Sydenham Town Forum

We've now heard that Lewisham planners met the Greyhound's owners on site on Monday to discuss the methods to be employed for the removal of the RSJ and the mezzanine floor prior to rebuilding the Greyhound in order to comply with the 2010 planning permission. It's been agreed that the roof should ...

An evening celebrating the vibrant and diverse culture of India, this second annual event is bigger and better than ever! The show originated in Canada and was featured at SAF 2013 to a sold-out crowd and rave reviews. It includes ornate classical dance from three regions, haunting music and bhangra ...

Featherstone Cohousing is situated at 1-1a Eliot Bank, near the junction of Sydenham Hill and Kirkdale. It is a large Victorian lodge with spacious grounds which could provide 33 spacious self-contained apartments and houses. Members of Featherstone Cohousing are holding an Open Day on Saturday 27th ...

As Biscuitman has said earlier in this thread, there are no planning policies that will help us resist the application by Tesco for a convenience store on this site. The premises currently have an A3 use class (restaurants, snack bars and cafes) and change of use to A1 (shops, retail warehouses ...

I've been contacted by Lewisham Council with a link to the page on their website where the contractor will give updates on the progress of the work on Sydenham Road. This is their first posting - others will follow at the link below. “We are now 14 days into this year-long project, and this past w ...

Hullo Lois The home further up on Westwood Hill is called Westwood House. It's very good - I've had personal experience of it as two close relatives stayed there. It's run by the Barchester group and this is its weblink: http://www.barchester.com Please PM me if you would like any more information ...

Sydenham's Easter egg trail starts at 11am (today, Easter Saturday) with the following shops taking part: Cobbs Corner Sugahill Café & Gallery– 250 Kirkdale Robinson & JacksonEstate Agents – 256 Kirkdale Kirkdale Bookshop – 272 Kirkdale Sydenham DIY – 274 Kirkdale High Street Shakthi Supermarket – 5 ...

Sat 18 Feb, 10am outside Sydenham Police Station, 179 Dartmouth Road SE26 4RN Join the Sydenham and Forest Hill Socs this Saturday outside the police station at 10am and meet Brian Paddick, prospective Liberal Democrat Mayor of London, who is visiting Sydenham to show his support for community ...

Thank you Bensonby for the background info above. The Met Police's Crime Mapping data at this link: http://maps.met.police.uk/access.php?area=E01003335&sort=rate&order=d shows that sub ward E01003335 (central Sydenham, including the Thorpes) has the highest levels of reported crime in the area ...

SYDENHAM POLICE STATION The Metropolitan Police are considering relocating the Sydenham Safer Neighbourhood Team to Catford police station, Bromley Road SE6 as they wish to sell their site in Dartmouth Road SE26. This move could take place as soon as the end of March. We've now set up an online ...

Join Sydenham Music Friends & Supporters for a Christmas Fundraising Dinner at the Dolphin at 7.30 on Sunday December 4. The Dolphin have devised a festive three-course meal (for both veggies and carnivores!) with music from the Zenoria Trio and more besides. Tickets £36 (to include dinner and music) ...

Sydenham Library, Monday October 17, 10am-4pm (free for all delegates with sandwich lunch provided) THE GLASS HOUSE Community-led design is one of the agencies awarded funding by the government to offer support to communities hoping to develop a Neighbourhood Plan. At the invitation of the Forest ...

There will be an exhibition to view the proposals for 255-269 Sydenham Road at Sydenham Library this Thursday & Friday, from 3-8pm. This is a chance to meet the planning consultants and have your say! A flyer (with details of the proposal) has been delivered by Amicus Horizon to residents in some ...

The St Clements Danes Holborn Trust is proposing to regenerate its almshouses at St Clements Heights on Sydenham Hill (the entrance is off Wells Park Road, near the junction with Sydenham Hill, opposite the Dulwich Wood House). The almshouses are in need of major improvement works and the charity ...

Hi Poppygirl I agree with virtually everything that has been said. I've lived in the Thorpes for over 20 years and previously lived just off the high street. Sydenham has always had a great community spirit -when we first moved here the Sydenham Community Festival was an annual event. That faded in ...

The AGM of the Thorpes Residents Association takes place tonight at the Golden Lion from 7.30pm, with the meeting starting at 8. Now in its sixth year, the AGM is open to all residents and tenants who live on the Thorpe Estate and in Sydenham Mews - the flats above the shops to the rear of ...

A quick update for today - 2 Open Studios to catch: Marc Rosenfeld at 148 Sydenham Road; vibrant colours and interesting textures are a feature of Marc's paintings - see them this Sunday and next, 11-5pm. Anne-Marie Glasheen, 108 Perry Hill. Anne-Marie is a painter, poet and photographer and her ...

Saturday July 4, Sunday July 5; 11am-5pm Forest Hill Library photographic exhibition Entitled ‘The Bigger Picture’, 10 photographers based in Sydenham and Forest Hill display their work for the duration of the festival. The Kirkdale Centre, 84 Kirkdale SE26 4BH: a fantastic exhibition of artists and ...

One of the major elements of the Sydenham Arts Festival is an artists trail taking people around local businesses, libraries and artist's studios. If you haven't already got the Arts Trail leaflet please pick one up from the Kirkdale Bookshop (all SAF brochures should have a copy inside). The first ...

Just a footnote for Greg - KI's partner worked in Lewisham, so they may have had two boltholes in Sydders...
Admin - thanks for the update on Mohammed Hanif.