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by alywin
7 Nov 2024 02:06
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Folk Music and Ceilidh, St. John's Penge, 16th November
Replies: 0
Views: 517

Folk Music and Ceilidh, St. John's Penge, 16th November

I've picked up a flyer for a concert of folk music (folk music meets classical, it says) followed by a ceilidh, on 16th November at 6.30 pm at St. John's Penge (next to the almshouses). £10 on door, cash or card, profits going to the Penge Debt Centre.
by alywin
11 Oct 2024 00:44
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Local Train Services
Replies: 33
Views: 33342

Re: Local Train Services


Alywin

May I suggest you email Chloe and Will, Lib Dem councillors for Beckenham Town who pressured to get the weekday services restored.
They also can be seen in person at the Waitrose cafe on the first and third Saturdays in the month. 0930-1100.

beckenhamcouncillors@bromleylibdems.org.uk

I ...
by alywin
3 Oct 2024 00:31
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Local Train Services
Replies: 33
Views: 33342

Re: Local Train Services


Services from Penge East will increase from mid December, with four an hour again both ways. 4 an hour to Victoria between 06.03 until 23.33. 4 an hour from Victoria between 05.57 and 23.27.

Hoo-"£$%$"£^&-ray. For the first time since April 2020. Too bad I gave up waiting and moved to a ...
by alywin
21 Sep 2024 00:01
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bus Stops - Temporary or otherwise
Replies: 3
Views: 9170

Re: Bus Stops - Temporary or otherwise


Space is always at a premium for setting up of temporary bus stops by TfL and it is recognised it is not always easy to make temporary arrangements. As we are witnessing in Sydenham now, several bus stops in sequence are closed and no temporary bus stops have been setup, leaving excessive ...
by alywin
11 Sep 2024 00:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Winter Fuel payment
Replies: 8
Views: 10814

Re: Winter Fuel payment

Difficult. Do I think the bar has been set too high? Yes. But is there anywhere else it could reasonably be set? What would happen if there was a two-tier system, with a lower amount for those pensioners not on pension credit? Obviously it wouldn't cut costs so much. But I think last year's WFP ...
by alywin
10 Jul 2024 23:56
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Did you vote?
Replies: 22
Views: 28137

Re: Did you vote?

That last, I would certainly agree with. I wrote an email to loads of local councillors a few years ago, and simply CC'd her in so she was aware of the situation. She was the only one who replied ...
by alywin
7 Jul 2024 22:22
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Who is going to win Beckenham & Penge?
Replies: 9
Views: 12804

Re: Who is going to win Beckenham & Penge?

Well, if Chloe remains a councillor, perhaps that won't be a bad thing? I know she's been very communicative, which is more than I can say for certain other councillors.
by alywin
7 Jul 2024 22:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Did you vote?
Replies: 22
Views: 28137

Re: Did you vote?



Well Ellie is now Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio).

Sounds nice - ministerial salary without ministerial responsibility.

I guess that means we will see less of her as a constituency MP
Is that possible?

Would someone like to explain? She's no longer my ...
by alywin
27 May 2024 23:19
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Constituency changes after the General Election
Replies: 6
Views: 4874

Re: Constituency changes after the General Election


SE26 residents in the London Borough of Bromley, such as those who live at the southern end of Lawrie Park Road past Border Road, Newlands Park, Crystal Palace Park Road and Kent House Road will be in the new Beckenham and Penge seat.

Hopefully they too will get a good MP. Is there actually any ...
by alywin
27 May 2024 23:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Restored Southern Service coming ...
Replies: 5
Views: 11405

Re: Restored Southern Service coming ...

rbmartin wrote: 26 May 2024 17:32 Every 15 minutes from around 0535 to 1020 and then around 1427 to 2057 on weekdays from June 3rd. Every 30 minutes otherwise.
Virtually no change, then :( Just as well I moved.
by alywin
25 May 2024 23:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Thames water and the vomiting bug (cholera) in Sydenham
Replies: 4
Views: 4171

Re: Thames water and the vomiting bug (cholera) in Sydenham

Oh dear. I had what I thought was a bit of a stomach bug last weekend, but it wasn't nearly as bad as these reports indicate.

https://insidecroydon.com/2024/05/25/now-south-londons-water-supply-is-tested-for-sickness-bug/

By the way, I don't see any reference to "cholera" in the Guardian article.
by alywin
21 May 2024 23:51
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Restored Southern Service coming ...
Replies: 5
Views: 11405

Re: Restored Southern Service coming ...

Whoopee. Did she attempt to persuade Southeastern to reinstate the rest of the services via Penge East, too?
by alywin
16 May 2024 23:27
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Venner Road
Replies: 1
Views: 9575

Re: Venner Road

Which set of tracks are you talking about - the Sydenham-Penge West ones, or the Penge East-Sydenham Hill ones? I can't speak from personal experience of having either of them down the back of my garden, but certainly from the opposite side of the road I can't think there'd be a problem.

As for ...
by alywin
11 Apr 2024 23:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Proposal to make Byne and Wiverton Roads one way
Replies: 1
Views: 2758

Proposal to make Byne and Wiverton Roads one way

LB Bromley, reference ADE(TP)/RP/T100/763

Seems as though it might be a good idea to me, given how often you'd see one vehicle having to reverse down the road on encountering one travelling in the opposite direction.

Surprised to see that LBB thinks that both roads are in Penge, though, when ...
by alywin
6 Apr 2024 23:51
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Byne Road planning application
Replies: 0
Views: 4018

Byne Road planning application

To add to the collection of planning applications, spotted in the News Shopper:

Garage adjacent 4 Byne Road:
Construction of new end of terrace dwelling with basement and roof terrace to accommodate 2 No. 2 maisonettes, external cycle and bin store to front.
24/01061 (Bromley Borough)
by alywin
6 Apr 2024 23:47
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Traffic chaos after CPPR closure
Replies: 1
Views: 2359

Re: Traffic chaos after CPPR closure

So that's what the "Road closed" in Penge was.

Makes a change to see those buses diverted down Newlands Park, instead of having the 75 and 194 diverted down Lawrie Park.
by alywin
24 Mar 2024 23:59
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
Replies: 10
Views: 7375

Re: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge

It is the upward leg to London that is the pain because the Southern train pulls into Norwood Junction and you have to negociate the poor stairs to reach the Overground platform. Which means if you have lugage, push chairs, etc it is really difficult, when all that needs to happen is for TfL to ...
by alywin
16 Mar 2024 01:47
Forum: Town Asylum
Topic: Positive note about the forum!
Replies: 7
Views: 29685

Re: Positive note about the forum!


I monitor Twitter/X for local news stories. There used to be a dozen or so a day. Now it's more like 1 or 2. The number of active posters* has reduced to one handful. Some have stopped, others post very occasionally. The local press (Newsshopper & SLP) did the same so their expanded stories have ...
by alywin
16 Mar 2024 01:38
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Barratt Homes / gasholders site: make your comments NOW!
Replies: 21
Views: 16088

Re: Barratt Homes / gasholders site: make your comments NOW!


The latest discovery is that Barratt's design showing Bell Green Works as a virtually ‘car-free’ development, with no parking on site, other than 8 blue-badge parking spaces, is wrong. In an appendix, it is revealed that TfL demands that an additional 18 blue-badge parking spaces be available on ...
by alywin
16 Mar 2024 01:30
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
Replies: 10
Views: 7375

Re: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge

But LBG isn't on the Overground! Sorry, the Windrush line. Or the ELL, as I shall go on calling it.

Glad to know there is some prospect of getting the rest of the service reinstated, although it's too late for me. I presume there's no sign of similar movement from Southeastern via Penge East.