Christmas Carols

[seanmlow]

Do any singers come down Ryedale? Do it will be so festive!

[Caron]

Last year Adori (I think it was her) and some others had a secular carol service outside their house on Uplands Road. It was really nice. However, I love the churchy ones, despite not being a church-goer myself. Does anyone know of any lovely Church carol services round here before Christmas eve?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

All Saints, Peckham (by the train station) has one at 6pm this Sunday. It will be candle-lit and there is free mulled wine and mince pies afterwards.

[Caron]

Brilliant - thank you. I might go and give my smoke-ridden lungs a workout.

[dc]

KalamityKel Wrote:

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> Dont u need a "special" license to go carolling

> these days?

No - absolutely not - just one of many myths about the Licensing Act 2003 - see here (near the bottom of the first page)

PM me on this if you are really concerned.

Burgabe said:

"The DCMS helpfully claims: "...a group of carol singers (players) outside a shop could be construed as incidental to the activity of people going about shopping and therefore exempt from the requirement for a licence." That might, on the face of it, fit the bill. Until you consider that any construing will be happening in a court, and will happen long after any Plod with an eye for the overtime will have banged you up for criminal singing. So, it would seem best to get a licence."

The above is utterly scatalogical.

Frankly, if you believe that either the council (they are responsible for enforcement of the Act) or the local Police Safer Neighbourhood Team will start arresting you on suspicion of singing a carol in a public place you're probably a Daily Mail reader who believes everything that foul organ excretes. Live a little - go and sing!

[KalamityKel]

:-| I assume that's not aimed at me.

Knowing how pathetic the council and scrooges round here can b I wouldnt b surprised if someone tried to stop ya! :p

I propose an organised similtaneous singing from ur front garden throughout ED :D Obviously wiv the same carol :p

[dc]

KalamityKel Wrote:

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> :-| I assume that's not aimed at me.

Only the top bit - the rest is aimed at Burbage's 'analysis'.

Sorry - away in New York until Christmas Eve! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/music002.gif

:))

[dulwichmum]

Dear Clare,

What does ALD stand for? I thought it was Alcoholic Liver Disease. I live next door to a consultant from the Liver Unit in Kings, and he is under the same impression.

[clare]

ALD stands for adrenoleukodystrophy which is a life threatening genetic disorder, normally affecting males .

Log on to www.aldlife.org.uk to find out more.

It is an incredibly worthwhile charity and as I said before has a direct relevance to families living in East Dulwich so it would be an ideal charity for members of the forum to support.

You may see collection boxes in some shops in East Dulwich and there is an ALD charity shop in Penge , opposite Sainsburys.

[clare]

Sorry - website is

www.aldlife.org/

[dulwichmum]

Thanks,

DM

[dc]

Clare said: "ALD stands for adrenoleukodystrophy which is a life threatening genetic disorder, normally affecting males"

....and it is the condition which is the subject of the film 'Lorenzo's Oil'.

[clare]

Yes it is- there's a whole piece on Lorenzo's oil on the ALD website

www.aldlife.org/