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by syd
6 Apr 2025 12:45
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: House conversion
Replies: 4
Views: 6429

Re: House conversion

I’ve decided to not be a nimby. Who can afford a whole house nowadays
by syd
30 Mar 2025 12:12
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: House conversion
Replies: 4
Views: 6429

House conversion

Hi all, I received a notice about the conversion of large house. I wasn’t going to make an objection until I saw a cheaply made sign asking for similar properties. Everything screams cheap conversion and exploitative rents. I understand there is a need for affordable housing but I think I’m going to ...
by syd
9 Feb 2025 14:26
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Assembly - 11am Saturday 1 February
Replies: 7
Views: 20483

Re: Sydenham Assembly - 11am Saturday 1 February

Hey thanks for sharing. I’ll look into the options


Here's the email received on 17th January - based on your passionate response you might be interested in sending in feedback via the link in the content:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id ...
by syd
31 Jan 2025 16:58
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Assembly - 11am Saturday 1 February
Replies: 7
Views: 20483

Re: Sydenham Assembly - 11am Saturday 1 February


Thanks Chris for the reminder.

And is this likely to be the last Assembly in their current format? I'm sure I got an email recently that said this - that there was no longer funds available to support these events. It will be useful to hear how you, and our other two Councillors), plan to get ...
by syd
30 Sep 2024 11:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green
Replies: 28
Views: 57503

Re: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green


Ther is no question that work needs to be carried out to improve the traffic flow and parking situation at Bell Green but that was not the point of this thread. I note someone also advocates building housing on the site. Good look with that. There is a reason the former gas works was not developed ...
by syd
25 Sep 2024 21:46
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green
Replies: 28
Views: 57503

Re: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green


LB Lewisham has granted permission for the M&S proposal at Bell Green.

The decision was published on 16 September 2024 and the Decision Letter, Delegated Officers Report and a Revised Plan has appeared on the documents list at this location.

https://planning.lewisham.gov.uk/online-applications ...
by syd
11 Sep 2024 17:00
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Winter Fuel payment
Replies: 8
Views: 18342

Re: Winter Fuel payment



MPs are claiming "second home" heating allowances with many of them having claimed thousands of pounds, including Rachel Reeves. Total hypocrisy!


I'm in the same camp. Had they also taken away the heating allowance for second homes of MP's I would have found it a bit more acceptable.


👍

I ...
by syd
11 Sep 2024 16:54
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Winter Fuel payment
Replies: 8
Views: 18342

Re: Winter Fuel payment


I'm in a tangle over this.

Yes I would rather they had moved the burden upwards. But that is going to be a long hard haul.


A windfall tax on energy companies would have fixed this. Even Thatcher did one

The 1980s
In 1981 Thatcher’s then chancellor, Geoffrey Howe, accused high street banks ...
by syd
10 Sep 2024 15:10
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Winter Fuel payment
Replies: 8
Views: 18342

Winter Fuel payment

Hey,

Ellie Reeves voted for the cut. It seems constituents are secondary to the party ideology and people will die or spend winter in fear of being warm.

It didn’t take long for the honeymoon to end!
by syd
31 Aug 2024 19:55
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Broken window theory
Replies: 31
Views: 84718

Re: Broken window theory

Maybe contact these guys

http://www.guerrillagardening.org/

They do good work
by syd
28 Aug 2024 11:50
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Broken window theory
Replies: 31
Views: 84718

Re: Broken window theory



Fantastic work, thank you for helping to keep Sydenham tidy
I cannot understand people who just throw their rubbish on the ground even when there are bins close by


Seems all my images broke, so I've re-added some...

It's complicated. Sometimes it's the birds emptying the bins. Or foxes ...
by syd
8 Aug 2024 12:11
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Riots
Replies: 2
Views: 12625

Re: Riots


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 ...
by syd
7 Aug 2024 16:03
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Riots
Replies: 2
Views: 12625

Riots

Hey, has anyone clocked off early today?
by syd
6 Jul 2024 08:30
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Did you vote?
Replies: 22
Views: 38958

Re: Did you vote?


Yes I was surprised the Greens have emerged from the others as the clear main contender in Lewisham West. Still a long way behind but a reminder to Ellie that the Labour Party's climate policies need to get stronger if she doesn't want the gap narrowed..

Also a reminder to our councillors that ...
by syd
5 Jul 2024 13:01
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Did you vote?
Replies: 22
Views: 38958

Did you vote?

Hey all,

I voted green and we came in 2nd! The best result ever!! I knew we couldn’t win but a 12% rise and a reduced labour vote may make the bloated lazy incumbents pay attention. In fact green came 2nd in all Lewisham wards!!

This gives me hope.
by syd
3 Jul 2024 19:39
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Covid being ignored
Replies: 1
Views: 9937

Re: Covid being ignored

Everyone now has the “3 week flu”. Mention Covid and some people are very touchy.
by syd
1 Jun 2024 15:46
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green
Replies: 28
Views: 57503

Re: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green

stuart wrote: 31 May 2024 13:32
syd wrote: 31 May 2024 10:58 😦 that’s great! We’re on our way to a Waitrose 😂
Steady lad!
I’m a dreamer!
by syd
1 Jun 2024 15:33
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green
Replies: 28
Views: 57503

Re: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green

Or does FHSoc hold a view that the area of Perry Vale, Bellingham and Lower Sydenham are not deserving of a new M&S outlet?

I believe so.

To object to creating jobs, with the cachet of an M&S in an area in need of regeneration is a bit fishy. FHSoc might be full of snobs.

It feels like another ...
by syd
31 May 2024 10:58
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green
Replies: 28
Views: 57503

Re: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green

😦 that’s great! We’re on our way to a Waitrose 😂