Sydenham Town Forum

We should have a bench installed in the High St specially for bensonby so he can sit there and spout rubbish all day long. After all he is the village idiot

Doesn't this thread typify what this forum has become sadly; i.e. the inane ramblings of a minority of people who insist on posting all the time even when they have nothing to say? If you don't have any factual information on what this shop might become then why type irrelevant drivel?

I used to ...

So are there any local shopkeepers reading this who want to publicly commit to improve their shopfronts via this forum, or by just getting on and doing it?

OK I guess what we need now is for the existing retailers, whatever they sell, to show some support and real commitment for the regeneration scheme by sprucing up their shopfronts where needed. That way the town centre upgrade will be in harmony with the shops who will undoubtedly benefit from more ...

The comment about "shops for everyone" is interesting, if diplomatic. Whilst I for one would love to see the High St spruced up and attract better quality shops and restaurants in the way many have described at length, the fact is that Sydenham is ethnically and socially diverse. The pound shops ...