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Looking for motorbike crash scam thread

Hi all Could anyone please help me to find the thread from a few months ago about motorcyclists apparently deliberately crashing into cars in order to make insurance claims?  They were mostly between the commons, I seem to remember. My neighbour has just had this happen to her and I would like to po...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Looking for motorbike crash scam thread
Replies: 1
by iowfan
Mon Sep 16, 2024 3:06 pm

Re: Six form accepting student for 1 A-level only?

We were very happy with Collingham for our child's retakes, as were several friends including one family whose son took some new, additional A levels rather than retakes, so it works for both.  We found the head and teaching staff to be really excellent and very understanding of our child's individu...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Six form accepting student for 1 A-level only?
Replies: 7
by iowfan
Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:32 pm

Does your cleaner have spare hours?

Good morning!  Sadly, our lovely cleaner of ten+ years has left the UK and I am bereft!  Does anyone on here have a trusted cleaner who might have spare hours - eg if their clients have left London during the summer?  I am looking for two sessions a week, up to 6 hours in total, with some ironing, W...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Does your cleaner have spare hours?
Replies: 2
by iowfan
Tue Aug 27, 2024 10:56 am

Re: Is it worth buying a Miele Dishwasher???

100% yes... our old one lasted 20+ years before it finally conked out and I felt quite emotional seeing it taken out of the door as it felt like an old friend, having moved house twice with us!  After oooh - all of two minutes' thought about it - we ordered the exact same model just slightly updated...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Is it worth buying a Miele Dishwasher???
Replies: 4
by iowfan
Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:41 pm

Re: Apology for state of Wandsworth Common

It's a tricky one - the circus did arrive just after torrential rain BUT, as I saw when I walked past during their set-up, they also immediately made a pretty excessive number of tyre tracks by driving huge heavy lorries round many times, as per the photo, some of which looked to me to have been qui...
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Apology for state of Wandsworth Common
Replies: 9
by iowfan
Mon May 13, 2024 8:57 am

Re: Are Miele machines worth the extra??

Yes, yes, YES!!  Not trying to outdo those posters who have 10yo Miele machines but our excellent Miele dishwasher is MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD, and still going strong and washing beautifully, enjoying the help we give it by rinsing the worst gunk off plates etc.  It did have a blip recently and I near...
Forum: Homes & Garden
Topic: Are Miele machines worth the extra??
Replies: 9
by iowfan
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:13 am

Need an Easter break at a great price?

Our lovely house right by the beach on the beautiful Isle of Wight has some availability during the Easter hols (not the Easter weekend itself) and I'm willing to let it at special rates for fellow NappyValleyNet-ers!  Sleeps up to 10 in five bedrooms with two bathrooms plus extra loo, lovely safe s...
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Topic: Need an Easter break at a great price?
Replies: 0
by iowfan
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:16 pm

Re: Where to get a good Christmas Tree?

Trees were being sold from Nightingale Academy  this weekend - open gateway at the top of Burntwood Lane just before the mini-roundabout with Beechcroft Rd.  I was approached with a leaflet on Bellevue Rd on Saturday by a young man who may be a pupil at the school - very enterprising and I would hav...
Forum: Homes & Garden
Topic: Where to get a good Christmas Tree?
Replies: 6
by iowfan
Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:53 am

Re: Silk pillowcase. A good Christmas present or not?

I bought one for my mother who adores it (and others she has since acquired - no going back to cotton for her!).  Not only does she like the luxurious look and feel of silk but also her fine hair doesn't get flattened on it, in the way it used to be on cotton.  Personally I'm not sure I would like t...
Forum: Homes & Garden
Topic: Silk pillowcase. A good Christmas present or not?
Replies: 3
by iowfan
Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:36 am

Re: Are wishbone chairs comfortable?

No they are not very comfortable I'm afraid.  We quickly bought seat cushions for ours, which somewhat spoil the look of the beautiful design of course, but they still make my lower back ache if I sit on them for any length of time.  Ours are cheap(er) fakes and perhaps the real thing are more comfo...
Forum: Homes & Garden
Topic: Are wishbone chairs comfortable?
Replies: 1
by iowfan
Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:50 am

*Spend Hallowe'en on the beautiful Isle of Wight a great price 2nd week October half term!*

Our comfortable, family-friendly house in Seaview on the Isle of Wight is available during the second week (30/10-5/11) of some schools' half term ... it sleeps 10 in 5 bedrooms, looks straight out to the sea and has a safe, south-facing garden.  Perfect for one large family group or two families.  ...
Forum: Travel
Topic: *Spend Hallowe'en on the beautiful Isle of Wight a great price 2nd week October half term!*
Replies: 0
by iowfan
Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:53 am

*Spend Hallowe'en on the beautiful Isle of Wight a great price 2nd week October half term!*

Our lovely family home overlooking the beach in Seaview has just become available due to a cancellation from Monday 30th October, so over Hallowe'en and to the end of the second week of private schools' half-term. Sleeps 10 in five bedrooms with two bath/shower rooms + extra loo, with a lovely south...
Forum: Schools
Topic: *Spend Hallowe'en on the beautiful Isle of Wight a great price 2nd week October half term!*
Replies: 1
by iowfan
Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:47 pm

Re: Is 15, year 10 too young to go to the Reading Festival?

From the experience of my friends' children and my children's friends, Reading was definitely a post-GCSE experience - a rite of passage as others have said - I don't remember hearing of any 15yos going.  When both my children decided at the appropriate times that they didn't want to go, I was hugel...
Forum: Wellbeing
Topic: Is 15, year 10 too young to go to the Reading Festival?
Replies: 11
by iowfan
Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:06 am

Re: Would you do a side return build if pregnant? How bad are they?

We also did a big side return extension and renovation when I was pregnant and had a toddler.  For us it was absolutely fine, because the building team were so lovely and the project was delivered on time, despite extra problems with drains etc.  One of my all-time fave photos was of my 15 month-old...
Forum: Homes & Garden
Topic: Would you do a side return build if pregnant? How bad are they?
Replies: 6
by iowfan
Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:39 am

Re: Why there's a hawk flying around the car park of Sainsbury's in Balham

I was inside Balham Sainsbury's a couple of weeks ago and saw a pigeon idly pecking at the floor in one of the aisles (think some crisps had been spilt) - I pointed it out to a member of staff and she responded very politely and calmly that it, or perhaps they, are seen quite frequently inside the s...
Forum: Local News
Topic: Why there's a hawk flying around the car park of Sainsbury's in Balham
Replies: 3
by iowfan
Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:03 pm