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Not sure of the number...Anyone? but it's on the right hand side (as you walk down Bawdale Rd from Lordship Lane), about half-way down the street...

You're right, it was El Passo..Forgot that. Then, from memory, it went through a major refurb & came out looking just as tacky as before, but called Dos Amigos, before biting the dust completely. Just as Mexican/Latin American food finally took off:)

I was thinking exactly the same! The words 'blew ...out the back of the house' & 'nothing major' don't seem to go together somehow! I'm a few houses down & can still hear loudspeakers, so I assume there are some kind of ongoing issues?... Glad no-one was hurt.

Agree. A Fujiyama style noodle offering would be great (they do deliver to ED, but never the same) & vietnamese even better. How could you forget Dos Amigos & it's Wild West-styley frontage though!!?

"Pizza 200+ varieties. All of them Cheese on Toast with bits added" Ahem...Unless it's a marinara? Who sells pizza for ?15?? Franco Manca's are about ?6...

Can't see much sign of any building work/re-fitting going on...

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Lose the en & you're left with Bellend Village...no, that's mean.

All this village green/naff nostalgia/cupcake chat reminds me that it's ONLY TWO WEEKS TIL THE START OF THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF!! Of course, none of you will be watching it! I will though, as I love Mel & Sue, plus I live in hope that the squirrel from Series 1 returns:)

Do people in Penge, Peckham, Nunhead, Honor Oak etc complain about all the 'blow-ins' from ED, before selling up & moving out to Kent. Bet they do:) My parents live in Surrey & I've heard them complain about how the area has changed, how the community feel is disappearing, how the new 'range rover' types are rude & pushy. Exactly the same comments that you find on this thread. Perhaps, people in the UK just like something to have a moan about sometimes, apart from the weather? A kind of national sport...

Hi, There are a few threads on this, if you do a search...Here's a recent one. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,1337204,1338405#msg-1338405 I'm registered with The Gardens, after reading positive things about it on this forum...& I've found them really good. Good luck:)

I've lived here longer than 4 years & haven't noticed it changing that much. Yes, it's more gentrified & has a slightly older/more family feel, but everyone seems pretty friendly to me! There's a community feel, aided by the forum.

Does anyone close to the Lordship Lane/Franklins end of Bawdale Road own a dog? He's been alternatively barking & whimpering for hours now...

Personally, I find the Swedish policy very hard to argue with....although understand both p.o.v. "In Sweden, it is understood that any society that claims to defend principles of legal, political, economic, and social equality for women and girls must reject the idea that women and children, mostly girls, are commodities that can be bought, sold, and sexually exploited by men. To do otherwise is to allow that a separate class of female human beings, especially women and girls who are economically and racially marginalized, is excluded from these measures"

Dulwich Library, just pop your memory stick into one of the computers upstairs. 10p a page...not sure how that compares with the printing shops..

That's so sad... Was this Mackerel by any chance? I took this photo a few months ago on Fellbrigg Road. She was pulling a 'don't mess with me' face , while stretching out on the bike/scooter. Still makes me smile thinking of it. http://instagram.com/p/lPh4vIrd-K/?modal=true

Yes, pretty scary stuff, what with the 15ft flames & the trees in their garden catching fire. I was really relieved when the fire engines arrived. Bonfire/BBQ gone badly wrong??

Toto (guy from an ad agency I worked with once)...& Aloha (at a S.London school where I did some work experience.

Another recommendation for John. He's just finished re-plastering my hallway, after a local builder did a botched job & refused to fix it...The walls look great, there was no mess & I'm very happy.