Sydenham Town Forum

Like Wilkos, but bigger, was how I described it.

It will be paywalled, but if you have a Times subscription (does anyone have a Sharetoken?)

https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/coolest-uk-postcodes-move-2025-s6tsshqsd

"1 day ago — Whisper it: Penge is becoming the most desirable postcode south of the river. This patch ...

Hoping things have eased a bit by now?

VERY early Feb, as it turned out.

Went in there today: there are "LAST FEW DAYS" posters up, so I guess it won't be there for much longer. Not that there's much left, except perhaps for paint.

Contrary to a report I read a few weeks ago, Penge Homebase is one of the Homebase stores closing. Just wanted to make sure everyone was aware No official closing date yet, as far as I'm aware, but they are already reducing goods.

I've picked up a flyer for a concert of folk music (folk music meets classical, it says) followed by a ceilidh, on 16th November at 6.30 pm at St. John's Penge (next to the almshouses). £10 on door, cash or card, profits going to the Penge Debt Centre.

Alywin

May I suggest you email Chloe and Will, Lib Dem councillors for Beckenham Town who pressured to get the weekday services restored.
They also can be seen in person at the Waitrose cafe on the first and third Saturdays in the month. 0930-1100.

beckenhamcouncillors@bromleylibdems.org.uk

I ...

Services from Penge East will increase from mid December, with four an hour again both ways. 4 an hour to Victoria between 06.03 until 23.33. 4 an hour from Victoria between 05.57 and 23.27.

Hoo-"£$%$"£^&-ray. For the first time since April 2020. Too bad I gave up waiting and moved to a ...

Space is always at a premium for setting up of temporary bus stops by TfL and it is recognised it is not always easy to make temporary arrangements. As we are witnessing in Sydenham now, several bus stops in sequence are closed and no temporary bus stops have been setup, leaving excessive ...

Difficult. Do I think the bar has been set too high? Yes. But is there anywhere else it could reasonably be set? What would happen if there was a two-tier system, with a lower amount for those pensioners not on pension credit? Obviously it wouldn't cut costs so much. But I think last year's WFP ...

That last, I would certainly agree with. I wrote an email to loads of local councillors a few years ago, and simply CC'd her in so she was aware of the situation. She was the only one who replied ...

Well, if Chloe remains a councillor, perhaps that won't be a bad thing? I know she's been very communicative, which is more than I can say for certain other councillors.

Well Ellie is now Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio).

Sounds nice - ministerial salary without ministerial responsibility.

I guess that means we will see less of her as a constituency MP
Is that possible?

Would someone like to explain? She's no longer my ...

SE26 residents in the London Borough of Bromley, such as those who live at the southern end of Lawrie Park Road past Border Road, Newlands Park, Crystal Palace Park Road and Kent House Road will be in the new Beckenham and Penge seat.

Hopefully they too will get a good MP. Is there actually any ...

rbmartin wrote: 26 May 2024 17:32 Every 15 minutes from around 0535 to 1020 and then around 1427 to 2057 on weekdays from June 3rd. Every 30 minutes otherwise.

Virtually no change, then Just as well I moved.

Oh dear. I had what I thought was a bit of a stomach bug last weekend, but it wasn't nearly as bad as these reports indicate.

https://insidecroydon.com/2024/05/25/now-south-londons-water-supply-is-tested-for-sickness-bug/

By the way, I don't see any reference to "cholera" in the Guardian article.

Whoopee. Did she attempt to persuade Southeastern to reinstate the rest of the services via Penge East, too?

Which set of tracks are you talking about - the Sydenham-Penge West ones, or the Penge East-Sydenham Hill ones? I can't speak from personal experience of having either of them down the back of my garden, but certainly from the opposite side of the road I can't think there'd be a problem.

As for ...

LB Bromley, reference ADE(TP)/RP/T100/763

Seems as though it might be a good idea to me, given how often you'd see one vehicle having to reverse down the road on encountering one travelling in the opposite direction.

Surprised to see that LBB thinks that both roads are in Penge, though, when ...