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I’ve been looking at their website from time to time over the last few years and I was sure that at least one loaf - the signature sourdough - is supplied by the BreadBread bakery who are at a lot of markets at weekends and who used to have a small cafe bakery shop in Brixton Market. I used to go there specifically to get their bread. They are also affiliated with Franco Manca. That was the first FM, co-founded by Bridget Hugo, who died last year. BreadBread also supplied the bread for the now closed Crooked Well pub restaurant (but now open under a different name - The Kerfield Arms) in Grove Lane SE5. Not sure where the pastries come from but it doesn’t seem possible to choose which ones to have delivered. I do think they chop and change the suppliers from time to time. I like the look of the (expensive) crullers they sometimes have plus granola, the savoury pastries and expensive bagels. They frequently have special offers for a first delivery. 40% is the highest discount I’ve seen so far. I too would be worried about a fox being an opportunist.

Yes, they sound excellent.

Maybe the signor in question spotted some hot jacuzzi action and just had to stop in?

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Rude Count the posts this is my 8th on this thread out of 60 odd But I'm not going to count traffic, it was a facetious post And I was being facetious to Alice too joining in with the spirit of her comment. Or... at you double bluffing and playing me at my own game. Nice, Nearly gotme. I'll need to get up earlier tomorrow to catch you out!

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Is anyone part of the syndicate with Andre Smejkal? Are you receiving your lottery tickets?

+1 for Aria - helpful, attentive and provided options for solutions. Recommend!

Sorry only just seen this. Thanks so much for the offer, but I was in my loft earlier today and came across a 10m one that I think will be long enough. I thought I only had a 5m one. DUH. Thanks again!

You can also not be in support of Reform or the Tories, but still think a number of Southwark Labour's local traffic/ road management interventions are pants.

What percentage of children at Bellenden School live within a 10 minute walk?

Hi, I’ve decided to be mildly brave and post this. I’m 53, live locally, and am in a bit of a midlife “growth rather than decline” phase, applying for a counselling postgrad, thinking about psychology, relationships and what actually matters, alongside doing new things. I’d love to start a small monthly dinner/drinks evening (4–5 people max) with other thoughtful, warm, curious humans nearby. Not a therapy group, just good conversation, some depth, and definitely some laughs. If you’re also in a reflective or reinventing stage of life and fancy building something local and real, drop me a message. Worst case: we have one interesting evening. Best case: we build something lovely. Helen 🙂

Hi yes I have one man’s opinion

The revised proposals for the Belham Primary school street is being consulted upon until 22 Feb (just extended). See section 2 (showing streets affected in pink not blue) here: https://engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/belham-primary-school-street While the streets to be affected have changed, the proposals are as flawed as first time round, and should be roundly rejected. The proposal is supposed to discourage parents from dropping children off by car. Yet the proposals will just displace parents parking next to the school on Bellenden Road to the bottom of Danby Road and just further south on Maxted Road. Neither of these have loading restrictions, making enforcement difficult due to the required observation periods. The consultation claims to "protect children from traffic at the most vulnerable locations" [sic], "contributing greatly to children's safety". The scheme not only fails to, it would actually make conflict worse at existing collision hotspots like the Bellenden x Choumert junction due to more drivers turning across the cycle route and raised crossings, as well as into the cycle contraflow. No measurable change to air pollution is expected. Meanwhile the wider Bellenden area with its very narrow pavements and nightmare on Spine street bike route (which now has an ever growing toll of reported collisions) would remain as hostile as ever - whether for children accessing the area's schools or indeed anyone else trying to walk and cycle. The profusion of individual school streets is confusing for drivers and their sat navs too. An area wide plan is urgently needed, instead of wasting more money on badly thought that do not join up, however you want to get around. There was a community meeting just before lockdown in 2020 calling for this. Yet years later traffic levels continue to increase across Southwark and conditions are getting ever worse. A good discussion here about the flaws with the school street concept: