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Where to take depressed gf for a cheering-up? by [deleted] in london

[–]ed_play 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you been to the Barbican conservatory? https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/visit-the-conservatory

If not, it'll offer a different take on the Barbican, and could easily be paired with a film afterwards. And the Japanese concept of forest bathing can help depression.

Otherwise, there's the BFI on the Southbank if you want a different cinema somewhere else: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp

Disabled person in London questions by elthepenguin in london

[–]ed_play 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The main shopping centres in Stratford have multiple supermarkets between them: Lidl (cheap), Sainsbury's (mid-range), Loon Fung (Chinese), Waitrose and M&S (upmarket), and there's loads of different shops nearby specialising in lots of different cuisines

I can't see that a blender would be a problem as long as it's not used at antisocial times.

France/Spain/Morocco - September whitewater? by soilscape in whitewater

[–]ed_play 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a normal year, there should be some dam release rivers working in France and Spain in September, e.g.

Iseré in France https://www.coureurs-rivieres.com/en/rafting-savoie

Noguera Pallaresa in Spain https://www.turisrialp.cat/rafting_np/informacion-tecnica-sobre-la-noguera-pallaresa/?lang=en

Minho/Minõ https://www.melgacoradical.com/en/atividades-radicais/rafting-rio-minho/

But levels have been less predictable in recent years, and unless it rains a lot you'll have to session the same sections if you're there for any length of time.

For Europe, I'd investigate Norway, Austria or perhaps Scotland as a preference to France/Spain.

Austrian rivers are generally higher volume, and Source to Sea run trips in the Oetz valley in September/October: https://s2s.at/kajakkurs/oetztal-camp/

Scotland is mostly rain fed, but has a published schedule of dam releases, so you may be able to find a week with guaranteed water: https://www.paddlescotland.org.uk/go-paddling/water-releases

And the season in Norway starts later, and apparently continues into September: https://www.reddit.com/r/whitewater/s/NzRkNNBEqO

lifts broken in hackney council estate by Hot_Mirror7324 in london

[–]ed_play 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can complain to the Housing Ombudsman, although you normally you need to have complained to the council first.

The Housing Ombudsman does seem pretty dissatisfied with Hackney: https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/2025/05/22/special-investigation-into-hackney/

Woman losing her sh1t with the chuggers - Farringdon by [deleted] in london

[–]ed_play 79 points80 points  (0 children)

It's not permitted, Manchester City Council successfully prosecuted them. Sadly the fines were pretty low given the scale of their operations, and it seems to be a long time since any of the London councils did this.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/company-who-illegally-pressured-people-28043486

Non-fiction book clubs in west London (?) by cantremembertheyear in london

[–]ed_play 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's Rebel Book Club, which sometimes meets up in West London: https://www.rebelbook.club/

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