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AylwardS

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  1. Two options. Locally Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground https://www.dkhap.org.uk/ or Little Lives take various donations to help disabled and disadvantaged children. https://www.littlelives.org.uk/ whoever you choose to donate too I’m sure it will be appreciated.
  2. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/streets-survey The Council is consulting until the end of March. First complete for where you live and then you can select to comment on other areas of Southwark. I don’t live in the East Dulwich Grove ward but was able to comment on the need for a pedestrian crossing at the Lordship Lane end.
  3. The customer donation boxes at Sainsburys go to the Albrighton. They have a long-standing arrangement and still were when I checked with the Albrighton at the end of last year. Even if this stops they’ll be going somewhere to go o someone in need if you put one extra thing in your trolley. Donations can be dropped at reception at the Albrighton when they are open. Before noon Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday should mean they are available to users when it opens at one.
  4. Pay? You say you weren’t shopping in Lidl. Enforcement, whether you agree or not is to keep spaces free for customers. Particularly at the moment that’s important. You say you ran over so you knew. Unless your reason for running over was unforeseeable it’s unlikely to be a reason to cancel the fine. Fines are now one of the costs of driving. If you were wrong pay, if there is a genuine reason not to pay challenge. I’ve done both.
  5. This will run and run. A point of view in favour. There will always be some CEOs who issue tickets not due but generally they are doing a job and if the car wasn’t where it shouldn’t be no ticket would be issued. Yes there are more enforcement officers around but there are also more drivers taking a chance. Without enforcement that space you want might be taken by someone who shouldn’t be there. Unless you have a totally different experience when you drive I’ll bet more times than not you’ve come to a junction and not had clear sight lines because of someone parked at the junction, maybe even on double yellow lines. Next time you see an enforcement officer remember: They are doing a job - they need to eat, have a family to feed If no one took a chance they’d issue few tickets If they weren’t there the selfish would park where they want - we’ve all seen examples The person who was going to take a chance and doesn’t leaves the space for someone else - a resident, someone with something heavy to carry …. You may not agree with the rules but if you know what they are heed them. As long as we have cars we’ll need enforcement just as we will need plumbers as long as we have plumbing and I don’t think either is going away. As for this being a money making scheme council’s, by law, must use any surplus generated for specified purposes and the report to Cabinet in January 2020 recommending the award said they would continue to use the British Parking Association Model Contract. No details of Southwark’s contract but the general focus of that contract is quality not financial. Just as bad news is reported more than good, parking enforcement is for money. Some post on here to “warn” people. Is it a warning or a reminder that it’s wrong to park there/like that? Would you want to be outside all day in all weathers facing abuse for the London Living Wage? That’s in the contract.
  6. As you saw a CEO (traffic warden) pulling away it’s unlikely you were given a PCN as it would have been on the car. CEOs put the PCN on the car. No way I can see to check if one was issued or to make a payment without the PCN number. Online is their preferred contact but I did find details under report an enforcement issue. [email protected] 0800 138 9081 or 0344 800 2736 The OP appears to accept she was in the wrong and whether you agree with the parking restrictions or not please observe them. I’ve seen more traffic wardens around East Dulwich lately, makes sense. Demand for parking is going to go up as people shop for Christmas. Enforcement will be needed to make sure spaces are available and not occupied by someone who doesn’t think the 30 minute limit applies to them. The restrictions are there and someone might want to park to get a Christmas tree from the Cherry Tree, it won’t take half an hour but being able to park close by will be appreciated. People might be buying more from shops along there than they normally would. We can all help those leaving the car at home isn’t an option for anytime by observing the regulations but even more so in the coming weeks.
  7. Another recommendation for Niko. He responded to my call (on a Saturday) and came out on Monday and did the job. Having thought we might have no hot water by the end of the week we’re all sorted. Niko was pleasant and professional throughout, turned up with the part needed, fitted it and fixed the problem. He gave advice on replacement boiler options - something we’ll need to do. We’ll definitely contact Niko for a quote when the time comes to replace the boiler or for any other plumbing needs. You can contact Niko on 07818 607583.
  8. Parking Penalty Charges are being consulted on. Charges were last reviewed in 2010 and the number of penalty charges issued have increased so a reason for the consultation is it may no longer be the deterrent it was. The consultation is on the charges that apply when a penalty is issued not actual penalties. An increase in anything is not going to be welcome at this time but generally you can avoid a penalty charge by not doing whatever attracts one and they are needed. I can’t believe anyone has driven or walked in London and not thought “that car shouldn’t be doing that”. If you’d like to respond the consultation runs until 23 October and can be found at https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/LondonParkingChargesConsultation
  9. Thanks for possible places for the Big Butterfly Count. Places I looked today weren’t any good
  10. The Big Butterfly Count is running until 6 August. Does anyone know any good places locally to do the count? Does Peckham Rye park have a wildflower meadow this year? Anything at Goose Green this year?
  11. This weekend is the end of the week for Living Streets #cuttheclutter https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/cut-the-clutter Report through here maybe reports in numbers will raise the importance. Don’t know about others but I’m struggling to recall walking anywhere in London where the pavement was clear all the way.
  12. Charities have to meet the same regulations as shops. You might be trying to do a good thing but medicines are prescribed for a certain person once their health has been considered. Those who prescribe go through years of training and what works for one might not work for another or even for that person a year down the line. Take any medicines to a pharmacy for disposal and donate something that doesn’t risk hurting the person it’s donated too - if it poses a safety risk a charity won’t be able to take it. Add something extra to your shopping and there’s a good chance there is a donation point in the supermarket - Sainsbury’s Dog Kennel Hill, M&S at the station and Co-op on Lordship Lane definitely have boxes you can put donations in and whatever you put in will go to someone in need.
  13. We’ve been to Due Fratelli (replaced 500 Degrees pizza place) on Lordship Lane a few times now. They have pizza and a few other dishes. We think pizza is their best. No stuffed crusts or Hawaiian just good pizza - the original fast food. They have a wood fired oven and pizzas come out in no time. Pizzas range from £6.95 to £12.95. We’ll go back, none of the other pizzas we’ve had on Lordship Lane are as good.
  14. I live near East Dulwich station and remember comments on here when the introduction of a CPZ was first raised. Not everyone was affected but those living at the ends of roads giving onto Grove Vale reported being harassed by drivers wanting to park to go to the station. The car then stayed in place all day so if residents took their car out the space might not be there when they returned. We also have a 2-hour restriction and it’s worked at stopping commuters parking all day. The consultation refers to changes, particularly that means more demand for evening parking. I’ve not seen changes on Grove Vale that would mean that applies this end, though it might at the other end of the zone. The zone is here to stay whether you believe it’s needed or not so if the current hours are working where you live maybe respond to say keep the current hours in your area and extend it where there is an issue with evening parking by creating a new zone.
  15. The Albrighton Community Centre hires out rooms and there is also a kitchen you can hire. Call them on 0207 737 6186.
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