Alana, my eldest started at Strouc Green as we didn't get into St Aidan's, which was by far our nearest, so getting into the closest school to you is by no means a guarantee. We kept her on the waiting list for St Aidan's, and just as she had gon in…
I'm all for cycling and walking to local shops to avoid excessive use of poluting cars...but for many people who use the larger Sainsbury's type places, it's because they (like me) are doing a weekly family shop, it's just not feasible to get that o…
Hi all, I know I posted on this and nothing came of it, crazy time with moving house and kids' summer holidays etc
Now my other half and I are both working (although I'm freelance, so not always) we do need someone to come in and walk the hound. …
A quick one on the 'bladder issues in cats' - Elvis did have some crystals forming, mainly as he will only drink from a dripping or running tap - a new kitchen had meant the tap no longer dripped.
However, the vet did tell me that Felix cat food …
There's a slightly fluffy poem type thing that says things like 'Today I will marry my friend...' which is non religious.
Other suggestion would be to read something a comedian or famous person may have said about marriage at some point for a li…
I have to say that I would wholeheartedly recommend Dragon also, Nick especially. He was really good when my cat Elvis had bladder problems and I was away for a weekend, they kept him there without charge as the first treatment hadn't worked.
Mor…
White dog shit was due to calcification as a result of crappy ingredients...after seeing a scene in Step Brothers where a bunch of kids force a grown man to lick some white dog shit, I made it my mission to find out what happened to it.
I really …
In truth, it's Tesco's media agency who put millions in ad spend in News International's pocket as their brief will be to place media on the sites with the highest traffic. Job done.
If you want companies liked Tesco to stop placing ads on these…
I do actually need a dog walker, not at £30 a go though. Moving to just off the ladder if anyone knows of someone who would like to walk a beagle (10 months) once a day on weekdays.
There is a local league on Tuesday evenings at IAMS school, most of the teams need reserves or you can start your own. 3 or 4 games over the evening, first one at 6.45.
Any update on local displays?
My kids go to St Aidan's and this year they have sold tickets in advance and all are gone (350) total, and so many of the pupil's didn't get any, so if nothing else comes up, we'll be watching from the street outside…
There was a heavy police presence outside a house in Stapleton Hall Road end of last week (right opposite St Aidan's School). In the morning lots of activity, then 2 police standing guard all day and into the evening.
One of the parents was told …
Unfortunately @Beek proximity to the school is actually the third criteria for them offering places, I think it goes:
1. Special needs
2. Siblings
3. Rest of the general public
I know when my youngest started St Aidan's (as a sibling) this …
With Camidoc, I think out of hours is done on the basis of whether you're surgery has 'signed up' to them as they are a north London cooperative, not specific to Haringey, as I used them when living in Islington too.
If I call my Dr out of hours…
We are registered with Christchurch Hall Surgery on Edison Rd in Crouch End, there are two doctors, one male, one female and a locum who does the extended hours until 7pm 2 nights a week. They seem pretty good at referring if needed.
And we have …
We live on the very corner of Stapleton Hall & Victoria Road.
I've always found it odd though, that even before we moved our eldest to St Aidan's, I always saw parents coming from much further away to take their kids to St Aidan's.
Funda…
I always used to take mine to Holloway Service Station, Sparsholt Road - of 28 Weeks Later fame - but they have gone right down hill of late.
I had my car in there end of last year for service and to fix my wipers which kept stopping and wouldn't…
Hi,
Regardless of whether you accept the place offered, you should definitely tick the relevant boxes to stay on waiting lists for schools you did choose, as there's a fair bit of movement over the summer, people moving out of London etc.
Not…
St Aidan's was closed half day yesterday and all day today. Apparently due to some staff not making it in. Not sure that would warrant the entire school closing. Currently the website says it's open tomorrow, but we'll see.
There's a league played on Tuesday nights at IAMS school. You can join as a reserve or see if a team needs anyone. It's a friendly league (as friendly as netball ever is).
It's called The All Nations netball league. I can whisper you the email o…
We have 2 kids at St Aidan's. Our first did go to Stroud Green as St Aidan's is so over supscribed, but when she reached the top of the waiting list, we moved her, which meant a guaranteed place for the youngest too.
There were aspects of SG I li…