Sydenham Town Forum

I stopped by at the Sydenham Road display last Saturday and was hugely impressed by the level of detail in the plans. Particularly helpful was that the display was staffed by key members from Lewisham Regeneration team who were on hand to talk people through the plans and what the improvements would...

Picture Palace Cinema Campaign will stage a rally at The Queens Hotel on SUNDAY 18th OCTOBER 2009 at 3pm.

The Queens Hotel, 122 Church Road, Crystal Palace SE19.

Please show your support by attending the rally and enjoying the day.

I agree wholeheartedly with all the sentiments above arguing FOR a cinema to return to CP: it would be great to have our own local cinema to Sydenham, especially one run by the Ritzy group. Is the petition still going? If so where can I find it? It would certainly revitalise the area if plans for a ...

Well I hope someone somewhere is reading all these posts stating concern with the possible axing of the direct trains to Charing Cross - it would certainly add some precious time to my journey as well as many others in the mornings (when I work at Aldwych weekdays and socialise weekends). I agree th...

As usual, Lee, an impressive "what if" idea.

I visited Inspire shortly after it opened. Am very impressed with the smart outside look of this shop and the interior. Staff were friendly, welcoming and efficient. It helped that costs were discounted (their waxing normal prices are only slightly more expensive than Up to Scratch) but I was seen i...

Lbere - no doubt you have already looked on lewisham council's website: www.lewisham.gov.uk/summeralive. You could also try contacting Family Information Service (FIS): 0800 085 0606 OR www.lewisham.gov.uk/fis.

Don't know whether they list free events.

Good luck.

Wow lee! What a fabulous vision for Home park! Your pictures prove what potential this park has for the local kids and adults! What it needs now is funding and promotion.

Well paultreacy, for what it's worth, I think the photos are lovely and reflect the spirit of London life. The girls were good sports! The cat burglar pics are particularly charming! Do hope you have an exhibition at the sydenham arts festival that's coming up.

Thanks multisync for the update on the 202. Would you by any chance know why the 202 double decker was stopped in the mornings going the opposite direction down the high street and onwards to Bell green and Catford?? It makes no sense to put on single decker buses when the demand for this bus is dou...

I got advice from Finches and thought they were very good.

Wow Howard Staunton - you are fabulous! Would you mind popping over to me in times of PC distress?

Paultreacy wrote: "It's such a pity, isn't it, that people would rather natter such inconsequential bullshit on cell phones and annoy their fellow commuters instead of sitting quietly and enjoying a book or simply thinking. Not enough thinking goes on these days. We'd all be so much better off ...

Bencooke - If you live on Fairlawn Park, what's stopping you dropping a note through the culprits doors? Residents Associations are for everybody to take an interest in their area - it's not just up to 2 people to do everything voluntarily ( as well as holding down full-time jobs and maintaining the...

Thanks Lee. Your ideas certainly give food for thought. All we need now are some of the businesses on board to adopt this creative approach during these trying times.

Haven't tried Thats Amore. But I love Garam masala, Trattoria and Gurkas. Would be great if we had a decent Tapas bar too. Golden City needs a "sprucing up" in my view - it's a little tired and food in my opinion isn't too great. Candessa clothes shop on the high street offers a good reaso...

There's a growing list here of what's good about Sydenham Road. As for groceries and food, OK Somerfield might not offer the choice of the super duper enormous Savacentre, but it's well within walking distance and keeps me on the high street. I might hop across to the Superdrug for toiletries etc an...

Sydenham needs local residents to support businesses like this. Please don't be put of by those who claim the food is not good; this is simply not the case[/quote] Merry Christmas to all! I totally agree with "Fairlawn resident" and have nothing but heart felt PRAISE for Trattoria Raffaele...

Many thanks to Tim and Anthony for organising such a lovely event. Also thanks to Glendales for providing the tools and bulbs. We all had great fun on the day and look forward to the blooming plants in the spring.