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Another thumbs up for Rosie's from me. Food, coffee, service all first class. Then on to Old Spike Roastery to stock up on excellent coffee.

Dogs are allowed to roam free on that part of the Rye. Owners should be picking up solid waste but dogs will still wee in sand and not all dog owners behave responsibly. This is not the first year that this has happened, so I would have hoped these lessons had been learnt. How about putting the sand for groundsmen in the picnic area? This is contained and dog free, so would mean that kids could play in it safely. Surely a cripplingly bureaucratic "risk assessment" by Southwark should have picked this up?

Endorse everything that HappyFamily says. It's all about perception; as Rowantree states in an earlier post his/her perception may have been "courteous cyclist" whereas the mother may have picked up more on the "grumpy face" element.

Rather mystified by the legalistic attitude of "A contract is a contract, you know" being taken by some posters. I would imagine that everyone is aware that Dulwich Estates is acting within its legal rights. The reason I signed the petition is dismay that exercising those rights will lead to children being deprived of open space that they currently enjoy and the hope that the greater good might prevail over commercial gain.

Oxleas Wood - great swathes of 'em.

It can be the case that a manic siren blaring behind you will force you into a panic manoeuvre. Many have learnt to their cost that, although emergency vehicles are allowed in practice to break highway laws when responding to an emergency, vehicles of the general public assisting the progress of emergency vehicles are not granted such latitude. Give way if safe to do so but do not run red lights, enter blocked junction boxes or pull into bus lanes to get out of the way. Let the driver of the emergency vehicle take those options if he/she deems it safe to do so.

landsberger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Typical that people are having a pop (as usual) at > the Council. Planning law is now so far skewed in > respect of the applicants that Councils have > little or no leeway to refuse without very, very > good reasons, and if they do, they bear the cost > of the appeal. I would have thought that the following constitutes a very, very good reason: "The Dulwich Estate?s plan to deprive JKPS of its only playing field is contrary to government policy of safeguarding playing fields"

It's Number One... http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/london-beyond-zone-3#.gbb20jEyR

Lit or unlit, the path is cut off from dwellings and there are no routes to deviate from the path should you see a suspicious person ahead. From memory, the police were previously against lighting the path on the grounds that it might give people a false sense of security and make them more likely to use it at night. Demands for lighting would inevitably be followed by demands for CCTV, police patrols and nervous pedestrian holding bays (OK, I made that last bit up). The path has been there for much longer than most of the surrounding features (including the cemetery) and it will never be a pleasant, leafy stroll that's free from stranger danger anxiety. Perhaps best to leave it as is rather than just add more light pollution?

hopskip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the final Consultation report which includes > Dulwich Safe Routes and the local schools comments > as follow: > ...During each movement, a child's > safety is potentially at > risk... This phrase deserves applause on its own. At once meaningless, obvious and yet conveying menace and anxiety. I am potentially at risk from developing RSI while typing this.

I've met the arm-gash guy several times, around Holborn. The story was he'd been knocked off his bike (although no bike to be seen) and wanted a taxi to Homerton Hospital. The gash may have been stage make-up but he may be self-harming - on one occasion, it did appear scabbed over so did not align with his bike accident story. Once I told him: "You told me that story last week". He just said "OK" and moved on to the next punter.

More fuel to the fire - the EDF gets a name check here: http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2009/11/20/local-democracy-and-the-strange-case-of-speed-humps-and-20-mph-zones/. The article deals with 20mph zones only and seems unaware of 20mph limits. What's the difference? See here http://www.20splentyforus.org.uk/limits_or_zones.htm, which also gives a table of the advantages and disadvantages of zones and limits. Southwark has a mixture of both, with zones being the more established and in residential areas and limits being those recently introduced on more major roads. Brenchley Gardens appears to be a limit at the Forest Hill Road end and a zone at the other end. There is an urban myth that 20mph zones are legally unenforceable but I think this derives from the fact that they are supposed to be "self enforcing" via speed humps, etc. and that ACPO has stated that police will not be enforcing them.

If you are a driver who nods and waves at cars who are waiting at Give Way signs on minor roads while you drive down the main road, then I can understand why you might expect pedestrians at crossings to behave in a similar manner. If not, I'd wonder why you expect gratitude for simply obeying the law.

At the bottom of the drop down list of parades, there is an "Other" option. If you select this you can type the relevant P numbers into the box provided and so avoid responding on one parade only.

What were you drinking grace3? Beer starts at under ?3 a pint (Trumans) in the Ivy House.

It's very much down to the Head and school ethos as to whether SEND children are deterred or welcome. When attempting to place our ASD child with a statement at secondary school, we met responses ranging from "that's not appropriate here" to "we would love to accommodate them". I have to say that we experienced that full range with state schools and academies also, so this is not unique to fee paying schools. Regardless of financial setup, there are some schools that put little or no emphasis on complying with anti disability discrimination laws and the concept of "reasonable adjustment" is alien to their mentality.

Duffel of St George

Sunday was really nice there. A good selection of food stalls with varying prices, with something to suit most people. I hope this festival gets repeated as the only problem I had was not being able to sample all the foods available.

There were Tannoy announcements during the Peckham Rye Fair, warning that cars were being targeted. It's a cash cow for Southwark, like targeting outside Belair Park when Carter's Steam Fair is on. In that instance parking on the pavement is permitted but only on weekdays, so a carload of wardens duly arrived on the Saturday and ticketed the whole road.

Haberdasher Aske's (HAFT) has found its way onto page 30 of Private Eye this week but not in a good way. Its published accounts raise some questions about "sound financial management" that should be answered before getting too gung ho about expansion into ED. All in the public domain.

James I understand that Ivydale School engaged an independent education specialist to assess all available research into whether there was an "ideal size" for a primary school. The conclusion was that there is no such thing. There are outstanding large primary schools and inadequate small primary schools, with other factors such as quality of leadership and school ethos determining school success. The concept of an "ideal size" is largely down to personal prejudice. It is worth noting that, compared with the UK average, Ivydale is already a large primary school and yet children and parents praise its caring and supportive nature.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26341324

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Asylum in Caroline Gardens? http://asylumlondon.org/

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ed thank you . > Do you happen to have the key to the different > colours used for buildings on the map ? Refer to the second attachment to edhistory's post - BombDamageMapLegend.jpg