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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I JUST WANT A SWIM.
Dear neighbours,
The longer we object to the proposals in front of us the more we are jeopadising having somewhere to swim at all.
I can?t wait for the new pool to be built.... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I saw 2 workmen guarding a road water point and lot of water had been drawn near the pool a couple of days ago. As I understand pools need water to keep it stable as they are designed for the weight o... |
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28-10-2011, 03:48 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Good to hear that operators would like to see our views to create the time table.
Let's hope our responses can be worked into a plan. |
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13-02-2012, 06:24 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I really hope it will open for the summer holiday.
Imagine a smiley with fingers crossed. |
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23-06-2012, 09:56 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Can I ask what has happened on the meeting yesterday?
What was in the update?
I wasn't able to go as I had prior arrangement that could not change. |
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24-06-2012, 10:13 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Hi poolsneighbour,
Don't be too sad. If opened in July, this project would be delivered few months ahead of Sep 2012, the official opening date.
On a personal note I can't wait for it to open ei... |
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DerbyHillTop |
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08-07-2012, 10:43 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| It is great that almost a year after opening the pool is busy. Having 2 pools certainly doesn't seem like a luxury, but a necessity. It seems it could have easily filled another pool.
As someone wh... |
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DerbyHillTop |
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30-07-2013, 12:23 PM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| I'd just like to know the individuals who have paid for this action, so that I can make sure that I and my family never ever do any random act of kindness, as they deserve none. |
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22-01-2012, 09:38 PM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| [quote]I would happily support Piplings. Show me a petition and I'll sign it.[/quote]
me too |
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23-01-2012, 03:20 PM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| What is incredible is that people are putting their names on the petition rather than being anonymous. |
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27-01-2012, 04:16 PM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| gingernuts,
Having children is only selfish according to already selfish people. The act of looking after someone else can't by definition be selfish.
I got it now: I am selfish for working and ... |
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02-02-2012, 03:38 PM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| Gingernuts,
Not self-interested, just another parent. It means I value the service even if I don't use it.
I too live in a house that has restrictive covenant of not doing a business from the premis... |
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DerbyHillTop |
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24-01-2012, 01:16 AM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| 152047,
No, you are not alone; gingernuts most likely shares some of your views.
Selfish = person who is concerned with their own interests, needs, and wishes while ignoring those of others. The... |
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DerbyHillTop |
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25-01-2012, 12:21 AM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| Straight Talk,
Like many other parents I fail to see the argument from your point of view:
You object to the commercial operation: Well they would have not got a planning permission to run a distrib... |
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DerbyHillTop |
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27-01-2012, 01:03 PM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| I always thought that I lived in tolerant society.
It saddens me that so much energy is used to defend rights (derived from the RC) against a nursery, where the biggest victims are parents and the... |
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09-02-2012, 11:06 AM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| Gingernuts,
[quote]The sound of my own family can be enough to drive a person crazy, let alone having 25 of them in the next house! [/quote]
My children are much quieter when at nursery then at ho... |
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DerbyHillTop |
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06-03-2012, 02:03 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| Michael wrote: [quote]But I don't believe that 'feminism' can address inequalities that hit men[/quote]
I guess that is precisely why it has 'femin' in the name.
[quote]In my opinion, we need a ... |
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17-05-2011, 04:17 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| Thanks seeformiles for you last comment. I too see feminism as all embracing.
Rereading the posts again I am now completely confused by Michael's post. So probably missing the point completely aga... |
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18-05-2011, 11:57 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| Surely once women have equal opportunities in all respects to men, men will have the same opportunities too.
On a more serious side that is one definition, and lot of feminsts will add 'and men' a... |
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19-05-2011, 10:22 AM |
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Thread: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
Post: RE: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
| Forester:
not sure if true that spokesman said it would look at primary legislation to be applied yet again retrospectively. It certainly smacks of incompetence if not of some far greater crimes.
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03-08-2013, 04:25 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| It is also sad that you can’t see where Roz is coming from too.
In all the time I have used the busses I have seen many buggies and not once a wheelchair. (I commuted to work by bus for some 4 yea... |
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27-10-2010, 03:58 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| Roz,
would you please tell us how often do you miss a bus because you can't get on with your children? |
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27-10-2010, 04:00 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| So we now all agree that is not easy being a parent with children on busses.
I see no wrong for Roz staying on a bus even if a wheel chaired person had to wait for another one.
I resent that lim... |
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27-10-2010, 05:29 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| Brian,
60 years ago your mother had a rather different life than most mothers today and has little relevance to current situation with transport. I resent that you imply that mothers of today are of ... |
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01-11-2010, 06:05 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| Very sad indeed.
The attitude of parents can be so wrong. They wait and let busses pass by because they can’t always get on the first one. When they get on, they irritate others by going to the area ... |
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27-10-2010, 03:33 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| "[i]This thread is going around in circles. Can we all agree that the 176 driver should stop and allow parents / carers with buggies to board the bus when there is room? [/i]"
Seems we can’t. There... |
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01-11-2010, 10:21 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| Michael,
you should know that we live in very tolerant SE23 although it seems that those advocating it have forgotten its meaning. (One can find it here http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/toleran... |
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11-11-2010, 01:15 AM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| The only reason why I fold the buggy is because I can do it when I am travelling with ONE toddler and my children are not keen on being strapped unless tired/asleep. So far I have avoided using busses... |
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12-11-2010, 09:44 AM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| Tinkering with the system in the small way such as AV still does not address the issue that turnout at the elections is rather poor.
There was no option for full proportional representation either... |
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17-05-2011, 03:58 PM |
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Thread: New primary school for Lewisham?
Post: RE: New primary school for Lewisham?
| As a mother of 2 toddlers the schools questions and choices (or no choices) make me uneasy to say the least. This is because my education was in a country where there was one system. The state one and... |
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08-12-2010, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: Does Work Pay?
| How does anyone with more than one child of pre-school age afford to work full time?
I thought I only needed to fund the first 3 years with savings as fees would reduce once children reach 2 and 3 y... |
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11-01-2011, 06:06 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| Thanks for all the replies. I somehow feel a bit less a failure when seeing that in order to work full time, you need some form of ‘free’ childcare. (be it friends, partner or working compressed weeks... |
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12-01-2011, 10:44 AM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| Dear Brian,
stated aims of policies are one thing, and the outcomes are another. I've show you that my family with 2 preschool children (3 years so far and 2 to go) can face substantial hurdles to ma... |
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12-01-2011, 03:33 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| Brian,
Should a family with 2 good working wages be better off than family with one good working wage?
My problems are of temporary (5 years) financial nature. Living on state handouts most likely... |
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12-01-2011, 06:14 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| mljay
if you need 2 salaries to maintain home you live in, and then you face childcare bill which is more than one net salary but a bit less than the other.
To supplement your income you start ... |
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13-01-2011, 04:38 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| Brian,
are you suggesting that toddlers should pick fruit together with parents so that they can earn money?
And should one be forced to work if childcare costs would be higher than earnings? Shou... |
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25-01-2011, 04:23 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| There is simply not enough nursery provision in the area. Therefore it is rather expensive.
With needing childcare in order to work, a HUGE amount of the wage goes onto it. The new government is re... |
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27-01-2011, 10:40 AM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| [quote]There needs to be much more fuss made about the deprivations faced by ordinary families in the extremely expensive early years of childhood and the need for substantially more financial support... |
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27-01-2011, 04:11 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| mljay,
I am sure Brian was offering his help in a roundabout way. |
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11-03-2011, 02:57 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| What a discussion is this turning out to be. What is evident is that prevailing opinion is that children are the sole responsibility of parents. This is expressed here as much as in other mediums and ... |
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25-03-2011, 11:56 PM |
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Thread: Family Allowance Cuts
Post: RE: Family Allowance Cuts
| The thing that strikes me is how we all look at ourselves first. The plans so far are cutting at all levels of society, and it seems to me we bikker about who will be hit harder and almost enjoy the p... |
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08-10-2010, 02:37 PM |
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Thread: Family Allowance Cuts
Post: RE: Family Allowance Cuts
| Willy,
to fund two children at a cheap nursery(if you can find one) you need about 30k pa gross and 40k for some in FH area. If this leaves you with 5k after the childcare costs are paid. Pay tax at ... |
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08-10-2010, 04:45 PM |
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Thread: Family Allowance Cuts
Post: RE: Family Allowance Cuts
| mljay
and now here is my rant:
You don't buy a house with money you have - you get a loan.
You no longer get free university education - you get a loan.
If you happen to be a child you face consta... |
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11-10-2010, 10:52 AM |
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Thread: Family Allowance Cuts
Post: RE: Family Allowance Cuts
| As much as I am chuffed that my post provoked lively reaction, I am saddened that some have not understood my message.
For a start I wasn’t talking about my family, my apologies if the concise number... |
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11-10-2010, 09:19 AM |
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Thread: Family Allowance Cuts
Post: RE: Family Allowance Cuts
| Brian,
thanks for your comment. My sincere apologies. It wasn't my intention to be rude to our PM. This subtlety of English language has escaped me for a moment.
And I agree with you that benefits... |
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11-10-2010, 01:02 PM |
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Thread: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
Post: RE: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
| I've been looking at the plans with amateur interest. I am not sure if it is my printer having a problem with scale, but lot of the bedrooms are either single ones (around 6m2) or very narrow, so that... |
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11-11-2010, 12:28 AM |
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Thread: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
Post: RE: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
| Te proposal will be heard on Thursday 20th January at 7.30 in the Civic Suite at Lewisham Town Hall.
Not sure if I will be able to attend. I am not against the development in principle, but think ... |
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12-01-2011, 03:54 PM |
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Thread: Red Ball Marketing aka Hi Marketing / Rockex HP / Bayer Global Group
Post: RE: Red bull marketing?
| I had someone at my door too, but after saying a couple of times that any paper he wanted to leave with me would end up in straight in the recycling box he got the message and left. |
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29-12-2010, 11:17 PM |
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Thread: Devonshire Road - residents parking
Post: RE: Devonshire Road - residents parking
| Some time ago I posted my view to the council that parking in my road (Derby Hill Crescent) was fine and no CPZ should be introduced. Well, that was before ELL started and I am almost tempted to petit... |
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10-01-2011, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: Devonshire Road - residents parking
Post: RE: Devonshire Road - residents parking
| Michael,
I like your idea about extra parking for the commuters. Is there a petition I could sign along those lines? |
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