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  Thread: Large items to give away
Post: Large items to give away

We have the following to give away to someone willing to collect them: Futon/bunk bed. The mattress on the top bunk is pristine but the futon needs a clean or replacement or a loose cover over. Who...
Jane Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 3,561 16-04-2014, 12:02 PM
  Thread: Free junior golf clubs
Post: Free junior golf clubs

Clearing out our garage. Set of junior golf clubs in bag. To collect from Round Hill. PM if interested.
Jane Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,311 17-03-2014, 02:35 PM
  Thread: Surveyor Wanted
Post: Surveyor Wanted

We need a surveyor to carry out a structural survey of a house we are buying. As we are not getting a mortgage we will not be having the survey arranged by a Lender, so if anyone has any recommendatio...
Jane Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 1,784 24-02-2014, 07:43 PM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)

Have looked at the menu at their Cafe in East London and it seems they offer a small selection of starters and desserts, plus pizza. Wish they were offering pasta or grills or other Italian dishes, bu...
Jane Wider Topics 301 213,621 12-02-2014, 04:59 PM
  Thread: Can anyone recommend a good loft company?
Post: RE: Can anyone recommend a good loft company?

Suggest you try James Taylor Building. He has done building works for us (kitchen and bathroom) and seems to be building lofts for everyone in our vicinity. There's a link to his details here http://...
Jane Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 10 25,236 23-08-2013, 04:44 PM
  Thread: Wanted: Small car
Post: Wanted: Small car

If anyone has a small car for sale or can recommend a reputable dealer I would appreciate being informed. Am looking for a first car for my son who recently passed his test. Many thanks Jane
Jane Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,537 03-01-2013, 02:23 PM
  Thread: 3-4 seater leather plum colour sofa for sale £300
Post: RE: 3-4 seater leather plum colour sofa for sale £...

Hi Is it by any chance a sofa bed?
Jane Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 2 4,800 12-11-2012, 02:27 PM
  Thread: 63 Honor Oak Park (ex White Wood Shop)
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Parade

Not sure the information is accurate anyway as No. 58 is Barbaros the hairdresser not the picture framer.
Jane SE23 Topics 133 153,278 18-10-2012, 01:36 PM
  Thread: Post Boxes Sealed
Post: RE: Post Boxes

I am informed by the mail room where I work that the Daily Mail article dates from 2009 - it refers to Patricia Hewitt (Labour) as Secretary of State. The website puts today's date at the top automati...
Jane SE23 Topics 16 14,034 06-09-2012, 03:36 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank

Sorry to see that the Tai Wu on Brockley Rise has closed. We used to go there quite regularly when we lived nearby and Stephen is very nice. Hope it was his choice to close rather than economic downtu...
Jane SE23 Topics 736 621,657 21-08-2012, 01:08 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

There seemed to be some movement outside the pools this morning as I drove past - shifting of barriers and the like. Anyone know if it about to open?
Jane SE23 Topics 2,074 2,031,875 14-08-2012, 01:02 PM
  Thread: Digital Switchover
Post: RE: Digital Switchover

The reception is bad on all channels and we've had the TV for a few months now! Maybe we just got a poor TV.
Jane Wider Topics 9 8,264 04-04-2012, 01:47 PM
  Thread: Digital Switchover
Post: RE: Digital Switchover

As you seem to know something about the topic, perhaps you or someone else could advise. We replaced our old analogue TV in the kitchen, which worked fine with just a set top aerial, with a digital on...
Jane Wider Topics 9 8,264 04-04-2012, 12:59 PM
  Thread: Bucks Warehouse, Deptford - does it still exist?
Post: RE: Bucks Warehouse, Deptford - does it still exis...

Unfortunately it's been gone for a few years. It was a great place for picking up good quality furniture and don't know of anything similar in the area.
Jane Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 4 14,848 29-03-2012, 12:48 PM
  Thread: Private Italian Lessons in SE23
Post: RE: Private Italian Lessons in SE23

Language Lounge is more of a conversational set-up rather than formal language teaching. You might wish to try Anna Cox. She taught me some years ago through my employer and is very nice, a good teach...
Jane Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 4 5,805 04-01-2012, 01:44 PM
  Thread: Public Transport
Post: RE: Public Transport

I don't know exactly what my son said to the Inspector but he probably didn't think of it and I suppose it's too late now. Just rather aggravating - at least he has now linked his Young Person's Railc...
Jane Wider Topics 5 6,893 25-11-2011, 02:19 PM
  Thread: Public Transport
Post: RE: Jumping the ticket barriers at HOP station

On subject of fare dodging, my son, who has an Oyster card, boarded a bus recently and swiped his card as usual. Apparently it didn't work though there was nothing wrong with his card so it must have ...
Jane Wider Topics 5 6,893 24-11-2011, 02:19 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

I think someone already suggested it but an excellent location for a Dominoes would be the empty Angle Bar on corner of Brockley Rise and South Circular - plenty of room for bikes and ideal as a take-...
Jane SE23 Topics 736 621,657 16-11-2011, 01:42 PM
  Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists

I saw some strange behaviour yesterday morning at the entrance to Rotherhithe Tunnel (travelling south to north). A cyclist had stopped just short of the tunnel entrance on the road - they are usually...
Jane Wider Topics 271 243,570 18-10-2011, 01:06 PM
  Thread: Red Ball Marketing aka Hi Marketing / Rockex HP / Bayer Global Group
Post: RE: Red bull marketing?

We had a visit from a lady representing this company yesterday (Red Ball in fact) - she showed me her ID and told me they had representatives looking at outside walls of pre-war houses as they often n...
Jane Wider Topics 69 122,812 10-05-2011, 06:33 PM
  Thread: Royal Wedding
Post: RE: Royal Wedding

I would love to watch it on TV but I will be working as my employer does not give us the day off - same for following Monday as we only get Mayday if it actually falls on 1st May. Don't need too much...
Jane Wider Topics 22 17,093 20-04-2011, 01:01 PM
  Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?

Sorry if it's a bit off topic but have you considered other childcare options? I found private nurseries very expensive (state ones impossible to get a place in) so took the childminder route and was ...
Jane Wider Topics 101 77,786 12-01-2011, 07:18 PM
  Thread: North Kirkdale 20 mph zone
Post: RE: North Kirkdale 20 mph zone

Do you not think that in general there are better ways of getting cars to slow down other than just speed humps? Maybe they would cost more, but what about chicanes? However slowly you go over some hu...
Jane SE23 Topics 15 15,668 06-09-2010, 05:54 PM
  Thread: North Kirkdale 20 mph zone
Post: RE: North Kirkdale 20 mph zone

I agree with the views expressed so far and will fill in the form to oppose humps and also make reference to the awful hump at bottom of Thorpewood referrd to by DerbyHillTop. No matter how slowly or ...
Jane SE23 Topics 15 15,668 24-08-2010, 12:55 PM
  Thread: Snooty Charity Shops
Post: RE: Snooty Charity Shops

Thanks for this - will do.
Jane Wider Topics 20 23,077 12-07-2010, 03:41 PM
  Thread: Snooty Charity Shops
Post: RE: Snooty Charity Shops

I used to spend my Saturdays working in a charity shop in Woolwich for Greenwich Mind. Sadly there was an awful lot of tat that had to go into black bags for jumble sale collection. I don't think ther...
Jane Wider Topics 20 23,077 12-07-2010, 01:21 PM
  Thread: Jim Dowd MP
Post: RE: Jim Dowd MP

Sorry I sent you a PM instead of posting. Please disregard. Here is the message. Gosh you are really rude Piglet. You haven't to my knowledge actually stated what your issue is with Jim Dowd that y...
Jane Wider Topics 135 122,432 23-04-2010, 12:49 PM
  Thread: Activities for teenagers?
Post: RE: Activities for teenagers?

Sydenham Tennis Club takes juniors and organises group classes if she is interested in playing.
Jane Wider Topics 5 6,330 01-02-2010, 01:58 PM
  Thread: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?
Post: RE: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?

Doesn't really answer my question - the advances in DNA have made it possible to put right miscarriages of justice and this is happening with more and more frequency. People have been executed in th...
Jane Wider Topics 144 117,103 19-11-2009, 02:24 PM
  Thread: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?
Post: RE: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?

Nevermodern "Neutrality" - what do you mean please? What is it that you fear? I could counter with "paranoia".
Jane Wider Topics 144 117,103 19-11-2009, 10:10 AM
  Thread: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?
Post: RE: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?

Am I alone in thinking that DNA should be taken from everyone? If we are all treated the same then there would be no concern about 'innocent' people being mixed up with criminals. It could be taken at...
Jane Wider Topics 144 117,103 18-11-2009, 07:27 PM
  Thread: Local State Secondary Schools
Post: RE: Local State Secondary Schools

Maybe I'm missing something but why does a state school need to offer scholarships in the sixth form - will it hand out a bursary to the successfu applicants?
Jane Wider Topics 22 29,780 21-10-2009, 01:04 PM
  Thread: Newspaper Delivery
Post: RE: Newspaper Delivery

We use Heb as well and the service has been very good. Some newspapers also offer home delivery and the price looks very reasonable. I think Guardian, Times and Telegraph all offer it and possibly oth...
Jane SE23 Topics 15 14,913 13-07-2009, 01:13 PM
  Thread: Bird of prey
Post: Bird of prey

I saw a large bird of prey sitting on one of the high lampposts in Brenchley Gardens this morning. Anyone else seen him and know what he (or oops she) might be?
Jane Wider Topics 2 4,235 16-03-2009, 01:54 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: Forest Hill Town Centre Management

Satchers Thanks - that's great news. Jane
Jane SE23 Topics 56 42,288 04-12-2008, 10:17 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: FH Town Centre Management

And now the bra shop in Dartmouth Road has closed. Such a pity. Lovely lady who ran it and excellent service but no doubt a further victim of our economic woes. If she has moved elsewhere would love t...
Jane SE23 Topics 56 42,288 03-12-2008, 07:11 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: FH Town Centre Management

Anyone know what is replacing Provender? There is a sign up saying cafe/bistro to open soon.
Jane SE23 Topics 56 42,288 21-11-2008, 01:15 PM
  Thread: Armed Police in Ivydale road.
Post: RE: Armed Police in Ivydale road.

Thanks to Michael for clearing this one up - I've been wondering for ages why they were there. Thought they might be protecting a witness but probably not subtle enough.
Jane Wider Topics 15 14,121 20-10-2008, 01:00 PM
  Thread: Used to live there
Post: RE: Used to live there

Dear Margaret If you have not already done so I suggest you log on to Friends Reunited (www.friendsreunited.co.uk). There are quite a lot of people who left Kelvin Grove in 1958, which must be your y...
Jane SE23 Topics 9 12,317 20-10-2008, 12:55 PM
  Thread: Gyms
Post: RE: Can someone open a Gym in FH?

Yes - Forest Hill School has a sports hall that's available in evenings and at weekends to public. St Dunstan's also has a gym and swimming pool but when I enquired in the summer it was not at that ti...
Jane Wider Topics 22 22,919 26-09-2008, 12:50 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library

A minor beef - it was a bit offputting to have a person crunching crisps sitting at one of the tables on Sunday. Surely eating should not be allowed? If it is, then I withdraw my whinge. On a positiv...
Jane SE23 Topics 105 111,910 19-08-2008, 12:49 PM
  Thread: Pedestrian crossing by WH Smith's
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossing by WH Smith's

As one of those who emerges from Dartmouth Road in a car, I agree that the pedestrian crossing is dangerous and an accident waiting to happen - the number of pedestrians can really build up and inevit...
Jane SE23 Topics 25 27,016 14-07-2008, 12:51 PM
  Thread: Who is the laziest driver in SE23
Post: RE: Who is the laziest driver in SE23

Why don't you all give it a rest? If people want to be lazy that's their business not yours. And now I expect there'll be a storm of protest re the environment, carbon footprint etc. but really a bit...
Jane Wider Topics 26 22,405 05-06-2008, 01:49 PM
  Thread: Trains Tuesday night
Post: RE: Trains Tuesday night

I don't know what the incident was but there was an ambulance and police car at Forest Hill Station last night just after 7pm.
Jane SE23 Topics 2 4,623 07-05-2008, 12:27 PM
  Thread: Any tattoo'ed amongst us?
Post: RE: Any tattoo'ed amongst us?

Oh please don't Snazy - what is this fascination with tattoos? I think they are all hideous and that also goes for body piercings. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I just cannot comprehend the appeal. S...
Jane Wider Topics 35 27,680 17-04-2008, 01:30 PM
  Thread: habibi
Post: RE: habibi

Is it possible to take your own wine and pay corkage? Piat d'Or not something I would choose to drink and as for Greek wine....
Jane SE23 Topics 11 10,348 28-02-2008, 02:05 PM
  Thread: Using the DLR from Lewisham to Canary Warf
Post: RE: Using the DLR from Lewisham to Canary Warf

Brilliant! Frequent service and you always get a seat at Lewisham.
Jane Wider Topics 14 13,507 20-02-2008, 02:42 PM
  Thread: Youth Behaviour
Post: RE: Youth Behaviour

I'm afraid it's not just boys. I was loudly abused in Sainsbury's Forest Hill a few weeks ago by a young woman. You may recall the shop has pillars dividing some of the aisles towards the back and I w...
Jane Wider Topics 45 37,511 24-01-2008, 06:50 PM
  Thread: Statistical stupidity
Post: RE: Statistical stupidity

Yep Hilltop I'm a civil servant and at long last valued after years of fog and obfuscation in the City. Equality of opportunity and pay based on qualifications and experience rather than gender. No I ...
Jane Wider Topics 50 44,364 20-12-2007, 11:15 AM
  Thread: Statistical stupidity
Post: RE: Statistical stupidity

I think one of the differences is that women are not so inclined to ask for more money. I spent years not asking for a pay rise in one job I had because I was too embarrassed (STUPID). See this articl...
Jane Wider Topics 50 44,364 19-12-2007, 07:09 PM
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