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Does anyone have a medical centre they are happy with and can get an appointment in a reasonable time frame. I am with The Gardens and while the Drs are lovely getting to see them is nigh impossible unless you can ring at 9am exactly two weeks before the day you are able to see them. As a full time working parent this system is the worst. By the time i get through the in-person appts are gone and i need to go through the same process the next day, that is of course assuming I can juggle my work and parenting commitments to even get there when that day finally comes around two weeks later. In the mean time carry on for weeks on end not dying but certainly feeling shit and I bet when the time comes what I actually need is a referral. Once i get that i bet it will be months and months wait to see a specialist. Any better options out there?

Foxes are waking us every single night with their screeching at 3am. Anyone else experiencing this in their street and any suggestions to resolve? It's honestly been every night for days now and wakes me with such a start.

Hi, does anyone know if this is this open at all or still closed due Covid. Thanks!

Our son is just getting into Dungeons and Dragons but not many of his friends are into it. He is looking for people to play with, in particular other people who may have played more than him and who can be the DM (Dungeon Master). He'd like to play on the site "d&d beyond" but would use other platforms if more suitable. He currently attends The Charter School East Dulwich but is looking for players locally from any school. Please message me if by any chance you have a d & d player looking for more people to play with too. Thanks!

Hi, I am not sure if this is the right place for this but I am looking for a nanny for 4 weeks asap. I am a freelancer and have taken a last minute role. The problem with this kind of work is always managing the kids. At the moment I think I need someone for four days a week from 3-7pm and possibly a couple of longer days in the first two weeks of the school holidays. My children are age 8, 11 and 15 so they are quite easy to manage but need help around dinner time so this role would involve preparing an evening meal for them too (most meals will be partially or fully prepared just simple cooking skills required). If anyone has any suggestions please direct message me thank you.

Thank you so much to everyone who has posted in this thread, all your comments were very helpful.

Thanks everyone for your comments. All have been helpful although still pondering best solution. Thank you!

I'm interested in joining too.

Hello. We're new to the area (from o/s) and would love to store our bicycles in our front yard rather than out the back. I have seen this a lot in other London areas but not at all in ED. Obviously theft is probably the main reason but I just wondered why no one at all does this and if there are any keen cyclists that can recommend best locks, covers for bikes to conceal them etc. We don't have a storage shed (nor will be able to put one in) that many seem to have but the yard is protected to some extent by a tall hedge. Thanks in advance.

Thank you Coach Beth also very helpful. STEM is a huge area of interest so will have to look into the University Academy of Engineering too. Thanks!

Thank you Tomskip. It is a bit tricky but we also have two primary school kids so juggling work proximity, good primary schools and secondary options for the older one. Appreciate all the info has definitely all been fuel for the decision making process.

Hello, thanks for your reply. he'll be joining year 10 in september, we'll arrive in the summer break. so far charter and kingsdale both said virtually impossible. although harris boys looks like v good school for the right boy he's very anti an all boys school so we are still trying to get our heads around the other mixed gender state school options if you have any other suggestions, thanks

We're relocating from Australia with three children and love the area. We're just not sure about state secondary schools for our oldest child as The Charter school looks hard to get into and although he's a boy he'd prefer a mixed gender school. Love to hear everyone's experience with secondary state schools in the area and their recommendations outside Charter or Harris Boys. Thanks so much!