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Liftless at Sainsburys

The lift from the carpark to the shopping floor at Sainsburys in Werther Road has been out of action for some weeks. No explanation is given either by staff or by a notice. No work appears to be happening,A significant proportion of shoppers using the store are of advanced years. To get from the carpark to the store they have to use a steep concrete staircase or, in some observed cases, have taken to exiting via the sloping feeder street from outside, thus walking into the path of incoming or exiting cars and vans. This could be seen as an accident waiting to happen. Is the management aware of this situation? Is the Health and Safety Executive interested? Does anyone care?

Alexander MacLeod ● 2641d14 Comments ● 2630d

Privy Council

I am starting a new thread on this for clarity purposes. In addition to just learning that the President of the Privy Council is no other than Jacob Rees-Mogg, I found this of great interest too.  
So, the Lord President of the Privy Council is Jacob Rees-Mogg (also Leader of the House of Commons); the Rt Hon Mark Spencer is the Tory Chief Whip and Baroness Evans of Bowes Park is the Leader of the House of Lords.  They wished to deliver the PM's wishes. I think the Queen had very little choice but to sign.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2632d26 Comments ● 2630d

Why bother?

"A father of three who has led volunteer beach cleans for the last four years in west Wales is quitting because of the insurmountable plastic problem around Britain’s coastlines.When Alan Cookson, 46, started cleaning Aberystwyth’s beaches he says there were 5.5tn pieces of plastic in the sea. Now there are at least 51tn.“It’s like you’re trying to mop up a flood but the tap’s still running.” Cookson feels like he’s spent the last four years on the losing team: “If it was a football match you would have changed tactics by now.”"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/29/throwing-in-the-towel-over-beach-plastic-pollution

David Ainsworth ● 2631d4 Comments ● 2630d

Cygnet Players Present All Shook Up

Cygnet Players are proud to present All Shook UpFrom Wednesday 5th to Saturday 7th September 2019At Putney Arts Theatre, Ravenna Road, London, SW15 6AWPerformances nightly at 7.45pm with a 2.30pm Saturday matineeTickets £18 (£16 concessions) can be bought from the Cygnet Players box office on 07941 448 689, via email at cygnetsboxoffice@gmail.com or via www.cygnetplayers.com Inspired by and featuring the songs of ELVIS PRESLEY®Book by JOE DIPIETROAbout the show The time is 1955, somewhere in middle America, where one girl's dream and a surprise visit from a mysterious leather-jacketed, guitar-playing stranger help a small town to discover the magic of romance and the power of music.Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, the book was written by American playwright Joe DiPietro (best known for the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis, as well as for writing the book and lyrics for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), and is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.This smash hit musical comedy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with classic hits such as ‘Heartbreak Hotel,’ ‘Love Me Tender,’ ‘Don't Be Cruel,’ ‘Can't Help Falling in Love,’ and of course ‘All Shook Up’.

Cygnet Players ● 2631d0 Comments ● 2631d

Production Company seeking couples for new TV series

Are you and your partner between the ages of 18-35? Renowned Films are looking to speak to couples about their relationshipDo you feel that your relationship could be more transparent? Are there any taboo subjects that you want to deal with but don't know how to approach? Money? Prior relationships? Skeletons in the closet? Family secrets? Are you tired of hearing excuses from your partner? Do you think your partner is holding back something from their past? Or, are you keeping a secret from your love that you're dying to confess to clear the air? We want to hear about you, and your relationship!Fill out the form (follow the link below), and someone from our casting team will be in touch! Many thankshttps://www.renownedfilmscasting.com/apply

Renowned Casting ● 2631d4 Comments ● 2631d

Loyalty to democracy or loyalty to Boris Johnson?

A very interesting summary in this New Statesman articlehttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/08/mps-must-choose-between-loyalty-democracy-or-boris-johnson?fbclid=IwAR3kQkXjKRvE6EmnbdqPF1Ul2q1WeNEPSh5pyy3irPByajoN69K8ZRK0DKg

Ivonne Holliday ● 2631d2 Comments ● 2631d

Putney secures funding for town centre

This has come about from a lot of hard work and meetings via councillors, residents etc etc Great news, surprised there is no messages on the forum about it!Nick

Nick Gulliford ● 2632d9 Comments ● 2631d

petition on prorogation

Well over a million have already signed. The website is:https://petition.parliament.uk   The process is simple and straightforward.If you believe in parliamentary democracy you should seriously consider signing. If you don't so believe, you are rejecting centuries of British history.

Alexander MacLeod ● 2631d1 Comments ● 2631d

Queen  & Jeremy

How can Jeremy possibly think the Queen will look favourably upon his request when he was so abjectly rude and insulted her re her invitation to a state banquet. Dream on Jeremy.

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2631d2 Comments ● 2631d

Big Butterfly Count 2019

Today sees the launch of the annual Big Butterfly Count which runs this year from 19 July to 11 August. Run by the charity Butterfly Conservation (https://butterfly-conservation.org/), anyone can take part and you can report your sightings via a mobile phone app (iOS and Android) or the Big Butterfly Count website (details at the end of this post). You don't have to be an expert to take part, there is a downloadable poster to identify which species, and all your sightings are gratefully appreciated! Putney and Putney Heath have many species including scarce species such as Purple Emperor, Brown Hairstreak and White-letter Hairstreak. The Big Butterfly Count website address is https://www.bigbutterflycount.org/.

Les Evans-Hill ● 2672d4 Comments ● 2631d

Lies ...

... damned lies and Tory government information ...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49488324

Michael Ixer ● 2632d2 Comments ● 2632d

B.B.C. Breakfast T.V. Tomorrow.

Jackie Malton, the unexpected Star of Dark Son - The Hunt For a Serial Killer is appearing on BBC Breakfast TV tomorrow morning to talk about "The Real Prime Suspect" coming soon on CBS Reality. Jackie expects to be on T.V. between 8.40 am and 9.15 am. Jackie, a former Detective Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard played a pivotal role in Dark Son which was aired on B.B.C. Wales and B.B.C. 4 earlier this year trying to ascertain whether Abertillery born Harold Jones was the culprit responsible for the murder of 8 women in the Hammersmith district of London between 1959 and 1965. Scotland Yard are into the 8th month of gathering information and records before deciding whether to review the unsolved London murders.

Neil Milkins ● 2632d0 Comments ● 2632d

Queen's Speech On 14th October

According to LBC. Will this be the GE announcement?

Sue Hammond ● 2632d45 Comments ● 2632d

Melton Mowbray pork pies....

Or porky pies?Honestly, Boris is just as bad as POTUS!Melton Mowbray pork pie makers and No 10 clash over Johnson claimThe humble Melton Mowbray pork pie is at the centre of an unlikely political dispute about British exports.Boris Johnson had said pork pies are exported to Thailand and Iceland, but cannot be to the US due to red tape.However the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association said the pies were not even exported to Thailand and Iceland.Downing Street insisted pies were exported, citing producer Walker & Son - but the company said this was not correct.Walker & Son told the BBC it had previously exported a "tiny amount" of pork pies to Singapore, but had not done so for "at least two years" and is now "entirely focused on the UK market".https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49470831

Ivonne Holliday ● 2634d11 Comments ● 2632d

A Positive Message!

Looking on the bright side helps you live longer, study finds:http://news.sky.com/story/looking-on-the-bright-side-helps-you-live-longer-study-finds-11795107https://youtu.be/X_-q9xeOgG4xx

Sue Hammond ● 2632d2 Comments ● 2632d

Flowers in Putney

Like these flowers someone's planted around the trees in Mascotte Road ...https://flic.kr/s/aHsmGuSiu4

Michael Ixer ● 2634d6 Comments ● 2632d

Overly loud planes over the Bank Holiday?

Did anyone else think that the planes over the Bank Holiday seemed further south than normal, and therefore louder?  OK the windows were open but the flight path looked further south than normal and also there seemed to be a few when I thought runway alteration was in force.  Looking at WebTrak but seems a bit painful as i can't remember exactly when I noticed a plane that looked to be tracing the south circular rather than the Thames.

Alan Sherman ● 2632d2 Comments ● 2632d

The Guardian of Olivette St

Love this feline standing guard over Olivette Street ...https://flic.kr/p/2h6k6h5

Michael Ixer ● 2632d3 Comments ● 2632d

Deforestation of the Amazon

Avaaz has the following petition:https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/amazon_apocalypse_loc/?bkCEEab&v=118168&cl=16094702805&_checksum=2d03686798fb32d89c6dc08bee71b9a46b015bee23b9b1e12977c1588159ea54"It's horrifying -- in the past year, an area the size of 500,000 soccer fields has been destroyed in the Amazon! Nearly half a BILLION trees torn down and gone... forever."Terrifying! Would you mind signing the petition, please?  Thank you.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2661d9 Comments ● 2632d

The Boris & Angela Love-In

Listened to their press conference live on LBC and the meeting sounded very positive to me. 👍🏻 I can see a deal being agreed that will allow Boris and the EU to come to an arrangement over the backstop without either party losing face. Bring on Brexit! 🇬🇧

Sue Hammond ● 2639d43 Comments ● 2632d