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Hi all, We recently moved into the area and I'm looking for an NHS GP. Any recommendations for good ones? We're SE21. Also open to learning more about private resources in the area, though we are primarily NHS users. Thanks in advance!!

Cool. Just looked at pics of Bromley - off the charts!

Creeperific! Had a similar thing happen to my daughter in Central London. I went right up to the woman who was filming her and demanded she delete the footage. I have NO idea if that was advisable or not, I was just so blazingly angry I didn't really think about it. Thanks for posting, good to keep eyes out. ;)

Brillian! I will check it out, thanks for the tip!

Hi all! We just moved to the area, looking for the best venue for sports and swimming. We are a family with 3 young kids so interested in swimming lessons and family swims. All recommendations appreciated, thanks!!

Flocker Spotter, thanks for your message, very helpful. I didn't know that about the local state secondary schools, which is really helpful. I'm not married to changing at secondary level - just want the best quality of education. If the state sector can get me there, I'd much prefer it, to be honest. At any rate, these responses have been so overwhelmingly helpful - I just can't wait to move to Dulwich, and get stuck in with this lovely, supportive community. ;)

Thanks very much, very helpful!

Thanks so much, this is incredibly helpful and similar to what I imagined - do you mind if I ask, did your children carry on in the state sector for secondary school?

Hi all, We are planning a move from Central London where our children are currently enrolled in independent schools. The likely school our daughter would attend is Dulwich Hamlet Junior School. I haven't seen any posts on moves from independent to state sector - could mums local to the area advise on the differences I might expect between an independent school in central London, and DHJS, which seems to be an academically excellent state school? My daughter is thriving in her independent school, but our living space is small, we have 3 children, school fees insanely expensive, and frankly, it just seems silly to be paying out these kinds of fees for someone to teach her to read. I'd love to know what tangible differences I may expect academically (familiar with class size difference, so looking deeper than that), as well as anything else that may come into play that I have not yet considered. Please know I am very thankful to be able to provide either scenario for my daughter, just looking for some local mum advice from others who may have had similar considerations. Thanks so much.