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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/595205

Watch what you eat is number 1. Cut out junk and make a list (and stick to!) healthy snacks. I have had to re-learn to have sugar as a treat rather than daily. Same goes for full fat yoghurt and other fattening stuff. Try and get your meals balanced, with loads of veg (lunch and dinner - leafy greens are esp good for your body and mind). Best tip I have had is eat protein with every meal (so not needing as many snacks). Keep busy as boredom terrible in terms of snacking. Any exercise you then do will be a bonus. 10,000 steps walking daily should be your aim. Yoga and pilates great for flexibility and joints, as well as building some stamina. Swimming and cycling also good options as easier on your joints. Good luck!

Mother Goose on Upland, Little Fingers also on Upland, and Little Fingers on Barry Road. All good but some have spaces so worth ringing ad hoc and you can sometimes bypass the waiting list (I found that those calling all the time magicked a space quicker than me sitting back on the waiting list!).

Bumping as great cause!

Thanks for all your tips. Builder has left our sink, fridge and washing machine and working around them for now so all good. We bought a combi microwave with proper oven and portable hob. All more time consuming but fine so far. Thanks everyone!

Adventure Aunt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, I run wonderful learning Adventures covering > everything from Greek Mythology to Seventeenth > Century Piracy to the Story of the Thames > (including a boat trip and/or Mudlarking on the > foreshore) to Cool Shakespeare to creating one's > own exquisite collection of coleoptera without > hurting a single beetle... these are adaptable to > all ages. My website is geared towards 6-12 yr > olds, but I also give tours and lectures to > adults, so your 12 and 14 year olds will > absolutely NOT be talked down to! What is your website address please? Thanks

ICIANCHI Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, highly recommend checking out Flying Fantastic > in Peckham. They do have studios in other areas of > London but this one is only down the road. They > run Aerial workshops, summer camps, parties etc. > Theres no experience required at all and > definitely makes for an interesting hobby and > photo worthy opportunity for teenagers! > > The youth website is www.ffyc.co.uk > Adults site is www.flyingfantastic.co.uk > > And you can email [email protected] with > any questions, all super helpful. I've heard all good things about Flying Fantastic too!

I worked here for a couple of months on a voluntary basis (around 7/8 years ago now) and was not impressed with the level of care. The staff are nice enough but have basic training and are not always supervising the children very well (sometimes standing chatting, oblivious to the kids' needs, even when outside on play equipment). Since then I have known a few people who send their children there. Most have been happy enough but I know about a couple of incidents (child coming home with terrible bruises from when another child apparently stepped on him while he was sleeping - I don't know the details and the parents weren't even told very much but honestly it shocked me as they were visible and very bad - face and body). The child was around 2 or 3 at the time, so very little. I get the impression they take on a lot of kids for the space they have and also staff as I say have very basic training, so not the best. Personally I would go for a different nursery. Little Fingers, First Steps and Mother Goose are all very good and have a more homely environment and nice outside space (latter two not near a main road but still convenient location). I had a terrible experience with a local childminder and wish to this day I had reported her to Ofsted. She had something clearly mentally wrong and is still looking after young children. Perhaps I should do that now thinking about it. CrunchB - Good luck with whatever you decide!

I second this - Nimble Arts is FAB and the best club locally - my sons have been from age 4-11 yrs and always ask when they're going back - it's basically a real life Blue Peter set, with everything fun (and some learning) from exotic animals to magic and mystery. They also have a bouncy castle and do loads of games, as well as art and crafts. Supervisors all have experience working with children and a few are teachers, so they are used to working with all ages of primary. Movie club runs 5-6pm with popcorn for late pick up (to 6.30pm!). Runs daily in holidays from 8am-6.30pm so super convenient for working parents.

East Dulwich Mummy website has listings for lots of local clubs (East Dulwich Mummy dot com). Nimble Arts is BRILLIANT (different theme every day, loads of sports and games and even a bouncy castle, so great for little ones. Supervisors all have experience working with children so it's a mix of fun and learning). www.nimblearts.co.uk Football Magic at JAGS (outdoor pitches) is also great fun and my eldest son loves it. Supervisors have FA experience as well as experience working with kids of all ages.

2 days of football camp, 9am until 3.30pm Wednesday and Thursday this week, at JAGS sports club, Red Post Hill. My eldest son is still going but my youngest wants to do a different holiday club and we are too late to get a refund BUT they said they can transfer the place to another child. Happy to give the place to your son or daughter in return for a donation to local school fundraiser (collecting for a new outdoor wendy house for their nursery). https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/st-ants-fundraiser Please PM if interested. Thanks :)

We've gone for Magnet but our own builders (extension) doing the fitting... watch this space!

We?ve had 2 quotes and not going to get any more? Wren a bit more expensive but negligible, so could do with people?s experiences if you?re happy to share. Much appreciated!

Hi - me and my family (2 kids) are staying in our house during a side extension / kitchen refurb (basically knocking everything down and rebuilding, so lots of work). Will take around 3 months so am looking at temp kitchen options. Builder doesn't offer the temp kitchen so I will need to either look at what we need to build our own (issue being water connection in the main I think, kitchen appliances should be fine) or get a company to come and build one. Has anyone had one built by a local handyperson/company/builder and if so any advice? Much appreciated

Hi - we are staying in our house during a side extension / kitchen refurb (basically knocking everything down and rebuilding, so lots of work). Will take around 3 months so am looking at temp kitchen options. Builder doesn't offer the temp kitchen so I will need to either look at what we need to build our own (issue being water connection in the main I think, kitchen appliances should be fine) or get a company to come and build one. Has anyone had one built by a local handyperson/company/builder and if so any advice? Much appreciated

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Our youngest has seen Dr Ramia Mokbel and she was excellent. https://www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/ramia-mokbel Bupa and Axa if you have private health insurance, or she deals with patients paying privately. You can also ask for a recommendation to a dermatologist from your GP, so you get to see a specialist (no idea how long the waiting list would be). Also worth looking at his/her diet and doubling green leafy vegetables, adding things like flaxseed and oily fish and so on - can make a massive difference to hair, skin, nails and all round general health especially during teenage years when hormones are all over the place. Meantime try a vitamin supplement like this one (use code SKIN10 for 10% off) https://botanycl.co.uk/products/skinclear-elixir?gclid=CjwKCAjwt8uGBhBAEiwAayu_9X2o-9bzCRLV5G5cuD-hu9Yj3E8YKnFM8NqYzrnwvCXxmUOgCpSMtxoCGVkQAvD_BwE Best of luck, problem skin can make you so self conscious

It's only Music and Sports they have before entry - so you can only apply for say Maths scholarship AFTER successfully being offered a place. Bizarre and very hard to get a place, as complete lottery unless your child plays 2 instruments (at least one should be at grade 5 as so competitive for places). Not based on distance, good luck!

Frog bikes are brilliant!

I HAVE USED NIMBLE ARTS SINCE MY SONS WERE 4 YEARS OLD. THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS HOLIDAY CLUB - IT IS BASICALLY LIKE A REAL LIFE BLUE PETER, AS THE MAJORITY OF CARERS/SUPERVISORS ARE TEACHERS OR HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CHILDREN. I HONESTLY COULD NOT RECOMMEND A HOLIDAY CLUB MORE HIGHLY AND I AM SAD MY ELDEST IS TURNING 11 SO THIS IS HIS LAST YEAR OF USING THE CLUB. MESSAGE FROM THE CLUB EXPLAINING MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO BELOW - their website is www.nimblearts.co.uk to find out more and book places... Dear Parents and Carers, We hope you?re all well! We know with constantly changing traffic light systems and everything else getting in the way of summer planning at the moment it?s hard to put plans in place! But we wanted to let you know we still have space for all weeks of our club from 26th July - 27th August at Goodrich Primary. While many clubs revolve around big groups and the same activities daily, ours are different. Children are looked after between workshops on their own home room with around 15 others that get to know each other and their 2 group leaders during the day. It means they have their own table space to keep all their things, a small group of new friends who work on team building throughout the day and celebrate each other?s work. Our ratios are 1 adult to 8 children for every child as we believe holiday childcare is all part of a child?s learning, growth and social development. That?s why we choose themes that can be explored through many different art forms as well as bringing in aspects of science, history, geography literacy and numeracy all disguised in adventures (you know, like you hide a bit of broccoli in the pasta ?!) Every day is completely different with carefully curated activities and visiting industry professionals - its the perfect place to discover new talents, interests and be inspired for the future. So while our price point is a little higher than other providers, this is because we don?t want to compromise on the service we provide for each child. Our approach allows us to build relationships with each child, remember them when they come back to us so they feel part of the team as soon as they arrive at the door, and support their interests and creativity over their primary school years. We thrive on parent recommendations so if you know a parent who wants might want to book get them to drop us an email with your name and email address and we?ll send you a ?5 off voucher to use for a future club. We?re also busy growing our Instagram (I know, we?re a bit late to the party!) so if you?re on the gram give us a follow a @nimblearts and we?ll do the same then you can keep up to date with our daily adventures. Thanks for your continued support! The Nimble Arts Team

theratprincess Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My child got music scholarships to Haberdashers > and Kingsdale, starting at Kingsdale next year. > They played two instruments - one Grade 5, one > Grade 4. I was informed by various local music > teachers that around Grade 5 is their experience > of the level that past pupils got in at. > > Various of my child?s friends who are good > musicians with more than one instrument at Grade 2 > or 3 did not get any scholarships at Kingsdale, > not even a half scholarship and ended up on the > waiting list or with nothing at Haberdashers. > > I heard though that this year was an unusually > high standard due to a larger number of private > school applicants. > > These schools have to say they?re just looking for > raw aptitude, but I?m really sceptical about that. I had same experience - I know someone who got half a scholarship (she didn't get a place as a scholarship does not guarantee a place!) and she sang and played piano (grade 5). I believe grades actually do matter. My son is grade 4 piano but they wanted grade 5. They also look for 2 instruments (or 1 instrument + singing). The actual places are a complete lottery. So whereas most schools go on distance - which I think is generally the fairest way of doing it and ensures places for local children - Kingsdale take children from all over London at any distance. They take a certain number from each banding so your child will do a banding test for entry. It is a highly sought after school so good luck!

heartblock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Honestly it is so frustrating to be constantly > labelled by people like rahrahrah as wanting the > status quo. Many of us follow Rosamund Kissi > Debrah, Choked Up and Green accounts because we > want...demand a reduction in pollutants, > especially in areas that have illegal levels of > pollution historically. > This straw man argument that we want things to > stay the same...no reduction in pollution or car > use is flawed. > > Why do I oppose the current LTNs.. because I > believe they increase pollution, increase idling > and do not contribute to active travel in this > area. > > If people like Mums for Lungs and other pressure > groups really cared about pollution and green > spaces, they would be down at Bells, Greendale > etc, campaigning against building on open, green > spaces. > > It is about privileged, gated communities.. we all > know it..and nothing about pollution reduction. > > So take out the LTNs > Monitor levels of traffic and pollution > Cease building on green spaces > Come up with a plan that is fully consulted and > EqI assessed and number one priority - reduce > pollution on rds with illegal levels of pollution HEAR HEAR excellently and succinctly put. This is all about those on roads with LTN restrictions benefitting selfishly and councils profiteering from drivers not knowing about road changes and new restrictions. Everyone wants less pollution, it's a no brainer. BUT it must be done with community involvement and in a sensible and measured way. I don't see pollution sensors on Lordship Lane or through Dulwich village to monitor impact or additional pollution from more traffic on the main road. Nor do I see any monitoring of how buses are affected. Of course journeys by bus are now even more sluggish and congestion on main roads means anyone walking around, shopping and so on is subjected to even worse pollution. I really really hope the councils start to listen to their communities and stop putting money before lives under the guise of cleaner air and better health, as it is just a myth.

Quite a tricky one as the holiday club probably lost money too. I would personally try and get them to extend the credit (in full) for a future holiday club that you CAN use - obviously pointless of them to offer something they cannot even give you, as it's booked up. Surely they should save a place for those who have lost out? You might want to point that fact out to them too. Hopefully you can find a compromise and get at least 50% voucher or refund back again. All the best!

Cora Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A sunny Sunday afternoon? Sounds great! I know they should have a taster day in school in July but something more informal, running around or lolling on a blanket in the park (inc for parents) would be nice I think :) I will post something again around the end of June so we can set a date...