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Thanks for your ideas for lunch. We ended up just having a picnic in the garden, it being such a beautiful day. Very excited about moving in soon. Congratulations on the new house cashewnut!

Quick question. We're visiting the new abode with my in-laws on Sunday, but have no kitchen facilities at present, so are planning to take them out for lunch. Any suggestions for where would be nice? Penge or Beckenham. Thanks!

Congratulations Julie W! We completed on our house yesterday! We're going to be rennovating it over the next few months, so still based in West London until the summer, but will be visiting lots, so PM me and perhaps we could meet before we move in. My daughter and son are exactly the same age as yours (my son turns 1 next week!). We went to the playground in Cator Park yesterday and there were lots of mums with children of a similar age who had lots of suggestions for local groups. I think there are lots of people with children the same age in the area, which is great for friends / community, but definitely impacts on the old nursery places! I've just left a message for Cator Park Montessori, which is our nearest. I'm really hoping that the Alexandra Primary catchment doesn't shrink too far! Shoe.Lane - did you get your house near Winsford Gardnes?

Thanks JulieW. Fingers crossed that you do get the house! Top tip on the nurseries - I will get on the case to register the two little ones. It sounds like there is a great community in Penge and around. Will definitely be interested in getting involved with Friends of Penge Rec (Greene) / Cator Park etc once we move. As well as keen to hear about the Community Champions projects SE22 Mum. Srisky / Jennyh - did you decide to move to Penge in the end?

Hi all, I'm really excited to hear all the positives about Penge in this thread. We are due to complete on a house near Kent House station in two weeks time! We are not going to be moving into the new abode until the summer, but would love to be in touch with those in the area then. We're moving from West London, so it's going to be quite a big change, although I did live in East Dulwich many moons ago. Any research into good nurseries would be great. We have a 3 year old and an 11 month old (JulieW in particular it sounds like we have children the same age). I've heard that Holy Trinity on Lennard Road is supposed to be good. Do you have any views? Can't wait to get settled into the community. It sounds like Penge has a lot to offer and is getting better all the time!