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Well thanks for all the (un)helpful responses - over the course of this thread I've been called complacent and given suggestions such as 'march it round there' - as mentioned it is decking massive - i don't have a huge selection of power tools with which to cut this down into itty bitty pieces nor would it fit into a car and was actually asking what I believed to be a sensible question that might help other first time buyers about whether this is the kind of thing the council might collect. Frankly, every time I ask anything on this 'community' forum it's shot down in flames - what is the point?

Sorry, to clarify the sign is down and currently lurking in the front garden hidden behind the bins. We moved in two years ago - eek! Will they still come and get rid of it?

Bit of a random question BUT we still have the estate agent's sign from when we bought our house and I really need to get rid of it, but the post it's on is bloody massive. Ia this something I can ask the council to come and collect? How do other's get rid of these? I'm not inclined to have to saw it up so it fits in the bin.

That's what we did last year and it was collected with the garden waste.

I don't know if they stock this particular brand but Mr Lawrence nr Crofton Park station has an smacking selection of genuine small scale London breweries (and further afield). You can order online and collect from the bar now that the shop is closed.

woodland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you want to live somewhere that constantly > feels like full on London then Dunstans road might > not be for you. > > If you want to live a ten minute walk from a road > with some shops to potter around in, cafes, > restaurants, some pubs to get drunk in at the > weekend, near some green space and on some great > night bus routes then it might just be. I was in > my late twenties when I first moved to this area > and haven't had too much trouble finding fun when > I've wanted to. Plus I get to live in a quiet flat > in a 'nice' area.... Because I can't resist posting twice! Basically this... I still find Lordship Lane a bit dull and prefer Peckham, but we go out all over London but after living in a mansion block in Bethnal Green, surrounded by dodgy estates and kids hanging out on our doorstep, and the council taking away the communal bins. Living on a 'nice' street felt amazing.

I also live near there and I wouldn't worry about it being dead - we're also a young couple with no kids and it only takes me about 10 mins to walk to Lordship Lane, which is about the same as it was to walk to most things when we loved in East London... To get to the station I hopped on the 63 or 363 and travel via Peckham - it has an infinitely more useful range of destinations. Honor Oak station is an arse to get to as you have to walk up that massive hill and it's in zone 3 (the horror) When we were looking for a flat we did see one near Bellenden Rd that we liked (this was 2 years ago) but the one we eventually bought just felt 'right'

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I hate shopping, and shopping centres, and most > individual shops, to be honest. But Westfield has > a Franco Manca pizza stand with a wood-burning > oven, and a few other genuinely good and > interesting food outlets, so I can be persuaded to > go there. In every other respect it's like hell > on earth, obviously. I think the Franco Manca is the only redeeming feature of Westfield Stratford (that and John Lewis - I love me some John Lewis). The intrusive musak and flashing signs everywhere are a complete sensory overload and make me feel a little bit angry as soon as I walk in.

People, calm yourselves. ED has a great selection of amenities but you know, sometimes, you might need a generic high street store. Sme of these might even employ people who live in the area. Sometimes you might just need that pair of Zara shoes... (Need/want - fine line so lets not have that argument) This is besides the point that it woud be beyond folly to build yet more shops over a green space in an area of London with, frankly crap, transport links.

In ED - for cosmetics there's Dr Boo on North Cross Road, which is excellent and I have bought some clothes from Ed before too. For me, I do love a bit of online shopping but here's where I'd go: Superdrug/Boots/Argos (actually bought something from Argos last week, for the first time in ages!) - Peckham Brixton has Morleys which has a little Topshop, cosmetic brands, M&S, a Body Shop, New Look and H&M. Oxford Street (East end) for well know high street chains, that side of the street tends to be a teeny bit quieter and you can nip into Soho for a drink or a bite to eat. Spitalfields has an Urban Outfitters, All Saints, Whistles and a couple of other independent boutiques in and around the market, though there are also lots of menswear stores. If you want a non-mental branch of Topshop try the one at One New Change near St Pauls. Kings Road has a big Zara in Duke of York Square, a big Anthropologie and lots of other shops too.

I used to live in a Grainger property in Bethnal Green, and they were always really good. Sorry to hear they've gone downhill.

There's been one today in St Aidan's Rd area. I work from home and so I can't get anything done.

Sorry to hear this - From a prevention point of view, I'm learning to drive and my instructor is fastidious about the central locking and making sure our bags are in the back. Years of driving around South East London.

I also have no probs with it, it's the sound of the city.

I have to assume Haerton's point was to show how ridiculous it is to essentially alienate any one user from the parks on the basis of the behaviour of a few. I can also understand, how for parents who've been affected, this becomes a more emotive, and perhaps less balanced, perspective than those who haven't. I'm neither a dog owner nor a parent, but I do intend to complete the survey as I think that the responsible majority have a right to use the public space and, as has been pointed out before, lots of the problems highlighted are caused by general antisocial behaviour of all levels. That's something that needs to be addressed separately and, if I knew the answer, I'm sure I'd be a top ranking government advisor instead of 'grumpy of ED'.