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Thread: Second-hand furniture
Post: RE: Second-hand furniture
| Is the bookshelf still available? |
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Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found |
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12-02-2024, 04:37 PM |
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Thread: Graffiti desecration at the peak of One Tree Hill
Post: RE: Graffiti desecration at the peak of One Tree H...
| Thanks to Southwark for the prompt response to my reporting of the graffiti. |
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16-05-2020, 08:17 AM |
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Thread: Fusion - Forest Hill swimming pool
Post: RE: Fusion - Forest Hill swimming pool
| Went for a swim on Friday morning and this morning and all was tidy and clean. I only visited the toilet near the reception desk so don't know about the others and I haven't ever noticed any pee smell... |
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Businesses & Services |
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24-10-2016, 12:19 PM |
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Thread: Walking for Fitness - any groups in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Walking for Fitness - any groups in Forest Hil...
| Yes, There is still a Wed evening walk 7-8pm from HOP and FH stations alternately.
PM me and I'll send more details. |
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25-07-2016, 10:33 PM |
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Thread: One Tree Hill event Thurs 7th July
Post: One Tree Hill event Thurs 7th July
| The Friends of One Tree Hill invite you to our:
Wildflower Walk Thursday 7th July 7.30-8.30pm
The walk will be led by Roy Vickery, President of the South London Botanical Institute, and it is a ... |
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30-06-2016, 09:15 AM |
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Thread: Southern rail strike
Post: RE: Southern rail strike
| Interesting article in the Guardian today:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/20/southern-railway-failing-customers-cancellations-staff-shortages-delays |
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21-06-2016, 11:23 AM |
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Thread: One Tree Hill events
Post: One Tree Hill events
| Two upcoming events on One Tree Hill:
Saturday 4th June 2.00 - 3.30pm Tree Walk led by Sam Bentley-Toon of London Wildlife Trust (email Sam if you wish to know more sbtoon@wildlondon.org.uk)
Wed... |
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30-05-2016, 03:38 PM |
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Thread: Dead fox
Post: RE: Dead fox
| Lewisham council has a section on 'Animal Fouling and dead animals' under its Environment/street cleaning site. It says:
Dead animals
If you discover a dead animal in a public area or street, ph... |
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30-05-2016, 12:25 PM |
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Thread: Lets hope he gets his just deserts in prison
Post: RE: Lets hope he gets his just deserts in prison
| Why bother with courts and prison? Just set up a lynch mob. |
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29-05-2016, 07:48 PM |
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Thread: Dead fox
Post: RE: Dead fox
| The council did collect from the front of the house for us, asking us to put the body in a plastic bag. We managed to find one large and strong enough to contain what was quite a large animal.
Can'... |
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29-05-2016, 07:46 PM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| So you have now surprised yourself too, as you referred earlier to the 'vast majority of FH residents'. |
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28-01-2016, 12:52 PM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| There must quite a lot of people in the net contributor group living in our area that are not Tory voters. |
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28-01-2016, 12:05 PM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| "the vast majority of FH residents that make a net contribution to society in tax, as well as the social contribution we all make"
Actually those people (including me) are speaking for themselves i... |
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28-01-2016, 12:01 PM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| Discussion's good, isn't it? |
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26-01-2016, 02:53 PM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| This certainly seems to have support from both Right and Left perspectives but there are some issues. One is whether there should be conditionality which means there would be similarities with current... |
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26-01-2016, 02:38 PM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| According to what our Prime Minister once said, 'we are all in this together'. This suggests there is no 'them' and 'us'. Since the term 'urchin' is usually related to children, who are entirely depen... |
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26-01-2016, 12:46 PM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| The headline figure was not disputed but the possible explanations for that were various and therefore added more complexity or nuance to the discussions. |
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26-01-2016, 12:35 PM |
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Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity
| "Everyone loves a bit of reactionary populism, don't they? Demonise a group of people, blame them for a systemic collapse, then join the pitchfork wielding mob and exact your revenge."
Seems to be ... |
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26-01-2016, 11:03 AM |
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Thread: On a light note if you are doing your tax return like me,.
Post: RE: On a light note if you are doing your tax retu...
| The point I was making is that we do not live in a socialist or, come to that, communist, system as you suggested. I was not making any comment about the positive or negative aspects of any particular... |
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21-01-2016, 04:06 PM |
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Thread: On a light note if you are doing your tax return like me,.
Post: RE: On a light note if you are doing your tax retu...
| If we were in a socialist state the steelworkers would not be losing their jobs as the community would own the means of production, distribution and exchange. It could be said that ours is a social de... |
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21-01-2016, 02:43 PM |
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Thread: On a light note if you are doing your tax return like me,.
Post: RE: On a light note if you are doing your tax retu...
| But we don't live in a socialist state and I was simply referring to what the report you referred to suggests about the complexities around such issues. |
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21-01-2016, 11:44 AM |
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Thread: On a light note if you are doing your tax return like me,.
Post: RE: On a light note if you are doing your tax retu...
| It doesn't result in it. It simply reflects that social housing is limited to the poorest and those with the most acute needs. That is what I understand from one point the report makes in Part 3. |
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21-01-2016, 11:27 AM |
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Thread: Lewisham Homes Development Site in Wood Vale
Post: RE: Lewisham Homes Development Site in Wood Vale
| I am pleased to see such development for the reasons given by Lewisham. |
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21-01-2016, 10:50 AM |
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Thread: On a light note if you are doing your tax return like me,.
Post: RE: On a light note if you are doing your tax retu...
| Section 3 of this report makes interesting reading about possible reasons for the high incidence of unemployment, one of which is simply that there is limited social housing and it is only those with ... |
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21-01-2016, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Local wildlife
Post: RE: Local wildlife
| We found this poor dead pheasant on our terrace last autumn. No idea where it came from or how it got there.[attachment=3916] |
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18-01-2016, 07:39 PM |
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Thread: Gentrification
Post: RE: Gentrification
| If you follow through what each of these Labour people said, as reported in the earlier post, rather than rely on the selective quotes, you will find that they are referring to rent controls of the ki... |
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18-01-2016, 11:17 AM |
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Thread: Gentrification
Post: RE: Gentrification
| I think I am beginning to get it - the other person is being ironic (has to be!) |
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13-01-2016, 06:06 PM |
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Thread: Gentrification
Post: RE: Gentrification
| Concern about mixed communities in one part of the country does not necessarily preclude concerns about them in other parts of the country but the subject was areas that are gentrifying. |
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12-01-2016, 05:30 PM |
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Thread: Gentrification
Post: RE: Gentrification
| Not all low paid workers are singletons able to flat share as they may have families. It does mean that some areas will tend to become less mixed communities but maybe not everyone would worry about t... |
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12-01-2016, 04:55 PM |
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Thread: Gentrification
Post: RE: Gentrification
| Those schemes tend not to be benefit people in the services I was thinking more about e.g. people serving in the cafes/bars that are desired in newly gentrified areas - all the Right to Buy, shared ow... |
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12-01-2016, 04:20 PM |
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Thread: Gentrification
Post: RE: Gentrification
| Londorz, have you read the article? I think you'll find that it contains a range of points which goes beyond the usual right or wrong stances. One point that could be made is how the people who work i... |
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12-01-2016, 04:12 PM |
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Thread: Gentrification
Post: RE: Gentrification
| There is an interesting article in the Guardian today on gentrification. |
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12-01-2016, 11:08 AM |
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Thread: Should UK bomb Syria ?
Post: RE: Should UK bomb Syria ?
| Vicky Foxcroft voted against |
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03-12-2015, 07:57 PM |
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Thread: Guardianistas
Post: RE: Guardianistas
| Londonrz - meant the comment for the other person |
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24-09-2015, 05:38 PM |
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Thread: Guardianistas
Post: RE: Guardianistas
| Criticism/disagreement is not the same as denigration and you seem to base some of your assumptions on a rather small sample of acquaintances. |
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24-09-2015, 05:04 PM |
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Thread: Guardianistas
Post: RE: Guardianistas
| And I suspect quite a few of those who criticise 'guardianistas' for their attitudes would claim to be Christians. |
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24-09-2015, 04:26 PM |
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Thread: Guardianistas
Post: RE: Guardianistas
| Wait for 'had a humour bypass?', 'it's only banter', 'get a life' etc kind of comments... |
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24-09-2015, 01:49 PM |
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Thread: Fox feeders at it again
Post: RE: Fox feeders at it again
| But it is not legal to litter the streets. |
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24-09-2015, 01:29 PM |
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Thread: Guardianistas
Post: Guardianistas
| To fellow Guardianistas, as we appear to be a large group amongst newspaper readers judging by the piles of papers in the shops locally, is it not time to stand up for ourselves (and be proud)?
Per... |
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24-09-2015, 11:53 AM |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Question
| I have lived in HOP for almost 30 years and have not been personally a victim of crime or serious ASB. While I think it is reasonable to ask such questions about an unknown area, I do wish comments co... |
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14-09-2015, 09:19 AM |
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Thread: Wednesday Walking
Post: Wednesday Walking
| On Wednesday evenings you may spot a small group outside HOP or FH stations at around 7pm, come Winter or Summer and (usually) come rain or shine.
That would be us on our weekly walk around the are... |
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15-07-2015, 06:04 PM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home)
Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
| I received both notices (HOP) |
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03-06-2015, 05:47 PM |
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Thread: So Who To Vote For
Post: RE: So Who To Vote For
| The figures for deaths at Mid-staffs are not at all acceptable but quoted often as between 400 and 1200, not 'thousands'. Some of the other stats you give are questioned for example by FullFacts (appa... |
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27-04-2015, 02:04 PM |
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Thread: Parliamentary Election Hustings
Post: RE: Parliamentary Election Hustings
| Go to the website to see some of the reasons why it might not be good to give them a platform. They are free to put their views out by social media. |
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24-04-2015, 09:45 AM |
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Thread: Bird identification
Post: RE: Bird identification
| Could be a green woodpecker. Identification of bird calls here:
www.british-birdsongs.uk/ |
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24-04-2015, 09:43 AM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home)
Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
| How certain is it that the majority of voters in FH ward are opposed to the plan? As for TL Residents Association, if the view is split, what can they do? |
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23-04-2015, 05:06 PM |
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Thread: Happy St Georges Day To All
Post: RE: Happy St Georges Day To All
| It is rather pleasing that we have a foreign born saint for England's patron saint. I think it reflects nicely the very mixed heritage of the country. |
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23-04-2015, 11:14 AM |
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Thread: Parliamentary Election Hustings
Post: RE: Parliamentary Election Hustings
| We've had material from Labour and Lib Dems. In such a tight contest you can't really blame parties for focusing their efforts in marginals and this is all done by volunteers/members who are not as nu... |
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20-04-2015, 04:47 PM |
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Thread: One Tree Hill event April 8th
Post: One Tree Hill event April 8th
| The Friends of One Tree Hil invite you to our Annual Meeting on Wednesday 8th April 8pm at St. Augustine's Church (there will be an AGM for members only at 7.30pm)
[b]The First Blitz and the Gun Pl... |
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03-04-2015, 10:53 AM |
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Thread: Children in cafes
Post: RE: Children in cafes
| Agree with bcm and would like to add that stereotyping 'the elderly' as not somehow interested or able to get to Shoreditch is equally unhelpful. |
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05-01-2015, 01:02 PM |
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