Similar messageboard for Penge?

[alywin]

Hi, I'm a newbie here, came across this site totally by accident a few months ago. Since my Sydenham "address" is very much on the Penge side of Sydenham, and much of this board seems to relate to the High-Street/Kirkdale sort of area, I was wondering if anyone knew of a similar board covering Penge? If there is, then I obviously haven't been using the right Google search terms!

Thanks!

[admin]

I have been hoping to set up a Penge Forum for about 4 years now under the penge.org.uk moniker. However as a Sydenham lad (albeit only 50 yards from the border) I do feel it should be run, at least in part, by Penge people.

Two or three have come forward but failed at the first hurdle (buying me a pint at The Bridge Tavern). The invitation is still open.

The real problem of getting a new Forum off the ground is getting enough people to post sufficient articles to make it worth visiting. A real chicken & egg problem. Alternatively I could start a Penge/SE20 subforum here and when it reaches a critical point - transfer it out to be the base of a new Penge site.

What do people think?

Admin

[nork1]

http://www.se20.com/forum/

It's a lively and happening place!!

[Marathon]

Unless you have a clown phobia

[admin]

I think SE20.com shows the problem. It isn't a Penge forum (being an offshoot of SE23.com) and has not yet generated the posting rate to make it a viable discussion area.

So do Penge folk want to do anything about it? Drum up business for SE20.com, takeover penge.org.uk or start their own?

Admin

[sophie]

I like your idea of having a Penge off shoot on this site! I actually came on today to post something about eating out etc and wanted to mention a place in Penge!

[Pontvert]

Hi just found this discussion and as well as this site found another called www.MyPenge.co.uk not much to it yet - seems sincere

[Bovine Juice]

That MyPenge site has hardly captured the positives in its photo gallery. Where's the parks and almshouses?

Oh well, back t this thread, I'd love a decent message board for Penge. A sub forum off this one would be ideal.

[alywin]

Back again - I'm trying to see if there's a decent forum for Beckenham now! I certainly can't see anything nearly as vibrant as this one. The best I've found seems to be a Ning - I'm not really sure what that is, and reading all the Ts&Cs made my eyes water so much that I'm not sure I can face signing up!

What we need is a website which lists local forums in the UK ...

[TopBanana]

I have been hoping to set up a Penge Forum for about 4 years now under the penge.org.uk moniker. However as a Sydenham lad (albeit only 50 yards from the border) I do feel it should be run, at least in part, by Penge people.

Two or three have come forward but failed at the first hurdle (buying me a pint at The Bridge Tavern). The invitation is still open.

The real problem of getting a new Forum off the ground is getting enough people to post sufficient articles to make it worth visiting. A real chicken & egg problem. Alternatively I could start a Penge/SE20 subforum here and when it reaches a critical point - transfer it out to be the base of a new Penge site.

What do people think?

Admin

I am prepared to step up to the plate.... Mines a Guinness.