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Thread: SE23 Magazine
Post: RE: SE23 Magazine
| Yes, most of the content is about Dulwich. We call it SE22½. |
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03-01-2015, 12:03 AM |
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Thread: Chelsea Flowers Show Ticket Friday
Post: Chelsea Flowers Show Ticket Friday
| We have one ticket for the Chelsea Flower Show on Friday 23 May. It is an all day pass at cost price £58. Please send PM if you are interested and can collect in SE23. |
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steveb |
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22-05-2014, 11:31 AM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| I suspect this reflects a change in the role of BBC presenters, not a change of language. They used to be passive commentators but are now active participants in the event, hence the change from pass... |
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steveb |
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28-03-2014, 09:17 AM |
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Thread: Fallen lamppost on South Circular
Post: RE: Fallen lamppost on South Circular
| Why do you assume it is live? If the post has been sawn off, I can't imagine anyone doing that without turning off the electricity. |
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steveb |
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24-03-2014, 12:36 PM |
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Thread: Anyone been for a stroll along the River Pool lately?
Post: RE: Anyone been for a stroll along the River Pool ...
| Its also great for spotting butterflies. The stretch on the east side of the river from the bridge behind sainsburys to the next river crossing is particularly good - lots of plants to attract them. A... |
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steveb |
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27-02-2014, 11:14 AM |
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Thread: West indian groceries
Post: RE: West indian groceries
| Try Perry Vale, between the south circular and the cab office. |
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steveb |
SE23 Topics |
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12-08-2013, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| [quote]'The Prime Minister rang myself and Nick Clegg this morning...' (Ed Miliband on the BBC this lunchtime). What's wrong with '...me and Nick Clegg'?
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Shouldn't that be "...Nick Clegg... |
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steveb |
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08-05-2013, 09:38 AM |
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Thread: Water Filters
Post: RE: Water Filters
| We had a filter installed when we had our kitchen re-fitted. Produces lovely fresh tasting water. Only need to change filters twice a year. And definately no salt taste! |
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steveb |
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22-04-2013, 09:58 AM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Eating & Drinking
| We always eat Indian at the Elachi. Standard has remained consistent for years.
A couple of weeks ago the Elachi was closed for electrical repairs (now open again) so we returned to the Dewanian fo... |
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steveb |
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26-03-2013, 01:28 PM |
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Thread: Bakerloo Line Extension
Post: RE: Bakerloo Line Extension
| [quote]The Mayor confirmed his wish to take the line from Elephant and Castle to Camberwell and Peckham and probably overground to Bromley [/quote]
Having just traveled on an overground train from ... |
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steveb |
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25-03-2013, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Pubs
| Went to the Honor Oak last night for the first time in a couple of months. Place has been redecorated, probably an improvement. Has a disco on Saturdays whose sound system is light on bass and heavy o... |
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steveb |
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09-03-2013, 07:42 PM |
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Thread: Venue for folk orchestra
Post: RE: venue for folk orchestra
| Several local groups - WI, choir - use the Honor Oak pub. Would be worth finding out how much they charge. |
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steveb |
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11-02-2013, 11:15 AM |
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Thread: Motorbikes, Omnibuses and a Ladies School
Post: RE: Motorbikes, Omnibuses and a Ladies School
| Just seen this thread. Regarding the bomb damage maps, the rings on this map are V1 bombs. Buildings shown damaged outside these rings would have been hit by bombs from aircraft. |
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steveb |
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17-01-2013, 11:21 AM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Mr Lawrence to close?
| I was in Mr Lawrence off-licence last week. They are keeping the wine bar and closing the off-licence, but also hope to start an on-line business.
Sorry to see them go. |
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steveb |
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08-01-2013, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: The Blight of Allotments
Post: RE: The Blight of Allotments
| The irony of this story is that at the begining of the year when we were facing a drought, the potato growers were predicting a bad harvest due to lack of rain. Then the weather changed.
Blight is... |
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steveb |
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17-10-2012, 10:50 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 120 Stanstead Road
Post: RE: Domino's Pizza - New Planning Application for ...
| I'd be very dubious about any statements made by the company about electric scooters. They operate through franchises in a very competitive market. The idea that they will voluntarily take on extra co... |
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steveb |
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17-10-2012, 10:30 AM |
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Thread: Looking For Pictures From Forest Hill
Post: RE: Looking For Pictures From Forest Hill
| I followed your link but could not see anything about Forest Hill. Do you have to log in to the site to see your blog? |
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steveb |
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03-07-2012, 10:34 AM |
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Thread: Sing-A-Long at St Augustine's tonight!
Post: Come and sing tonight...
| ... at St Augustine's, One Tree Hill from 7.30 with the Fairlawn Singers. A fun evening with plenty of chance for you to sing popular songs from all parts of the country. Also some soloists and choir ... |
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steveb |
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22-05-2012, 04:50 PM |
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Thread: St Augustine church - fundraising for repairs
Post: RE: St Augustine church - fundraising for repairs
| There is a great opportunity to support the restoration works fundraising by attending a concert at the Church tomorrow night. Local choir The Fairlawn Singers will be joined by special guest Ben John... |
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steveb |
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12-03-2012, 10:51 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill station short cut
Post: RE: Forest Hill station short cut
| You may not find it saves any time, but a much more pleasant walk to the station. |
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steveb |
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08-02-2012, 11:18 AM |
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Thread: Allotment Holders
Post: RE: Allotment Holders
| I have a plot at Broadmead, Bellingham. Its a 1 mile walk from home.
This is my fourth year - I was lucky to get my name down before the waiting lists filled up in the last few years.
Good luck ... |
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steveb |
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07-04-2011, 02:01 PM |
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Thread: Direct ELL trains to Highbury & Islington
Post: RE: Direct ELL trains to Highbury start next month
| [quote]Will we ever be able to take the OverGround to Imperial Wharf or West Brompton, without a long change at Clapham Junction?Without an over- or under-pass probably never. So the route to Stamford... |
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steveb |
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25-02-2011, 07:05 PM |
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Thread: Prince2 Project Management Software
Post: RE: Prince2 Project Management Software
| I have a lot of experience of public sector projects and all have used Prince to a greater or lesser degree. I can't remember anyone having formal training beyond the 2/3 day introductory course.
I... |
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steveb |
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08-02-2011, 11:19 AM |
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Thread: Overground Fares to Honor Oak park
Post: RE: Overground Fares to Honor Oak park
| Looking at TFL's fare charts, there are two different fares for your journey:
£6 combined national rail & Underground (HOP to LB, change to tube for LB - zone 1)
£4 HOP to Zone1 using Overground & ... |
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steveb |
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07-01-2011, 11:52 AM |
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Thread: History of HOP
Post: RE: History of HOP
| The Local Studies section of Lewisham Library is a good resource if you want to go beyond what's in the books of local history. They have directories from the 19th and early 20th centuries if you want... |
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steveb |
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02-12-2010, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: One Day Travelcard Fare Increase - upto 74%
Post: RE: One Day Travelcard Fare Increase - upto 74%
| [quote]There are some occasional travellers who will be negatively impacted but let's remember that back in 2009 all our train travel was excluded from Oyster - which effectively pushed the cost of si... |
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steveb |
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30-10-2010, 07:20 PM |
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Thread: London Open House Weekend
Post: RE: London Open House Weekend
| We had the luck to tour Louise House with a woman whose mother and aunt had grown up there. Also enjoyed the Capitol tour.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a success. |
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steveb |
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21-09-2010, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
Post: RE: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
| [quote]So Lordship Lane is classed as Dulwich, yet Dulwich village is quite a way from there [/quote]
I'm amused to see how Lordship Lane has been aquired by Dulwich since it became trendy.
When I... |
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steveb |
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08-07-2010, 12:02 PM |
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Thread: Lost cockatiel?
Post: RE: Lost cockatiel?
| Was it green? If so, probably one of the parakeets noe rsident in south london. There was one in a tree near our garden on Saturday. |
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steveb |
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05-07-2010, 05:13 PM |
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Thread: Local Election Result
Post: RE: Local Election Result
| Interesting that in Perry Vale voters have no problem understanding the system, having elected councilors whose names begin with P,T &W.
Clearly a superior electorate in this ward (or were we all hol... |
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steveb |
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10-06-2010, 11:58 AM |
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Thread: So democracy and representation starts here?
Post: RE: So democracy and representation starts here?
| [quote]In the Scottish parliament it's more like two thirds of MPs needed to dissolve[/quote]
In fact its 75%.
That was Labour's legislation, and I don't recall a major row about it.
As Jon14 sa... |
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steveb |
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17-05-2010, 02:54 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| The DfT comment on cheaper fares to Canary Wharf completely misses the point. The fare is the same - you always could travel to CW avoiding zone 1 by changing to the ELL at New Cross Gate.
The posi... |
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steveb |
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21-04-2010, 02:54 PM |
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Thread: Jim Dowd MP
Post: RE: Jim Dowd MP
| I see from this site that he has surgeries at the Sunderland Road office on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
Presumably you will attending and finally make contact with him? |
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steveb |
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21-04-2010, 02:41 PM |
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Thread: Jim Dowd MP
Post: RE: Jim Dowd MP
| I emailed him last week and got a full reply the next day.
Admitedly it was for an organised campaign - against pub closures - and they are easier to answer than personal issues. But clearly his offi... |
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steveb |
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13-04-2010, 11:05 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| I find it much easier to look for the fare which is displayed when I check out at the end of the journey. The online record reads like double-entry accounts.. |
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steveb |
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28-03-2010, 07:23 PM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: RE: Oyster Cards and FH Station
| [quote]Wow, can someone tell me what exactly the benefit of having PAYG Oyster card is?[/quote]
How about paying ?1.20 instead of ?2 for a cash fare on the bus. Similar dicounts for tube and (now) ... |
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steveb |
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13-01-2010, 07:00 PM |
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Thread: The Blitz
Post: RE: The Blitz
| From the map, the bomb was a V1 flying bomb. So a pretty big explosion. |
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steveb |
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01-12-2009, 03:26 PM |
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Thread: Jubilee Line
Post: RE: Jubilee Line
| [quote]I'm just curious about how the Jubilee Line will cope with additional passengers getting on at Canada Water once the East London Line extension is opened[/quote]
I think the answer is that d... |
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steveb |
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23-11-2009, 11:55 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| [quote]Berkley homes obligations for FHC development states that the underpass is to get new lighting, a bit of a clean, and some new paint.
Is that it? [/quote]There is also the road reallignment ... |
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steveb |
SE23 Topics |
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22-11-2009, 07:09 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak
| [quote]Whilst there may be no "interaction" between the lines, the paths into mainline stations such as London Bridge and Victoria are "shared". We don't "interact" with services from east Lewisham an... |
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steveb |
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12-11-2009, 01:47 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill in a flood plain? Insurance issues.
Post: RE: Forest Hill in a flood plain? Insurance issues...
| Perhaps they have confused the red symbol for flood defences with the two red dots on the SE23 map. Being the AA, they wouldn't know what a railway station is. |
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steveb |
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27-09-2009, 12:00 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| [quote]Anyone who took the time to research the details (ie like find where WW is), and actually filled in the form (which had a much better distribution this time), were excluded from the telephone p... |
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steveb |
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04-07-2009, 12:49 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| For me, most significant indicator is the much higher likelihood of use if the pools stay on the present site. More persuasive than the narrow margin that favours willow way.
Also, that the teachin... |
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steveb |
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25-06-2009, 12:06 PM |
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Thread: Holidays without air travel
Post: RE: Holidays without air travel
| Opodo show Easy jet flights to Inverness for ?111. |
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steveb |
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01-06-2009, 06:25 PM |
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Thread: Holidays without air travel
Post: RE: Holidays without air travel
| 1. Don't fly (see title of thread).
2. If you must, look for cheaper flights: try BMI.
3. Go by car.
4. Self catering is usually cheaper for a family.
5. Choose a slightly more accessible ... |
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01-06-2009, 09:55 AM |
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Thread: Holidays without air travel
Post: RE: Holidays without air travel
| [quote]We also looked at a holiday in the Western Isles this summer - we love the area- but 10 days of independent travel plus b+bs would be IRO ?800 for two adults and one child - totally prohibitive... |
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07-05-2009, 12:20 PM |
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Thread: Searching for english relatives
Post: RE: Searching for english relatives
| Hi Carol
The St william of york catholic church has a website http://www.stwoy.org/ which has contact details. They will have registers of marriages. |
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steveb |
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20-04-2009, 08:07 AM |
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Thread: The Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Forest Hill Society Pub Crawl - 30th April
| [quote]Are the serving Bishop's Finger? [/quote]
Last time I was there, only available in bottles.
But the Spitfire is (probably) the best pint of ale in SE23.:thumbup: |
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steveb |
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28-03-2009, 01:30 PM |
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Thread: Mobile phone and laptop questions
Post: RE: Mobile phone and laptop questions
| [quote]Anyone know why they no longer include basic software in their package/price as a matter of course, ie Microsoft Office, etc?[/quote]
MS office is pretty expensive, so its probably economics. ... |
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steveb |
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10-03-2009, 01:51 AM |
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Thread: Chess in SE23
Post: RE: Chess in SE23
| I would also be interested in playing chess. Haven't played for years. Personally, would prefer a daytime slot, but recognise others can't always do that. |
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steveb |
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08-03-2009, 02:24 PM |
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