up until the late 1950's.

[Keef]

Okay then, it wasn't in the 80's though. Think I know the area reasonably well, I was just trying to make light of things.

[batdog]

Louisa and Keef,

I do not wish to hijack your "online" flirting about the ED area, but allow me to say :

Louisa you're right about the early days of Northcross rd and Keef you too : the market there is just a miserable attempt and it is a complete waste of space (td) !!!!!

[Huguenot]

Whilst I agree that the market isn't quite Camden or Portobello Road, you can't seriously be proposing not having it? It makes the street much more interesting over the weekend than a row of parked cars, which would be the alternative?

Is the view against pedestrianisation just because it represents change, or do people walking around make the place look scruffy?

[Guest]

Mark Wrote:

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> Why would we want another East Dulwich Community

> Centre?

How about a proper mosque with miranets for the Moslem members of our ED community? The one in Northcross Road is too small and inadequate.

[batdog]

Mr H,

I am not against a street market,if they want one in Northcross rd it should be aproper large one, not the miserable attempt that it is now.

Ibo:

Re: the mosque, I am not muslim so I am not interested in such an idea, but let me suggest you a good place for your new mosque = the ED Police Station..... ( I mean instead of it )

[Guest]

batdog Wrote:

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> Mr H,

>

> I am not against a street market,if they want one

> in Northcross rd it should be aproper large one,

> not the miserable attempt that it is now.

>

> Ibo:

> Re: the mosque, I am not muslim so I am not

> interested in such an idea, but let me suggest you

> a good place for your new mosque = the ED Police

> Station..... ( I mean instead of it )

Thanks for the suggestion , Batdog. A much better alternative is one of the many little used churches we have in ED.

[Mark]

How about a proper mosque with miranets...

What are miranets?

[Guest]

w

[Guest]

How do you know that the mosque is inadequate for use, yet all the other churches are underutilised. Are you a religious expert now too Ibo?

[Guest]

I've nothing against a new mosque in ED, minarets or not (the towers traditionally used - hopefully not, er, actually used - to call to prayer). However, from what I've seen living in a various parts of South London (and in other UK cities) local muslim communities are (more often than not) very effective at getting mosques built to suit their requirements.. but there doesn't seem to be much local pressure.

Of course Ibo is right in that most of the other churches are underutilised (everywhere!)

And I agree with Hugue n Keef etc on the market on NCR. It kinda looks looks nice seeing a few stalls when you walk through it, but needs to be larger and sell normal market stuff. All we've got at the moment are the 'extra' stalls selling fancy goods you get at larger markets.

[Huguenot]

A miranet is a highly reflective device for catching image-conscious fish. They're very effective in our subterranean ED streams. A primping stickleback will risk everything to snatch a quick glimpse of himself.

[Keef]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> Is the view against pedestrianisation just because

> it represents change, or do people walking around

> make the place look scruffy?

No, you know full well Mr Huguenot that I'm not against change (unless it was turning the CPT in

to a "bar" ;-) ). I just think that if Northcross Road were pedestrianised on the weekends, it

would make driving around the area a nightmare (not that I drive), and it wouldn't be what I'd

consider a good market..... Frankly, I think a lot of those stalls sell absolute tat, or mediocre

cake at ?2.50-?3 a slither!

I don't know, I guess it's nice having something there, but I'm not too keen on what they've got...

My sister always says she gets filthy looks from everyone if she's trying to walk the dog down

there! I think the dog has as much right to be there as the pram army taking up the pavement!

I also have to say that the idea of pedestrianising Lordship Lane is insane!