r/sutton

Hi r/sutton,

We’re a couple in our 20s, currently living in SE5, first-time buyers, and are looking to get on the property ladder. We recently fell in love with an end-of-terrace house near the Wrythe, but we are a bit unsure about the area (the England flags specially).

The house itself seems lovely, has lots of potential, and will help us get off the insane inner london rental market.

We've seen the property twice and walked around Carshalton in general + tried commuting from work as well. Overall, it's a sensible decision that fits our budget. But we are still very unknown to the area because it wasn't in our initial list, but we were impressed by the first impressions, the ponds, pubs, and a villagy vibe is what we fell in love with.

I understand the northern part is not as nice as the ponds and the beeches, but that's the area we can afford right now. Keeping that in mind, we would love to get some views from the locals on the Wrythe area and Carshalton for young people looking to settle their roots.

Thanks

This is a bit of a random one, but I work with young people in Sutton and thought I'd put this out there!

Sutton has a lot going for it, but under the surface there are also loads of young people locally who are having a pretty tough time for all sorts of reasons. Part of my job is matching them up with volunteer mentors, because having a reliable adult around who isn't their parent or teacher can make such a difference.

We're looking for some more mentors at the moment, with our next training coming up in September.

Basically, you spend about an hour a week with a young person for up to a year. You can do whatever you both fancy - go for a walk, get a drink, play games, try something new, whatever. You don't need to be a teacher or have loads of (or any!) experience with young people. We have over 100 mentoring pairs meeting each week - you’ve probably sat next to one in a cafe!

And there are loads of reasons you might do it. Maybe you want to get some experience working with young people, you're thinking about changing career, you want to give something back locally, you want to be the adult you wish you'd had when you were younger... or you just fancy doing something a bit different and having some fun!

You get training and support from us throughout, so you're definitely not just thrown in at the deep end.

Anyway, thought I'd mention it as we're based in Sutton and figured there might be someone on here who's been thinking about doing something like this. Happy to answer any questions 😊

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Hello everyone, I am a psychology student, and currently am at Cambridge University conducting research on AI. If you are 18, or older, and currently live in the UK, you would be eligible to participate.
The research is super fun, and contains a section that lets you converse with the AI for a couple of messages.

It would be very helpful if you have around 10 minutes to fill out this survey, and help the UK to be a part of this international research alongside another 22 countries.

Anyway, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask, I love talking about this stuff!
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P.S. Please do not be confused about the link containing the 'princeton' part, since Princeton University is the one that provided us with the ethical approval.

Why are there so many at least 4 groups of Christians and their assorted cults haranguing or accosting people today.

Informed one of 3 people who stopped me that I’d happily go to hell if heaven is full of Christians like them.

One thing you can say about Muslims and Hindus they are not normally out on the street trying to convince people to join them