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Re: Unauthorised Absence from School

Appreciate your question was about local authority policy and its sounds like your decision is already made. I have several friends who are teachers and even they have mixed views on this. I would very respectfully suggest you could perhaps informally ask your child’s teacher their opinion on this. ...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Unauthorised Absence from School
Replies: 11
by cynic
Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:36 pm

Re: Swimming lessons for a 1 year old

Both teaching pools at Latchmere and Clapham Manor Leisure Centre are warmer than the main pool
The group lessons there can be tricky to get a spot in but are very good value.
Forum: Chat Here
Topic: Swimming lessons for a 1 year old
Replies: 4
by cynic
Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:18 pm

Re: Bike recommendation for 5y

We have an Islabike but Frog bikes have very similar spec and IIRC the cycle shop on Northcote actually stocks some
Forum: Chat Here
Topic: Bike recommendation for 5y
Replies: 4
by cynic
Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:40 pm

Re: Winterville in coming: Clapham Commons first ice rink

This is a long event, which is surprising, Tried to obtain local resident discounted tickets for daytime ice rink. You have to go through most of the ticket buying steps and then enter your postcode. Site did not recognise our SW11 postcode so I emailed their contact email, this was about 5 days ago...
Forum: Chat Here
Topic: Winterville in coming: Clapham Commons first ice rink
Replies: 8
by cynic
Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:39 pm

Re: For Sale MacLaren Mark II Silver

We also have one of these somewhere if more than one person interested.
Definitely the lightest buggy on the market!
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: For Sale MacLaren Mark II Silver
Replies: 1
by cynic
Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:21 am

Meteor St site of Belleville

We've been fortunate to be offered a school place at Belleville. We are much closer to the Meteor st site and so that would be our preference. We never thought Belleille was even an option so don't actually know much about the school and how things work at the second site. It's half-term now so we'v...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Meteor St site of Belleville
Replies: 1
by cynic
Sat May 27, 2017 8:59 am

Re: Northcote road library to close?

You should all be very grateful that Wandsworth are actually proposing to build a new library to replace the one they are keen to close. Unlike their proposals for the York Gardens library a few years ago, where they simply wanted to close the library. Just so we are clear they wanted to close a lib...
Forum: Chat Here
Topic: Northcote road library to close?
Replies: 24
by cynic
Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:23 am

Re: Northcote road library to close?

You should all be very grateful that Wandsworth are actually proposing to build a new library to replace the one they are keen to close. Unlike their proposals for the York Gardens library a few years ago, where they simply wanted to close the library. Just so we are clear they wanted to close a lib...
Forum: Chat Here
Topic: Northcote road library to close?
Replies: 24
by cynic
Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:22 am

Re: Park being replaced with a block of flats?

Ok so the idea that any child would like to use this 'park' in the state of repair that Wandsworth Council have chosen to allow it to to fall into is of course laughable. The question is Wandsworth Council why did YOU allow this to happen? Wandsworth Council similarly allowed a site on Forthbridge R...
Forum: Chat Here
Topic: Park being replaced with a block of flats?
Replies: 43
by cynic
Mon Dec 12, 2016 1:47 pm

Re: Primary schools in Clapham

There's another thread bout the Wix becoming part of the Belleville M.A.T
Forum: Schools
Topic: Primary schools in Clapham
Replies: 14
by cynic
Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:41 pm

Re: Wix to become part of Belleville

If you get rated 4 for Safeguarding, then your school gets rated a 4. If for one moment you actually stop and think about all the categories of vulnerable children than can attend a state school, even temporarily, then you may consider Safeguarding is the first job of a school. Incidentally there wa...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Wix to become part of Belleville
Replies: 14
by cynic
Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:36 pm

Re: Dark Red Sofa

Several charities will come and take unwanted items of good condition furniture.

E.g. BHF have a furniture store on Acre Lane
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: Dark Red Sofa
Replies: 1
by cynic
Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:15 am

Re: Front step

A neighbour just had this done and the work looked excellent including leaving the coal hole cover in place and a nice neat-looking covering for their drain manhole cover. Now a year or two later, that drain cover needs to be accessed and it turns out it's a plastic surround, that has not been insta...
Forum: House and Garden
Topic: Front step
Replies: 3
by cynic
Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:11 am

Re: Advice on wood burning stoves

Stova in Carshalton. They are expensive but if you are considering wood burner, they actually know what they are talking about (German origin) We are in smokeless zone so you should buy a clean burning stove, there's a list from Defra of stoves that meet this spec. (we've got a Swedish Handol). Thes...
Forum: House and Garden
Topic: Advice on wood burning stoves
Replies: 7
by cynic
Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:36 pm

Islabike Cnoc 16 wanted

Hello all,

Feeling we may need a dedicated bike thread Annabel?

Very keen to get my hands on an Islabike, probably a Cnoc16 but could consider Cnoc14 large.
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: Islabike Cnoc 16 wanted
Replies: 0
by cynic
Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:35 am