Sydenham Town Forum

I'm curious about fava beans now!

Here's a link for others with a fava bean interest!



http://www.oceanmist.com/favabeans.htm

What are you planning to make with fava beans anyway (I've never come across them - what do you do with them)?


I'm a big fan of the health food shop too. Try their homemade samosas - they're fab!

I'm not sure if I prefer to have Sydenham tagged as moccachino country or not! We probably faired better than Penge though! Poor old Penge, I think it's the name. If you pronounce it right, Sydenham just about sounds sophisticated - "Seedernhaarm" - although to me it is generally "Sid...

Did anyone witness the road rage incident at Cobbs Corner today? I didn't see it myself, but I hear that an argument between two drivers escalated into the two vehicles ramming each other. After a series of shunts, the first vehicle did a full circuit of the roundabout to gain speed before ramming t...

Does the health food shop not have any?

I’m very in favour of public consultation, but at the same time how are we supposed to know what the impacts will be of charging for Girton Road Car Park, or implementing a CPZ. I could think of a dozen scenarios in which either option could either be effective or cause chaos, depending exactly how ...

Congratulations on this result!

After some deliberation, I did vote Green, but was very pleased to see that Jim Dowd kept the seat (although I guess it would have been a real upset if he hadn’t).

What a funny old election it was!

Regarding the Election address: I definitely received one of these from Labour/Jim Dowd. I received something from the Conservative candidate - although I can't recall now if this was just a door drop. However, I'm fairly certain I never received anything from the Lib Dems, or any of the other candi...

Closer inspection of my postal vote reveals I can hand it to a polling station next Thursday, when I'll be back from holiday, so I will have a few days in the sun in which to ponder, phew! Thanks for the interesting replies, adam and soulfood. One unexpected outcome of the completely uninspiring ele...

Help, I’m going on holiday so I have to send off my postal vote tomorrow and I still haven’t decided! On balance, I would be very disappointed if Jim didn’t get in again, he does seem to be excellent on a local basis. But on a National basis, I think I’d like to vote Green, purely because I think th...

Welcome to the forum soulfood and what a great post. I agree entirely with your sentiments. I have been given some serious thought to where my vote is going to go on May 5th, and haven’t yet arrived at any conclusions. The main thrust of the election campaigns of the three major parties (or at least...

Groan! I was just thinking yesterday how much I enjoy using the various 'corner shop' type stores we have around Kirkdale and that end of Sydenham High Street. They always seem to be well stocked, and whilst I wouldn't be doing my weekly shop at any of them they nearly always have what I want. And I...

oh please, please paint over that vile turquoise!

I have my fingers crossed.

Not quite Sydenham, but I take my car to Auto Clinic on Cawnpore St, Gipsy Hill

It was recommended to me and I would certainly recommend it to others. Friendly and efficient.

Phone: 020 8761 7482

Hi, I'm also a 'twenty-something professional' and my boyfriend and I jumped onto the property ladder here in Sydenham last year. I've lived in SE London (inc. Forest Hill and Crystal Palace) since I moved to London six years ago, having never lived in a city before. There is nowhere else in London ...

I like the idea of "Town Hall" and "Town Cafe" -seems to sum things up perfectly.

Our cat also stays in every night, but is normally booted out in the day, and it is often after dark when we are back home to let him in. Sometimes he stays in during the day but he gets a touch of cabin fever eventually starts acting crazy. :) He's indoors today, so I imagine he'll be galloping up ...

One day, perhaps...! When I get completely fed up with spending 12 hours a day chained to my desk....

I wonder how long the pet curfew will remain in force? I live pretty close to Sydenham Park, but I don't think our mog will take too kindly to being confined indoors for a long period! Does anyone know if they are actively trying to catch the beasty, or will we be living in terror indefinitely!? :o ...

How disappointing, I was thinking it would make a great location for a nice bar/cafe type of place - was idylling thinking about purchasing it to set up my own bar (if not for lack of any capital/experience/etc which might be desirable for such an enterprise!)

Another pipe dream quashed.