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James very helpfully removed a pair of radiators for us today.

http://www.tigerstores.co.uk/store_locator.html Just discovered this shop - something for everyone and most of it is less than ?10 (in fact plenty for less than ?5). Lewisham Centre is nearest for south Londoners.

Here's a link to The Sydenham Forum http://forum.sydenham.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6722&p=52186 with more stuff to do in the Forest Hill area. We're also loving rhyme time in Grow Mayow garden, Mayow Park. It's ?1.50 per family plus a few coins for tea and biscuits afterwards from 10.15am on Tuesdays.

We had great success with a square plastic container/bucket lined with a duvet. Another friend did the same with a baby bath. It was just big enough to accommodate outstretched legs and a few toys and the duvet prevented any damage to baby from "face plants". We only needed it for a few weeks so no need to buy bumbos or similar. But as with all baby kit, never leave them unattended. Good luck

Hi all, Just received my second load of Mama Feels Good breastfeeding tops and couldn't resist urge to shout about them. really reasonably priced and good quality. Plain long-sleeve b/f top is my favourite. The only downside is that the sizes are a bit unkind to those wishing they were back to pre-baby size - i had to opt for a size L rather than M :( www.mamafeelsgood.com

I can also highly recommend Greg. Found him through the forum and he did a top job fixing up lots of tricky bits and pieces that we were never going to get round to. Very professional and highly skilled. 07949640999

They do have party times set aside on weekends: 3-4.30pm or 3-5.30pm (according to brochure I took home). The weekend play sessions are 1.5 hours from 11am or 1pm and the Dads' time is 9.30-11am on Saturdays. The phone number is 020 86498441 if you want to double check before making the trip. Enjoy!

Open 7 days, with a special session for dads on Saturday mornings.

Just had to let people know about a great soft play space I discovered yesterday. It's at 89 London Road in Croydon, about 200m from West Croydon station. No exactly local but very easy to get to by train or bus from the areas around ED and perfect for a rainy day. There's a two-tier soft play zone, including a slide and ball pit, a second soft play zone for smaller children, a baby play space, books corner, sensory room, craft room and play kitchen and each two-hour session only costs ?1! All the equipment was really clean and top quality. There is also a cafe with reasonably priced kids food, cakes, tea and coffee. One of the lovely staff members said it was at risk of closure (thanks to the Government's idiotic re-jig of Sure Start) so I'd urge anyone who is looking for this kind of space to give it a go and help its case to stay open. More details are listed at http://www.netmums.com/listings/HOME/croydon/56/Croydon_Soft_play//90372344/