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Can we have separate board for London

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 11:56

Is there possibility to give us that?

I would like to be able to share my findings like a nice coffee shop I visited today and ask others to share their favourite finds.

Talk about local plays (musical theater or theater) or places and walks to visit not necessarily as a tourist but a Londoner.

To talk about history on London and various activities available for grown ups.

I've seen posts like that in chat and other boards in the past but they are hard to search for and obviously some disappear after a certain time.

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BYOSnowman · 26/02/2016 19:15

Can you at least see if a London local board would be possible - modelled on the Manchester one perhaps?

Owllady · 26/02/2016 19:15

Banana loaves make your poo weird, wherever you live

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DawnMumsnet · 26/02/2016 19:12

Evening all,

Thought we'd wait for the buns to stop flying before stopping by here. Well, the artisan, gluten-free banana loaves, obvs.

So, this request seems to have divided opinion just a wee bit, but it seems as though there's a fair bit of interest in an all-of-London topic. Have no idea at all if it's feasible, but will ask the powers that be and report back as soon as possible.

Cheers, antimatter. Smile

SquirmOfEels · 26/02/2016 19:11

This is not just street food, this is a chipotle brisket burrito with traditional pico de gallo, smooth guacamole, crunchy lettuce and Monterey Jack cheese in Brockley Market.

Gowgirl · 26/02/2016 19:04

Of course anti matterGrinit's not like property is cheap! Lol

Original poster
antimatter · 26/02/2016 19:02

... from Costco Grin

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Gowgirl · 26/02/2016 18:52

Street food mudder?

I only feed my children carefully sourced organic quinoa!

MuddhaOfSuburbia · 26/02/2016 18:50

What do we want?

A BOARD FOR LONDON!

When do we want it?

JUST AFTER WE'VE FINISHED THIS SO CALLED STREET FOOD THAT COST 15 QUID BUT BEFORE WE START ON THIS SHIT CRAFT BEER OUT OF A FUCKING JAM JAR

Gowgirl · 26/02/2016 18:50

This thread might just work, the usual anti London crowd don't seem to be out in force today....I just realise I've been in four boroughs today as well but only just realised!

dangerrabbit · 26/02/2016 18:34

I think the idea of one large london board is a great idea.

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 18:33

I think also people are much less likely to discuss various topic on their local boards are often cautious of being identified because they post more doecific bits on general boards.
Saing I live in London is like saying I am one of 10 M people. I can share are I work in because there are at least 100K people working on those few sq miles.
Anonimity on boards like this one we like a lot. Yet personalised to our needs.

If local boards were right for this purpose don't you think they would have been used in that way by now?

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Bonxie · 26/02/2016 18:20

I think it's a really good idea. On an average sort of day you can cover 3 or 4 boroughs.

It's very much not about London being special; it's about it being as ordinary as anywhere else, but huge.

BYOSnowman · 26/02/2016 18:19

When I was considering schools I went and looked at the local boards first but no one seems to use them. I would hoped a broader local topic would take local questions off the main board.

PirateSmile · 26/02/2016 18:17

I think the Education boards would still be dominated by questions about London schools whether or not there was a London topic BYOSnowman , so in answer to your question I don't think that's 'the point.'

AnchorDownDeepBreath · 26/02/2016 18:16

Could we merge all the boroughs into a single London board?

LBOCS2 · 26/02/2016 18:13

I think a London board is a good idea. Or two, north of the river and south of the river. The boroughs are much too small, in actual geographic area they're tiny, despite being populous like a PP said, I'm often spending time doing activities in three or four boroughs per day and I'm not going to trawl through each of those borough based boards just to find something nearby.

SquirmOfEels · 26/02/2016 18:11

If MNetters in other cities want to make a case to have one, there's nothing stopping them asking.

I do however think there is a issue of scale though. The population of London, as pointed out above, is greater than that of Scotland and Wales combined, and if you chuck in commuters, you can add Northern Ireland to that too.

It sometimes seems more like another country, rather than just another city.

BYOSnowman · 26/02/2016 18:09

That's the problem mrs jay- the areas on local are too narrow. I live nw but I am just as likely to visit things in se

My kids school is in a different area to our house and both mine and dh's work and the main museum area etc

MrsJayy · 26/02/2016 18:06

Why dont you just start a London chat thread the area you are talking about is specific why does it need a whole section its 1city it would mean everybody would need a city section that is what Local is for surely.

NeverEverAnythingEver · 26/02/2016 18:03

Yes! Down with Boris!

MuddhaOfSuburbia · 26/02/2016 18:01

Fuck yes! Get the London board up quick!

My slagging-off-MAYOR-Boris time is running out!

SquirmOfEels · 26/02/2016 17:56

"Can I moan my tits off about Boris all day long?"

Grin

The mayoral election is 5 May. So you'll need to get London-specific moaning in soon. Unless you're in Uxbridge, of course...

CrotchetQuaverMinim · 26/02/2016 17:51

I'd like a London board too. Local boards rarely have much traffic and are too specific.
I don't like in London but go there often, not as a tourist, and find that I've missed loads of stuff that's on that I could easily have gone to if I'd known. Or I find out about the cafes or restaurants only when I happen to see something in another thread. Or the play/event/festival happens to make the headlines, by which it's too late to go to it because it's over/sold out. Loads of little random comments on threads here have prompted me to look something up (like the Lumiere festival recently, or a certain chain of tea shops, or an exhibition in one of the lesser known galleries), and it would be good if it were all in one place. Tourists could also use the board if they wanted - it would be a good place for talking to lots of people who know London, since people are often planning day trips out there.

MuddhaOfSuburbia · 26/02/2016 17:46

People who dont want a London board

I don't get it

It's one thing you not wanting to use it, but why shouldn't other peeps if they so wish iykwim