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A new local partnership has put in a bid for a redundant Council building in Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill. Under the proposals Louise House, a listed former girls’ home between the library and swimming pool, would be converted into a vibrant multi-use hub for creative, learning and cultural uses. ...

There is further and background information on this site:

http://www.louisehouse.notlong.com

With many others I went to a meeting about Louise House last night. The council is seeking expressions of interest (within 7 weeks) followed by serious tenders for a future use of Louise House. The new user would need to fund restoration and/or conversion of the building themselves within three ...

There is a new cafe on the corner of Perry Vale and Siddons Road called Lolo's Patisserie. There used to be a bakery which closed a few years ago. This one is fantastic. They do all sorts: a range of french breads and patisserie, freshly made coffee, caribbean foods and sandwiches. There are places ...

The London Borough of Lewisham's deadline for "expressions of interest" for a new community use for this building passed on 2nd November 2009. Three proposals have been submitted to the Council via the Friends of Louise House. These are: 1) for serviced offices and a community nursery 2) for an Arts ...

She's a South London girl, so it's actually Louise 'Ahse

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I spoke briefly at the Forest Hill Society AGM last night to increase public information about where we are in terms of future plans for Louise House. An informal group called Friends of Louise House has been formed in early August. The aim of this grouping is to act as a channel of communication ...

Friends of Louise House Launch: A Call for Ideas and Expertise The newly formed Friends of Louise House held their inaugural meeting on Sunday 2nd August. The Friends, whose members come from a range of backgrounds, exist to preserve Louise House for the future by finding a new and publicly ...

I thought people might be interested in this, which is the main part of an email I received today from Sir Steve Bullock, the Mayor of Lewisham. "I am pleased to inform you that I have given the go ahead for a new swimming pool to be built on the old Dartmouth Road site incorporating the existing ...

I am making this post as a spokesperson for the Keep Swimming in Forest Hill campaign, who presented the Council with a petition of 5,861 names in support of retaining the pools in Dartmouth Road. THE IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT THE COUNCIL HAVE PRODUCED A NEW "OPTION 3". This is to build new pools on ...

People in SE26 should have a look at the poll on se23.com to see what the SE23 people think of the options. Mmmm. There are fuller and more detailed plans of the proposals available now by following this link, they also give a better idea of the rationales behind the schemes: http://www.lewisham.gov ...

Option 1 demolishes all of the old pools, including the frontage block. They are replaced with an ugly and low quality design featuring tall blocks of housing on Dartmouth Road at the front and overlooking Derby Hill Crescent to the rear. Option 3 moves the pools to the Willow Way former Council ...

That is a good question. The red roofed building in your aerial shot is Louise House and that has been listed. The single storey building at the rear of Louise House was once the laundry where the girls did their washing. As I understand it (and I could be mistaken) everything associated with Louise ...

Lewisham Council's decision on demolition of Forest Hill Pools and Louise House is now about a month away. There is a degree of urgency in seeking to persuade the Mayor and Cabinet that they are mistaken on this decision. The Save the Face of Forest Hill campaign is ongoing in its opposition to the ...

The Save the Face of Forest Hill campaign is ongoing in its opposition to the demolition of the frontage block of the Pools and Louise House. As a reminder, you can sign the petition at: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-face-of-forest-hill.html With the online petition and the paper ...

I am not asking for a third chance as I would think the consensus is to avoid any delay in getting quality swimming facilities operational for SE23/SE26. Admin I do not believe that rushing into any of the options being presented will necessarily mean that the people of Forest Hill get swimming ...

The Save the Face of Forest Hill Campaign is now motoring along quite nicely. We have contacted over 1,000 potential supporters with a copy of our leaflet and a poster: so look in those front windows in SE23 and SE26. We will be holding a Supporters' Meeting shortly and are in the process of ...

The Save the Face of Forest Hill campaign, which seeks support in persuading the Council to keep Louise House and the pools frontage block as part of the new devlopment is winding up a gear. We currently have 455 supporters on our petition. To add your own you can sign online at http://www ...

The Council's consultation on this is taking place between 3pm and 7pm on Friday 18th July and between 9am and 2pm on Saturday 19th July in Forest Hill Town Centre (i.e. in front of the train station). Save the Face of Forest Hill are looking for people to help with petition signing. The petition ...