[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I actually lived in London for a couple of years, I always said I'd never raise kids there (no offence) I'd never leave them outside the door I reckon!

Why would I take offence thats your choice. I live in Essex, and I love the choice of things my kids can do and I wouldnt swop it for the world, it goes without saying you have to excercise caution and look out for your kids whereever you live. Incidentally Croyden is in Surrey, so technically is the Home Counties rather than London.

and yes Redway...of course it is an oyster card rather than a bus pass these days...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Angus

It's Croydon, Surrey - but it's also part of Greater London and not too far from where I live in Bromley. New Addington is a sh*thole, wouldn't live there if you paid me. The police are saying they have reports of a guy in a white van who'd been hassling local kids, so I hope she's not been abducted.

Originally Posted by CherieB

Why would I take offence thats your choice. I live in Essex, and I love the choice of things my kids can do and I wouldnt swop it for the world, it goes without saying you have to excercise caution and look out for your kids whereever you live. Incidentally Croyden is in Surrey, so technically is the Home Counties rather than London.

and yes Redway...of course it is an oyster card rather than a bus pass these days...

Apologies, I said London because of the above post.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Apologies, I said London because of the above post.

At the risk of being pedantic Croydon, like Bromley is in Greater London not the home counties. It is one of the 32 London Boroughs, as in London Borough of Croydon! I should know since I've lived near Croydon for a large part of my life.

[Redway]

If this Croydon place is anything like Peckham and/or Brixton I wouldn't walk round there at night if you payed me.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by Redway

If this Croydon place is anything like Peckham and/or Brixton I wouldn't walk round there at night if you payed me.

That would be very wise! Croydon is scary enough in the daytime, never mind at night.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Angus

At the risk of being pedantic Croydon, like Bromley is in Greater London not the home counties. It is one of the 32 London Boroughs, as in London Borough of Croydon! I should know since I've lived near Croydon for a large part of my life.

Well it shows how much I know I thought Bromley was in Kent.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Angus

At the risk of being pedantic Croydon, like Bromley is in Greater London not the home counties. It is one of the 32 London Boroughs, as in London Borough of Croydon! I should know since I've lived near Croydon for a large part of my life.

lol, I don't know, I believe you