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We also used VP removals to move from London to Folkestone this week. Excellent service and really good value.

Tractorlad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I went there with our 3 yr old on Saturday and was > very impressed. He had a great time in the sand > and on the swings. When the cafe re-opens it will > be a fantastic facility. It's open! It looks great inside and they have an external service counter facing the playground that stays open longer I think.

A big shout out for this fab new Vermouth bar on Nunhead Green (next to Bambuni). We went on Thursday and it was buzzing. The interior is lovely and colourful with a fantastic central bar - great for perching with an ice cold sherry and some salted almonds. The vermouth was pretty good too! They timed the opening well with this weather :-).

What does everyone think? We like it. The water feature will be seriously impressive when everything is working. The large slides are pretty extreme although soft flooring seemed to spare most injuries! They do fly out though so smaller kids need to get out of the way. It is quite full on though and I wish some of the older kids had better supervision with so many younger one mixing in. Tonight a couple of young lads were actually riding skateboards down the slides. Hopefully this will settle down...

I understand the cafe in Peckham Rye Common is looking to add a roof terrace. New playground completes in October.

We've called on Colin a couple of times in the last week. He's fixed a gate, put up a picture frame, put together some drawers, put on some roof racks. Very reasonable, prompt and a top bloke.

Brick House Bakery is opening a new cafe/bar by Peckham Rye station this month. It's in the old Baba unit.

I've copied this from the Spacehive crowdfunding site that is about to start a new fundraising push. It's dead exciting and seems to have a lot of momentum but where is it all going to fit! About Buried beneath the grass, in an underused corner of Peckham Rye Common, lies the old Peckham Lido. Once a well loved 50 metre outdoor swimming pool, it served the swimmers and sun-bathers of South East London for over 50 years. But by 1987 it had fallen into disrepair and it was closed and filled in. Now all that remains visible of the once great Peckham Lido is a crumbling blue fountain. We think it?s time to bring the lido back again. And we?re not alone. Up and down the country, from Saltdean to Tarlair, many of Britain?s lidos are coming back to life. We think South East London should be part of this great movement to bring outdoor swimming and sunbathing back. So, we?d like to rebuild the Peckham Lido on the same site as the original, using the existing mature trees to frame the new buildings. But we?re not just creating a replica. We want to make it better than ever! The following facilities will make it a fantastic hub for the whole of the Peckham Community! What we'll do: A 50 meter heated Olympic standard poolOutdoor cinema with amphitheatre seatingRoof-top sunbathing areasRestaurantGymYoga/dance studioFunction room for hireWild-swimming ? phase two will bring a separate natural pool, tapping into the buried River Peck that flows beneath Why it's a great idea: It brings a Olympic-sized pool for local schools, swimming clubs & the local community. If the next Michael Phelps or Rebecca Adlington lives in Peckham, we would never know, without a facility like this. It?s a healthy recreational facility for Peckham?s diverse community, serving all ages and cultures. It 's in tune with the fantastic energy in Peckham right now. Bringing biodiversity, health and wellbeing to the heart of our community. It breathes new life into changing area of London, creating at least 40 full and part time jobs that would suit a range of skill sets and qualifications - including life guards, personal trainers, yoga teachers, admin staff, managers, chefs & waiters. It brings more people into the area and boosts the local economy. Local shops, suppliers, restaurants and bars in Peckham, Nunhead and East Dulwich will benefit from the greater footfall and investment. Architects Studio Octopi and The Peckham Lido Campaign , will bring the vision to life! Milestones: Progress with our architects Studio Octopi to produce: drawings, updated visuals, and technical documentationCommission landscape architects to prepare landscape concept designCommission quantity surveyors to prepare a construction cost estimateHold a consultation to take on board ideas from locals, which we?ll feed into the architect?s designCommission our planning consultants to formally submit for Pre-Application Planning Advice to Southwark CouncilProduce a business plan, commercial strategy and fundraising tools to raise the ?5.5 million construction costCreate a marketing and publicity campaign to attract attention for the pool Ever since our petition launched, we?ve been bowled over by the response from the public, and both the national and local press. Southwark Council have also voiced their support and approved the land use in principle, as has our local MP, Harriet Harman. Peckham Lido will be a vibrant open space, accessible to all. The jewel in the crown of one of London?s most exciting and involved communities. But we need your help to bring it home. Thank you all for your enthusiasm so far ? it?s been great! But now we need you to turn your support into pounds. As much or as little as you can afford to pledge. Let?s show the world that the community of Peckham wants its lido back. Thank you!

I used Laura last week on the back of this thread. Our small garden was a state but was tidied up and looks great! Recommended.

I've seen a squirrel with a hairless tail. Nasty looking critter. Are these typical or a new breed indigenous to Nunhead?