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gaijingirl said:
At one of my pools (an indoor one), they're saying that swims will have to be booked in the same way you book classes (so there will be times and a limit on numbers). The changing room will only be available for people over 70 and with disabilities - poolside changing will be available for others.
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That all sounds better than nothing. Hope the rec has a decent booking system for non members though. Wonder if kids will be allowed to go or only lane swimming. Adam is desperate.
 
nagapie said:
That all sounds better than nothing. Hope the rec has a decent booking system for non members though. Wonder if kids will be allowed to go or only lane swimming. Adam is desperate.
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I don't know what Better are doing - although I do know they're opening Charlton Lido on July 6th!
 
nagapie said:
That all sounds better than nothing. Hope the rec has a decent booking system for non members though. Wonder if kids will be allowed to go or only lane swimming. Adam is desperate.
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More info on Better:

Covid-19 Updates | Better

Better are still planning how to reopen the Rec. Possibly July.

Numbers will be limited members and non members will have to book.

Im not sure how they are going to deal with children.

I think there may be a crisis in Council run leisure centres in coming year. They depend on income. Its not the same as library service. Even if they re open it will be to limited numbers income will be down.

If one is paying monthly gym membership and can't use Rec regularly some people may cancel membership. I know two people who are doing that. Its not Better or Council fault.
 
Gramsci said:
More info on Better:

Covid-19 Updates | Better

Better are still planning how to reopen the Rec. Possibly July.

Numbers will be limited members and non members will have to book.

Im not sure how they are going to deal with children.

I think there may be a crisis in Council run leisure centres in coming year. They depend on income. Its not the same as library service. Even if they re open it will be to limited numbers income will be down.

If one is paying monthly gym membership and can't use Rec regularly some people may cancel membership. I know two people who are doing that. Its not Better or Council fault.
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God I do not envy the people who have to work this stuff out, it must be a right old headache. Will be strange swimming in lanes and having to constantly keep an eye in front to keep distance.
 
coldwaterswim said:
God I do not envy the people who have to work this stuff out, it must be a right old headache. Will be strange swimming in lanes and having to constantly keep an eye in front to keep distance.
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Its going to mean extra pressure on the staff and management.

Given that half the country is acting like the lockdown has finished I don't envy the staff who are going to try to make this work. I had to tell someone in the queue for Tescos to keep two metres apart yesterday for example. One would have thought by now that would not be needed.

The other thing is a lot of the reason why people used the Rec was the social side of it. That's going to go.

Ive heard in the gym people will be expected to clean equipment after/ before each use. Good luck with making that work. Tescos supply all cleaning stuff for trolleys and hardly anyone bothers.
 
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You're generally supposed to clean equipment before/after use in all the gyms I go to anyway (I've only been into the Rec one to get to the water fountain). Most have tissues and cleaning spray/fluid around the place for that purpose.
 
Gramsci said:
Its going to mean extra pressure on the staff and management.

Given that half the country is acting like the lockdown has finished I don't envy the staff who are going to try to make this work. I had to tell someone in the queue for Tescos to keep two metres apart yesterday for example. One would have thought by now that would not be needed.

The other thing is a lot of the reason why people used the Rec was the social side of it. That's going to go.

Ive heard in the gym people will be expected to clean equipment after/ before each use. Good luck with making that work. Tescos supply all cleaning stuff for trolleys and hardly anyone bothers.
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If it is the Tesco / Esso on Tulse Hill, the girl working the door there is an absolute star.
 
I also forgot to mention that there was more clearing out of the Ladbrokes last week. It might just be them getting all their shop fittings back but it'd be good if it were something new going in.
 
Also I hear the posh fish and chips in the Tulse Hill hotel is going to be on some kind of special that makes it an absolute bargain (compared to usual prices - not compared to Knights Hill I imagine).
 
So Casa degli amici reopens today under new management. I had a chat with the new manager - not sure how much is actually changing overall other than the opening all day thing- will be interesting to see.

Across the road there's a lot of painting of the shopfront next to Eagles - I wonder what's going on there? I've never seen that unit open.

Oh and Shout House also open today.
 
gaijingirl said:
So Casa degli amici reopens today under new management. I had a chat with the new manager - not sure how much is actually changing overall other than the opening all day thing- will be interesting to see.

Across the road there's a lot of painting of the shopfront next to Eagles - I wonder what's going on there? I've never seen that unit open.

Oh and Shout House also open today.
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Realised it's that other hairdressers. Open and full.
 
The Thames Water works crew have once again moved the roadworks five metres across the street, from the right side of Norwood Rd to the left, like a tennis match from Hell :thumbs:
 
Is there a local charity or group tackling the digital divide? I'm keen to get involved. Battersea has a big scheme, but I ain't traipsing over there everyday.

I can IT skill enough to wipe an factory reset machines etc,I have lots of logistical skills, and have a recent DBS as I am working with AGE UK too currently. I also have loads of IT peripherals like mice and keyboards with access to more (potentially)
 
Nanker Phelge this came up on the Streatham mutual aid FB group back in May
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Donate A Laptop | Community Techaid

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Nanker Phelge said:
Is there a local charity or group tackling the digital divide? I'm keen to get involved. Battersea has a big scheme, but I ain't traipsing over there everyday.

I can IT skill enough to wipe an factory reset machines etc,I have lots of logistical skills, and have a recent DBS as I am working with AGE UK too currently. I also have loads of IT peripherals like mice and keyboards with access to more (potentially)
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I volunteer with these guys:

Home - High Trees Tulse Hill, Lambeth, South London, SW2

www.high-trees.org www.high-trees.org

They provide education for adults in things like IT, English as a second language for work etc. I don't actually do any of the teaching, I help on the backroom side but I'm sure they'd be up for any help. I know they're struggling a bit providing the courses in the current climate as a lot of people don't have access to the IT equipment we take for granted and they can't do face to face right now.

They're lovely people, they're just at High Trees, on the way into Tulse Hill.
 
Nanker Phelge said:
Is there a local charity or group tackling the digital divide? I'm keen to get involved. Battersea has a big scheme, but I ain't traipsing over there everyday.

I can IT skill enough to wipe an factory reset machines etc,I have lots of logistical skills, and have a recent DBS as I am working with AGE UK too currently. I also have loads of IT peripherals like mice and keyboards with access to more (potentially)
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Thamesreach employment academy, Peckham
rd, may be worth investigating. They support people with job searches etc. They also used to have City Lit come in and teach IT skills pre- corona.
 
Petcha said:
I volunteer with these guys:

Home - High Trees Tulse Hill, Lambeth, South London, SW2

www.high-trees.org www.high-trees.org

They provide education for adults in things like IT, English as a second language for work etc. I don't actually do any of the teaching, I help on the backroom side but I'm sure they'd be up for any help. I know they're struggling a bit providing the courses in the current climate as a lot of people don't have access to the IT equipment we take for granted and they can't do face to face right now.

They're lovely people, they're just at High Trees, on the way into Tulse Hill.
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Ah, yeah, I saw this on FB the other day and donated, but couldn't find much more info. I don't like just chucking money at charities.
 
Nanker Phelge said:
Ah, yeah, I saw this on FB the other day and donated, but couldn't find much more info. I don't like just chucking money at charities.
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Drop them a line. They came back to me pretty quickly when I lost my job and asked if i could help at the beginning of lockdown and was bouncing off the walls. You can choose them as your designated charity on your Co-op loyalty card too :)
 
oldandjaded said:
What's the Brazilian butcher. Loads of balloons but not much butchery when I walked past yesterday.
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gaijingirl said:
It's a deli at the front and middle and the butcher's station is at the back. I didn't go in because it was busy but it looks really nicely done.
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Hopefully today, they and their customers will have spent a few moments remembering one Brazilian Tulse Hill resident who never had the opportunity to become a customer:

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Jean Charles da Silva e de Menezes

7 January 1978 - 22 July 2005​
 
A neighbour of mine had his car broken into on Kinfauns Road last night. Very little taken, but they smashed three windows.

A reminder not to leave anything valuable on display.
 
A few motors got smashed windows around the Palace Estate over the past week or so.

One of them is owned by a really obvious dealer. I figured it was a result of some unsavoury occupational hazard.
 
I went to the Railway yesterday. I tried three cards on the app and none of them worked (plenty of money on all).

Luckily I was with friends and the app was working for them.
 
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