Sydenham Town Forum

I think the new London Overground is great
Will get people to Canary Wharf much quicker than the current JLL switch at London Bridge - going west on JLL from canada water will also be an option (will be quicker than the foot transfer at LB) options for DLR and District line connections will be ...

This thread is quite sad.

A lot of us use the rail system and trying to publicise abuse of the rail system on a public forum is irresponsible. Ultimately it results in fare increases for the general public.

As I understand, it was a failing pub so the owners sold it to a developer. Local groups including the Syd Soc objected to its redevelopment due to it being an example of British architecture/ heritage!!!!!! Anyway, now there are restrictions on its redevelopment and locals will have to put up with ...

I am glad there are barriers there now as it stops the free loaders who used to travel for free taking advantage. Walking around to the station is no bother - I do it - why cant people accept we live in a society where we need to be draconian to protect the law obiding masses. I wait for less than a ...

T Boy has been away but views have not changed and I am glad to see that others believe the need to moderate the Syd Soc view as it does not represent the masses - just check out the response to the poll on the thread for Sainsbury 24hr trading!

I have had a look at the drawings and proposals on the Lewisham web site and I can not see what all of the fuss is about. If the current building which does not really appeal to many people can be replaced by an alternative which enhances the street scene - then why do people really object to it? I ...

I am a Sydenham resident who is fed up of seeing objection after objection from the Sydenham Society. Their interference has contributed to:

The Greyhound Pub becoming a mess
The Post Office site will become a mess
Forest Hill pool is still closed and will become a mess – who wants a Victorian ...

Big Ben, you miss my point. There is not a sound test in the world for measuring sound transfer through an open window when determining traffic impact so it has to be a closed window. It is a standard test which the professional engineers have used and it is in line with industry standards when ...

The letter by the Sydenham Society does not interpret the engineers report correctly and therefore stirs up potential unecessary concern.

On their first point, the British Standard which is used measures sound diference when a window is closed because if it were open it could not be deemed to be ...

It is not at all shocking. I'm not surprised Ken lost. We all knew it was a two horse race between Ken and Boris and does a man who:

Admitted that he tricked ministers into backing the Olympic bid
Allowed corruption to spread through the GLA/ LDA
Pushes through congestion charging on the incorrect ...