Sydenham Town Forum

The continued parking on double yellow lines on the corner of PHG and Spring Hill is insane. It is not being policed or monitored and is particularly noticeable at the weekend, when multiple Nandos customers descend on the area in their cars for their weekend treat. They know the parking isn't ...

I dont think KFH ever had any intention of moving in, they are just using it as a rather convenient (for them) advertising space. We think that The Greyhound should put a few more tables round that side to maximise their income. As long as they are kept close to the pub's windows it shouldn't ...

We're getting really fed up with the amount of takeaway delivery scooters parked down Spring Hill. They can't all be operating for Nandos. We have a hunch that they all congregate there as a meeting point and probably service numerous take away places. They are noisy, play football to amuse ...

I heard on the local news that Lewisham are abandoning these road closures as they are 'not working'. Common sense has prevailed!! I do hope this isn't fake news but it was on local BBC news so I guess it's true....

Thanks Parker1970. Funnily enough I saw that sign when I went down the high street earlier and popped in. Lovely lady said they did the last one this morning and have now run out and wasn't able to say when they would get the next batch. They had plenty of the under 65 yrs vulnerable (My husband ...

Well this is just getting ridiculous now. I had the letter from the SGGP informing me that I should ring for an appointment to have the flu vaccine. The two dates offered for the clinic were ones I could not make as I was away. I phoned last week to be told the practice had 'run out' of vaccine and ...

Not sure which forum this best goes in, and I thought we had a thread complaining about this already, but I can't find it, so am starting a new one. Admins, please do merge it if necessary. I braved the high street in Sydenham for the first time today (I've been going to Penge as more convenient ...

I may be wrong but it is my understanding that this statistic goes on postcode of deceased not where they died. I would have thought it doesn't measure the number of people that died in Lewisham Hospital - it would measure from the postcode of the deceased surely? I would have thought that more than ...

Thanks for responding. Seems we are still clueless on this and two years down the line no progress has been made. However now Brexit has actually happened (this was their excuse for not moving forward - to see how the housing market stacks up). They are therefore a long way off moving in, given that ...

I was wondering if KFH will ever move into the vacant unit opposite The Greyhound? They appear to be enjoying the advertising of their Estate Agents on the side of the building and reassuring us that they are 'opening soon'. I think that must have been at least two years ago. If they are not going ...

Please watch out for a good sprinkling of daffodils next Spring and hopefully some wild flowers too on the Kirkdale roundabout. Fed up with the poor offerings from Lewisham council's contractors we have today planted a sack of daffodil bulbs and sown a large pack of wild flower seeds. Something to ...

Yes I'm sure something serious was going on. I wasn't complaining about being woken up as I regard police involvement is necessary to protect the majority of law abiding people. Just curious as to what was going on, since it did carry on for a while.

Anyone also woken up by what must have been a police helicopter circling overhead locally for what seemed ages? I gave up trying to go back to sleep in the end.

Anybody know what it was all about?

Anyone know what that was all about today? Had to go all round the houses to get to East Dulwich this morning. Got almost to the top of Sydenham Hill and saw a huge Clarkes coach trying to do a three point turn in front of us. Driver did a good job and then we saw police car blocking the road at the ...

Yes I know all about the great transport links Tredown Man thank you but that what was pointed out when planning permission was sought for the 70+ flats at Cobbs Court. Also the parking issues/concerns were highlighted when Sainsbury's, Nandos, etc were first mentioned. I feel that we have now ...

Whilst the development initial plans look good, as immediate neighbours living in Peak Hill Gardens, we must ensure some sort of underground parking is included. Any interested and long suffering neighbours in Peak Hill Garden, Spring Hill, Sydenham Avenue, Collingtree Road, etc who are affected by ...

The council intends to demolish the unsightly and redundant warehouse on Mayow Road for new social housing, partly funded by the NHS. From the council report: “Mayow Road will deliver c.33 units of new social housing. This will be made up of c.27 new Temporary Accommodation (TA) family sized homes f ...

' In what way was that argument lost - the local authority has approved their demolition. The mayor has acknowledged he has no powers to prevent their demolition. His officers have advised him that a precedent should not be set whereby a demolition should be halted and thereby the owner - and any ...

Begging outside Sainsbury's Local on the corner of Spring Hill is becoming a daily occurrence and a real problem. Has anyone else noticed this?

Hooray - common sense has prevailed. Lets hope SS don't hijack this one. Good riddance to tjis eyesore. Lets hope we get an Aldi there and give Sainsbury's a run for their money and a bit of healthy competition.