Annie5

About 2 years ago I switched to only eating red meat once a week, and eating a lot more salad. When I had my last health check last August I was told my good cholesterol had gone up, my bad cholesterol had gone down. I have also noticed I no longer suffer from acid reflux which had bothered me for years previously ......

Thank you for the reminder, I will definitely be clapping and hope some of the residents at this Underhill / Melford end join in .......

Thank you Staplemeg - contacted the council and have signed up as a volunteer .....

Does anyone know if Tesco or Asda are doing anything to help the elderly to get a delivery slot?

Luca's in Northcross Road are delivering bread, flour, pasta, eggs, milk, coffee, tea, tel 020 8299 3346

I live on Underhill Rd near the junction of Melford Rd and would like to join the clapping for the NHS. Is anyone else on Underhill going to join?

Hi, I am available to give a hand to others (shopping, delivering groceries, chatting on the phone). Has anyone set up a local group for those who are self-isolating during the virus? Annie

me too - I would be very interested in going with local group for drink / meal / film ......

Hi Swadesh I would be interested in this. It would be great to go out locally and meet people who live in the area. I've tried Meet-Up groups but there aren't any focusing on the ED area ...... Annie

I had a load of Sainsburys coat hangers so gave them to Customer Services at the Dogkennel Hill store, so they can be re-used ......

Gross - and extremely selfish ......

I am not a pet owner and think it is a much larger issue than the distress caused to pets. What about the damage to wildlife, and pollution of the air. Not to mention the amount of time A&E wards have to spend on dealing with accidents .......

It would be great to have a Lebanese restaurant nearby .......

Thank you Blah Blah, this is really helpful :)

Looking for some advice about braces for teeth :) My top front teeth have become more crooked over the years and I am thinking of getting some braces fitted. Does anyone have any experience of the new invisible braces or the old-fashioned metal type? Length of time they take to work, comfort, cost etc. Grateful for any advice / recommendations Many thanks Annie

Does anyone know if Rye Lane is still part closed .... or whether buses are now running from Forest Hill right up to Peckham Rye station? Thanks Annie

holloway Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just had my free taster session, really enjoyed > it! It was quite intense. There was about 15 of > us, of all different fitness levels, everyone was > great. This is recommended. Hi Holloway, you mentioned the taster session was intense. Was it a beginners one?

Hilja Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's not Peckham Rye but BMF does 'Walkfit' > sessions in Dulwich Park, which are low-impact and > suitable for the unfit and people with minor > health issues. > The format and a lot of the exercises are similar > to BMF proper, just at a gentler pace and without > the running and if there's something you can't do > because of, e.g., a dodgy knee, the instructor > will find an alternative for you. > > Sessions are Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30-10.30am, > Saturdays 10.00-11.00am and the first one's free: > www.walkfit.co.uk Thank you Hilja, this is really helpful :)

I've also been looking at this. I am quite unfit so am looking for something which allows me to build on things gradually .... does anyone know if they have a beginners' level?

Or is this route diverted?

Does anyone know if it?s possible to get the p13 towards new cross from melford road stop? Thanks

Same here (near Melford Road)

I have never driven a car. But I find this kind of cycling behaviour very dangerous; people cycling without helmets, children perched on crossbars, children in flimsy carts behind the cyclist (which means the cyclist has no view of what is happening to the cart). If they are so worried about pollution and the environment why don't they walk to school? Much safer and less exposure to exhaust fumes. Also means the children will be fitter and stronger. My mother walked us to / from school for years.

I would be interested in joining a group like this. I am also female, middle aged and would like to shed a few pounds. Swapping ideas would be useful. And someone to go to the gym with .......

binkylilyput Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I always refill my plastic bottles if I have > them.......for weeks and weeks on end! And wash > them too. I'm not afraid of bacteria......it's > scaremongering b*llox as far as I'm concerned. > Everything has bacteria..... including plastic > beakers, mugs, cups etc. > > I'm far more concerned about the environment than > some clap trap about bacteria. I try to avoid > plastic bottles wherever I can but, when I > purchase one, I use it over and over. > > As for marketing tactics with bottled water, I do > agree it's not great. I would have totally > appreciated a bottle of water given to me I'm > sure......but still not acceptable in this day an > age. > > At the very least they could have a big, fat stamp > on it saying "please re-cycle"......and the folk > handing out the bottles could also remind people > to re-cycle/ re-use. Exactly. Whereas what happened was the bottles were thrown into the street bins or on the floor after the event, so a lot of people were not recycling them .....