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Totally agree Penguin68 and I appreciate he does not seem to have been accused of harming any children himself (though viewing them being harmed is no better). I am sure no children at the school or in the local area were at risk. However, I am still glad he is now out of the area- though I would not necessarily wish anyone dead and the whole situation is sad.

I too wonder why so many have been anxious to keep this quiet. But colville09 your statement below is utterly ridiculous and frankly worrying. I am glad that the mail has reported this, in (albeit an uncharacteristically) measured way. This man seemingly enjoyed watching videos of children being abused. Until this was published I felt very very sad that this man had been driven to kill himself and wondered what it could possibly be that was so bad. Now, honestly, I am very glad that my son, who will most likely be attending St John's and St Clements from September, will not be exposed to him. It makes my blood run cold to think of it. ------------------------------------------------------- > I only had a brief contact with the Rev but he > obviously was loved by his parishioners. He also > seemed to add much to our ED community. Maybe > people should reflect more on the motives, > exploitation of distress and morality of The Daily > Mail before they start getting hysterical. There > is something very sick about that rag and its sad > readers.

Hello! I am expecting my second - due July 14. I'd love to meet up. I have a son of four who will be starting school the Sep after baby is born and it'd be nice to meet new people with newborns again! X

Great! Thank you...looking forward to checking those out.

Does anyone know of any creative writing groups or similar in ED or nearby?

Big recommendation for My Favourite Nursery. My son has been there since 10 months and is now 4. It's a lovely nursery.

I'd be very interested to hear the thoughts of parents with children at the school on this one too. I too was very impressed by the current head and and as a very possible future parent of a child at the school it would be good to hear how others feel about things going forward?

I have hired the Goose Green centre. It's worked out at something like ?102 for 2.5 hours and that's with use of the kitchen. They have a decent website with costs etc.

Hello all, Forgive me - it's been a while since I posted but I wondered if I might be able to pick your brains and just get a few views (bit of reassurance!) from those who have had experience of the copper coil. Did anyone who has had it removed find that their first period afterwards was very late? Can anybody tell me if their periods took a bit of time to settle again - despite the fact that most Doctors say they shouldn't be affected and that things should generally go back to normal straight away. I have had mine removed only very recently so no big panic at the mo but I am experiencing an unusual cycle and thought maybe some thoughts from others who have been in the same boat would really help! Thank you! x

thank you Jagger.

Just to say a big thank you to the lovely ladies and the man who a stopped to help me when I passed out on north cross road today. In particular the two ladies who walked me to DMC. I was really shaken and one of you did tell me your name but I forget, sorry! The doctor at DMC was rather useless unfortunately and I ended up walking home only to have to call 111 and have an ambulance sent. Thankfully the staff at Kings were amazing and I'm back home tonight - I really, really appreciated the help I was given in the street- thanks for being lovely people. X

Hi, There's a thread here on this: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?29,1313340,1314704#msg-1314704 But just to say my son has been there since he was 10 months and is now 3 and a half and loves it. We have been very, very happy with the nursery and he has developed brilliantly. Just last night he told me he wants to go there forever and ever. He loves it.

I know the group you mean and though most of them seem fine and they just hang around quietly chatting (sort of) I did have to confront three of them recently for really obscene conversation they were having right next to me while I pushed my 3-year-old son on the large, round swing. Two boys were having sexually explicit conversations with, or rather AT, one of the girls and trying to encourage her to say stuff about blow jobs and similar to them. I was fuming! I'm no prude, but clearly I don't want my son to hear that. Also, I was just really uspet that these boys were speaking like that to her. I hope it's not something she has to put up with a lot and I hope they grow out of their adolescent behaviour towards women. There was something very persistent as they nagged at her to say the words they wanted her to. Anyway I asked them to move if they wanted to talk like that and they ignored me. I asked again, more sternly two mins later and they sloped off. I must add though that I hung around in parks/playgrounds as a teen and this is just what they do. It's the same everywhere of course and I'm not even entirely sure that extra stuff for them to do would keep them away anyway. They don't always want organised, essentially adult led activity or spaces, they simply want to do their own thing.

GREAT nursery. My son been there sinc he was 10 months and he's now just over 3. He's very very happy there. Loves all his friends and staff and his happiness at being there has kept me sane through working full time!

I've just come across this thread and I'm pretty sure I saw this woman on Sat in Peckham. I happened to notice a lady dash towards a man and look as though she was begging . She looked like she may be homeless as she was extremely dirty and generally looking a bit down in her luck. Anyway , he tried to walk away and I could have sworn She tried to show him her breast , but thought I must have got it wrong. Now I'm thinking that sadly, it must have been this same woman. I desperately hope she does not have a child depending on her somewhere.

What a really love idea. Puts some magic back into Christmas for adults. Sorry to have missed out on this.

Ah brilliant. Thanks for the feedback Buggie. I have a nearly 3 yr old and to be honest it's hard to tell if he'll like it or be a bit freaked out! He's one of those kids who can go either way!

Anyone been? Is it worth the ?18.50 per child?

Ahh brilliant everyone thank you! Feel a bit more optimistic now. Apart from the fact I am sitting with my foot up and an ice pack on my ankle but hoping it's very minor and I can get onto those hills.

Thanks Jeremy. Much appreciated...will give that route a try.

We just moved our 2 and a half year old boy from Cot to toddler bed. He had no problems still being in cot and had never tried to get out but was getting too big physically for it. He was banging his arms on the bars and waking himself up. The transition has been a dream and he's sleeping as well as he ever did. We've been very careful not to make a big deal of it and to not let him take extra things into bed that he's never taken before so he sticks to the idea that his bed is for sleep just like his cot was! Hopefully. So far, so good. Only thing I'd have done differently is bought a normal single bed, he won't be in this toddler bed for long.

Just thought I'd throw this out there for anyone into running who has any advice...? I've recently got into running and am finally really starting to enjoy it. I'm obviously just a beginner really and am up to just over 8k in 55 mins. I'm doing a 10k in Greenwich park in 3 weeks and have only just discovered it's hilly! How much is this going to set me back? I've never actually been to G.park. Has anyone done a 10k there and have I picked a tricky course for a beginner keen to do well? I shouldn't put pressure on myself really, but I do. Do I have time to get some decent hill training in and where can I do it locally? Would love any advice from anyone, really, who is into running... Cheers.

I stayed at a parkdean in Cornwall. Pretty sure the passes, which you pay for but not much, get you into pool and most entertainment type things but not sure about kids clubs. Have fun!

Thanks for these. Appreciate it.

Mornin all.... Can anyone recommend a decent hairdresser (for me, not the LO) in ED who doesn't cost the earth? A salon based one would be best as I want to try to squeeze in somewhere today....