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We have our own rare Edward V111 pillar box at 38 Nunhead Green.

Message from Margy Newens re South Circular closure:- As many of you will be aware, on Thursday afternoon a major water main burst beneath the South Circular just outside the more westerly entrance to Dulwich Park resulting in considerable damage to the highway and pavement and copious flooding. The road has been closed in both directions between Lordship Lane and College Road since the incident resulting in gridlock throughout the entire area. I have been advised that there is now a signposted diversion via Croxted Road, Norwood Road, Half Moon Lane, Village Way, East Dulwich Grove, Lordship Lane. Officially, we have been advised that the repairs will take at least until Sunday evening to complete. Meanwhile, I spoke to a Thames Water engineer on site this morning who indicated that the works could well extend into next week and that the extent of damage to the highway would mean that it is likely to remain closed to motor vehicles in both directions for the duration. Access to pedestrians and cycles will be maintained throughout. Please share this information with your networks.

I'm wondering whether late packages will ever be delivered or whether they'll be returned to sender. An online company had posted an item to me on 26th August. When I eventually contacted the sender, they took lost post action because of the length of time it was taking to reach me, They replaced the item, which I had to ask them not to send by Royal Mail. I received the replacement the next day because I paid for it to be sent by courier. I've not received the original, which presumably should now not be delivered to me but should be returned to sender. Given how many undelivered packages they have, I wonder whether the delivery office will actually go to the extra trouble of sorting through them all to separate out the ones which need to be returned to sender.

Yes,thank you. I had not been getting notifications from you, but they are now coming through.

Yes, I remember there was something Mexican there. There was a restaurant there in the evening for a while - I think it was that - it certainly had a different menu to Johnnies. It probably wasn't run by the same people and it didn't seem to have any customers whenever I passed by, so I wasn't surprised it didn't survive.

I agree with your good advice, Sally Eva, except for one point. We are talking about an elderly lady. If her PIP has been stopped, yes, she can appeal, but she would not be a eligible to reclaim PIP. For a fresh claim, a person has to be below state pension age.

Yes, the East Dulwich Odeon became the Palace of Peace. 'BARA' says on another thread "I lived in Ondine Road at the time and everyone was fed up with the hoards of cars that came each week to listen to the Guru - this was around 1971/2" /forum/read.php?5,492794,507015#msg-507015 After that it became London House, home of the London Clock Co. - the company is still in existence

Jan15 - The St John's and St Clement's school building is still there but has been converted into residential accommodation, so its appearance has scarcely altered, except it now has plants and greenery all around the playground and buildings. The much loved (by school children) ice cream/sweet shop, Guiliano's, on the opposite corner, is now a Thai restaurant. There are fewer shops than there used to be, as some properties have been converted into housing, including the old police station on the corner of Upland and Crystal Palace Roads. The new police station in Lordship Lane which replaced it has been demolished and been replaced by a new primary school, so we no longer have a police station in East Dulwich. Nor do we see the mounted police or police horses which were a regular sight in the local streets and in Dulwich Park while the horses were stabled there.

ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But we also need some of these: > https://images.app.goo.gl/mPPFXHdhsd9V1rMo7 Thank you - that's a great poster!

I watched them emptying the food bins last week - they tipped them straight in with the garden waste in people's brown bins.

There's a firm in Edinburgh making masks which have a transparent insert so that the wearer's lips can be read. They're expensive at ?15.99 https://www.breathe-easy.info/our-face-masks/lip-reading-face-masks/

It's open on Sundays (only) unless there should be a Sunday funeral, which is unlikely

First mate Feel free to edit your post so that you're happy with it and I'll edit my posts accordingly.

Deleted, as I was responding to someone else's post which has now been deleted.

I'd like to point out that on Southwark Council's website they refer anyone who has a problem with foxes to the Fox Project - i.e. to use humane deterrents. It says "Please note foxes are not categorised as pests and are protected by the law. Contact The Fox Project for advice on how to deter foxes."

Not quite right - only female bees sting and they are the ones we are most likely to encounter. Male bees are unable to sting. I believe that applies to all our bee species - honey, bumble and solitary

No, it is not speculation that this fox has been killed - supersammyc has posted the photos of its dead body. A vet needs to examine the body to establish the cause of death. That vixens scream at mating time, which is in January, is not relevant - it's obvious from the photos that this fox has suffered. Supersammyc is trying to find help & doesn't deserve criticism. Supersammyc - have you been able to find help from the police or a wildlife/fox welfare organisation? Please post an update on here to let those of us who are concerned to know what has caused the death of this fox know the present situation and whether we can help in any way, especially as there are now probably cubs left without their mother.

Malumbu It could be fox cubs - they have only recently started to appear and they are very playful. Putting down water for foxes is a good idea, but may not deter them from wanting to drink from the pond, as a pond is a more natural water source. A garden pond is such a valuable wilife feature in a garden. Couldn't you make a place where creatures (including foxes?) can get to the water's edge to drink? Wouldn't a paving slab or plank of wood on top of the pond liner protect it from damage while enabling wildlife to get to the water's edge to have a drink, So much more wildlife friendly than spikes - and as for disinfectant - I hope you will not use disinfectant! The ingredients that make disinfectants effective in destroying bacteria and viruses make them toxic for animals - and for pondlife, which is especially sensitive to disinfectants.

The time reserved for elderly shoppers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays is 8-9am. Sainsbury's arrangement for the NHS is "NHS and social care workers will be able to shop in our supermarkets for half an hour before they open, from Monday to Saturday. Anyone with NHS ID will be able to shop from 07.30 to 08.00 on these days" I didn't see anything on Sainsbury's website to say that either the elderly/disabled/carers or the NHS staff had priority at any other times.

That's concerning. I wondered how Sainsbury's were enforcing their rationing of no more than three of any item per customer. I expected they would make their policy clear in the store, rather than take chilled/frozen items back at the till. What do they do with the meat they take from the customer? I was formerly told by a supervisor that any frozen or chilled products which customers discard at the tills can't be put back for sale because they have been out of the fridge or freezer for an unknown amount of time. Did the cashier call for a member of staff to take the meat and put it back straightaway? If not, it defeats the purpose of the rationing. However, Sainsbury's have today announced that they are relaxing their rationing from Sunday:- "Feeding the nation We have been working hard with our suppliers to improve our product availability. Most people are now just buying what they need for themselves and their families. This means we now often have stock on the shelves all day and at the end of the day. People have been queuing to get into our stores when they open in the mornings, but customers are now finding they can shop at any time of the day and feel confident in finding most of what they need. As stock continues to build, we have been reviewing whether we still need to limit the number of items people buy. I am pleased to tell you that we will start to remove limits from Sunday. Limits will remain in place on the most popular items which include UHT milk, pasta and tinned tomatoes. We have removed limits from Easter eggs immediately as we know families often want to buy more than three and we have plenty of these in all stores and online. From today, we are asking everyone to please only send one adult per household to our shops. This helps us keep people a safe distance apart and also helps to reduce queues to get into stores. Our store teams will be asking groups with more than one adult to choose one adult to shop and will ask other adults to wait. Children are of course welcome if they are not able to stay at home."

IlonaM I remember reading that, in order to minimise risk during this crisis, Sainsbury's will not take back anything they've delivered, so I believe they have suspended their policy of taking back unwanted substitutes and giving refunds.

Renata - could you please post a copy of the government directive to local authorities to close cemeteries. The only justification I have been referred to by a council officer relates only to crematoria, as has already been stated by others on here. I'd like to understand why the council has taken this step, as cemeteries are not even mentioned in the Regulations and it makes no sense to close cemeteries while leaving parks open.

Yes First Mate, anyone can comment on the planning application. You will be asked for your name and address and Southwark will probably give more weight to people who live nearby, but also, I would hope to people who use and value Greendale.