Sydenham Town Forum

Speaking as a governor of the school and as the local councillor, I'm very pleased the project is going ahead, and I hope it receives planning permission.

Very briefly on the financing: Building Schools for the Future is the name of the programme, not the financing mechanism - there were a range of ...

a political structure whose relevance is steadily decreasing

Tim - I don't necessarily disagree with the above, though I would caution against frustration about 'the system' leading to the baby being thrown out with the bathwater. I would be interested to know, however, what you think the local ...

Don't forget this weekend's Forest Hill Ward Assembly, Sunday 14th August, 2pm to 4.30pm, Sydenham School, Dartmouth Road, SE23.

Alongside updates on local issues and organisations, you will have the chance to vote on which bids get funding from the Forest Hill Ward Assembly Fund - 17 bids have ...

Thanks for highlighting this report Tim. It was an interesting piece of work to be involved with and we (the Public Accounts Committee) received some useful evidence from a range of sources including LB Lewisham's Chief Exec and a representative of the Co-operative movement.

You've raised some ...

All residents of Forest Hill ward and beyond are cordially invited to the next Forest Hill ward assembly on Monday 17th January.

Venue: Sydenham School, Dartmouth Road, SE26
Time: 7pm for 7.30pm start through to 9.30pm.

The evening's agenda includes:

* A presentation by students from Sydenham ...

All residents* are welcome to attend the next Forest Hill ward assembly this coming Saturday, 16th October, 10am-1pm at the Living Springs Church on Devonshire Road.

The agenda for the assembly meeting is below.

* if anyone is wondering why I'm posting this on the Sydenham Forum it's because there ...

I've seen the article now (reprinted in the Mercury) - it's Jim Dowd quoted and not me.

I haven't seen the article yet, but it doesn't sound like something I would recommend. I have heard people talk about pedestrianizing the London Road end of Dartmouth Road to give the town centre a 'shopping precinct', but I don't think it's got very far.

When I see the article, I'll comment ...

I cannot say how much cricket will be played and how much will be reserved for players, maintenance, etc. at this point, but I'm sure Envirowork will keep us informed with notices/timetables. A lot of use will be from local schools and youth groups who don't currently have access to sports fields ...

Good point, Tim. Here you go

Perry Vale ward:
Mark Bennett
Will Howells
Cherese Lang

Forest Hill ward:
Alex Feakes
Philip Peake
John Russell

Bellingham ward (quite a bit of which is in SE26):
Richard Adams
Danny Dignan
Jenni Steele

Mayor of Lewisham:
Chris Maines

For the benefit of readers of the forum, please note that the Liberal Democrat candidates are:

Stephen Locke
Angela McDonald
Catherine Polling

Just for accuracy, I should say that it is Stephen Locke who is the Liberal Democrat candidate being interviewed on Thursday.

Many thanks to the Sydenham Town Forum for hosting these on-line hustings.

As the Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Lewisham West & Penge, I'm sure Sydenham residents will have a lot of questions about national issues as well as what is important locally. To start off, though, I'll set out a ...

... that you get to give a first and second choice in the Mayor election, as well as a vote for a constituency London Assembly candidate and the London-wide London Assembly list.

Just in case readers aren't aware of how the Mayoral preference system works, your two mayoral preference votes work ...

Just a reminder about the meeting this evening.

7.30pm, Holy Trinity Church Hall, off Sydenham Park, SE23

Aileen Buckton, the Executive Director for Community Services, and David Booth, project manager, will be available to take questions on the future of Forest Hill Pools

We'll also be ...

Residents of Forest Hill are cordially invited to the fourth Forest Hill Ward Public Meeting hosted by the ward councillors on Wednesday 6th February 2008, at 7.30pm, Holy Trinity Church Hall, off Sydenham Park. SE26.

The Meeting is part of a regular series open meetings hosted by the ward ...

A quick reminder about this event tomorrow:

The third Forest Hill ward town meeting will be held at the Christian
Fellowship Centre on Honor Oak Road (opposite Fairlawn school) on Monday 24th September at 7.30pm. On the agenda will be planning and development issues – we will be joined by Phil ...

Residents of Forest Hill Ward are cordially invited to the third Forest Hill Ward Meeting hosted by the ward councillors on Monday 24th September 2007, at 7.30pm, Christian Fellowship Centre on Honor Oak Road.

The Meeting is part of a regular series open meetings hosted by the ward councillors ...

Forest Hill ward town meeting summary


The Forest Hill ward town meeting took place on Monday 30th April 2007 at the Christian Fellowship Centre on Honor Oak Road. The larger part of the evening centred on community safety and crime reduction.

PC Andy Renno from Forest Hill’s Safer Neighbourhoods ...

Residents of Forest Hill Ward are cordially invited to the second Forest Hill Ward Meeting hosted by the ward councillors on Monday 30th April 2007, at 7.30pm, Christian Fellowship Centre on Honor Oak Road.

The Meeting is part of a regular series open meetings hosted by the ward councillors where ...