Sydenham Town Forum

Maybe contact these guys

http://www.guerrillagardening.org/

They do good work

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. Sometimes t...

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....

Hey, has anyone clocked off early today?

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 they...

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.

Everyone now has the “3 week flu”. Mention Covid and some people are very touchy.

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!

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 anot...

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

Lewisham West should stay safe Labour. So should West Dulwich & Norwood. More interesting is which way the previous Beckenham constituency goes. It's picking up Penge/Cator Park Labour wards and the troubled Conservative MP is not standing. With the predicted swing it could switch. Every vote t...

It's good to hear Thames Water is testing and I would hope (with their current reputation) that they shout from the rooftops if no evidence of dirty water is found. Trust in them is at rock bottom and I hope they realise this and reassure communities appropriately. I don't want rumours of dirty wat...

Oh dear I’m boiling my water for a while https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/25/thames-water-vomiting-bug-cryptosporidium Thames Water has sent samples of water for lab testing after dozens of people reported becoming unwell with stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea in south-e...

And the next step from this firm is to apply for a loosening of their licence to 24 hrs in a year's time. Couple this with allowing debit card usage in casinos plus allowing more higher stakes machines and this really is quite grim news for gambling addicts and the rest of us combined. Nothing to d...

I voted green x3. Not expecting anything from it. But really struggling to vote Labour, based on interactions with the council over a long period (though I have had recent productive conversations with Louise Krupski, who is now deputy mayor, about the litter issues). I really think it's time some ...

AndrewMorris wrote: ↑28 Jan 2024 11:50 Small fixes can make a big difference. On my street, we're dealing with potholes that are like craters – gonna report them and hope for some asphalt magic.

How did it go? I’m going for speed humps on my road

I voted green x3. Not expecting anything from it. But really struggling to vote Labour, based on interactions with the council over a long period (though I have had recent productive conversations with Louise Krupski, who is now deputy mayor, about the litter issues). I really think it's time some ...

The reason why we, unlike so many other boroughs, don't have decent cycle lanes lies nearer home. The original City Hall Superhighway plan was to bring one to Sydenham. That was squashed by a certain mayoral petrolhead (allegedly). I have to admit the Count had the most impressive manifesto: https:...

Hey, I voted Count Binface. I want proper cycle lanes so there was no way I’d vote for Sadiq again. Johnson was a disaster but he did have some ideas and we nearly had a cycle super highway!

PHDR wrote: ↑20 Mar 2024 16:20 Drove past the school today, I must say it looks lovely in brick

That’s great news, another forum success!! Congrats to everyone who made the monstrosity a distant memory