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Was hoping there'd be water by the time I got home but no sign yet....

No one there, same place as earlier in the week. Thankfully still had bottles of water from Tuesday.....

Hi No idea if within your remit but general threads here show a significant number of pipe bursts and water disruption in the area over the past few weeks. Do you have any dealings with Thames Water and any ideas if this is because of old pipes etc. Do we know if there is a plan to help prevent further leaks? I appreciate it's winter but winter happens every year and never known pipe bursts this frequently

No water here in Underhill this morning! Only got it back on tuessday night

Snap! Well, was low. Now non existent....

There are friends of Goose Green. They have been successful in the past getting funding for changes.Perhaps approach them? Potentially a great idea

I'd say very safe but be more aware that there will be a lot of building work on the old hospital site as a new health centre and secondary school to be built....

My last time was 10 years ago. The classes are variable dependant on teacher, however, you can contact the NCT and request to be included in t groups after the birth. They group together mums who have babies of a similar age and location. After the initial intro they let you organise stuff between yourselves. I found this great for our first child and still meet the t group mums every month or so 10 years later

My daughter appeared years ago in the guardian ( and several other newspapers). They contacted me and posted a copy, so if no joy, worth contacting them?

Friends went and the activity I fancied the sound of was fiat 500 and Vespa tours! Don't have details, guess worth a Google?

We have girls and love the written works and illustrations of Chris a Riddle which drew us to these. All my girls, aged 7,8 and 10 love this series https://www.waterstones.com/book/osbert-the-avenger/christopher-william-hill/9781408314555

We were a year hit by sibs, went somewhere else and eldest transferred in at year two. Loves it, as do our younger two

We've been to one at Greenwich market in the past. The Elf who waits with you is great entertainment and Santa had a real beard!

Ditto! Love Aldi and Lidl. Great fresh fruit and veg and changing weekly specials - some quite random, mainly thinking of equestrian week at Lidl! The added bonus that I never thought about is that with less choice I can do a family of five weekly food shop including checkout in about 30 mins! It save me over an hour a week and about ?50. Win win

Hi I can second Mrs TP's view! We came from another school as eldest transferred in in year 2. We have three children there at present and they love it. My children have various abilities and these are being met. Plus they try really hard to keep parents in the loop. Weekly headteacher newsletters, each year they arrange a "meet the teacher" for parents and termly curriculum events so you can go into class and join them in an activity. We had some issues with eldest about sport and they listened and responded really quickly, all sorted within a couple of weeks. Also, just generally really nice relationships between staff, parents and kids. All good from our perspective

Have you tried airbnb?

I'd recommend Catford! I live in east dulwich but forest hill end. Catford now feels like ED/Peckham did about 10 years ago when we lived there, with a few start ups and signs of people with more money moving in. I work in Catford as a community physio so see it at close hand daily. Lots of builders coming in to gut houses in areas that historically there was little movement. A few nice looking coffee shops one in Ladywell, one in Hither Green and another couple between Lee and Hither Green ( think its called Rhubard and Custard). Unfortunately I've never tried them out though as I'm always rushing from one place to another 😀

Just to say it depends if religious venue or not! Also, when signing the registry is when soloist can come into their own as it takes several minutes unlike the walk down the aisle

I remember when you had the two sides to the pub. One was for anyone, the other adult only. Think pubs from my neck of the woods ( Lancashire) still do! I have three children and can't think of anything less pleasurable than taking them to a pub. For them, me and everyone else...

My only suggestion is that if Harris start throwing their weight around that people start barraging the minister for education and local MP's with letters. Despite local differences, now admissions have been set we can all pull in the same direction and get a great local school open ASAP! I won't be applying for my year 5 child which is disappointing as we will likely end up at a single sex school which as a family of three girls I didn't want. However, my daughter would benefit from older children ahead of her. I will let my end of year three child choose closer to the time

Either a soft play or the wildlife garden on Marsden Road? Largely outside but an indoor area of weather poor. We did a treasure hunt and put plastic coins around the garden which they could exchange for treasure

At Johns and St Clements but inferred it wasn't nearby ( sorry children asleep so can't get the details but the more I've thought about it the more worried I got)

My children have come home saying a child at school ( year 6) was mugged and suffered injuries. They seem to think this has happened a few times. Local secondary school children were thought to be the culprits. Can anyone confirm if this is true? Obvs I will be asking at school but anxious as daughter aged 10 due to practice coming home alone. Really hoping this is children's rumours and exaggeration...

I've been contacted by artistic, they are doing full days as well. It's the way my screen had shown it appeared half days only! Hurrah!

Londonmix do you know the distance for the current Charter as well? You seem very knowledgable 😀 We are now very fortunate with our schools. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/archive/dfe1x1_03.pl?Mode=Z&Code=&School=2104303 In 2003 the school had 26% of pupils at Waverley got 5 a-c grades 40% of pupils in Southwark 53% in England This is the results for Waverley as was! If you scroll to the bottom of that page it shows how awful the school was. This was why it was closed and reopened with new management. Inspite of everyone's fears we are exceptionally fortunate with regards the quality of schools available to us. Children thankfully seem to be more resilient about this than the parents are ( myself included) apart from anything else, teacher friends still say to me that the biggest influence on your child will be the environment that is provided at home ie you and you're friends and your expectations. That is your child "normal" and they'll try to fit in