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Hello, I don't live in the neighbourhood any more but still drive through ED/Dulwich for school stuff I haven't been able to stop and read the road signs carefully but am worried about all these fines and about the risk of accidentally driving down the wrong roads at the wrong time... Could some kind person say exactly where the new restrictions are in Dulwich Village? thank you!

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Hi, just wondering if anyone has any intel on the state of the queues etc at Ikea - is it futile to think of making a trip?

Go to Gill! She's wonderful, and she's successfully tutored loads of ED kids for the 11+ and independent entrance exams. She's very steady and calm, really experienced ... The kids love the lessons, they all learn, do their own homework, and most importantly don't get at all stressed out about it! She's on Ashbourne Grove. Good luck.

Hi, thought I'd post in the family room this time - maybe some of you know people who've recently done their A'levels or finished university who might be interested. Internship opportunity in publishing, at Faber & Faber. Open to people from lower income minority background. https://creativeaccess.org.uk/opportunity/trainee-publishing-assistant-3/ Claire

Hello, just wanted to recommend Gill's 11+ prep course that she runs during the October half term. If the format is the same as when my daughter did it, the course runs Monday to Thursday, with a set of practice tests on the Monday under exam conditions; then Tues and Wed are spent going over the papers and revising topics as needed. She's a very experienced and calm teacher, and she talks through things like time management and the importance of identifying and tackling the high value questions, stuff like that. On the Thursday they do another set of mock tests. At the end, Gill gives the parent a breakdown of the child's scores for both the Monday and the Thursday tests, and you should see that there's been an improvement. She'll also tell you which areas the child should focus on during the remaining time before January. My child did the course and found it very helpful, and came away feeling very calm and prepared. I've recommended Gill to many friends in ED: she's been tutoring and doing 11+ prep for a long time and she really knows what she's doing. Good luck!

Hello, Just wanted to spread the word about this event, for anyone who might not have seen it on twitter/facebook... This is a free event run by Penguin Random House UK on how to get published, particularly geared towards under-represented authors and illustrators. The website is here https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/penguin-writenow-2018-is-live/ and here's the main blurb below... On Saturday 8 September, in partnership with Spread the Word, Penguin Random House will be hosting a free workshop at its office in London for 50 writers about how to get their book published, with advice and insights from established authors, literary agents and other industry experts. The event will also give each attendee the unique opportunity to receive one-on-one feedback from a Penguin Random House editor on their manuscript. WriteNow is Penguin Random House?s flagship campaign which aims to seek out, mentor and publish new and under-represented voices on the UK?s bookshelves. This includes writers and picture book illustrators from BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) or LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer) communities, those who have a disability, or come from a socio-economically marginalised background. Penguin Random House is calling for unpublished writers in fiction, non-fiction, and children?s/Young Adult genres, as well as illustrators of children?s picture books, who consider themselves under-represented in publishing to apply. 50 talented writers will be invited to attend the free workshop in London in September, with 10 illustrators invited to attend the Nottingham event. The application period is open until midnight on Monday 9 July (for writers) and midnight on Monday 23 July (for illustrators), with further information about how to apply available at www.write-now.live.

@rahrahrah @edcam Please have a look here: http://randomstabbing.tumblr.com/post/144989720467/the-tip-of-the-iceberg-please-add-to-this-list and http://womanmeanssomething.com/1034-2/ The study, available at www.womanmeanssomething.com/targetstudy, shows that voyeurism-related offenses increased significantly after the publication of Target?s policy?doubling or tripling according to all measures, while other sexual offense categories changed little. The findings are consistent with the ?sex-predator? theory which has posited that sexual offenders may use gender-identity policies in private spaces to gain access to women and children in order to perpetrate sexual violence. This study is the first longitudinal analysis of risks related to gender-inclusion policies. The incident database is open-source and is available for further exploration and analysis.

Hi there, we go to Audrey, website here: http://audreyfrenchtutor.wixsite.com/heurefrancaise/services The children's class is on a Friday, but she also does Saturday immersion afternoons once a month or so. Highly recommend!

I gave this guy ?10!! huh. He was very convincing, and it all happened very quickly as I was driving, stopped only briefly at a traffic light and he looked like he had literally just had an accident on his bike. Ah well. Live and learn!

thank you! very helpful. Oxford Tube it is!

Ah good to hear, thank you? will pM you another question if you don't mind...

Hello, going to Oxford tomorrow and looking at how to get there. People on twitter/instagram seem to rate Oxford Tube - what do you folks think? Good? It's slower than the train but apparently air conditioned and with power points and wifi?

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I think it was 2793 metres for 2016 admissions Don't know the outcome for 2017 admissions. You could probably email them> The info on this page relates to admissions for September 2017, with all dates of open days etc. We await the updated info relevant to the September 2018 cohort. https://www.lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/education/schools/school-admission/applying-to-start-secondary-school/Pages/default.aspx

Crystal Palace athletics? https://www.class4kids.co.uk/sport/athletics/39521/athletics-lessons-and-courses

Hi, have a look at the Junior Write Club in Sydenham, this one is for ages 7-11: http://spontaneousproductions.co.uk/workshops-junior-writeclub/ Also, Sheena Dempsey runs make-a-book camps from time to time, my Y5 daughter did one and loved it: highly recommend. I'd suggest dropping her an email if you might be interested in this for your daughter, and she'll let you know when the next course comes up. http://www.sheenadempsey.com

In addition to clothes/food etc (which @RBKC is saying hold back on for now, they are inundated)? I bet the displaced need phones / computers? need some way to get online to get information and get in contact with family. I know nothing about technology? do people think donations of old-but-working phones be helpful??

Hello, just saw this on Facebook, if anyone would like to donate clothes, non-perishable food etc - donations are being taken at church. "People only have their pyjamas. Need spare clothes, toys, toiletries - all ages" : St Clements Church 95 Sirdar Rd W11 4EQ

Thanks everyone! The passport office made me the copy in their office in the end so I'm ok. But thanks for the tips, esp good to know about Dulwich Prints and Printing? might go to them for something else I need? x

Hi all, Does anyone know where I can go to make a colour photocopy of a document? Need it for a passport application (not UK) I usually go to Dulwich Library but I think that copier only does black and white.

@Suffer-not I have not been rude to you and I would ask you please not to be rude to me either. I do not expect to change your mind in a brief exchange on an internet forum, but I'm still going to put this out there for whatever small benefit it may be. - If you know the person's provenance, in this case Syria, it would be more respectful and accurate to call him "Syrian", or, "Syrian chap" if you must -- although I draw your attention to the "dated" in the OED definition, and ask you to consider that the colloquial use of this word in 2016 is different to what it was long ago. - If you know the person's provenance -- whether it be Syrian, French, Nigerian, Australian, or wherever - and continue to call him an "immigrant chap", ask yourself why are not calling him or her by his/her nationality. - Think of another person who is an immigrant. Think, perhaps, of a friend who has emigrated to Australia for the good weather. Would you call him an "immigrant chap"? If not, why not? What about a white French guy working in Goldman Sachs in New York. Is he an "immigrant chap"? If not, why not?

@Suffer-not "Yes, he said he reently migrated from Syria. What's worong with being an immigrant?" No-one is suggesting there is anything wrong with being an immigrant. But don't you agree it would be more respectful, not to mention accurate, to think of him as, say, a "Syrian" or a "person from Syria", rather than simply an "immigrant chap", which implies that all of us immigrants (for I am one too) belong in one big pile, regardless of where we come from?

Kudos to Jim for saying something. It's not always easy to speak up in these situations, even when you v much want to. I've been reading recently on another thread elsewhere about similar types of "micro aggressions", and one commentator I very much respect has suggested that these moments, uncomfortable as they may be, should be seen as opportunities to engage . We're entering difficult times here, and courage to engage with the "other" side is increasingly important?

It's not nearby, but we go to a place called "Smile More" in St John's Wood. Not at all cheap, but speaking as someone who had a horrendous experience with an awful dentist in my teens and was too afraid to go to the dentist for 20 years subsequently, I can tell you that they are excellent. My daughter is now doing orthodontic work with them also. Good luck, and you won't regret spending the ??, it's totally worth it.