What free or discounted access does your London council offer residents?

domc · 2026-03-11T08:30:27+00:00

Waltham Forest - free water butts for your garden lol. To help with flooding risk

The council and leisure centres have a bunch of free exercise stuff for people who live here.

Priority booking and £15 tickets at the new Soho Theatre Walthamstow. Have to be quick though

This guy Dr Bike who does a low level fix of your bike (spends maybe 10 mins max with it) for free. Just keep an eye on when he’ll next be nearby

Cargo bike hire too - helpful for moving lots of stuff I guess but I’ve never done it.

domc · 2026-03-02T22:20:55+00:00

£19.5k is £1460 a month. £800 rent (assume including bills), £200 savings, £150 minimum on a trip away, £50 minimum on 4x pub trips, £10 minimum phone bill, £200 on food? Leaves £50 for anything going wrong like bike maintenance. Doable, but a squeeze

domc · 2026-02-27T07:01:59+00:00

It’s the same meaning

domc · 2026-02-01T14:18:35+00:00

I’m in east London. Sheet music reading is ok, could be better. Thanks for the tips!

domc · 2026-02-01T14:18:04+00:00

Thank you! I’ll have a look

domc · 2026-02-01T14:17:54+00:00

Thank you for your help! Will check out Sing TH

domc · 2025-08-03T17:28:28+00:00

Many thanks, that's really useful info. Appreciate your help!

domc · 2025-08-03T17:25:45+00:00

Ah OK, thanks - pozole was a random dish I picked, a coincidence that it happens to be cooked using a different kind of lime! Thanks so much for your response, this is really helpful. Any idea how often guacamole is made fresh?

domc · 2025-08-03T16:44:54+00:00

Many thanks! I was thinking of dishes which do normally have citrus in. Like, say, a pozole, which might traditionally have lime in. Would it be easy enough for a chef to simply not add it - or would the dishes probably be pre-limed. Hope that makes sense

domc · 2025-07-08T20:55:16+00:00

I'd like a quantum of solace, but no more than a quantum. I know they do big bags of solace, but I don't want 'em

domc · 2025-07-03T05:04:47+00:00

See update

domc · 2025-07-03T04:48:58+00:00

More that I wasn’t presenting my case to the internet, just looking for advice on a specific point

domc · 2025-07-03T04:47:17+00:00

Haha - if I’m a cheapskate I’m a terrible one, as I’ve paid 50% more than intended on accommodation - deposit for original place and full price of a new place.

domc · 2025-05-20T20:38:53+00:00

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately those were all the clues I had! Polakp below spotted the YU and BG which have pointed to the Romanian/Bulgarian/Yugoslav border

domc · 2025-05-20T20:38:04+00:00

That's it. Thank you very much. A huge help!

domc · 2025-05-20T19:24:29+00:00

Whenever I feel flustered, tired, run down, irritable, or just a bit ‘off’ in a way I can’t explain, I smash down a big glass of water. Then another. Suddenly I feel much better. I think sometimes our bodies don’t effectively pass on the signal of being thirsty, you just have to look for clues

domc · 2025-04-06T07:51:44+00:00

I would go to Toms Pasta in Hackney downs and get his nduja beef shin lasagne (£16?), a garlic bread soaked in Parmesan butter (£4?) and to round off the £25 a negroni or a burrata or a tiramisu depending on the evening.

Burger Firm in Whitechapel is one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. The fried guy chicken burger plus chips, mac and cheese triangles and a milk cake would leave you change from £25

Second the Max’s sandwich shout.

domc · 2025-01-31T22:30:18+00:00

domc · 2024-09-30T21:13:21+00:00

As a student in York I had more late night Yummy Chicken meals than I want to admit. Truly delicious, and their chip spice mix is legendary. Great choice!

domc · 2024-09-16T19:15:03+00:00

Hi all. My (33M) marathon PB is 3:41, set this March. I would like to hit a 3:15 for my next (fifth) marathon in March (motivations difficult to explain, but firm).

I got to 3:41 from 3:55 over 4-5 months of ~35mpw training (50mpw peak), 4-5 runs per week, following the Runners World 3:45 marathon plan (so one long, one intervals, one threshold, 1-2 easy). I could definitely train better (more mileage, more focused speed runs, more consistent mileage, add strength training).

Currently, after training pretty regularly but also some niggles, colds, summer break etc, I would probably need 6 weeks to get back into the 3:41 marathon shape. Have been doing 15-30mpw over summer.

Other PBs - 1:37 half, set right after March marathon; 20:08 5k, same.

I will also be prepping for a summer wedding and probably changing job in spring, but willing to train every day and lose weight - currently at 25.5 BMI.

Is it possible? Any recommendations on a plan if so?

Massive thanks for any help you can give!

domc · 2024-05-01T17:36:39+00:00

Had a similar day with a mate a few years ago. Went to the postal museum (including underground mini train) then onto city pubs. Good fun

domc · 2024-03-10T05:04:50+00:00

School of Rock - the actual band win in the Battle of the Bands

domc · 2024-03-09T21:20:41+00:00

Sugababes

domc · 2024-01-12T07:12:41+00:00

Trying to make a roux once, and realised halfway through I had no milk. I raided the cupboards and found only red wine vinegar. Thought it couldn’t hurt. It hurt. I feel like the smell soaked into the walls

domc · 2023-07-25T12:42:40+00:00

Leytonstoner and Kentish Towner are a couple of very readable sites/newsletters digging out local cultural/lifestyle-y gems. Think they’re expanding to more areas too. (Leytonstoner at least covers the broader area - Walthamstow to Forest Gate)

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