anarchos

Thank you so much for all the effort you're putting in on my behalf. I hope I can be given membership of the group because the comments about John Brewster look really interesting but I'm not going to find out if it's the same person unless I can get in touch with the person who wrote that reply. All of this merely emphasises what I have discovered in my recent visits, which is that East Dulwich folk, recent 'in-comers' such as the youngsters I have met on my visits to EDT, as well as residents closer to my generation, seem to be uniquely friendly and outgoing compared to a lot of the people I've come across in the half a dozen other places I've lived. And the place is now so multicultural, which I also like. Even the football supporters have a unique morality, of which they are justly proud. I hope I can be allowed into the FB group.

Thanks, that's really good of you. Or would it be easier for them to find me under my real name: Phil Addington, and invite me to join? Whichever is eaSiest.

Can't find "we grew up in East Dulwich" on fb. It comes up with "we grew up in..." loads of other places, but not East Dulwich, soI just typed in "East Dulwich", and that didn't come up with it either. What am I doing wrong?! Sorry to be a pain but that page sounds exactly what I want, if only I could find it.

Thanks, mate. I'll try that.

I'm new to this EDF, so I hope I'm going the right way about getting in touch. Have just been browsing around and stumbled across some of your stuff. Just to explain: I too was born in East Dulwich, in 1948. I attended Grove Vale Primary School (1953-1959), when the headmistress was a Miss MacGregor. I lived at 2 Lacon Road. Had lots of mates but can't remember many names. One of my best mates lived in a menswear shop called 'Brewsters', which his dad owned, just a few doors away from the EDT, on the corner. It had a back yard, which I see is still there, where me and my mate (John I think his name was) used to light fires in a bucket, which we used to fill with petrol and sugar. We were both fascinated by fire, but not in a weird way (is there a non-weird way?!) I knew Underhill Rd well 'cos my female cousins Lived there and we used to meet up almost every day in the school holidays, and take picnics to Horniman's Park. I can still taste the soggy cheese and cucumber sandwiches. My reason for contacting you is that you're obviously interested in the area in the same way that I am; although your obviously at least 6 years younger than me and I left London in 1959, so it's highly unlikely that we would ever have met. Just hoped you might have some contacts a bit nearer my age, or you might be able to advise me how to go about finding some. I have recently started coming to Dulwich on a regular basis and I am keen to meet Dulwich residents, of any age really. I just want to 'reconnect' with my roots. I've chosen EDT (East Dulwich Tavern), and probably Dulwich Hamlet (where I used to watch football every week) as the main base for my visits. Any advice would be welcome. I'll be in The Tavern this Saturday (11 July), if anyone wants to say hello. OOPS. I THINK IVE BUGGERED UP THIS POST. IT WAS INTENDED AS A REPLY TO AN EARLIER POST BY 'JONNYBOY' ON THIS THREAD. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT BY FORWRADING IT SOMEWHERE MORE SENSIBLE......