
Tanza
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In case anyone is looking for a great place to take kids over Easter - try the Light Show at the Hayward Gallery - handily right by the 176 bus stop on Waterloo Bridge. Good for kids of any age - light is used to "sculpt space". But from a kid's perspective it means lots of brightly coloured rooms (bright green, bright pink, bright blue) that you can explore as well as lots of other unusual exhibits including a room where real water fountains appear to be in slow motion, you see them flow drop by drop). It's very popular so you might need to book, kids under 12 are free. ttp://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/festivals-series/light-show
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Cherry Tree Montessori on Lacon Road PLEASE HELP
Tanza replied to Silvia78's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Deniseb - are you anything to do with Cherry Tree (apart from being a parent?) Are you related to the owners? Or anything to do with the management of this nursery? I note how well informed you are about the nursery, the plans, where people's children move onto after attending the nursery - even to the point of defending the whereabouts of the manager saying, "the manager doesn't need to be there all the time because there are about 10 highly qualifed staff which are first aiders and are always floating around the building." I may be speaking out of turn and if so, I apologise but we have seen on other threads that it's not unknown for businesses themselves to post. When I look at the posts about Cherry Tree from satisfied parents, while there are a few with a posting history, they are outnumbered by posts from people who only post about Cherry Tree and about nothing else. I see that Cherry Tree has received a very positive Ofsted report - which is something to be applauded. So, I think that if people from this nursery are posting under the guise of parents they are probably doing more harm than good. Anyway - that's my two-pennethworth! (In the interests of openness - I did send my son to this nursery many years ago - too many years ago for my experience to be relevant, however any posts I made in the past were never made out of spite) -
After 10 months, yep 10 months parked opposite my house, not moving (not even to do the odd paranormal investigation), the hearse has finally moved on to a better place. I have heard a rumour it might only have passed on to Playfield Crescent.
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Spellers Garage on Melbourne Grove- Noise?
Tanza replied to motorbird83's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
I live very near the garage in Melbourne Grove (the Colwell road end) and this garage makes no noise at all. -
We are going to this on Sunday so the excitement is building in our house. We are going by train from Euston and arriving at lunchtime at the Studios. What's the cafe like there? Is it ridiculously over-priced/long queues/child-friendly options?
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I am hearing anecdotal reports about people in East Dulwich sending their kids to the Kent Grammar schools via the train at Forest Hill/Denmark Hill. I'd really love to know if many people are doing this, how long the commute is and how successfully it is working for them. How do the children cope with the travel, doing homework at the end of the longer day and in terms of (presumably) not having local friends? I've noticed girls travelling into Victoria via Denmark Hill and then getting the bus to Greycoats Hospital School in Pimlico. So I wondered where else in London kids are travelling to from East Dulwich and how that journey is working out? (This question is a genuine query, I'm hoping my child will get into a local secondary in due course, but I'd be very grateful for any insight into the state school choices further afield other people are making. It is a tricky question to pose at the school gates without seeming to be making a judgement about other people's decisions.)
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Yawn. Good troll attempt tho.
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duffy10 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Where do you get the 659 from in ed ? Northern Pup was referring to the 6.59 train from East Dulwich. We were also on this train this morning (and then Jubilee line to Stratford) and it was super quick, we were there in and through security in under an hour. It was quite a long walk through the park to the Velodrome, as other posters have pointed out, but we were so early the stroll through the park was lovely.
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Thank u v much for the replies. Also had v helpful tip via pm about long queues for food so I'll definitely take something.
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Just wondered what people think is the best route to the Olympic Park from East Dulwich? Anyone tried bus to Forest Hill and train route? Or is it better to get the Jubilee Line from London Bridge? Off to the Velodrome tomorrow morning and v grateful for travel suggestions.
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As the school summer holidays have arrived I thought people might be interested in sharing ideas for day trips outside London. We went to Portsmouth for the day and thought it was great for an easy day out from East Dulwich. You can go by train from Waterloo or Victoria. The train station is right by Portsmouth Docks (a five minute walk) and there is lots to do, (including visiting Nelson's Victory ship, visiting a Victorian warship, the ticket includes a boat trip round the harbour, and lots more. The Mary Rose isn't open at the moment though.) But bit that I particularly liked is that five minutes in the other direction from the station is Gun Wharf, which has lots of places to eat overlooking the harbour along with loads and loads of discount shops including Gap, Ted Baker, M&S, Ralph Lauren etc. Big wide avenues, flat and pedestrianised. Obviously, you couldn't visit any of the ships with a buggy as you need to be able to climb ladders, but if you needed to entertain a smaller child (while an older one was taken round the ships) there is a big warehouse in the Docks with lots of space to run around, packed with slightly out of date interactive exhibits. The Docks also have a huge open plan cafe.
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I think the clue was the name of street - Lordship?
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I picked up a copy of the free paper that's outside William Rose - think it's the Southwark News. The story on the front page says that the adult offering a lift was in fact an off-duty policeman who thought the child looked distressed and so offered a lift. According to the story, the policeman has been spoken to (by superiors?) and now realises the upset his good intentions caused.
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Hello - I agree with Redjam's post - Moshi Monsters (and Club Penguin, for that matter) have lots about them that are fun and educational too. (just like the East Dulwich forum!) My son's writing and reading came on apace thanks to Club Penguin as he was so keen to do the missions. He's also a member of Moshi Monsters and likes both sites pretty much equally. I like the fact these sites are less passive than TV although in moderation all things have their place, TV included. My son (who is now 8 but was 4 when he started on Club Penguin) has gone on to set up his own Club Penguin fan website which he posts updates and videos on how to complete missions and the latest news. I've also been impressed by how kids can be creative in terms of how they use these sites as they grow older. On Club Penguin (and I'm sure it's the same on Moshi monsters) my son has played really imaginative games with other children from all over the world, from pretending to be cops and robbers (all played out by typing instructions out at rapid speed on screen)to role playing games. Club Penguin is very well moderated and all messaging between children happens in public on the screen. CP doesn't lend itself well to anything other than the most fleeting and in-the-moment comments. My one concern about Moshi Monsters is that anyone can request to be your child's friend and then if your child accepts, they get to post messages on your child's message board, which is tucked away in their home. The onus is on your child to turn them down, so it is a conversation you need to have with your child. I hadn't realised this was the case, so was slightly un-nerved to discover that my son had been merrily accepting total strangers as friends including adults (they give their age - according to my son the adults on his friends list were Moshi Monsters' personnel - no idea) and teenagers. He then received a couple of mildly flirtatious messages from young teens which I wasn't thrilled about, as he was only 6. I contacted Moshi Monsters to ask if they could put some form of parental lock on it, to which they said they couldn't and it is up to parents to monitor the use of Moshi Monsters. They also pointed out they do moderate it. Anyway, since then we've had no further problems and the good points about it outweigh my irritation over the messaging. My son has learned a valuable lesson about only accepting real life friends as online friends too.
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I got this text. It said it was an attempted abduction of a year 6 child from a local school.
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Just spotted this intriguing looking hearse parked in Melbourne Grove advertising paranormal investigations. Anyone know anything about this? Is it more of an events company or is it deadly serious (excuse the pun)? As an aside, it's parked opposite two houses that are up for sale. If you were a prospective purchaser would this put you off? I don't think I'd care one way or the other, but interested to know what the forum thinks.
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I am with the 306 Medical Centre and I have only had good experiences with the centre. I've never had any problem getting an appointment and my experience is that they've always gone out of their way to fit me in. Even when they haven't had space, they've said to come and wait and they'll try and squeeze me in - and they have. I have also found them good about referring me to the right people at the hospital - so it's a thumbs up from me.
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Family Summer Holiday - What a rip off!
Tanza replied to Bobbaz's topic in The Family Room Discussion
We do home exchanges via this website and it's worked very well for us. We do it partly because it's cheap but also because it's interesting to see another country from a local's perspective. They generally leave tips on where to go and what to do in the vicinity. We get offers from all over the world from all sorts ofhomesforexchange houses for our not-very-special house in East Dulwich. We've only had good experiences of this so far. -
movies superstar game - suitable for children?
Tanza replied to Tanza's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Since I posted, I've found the answer to my question. It's not at all suitable. A shame, it's a great game, but it's very easy to create realistic stabbings, shooting of police officers, strangling etc. No idea about the getting naked, but what I've found is enough to be going on with. -
Is anyone on the forum familiar with the movies superstar game? And is it suitable for children? We've just been given it for our 8-year old son. On the face of it it's all v creative, lets you make, edit your own films using Sims-type characters who act out your script on great-looking movie sets that you build yourself on the computer. But it looks to me like it could be violent (if your child chose it to be) and I also am wondering if ummm it's possible for the characters to get naked? As I type this, I think we're just going to have to lose this game. I can't find reviews online for it and there's something about it that feels too adult - the characters look too realistic and the women look like like Jessica Rabbit. Can anyone put my mind at rest?
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Strange bottles full of orange liquid
Tanza replied to tarafitness's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
When this thread started I had never noticed the bottles of orange liquid. I spotted my first one today in Melbourne Grove.
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