All change at the local By Nic Price on 21 September 2006 — 1 min read The Herne Tavern in East Dulwich has just been ‘palmerstoned’ – good food if a bit pricey. The garden has been landscaped in to teletubbyland. Actually it looks pretty stunning. And it’s 100% child-friendly – the play area’s still there. More
East Dulwich blogs like buses on Lordship Lane By Nic Price on 19 August 2006 — 1 min read You wait for ages and then two come along at once! Via my bloglines subscription to a Technorati search for “East Dulwich” I’ve juts found a couple of new blogs. se22man (“living it up in SE22, east dulwich stylee, centre of the universe”) and east dulwich life (which led me also to camberwellonline which is... More
East Dulwich: Blue plaque for A to Z pioneer By Nic Price on 14 July 2006 — 1 min read The creator of the A-Z road maps is to be honoured with the unveiling of a Southwark Council Blue Plaque. Phyllis Pearsall walked 3,000 miles to create the atlas of London, which first went on sale in 1936. She had the idea when she became lost while trying to find the homes of people she... More
Gmaps Pedometer By Nic Price on 9 May 2006 — 1 min read Brilliant Google Maps hack, just what I’ve been looking for. Work out how far you’re walking, running, cycling etc. using virtual map pins. Turns out I wasn’t far off when I guessed Sunday Circuit at 10km in an earlier post. Using Gmaps Pedometer here’s the circuit at 9.7km (I’d add 300metres to get to the... More
New cycle journey home from work: day 1 By Nic Price on 18 April 2006 — 1 min read Distance: 11.78 miles Time: 45 minutes 41 seconds on the pedal Average speed: 15.4 mph Max speed: 27.1 mph Total elapsed time: 49 minutes approx. More
Atari Computer sign By Nic Price on 5 April 2006 — 1 min read Hanging in System Solutions, where you can get all your Mac problems sorted and where they still proudly do some of their business on an old Atari ST. More
Good plumber in East Dulwich By Nic Price on 5 April 2006 — 1 min read If you’re looking for a plumber in the SE22 area I can put you in touch with someone who I can thoroughly recommend. Let me know via the comments below and I’ll put you in touch. [Update: 11th November 2006] Following the arrival of the excellent East Dulwich Forum, where you can find plumbers and... More
Peckham Rye Park café tender By Nic Price on 1 April 2006 — 3 mins read I saw this sign yesterday on the gate in to Peckham Rye Park opposite the Herne Tavern. A meeting which happened last Wednesday included discussion of a café tender for Peckham Rye Park. According to this Southwark Council document: RECOMMENDATION(S) 1. That the £60,000 allocated within the Environment and Leisure capital strategy 2004/07 for the... More
Party in Peckham Rye Park this Saturday By Nic Price on 10 March 2006 — 1 min read This from the Southwark Council website: Celebrate the restoration of Party in Peckham Rye Park Don’t miss out on your chance to see how the restoration has transformed the park and enjoy a fun filled family day out. There’ll be bouncy castles, street theatre and great music! The event will take place on March 11... More
Pazzazz Music taster session this weekend in Dulwich By Nic Price on 31 January 2006 — 1 min read This sounds like fun Pazzazz Music is led by professional performers and educators from the UK’s top arts establishments. Pazzazz Music is the only music club for these ages of 4 to 7 that embraces conventional music training but also uses the children’s creativity as a core educational principle. During each 6 week course the... More