Can we have separate board for London

Yes, please to a London board. The local ones are too specific.

Bumping again for MNHQ to further consider this idea.

Great idea. Yes please!

Yes, I would like a London board too. I am near enough to visit even though I don't live there.

I live in the Home Counties and would love a London board. Always looking for different places and events to go to. Haven't read the whole thread but why didn't it happen?

London board would be great - the Lambeth board isn't useful as its a long thin borough so only relevant for council-run stuff, and local areas have own social media groups already.

still waiting for DawnMumsnet to report back

Fab idea! would really like a London board.

Another vote for a London board from me.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2704281-Hidden-gems-in-London?msgid=62879270

Bumping. There's another thread in Chat at the moment about 'things to do in London' - I'll find it in a mo!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2646512-Seasoned-London-visitors-top-tips

Another thread that would have been ideal for a London topic

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2637661-Hidden-gem-restaurants-in-London

This thread is in 'chat' so will auto delete. Pity. It would be so at home in a Londond topic.

Or is everyone else well capable of eating their way round every single recommendation within 90 days, leaving me as the only lightweight?

Looks like it's just me...

Have to admit, I'm glad The dog whistle campaign failed. Quite like the idea of London choosing to be a city without dogs.

Just bumping this in case any Londoners are looking for a home to discuss electoral results.

Just spotted this thread in active, I missed it first time round. I would like a London board also. I live on the river, and on the edge of three boroughs and get about a lot across town as well. Picking one borough board (that has emailed me once on the last 6 months) just isn't relevant to us Londoners.

It would be great to share hints, local tips, talk about theatre shows etc. I suspect there'd be a lot of cathartic moaning about commuting and the cost of childcare as well

I hadn't commented on this thread previously, but I agree a London wide topic is a good idea for the same reasons as stated by PPs :

• Many of us who live here probably go to a number of other boroughs on a regular, if not daily, basis for a variety of reasons. I doubt many of us even think about which other borough/s we are actually visiting that day!

• The proliferation of "what can we do in London" threads, from MNers who are planning a visit could all be consolidated in one topic (assuming people post in the London topic, rather than in Chat!)

• Requests for insider knowledge about places to visit in other areas we're unfamiliar with (taking BIWI's example of the gin tasting bistro in Chiswick!)

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"Or two, north of the river and south of the river." I think that would complicate things further - especially for visitors to London. I live south of the river, but frequently go to places north of the river - in fact it's probably quicker for me to get a mainline train to north of the river than to get a bus or tube to somewhere else south of the river!

I'd still like this ...

The other "problem" with MN Local is that you can't access your local boards from the app

FWIW I think all the boards are too atomised. I'm a browser - I like to stumble across threads that I wouldn't have thought to look for, and the more topics there are, the less likely this is to happen.

Having said that I can see the point of Scotsnet, mainly because their legal and education systems are quite different to those in England, Wales and NI.

I'd like to see the local boards amalgamated into regions. That way London would get its own local section, and I wouldn't have to check the several possible boards in my own area of the UK. I really do think it would liven the local boards up no end to do this.

Such a good idea - I'm in.

Sad news about Time Out, I used to love reading it!