Sydenham Town Forum

A refurbishment planning application which seems to suggest it's going to become more of a drive-thru. Already a hazard and encouraging an even worse environmental & health culture. "Refurbishment of the restaurant with alterations to the drive thru lane, to include additional land for the ...

An explanation? "A council has been left with little other choice than to approve hundreds of controversial homes on a former gasworks site after it failed to meet its housing targets. Councillors sitting on Lewisham’s planning committee received legal advice that they would have ‘zero per cent suc ...

Slightly out of area but anyone going down from Crystal Palace Parade to the Paxton Green roundabout (just before Croxted Road) would have witnessed this amazing feat of acrobatics by a Volkswagen. This is where kids cross the road to Kingsdale School. Speedcam required? Those on Westwood Hill ...

The proposal as I read it is simply to re-purpose the existing original lane now blocked by parked vehicles to a bus lane to speed travel. No road widening needed. Widening the road under the bridge would be a collossal cost and totally disrupt the whole Hayes Line and close Lower Sydenham station ...

IME Bus lanes are better cycle lanes than cycle lines. Two reasons: first they are wider, second they are better respected. Bus drivers are generally great and the occasional pause sure is preferable to the current free for all. If you have space for three great but it is better that bus lanes take ...

I am reading the maps as showing only an East-West Bus Lane. This is mostly recovering road from parked vehicles on the downward slope to the railway bridge. I used to drive along Southend Lane several times a week. I drove the short distance because I couldn't cycle it. I tried and took ...

For dreamers yesterday Mayor Khan requested funding of the Bakerloo to Lewisham extension. This may or may not lead to the takeover over the Lower Sydenham line from Southeastern to TfL putting us properly on the tube map.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m04dwpn8jo

Right now we have the prospect of no Southern services and reduced Overground later this month. Best spend Halloween at home!

Really confusing details here: https://www.timeout.com/london/news/sou ... erm-100124

Yes Bell Green perfectly delivers on its original concept. Except if we are moving back to the 15 minute town concept we have a problem. Return to the High Street relies on only Lidl as the sole supermarket (aoppose premium priced convenience stores). If Lidl should close a difficult smaller store ...

I look forward to shopping there anyway. :lol: I will walk there. :roll: Good luck. Navigating the maze of fenced pedestrian refuges and crossings to get across the gyratory is not fast or fun. Cycling through it is not for the faint-heated. The whole complex is designed to make you drive (and then ...

JGD wrote: ↑25 Sep 2024 18:46 Much rejoicing in the locale in anticipation of this new store's opening.

Nay, the parish of St Michael rejoicith not. Indeed they are getting quite shirty.

Lawrie Park Avenue/Sydenham Avenue roundabout roadworks has a spanking new water fountain. Very impressive!


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To be honest I haven't noticed it. We always go into town in the evening on the train but return on the 176 which has no last bus (except Christmas Eve). Speed and punctuality is important when going out but convenience trumps that on the return. I had to go to Victoria this morning. Southern was on ...

Bit confused. That isn't WFA is it? You don't claim it and it can't apply to second homes because the benefit is person not property related. Are you questioning whether allowances that should be allowed to those MPs who are compelled to pay for a second home so they can serve both their distant ...

I'm in a tangle over this. Pensioners have had a good run since the triple lock cut in. Much better than the majority of the population and especially the poor whose other benefits were not triple locked. One good thing coming out of this is getting more who qualify for pension bensfit onto pension ...

No, so didn't have time to join the Walthamstow anti-fash demo. Hopefully tonight sees the beginning of the end to the riots. But not the underlying issues.

The good news is Sydenham wasn't a focus in the xenophobic troubles. Not getting on with everybody is no excuse for seeking to eliminate them.

Do you drive north through Dulwich? If you are rich enough to use the College Road toll-gates or mean enough to take the Huntslip Road detour then it's not going to happen from July 29th to November 2nd. Basically the area around the roundabout where the two routes rejoin t'other side of the toll ...

If you look back I didn't vote for her. My relations with the Sydenham Labour Party are best described as "difficult". I will still credit her for doing good work in the constituency as I did for her two predecessors - the first of whom did my family a great service was the Conservative John Maples ...

Shame she was not at her desk dealing with constituents' letters. Yes taking a Sunday off to meet her constituents is pretty shocking. But I'm sure you will be delighted to hear Ellie is back slaving over a keyboard today. I got a very positive response at midday to an email I sent on 12/7 ...

How can a self employed person be on maternity leave? (MPs are self-employed... What is called their pay is nothing of the sort. It is a fee!) See here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63985745 Extended by Boris to include ministers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55933388 Suella ...