Sydenham Town Forum

Managed into the ground and now residents suffer the consequences. I used to take my first born there for swimming lessons. Brilliant teacher left because of the mismanagement. They wouldn't run a class if they didn't have 3 kids, so you'd end up arriving to find out you just had to walk home again...

That’s a shame. Despite it being in dire need for a renovation it’s convenient for a large community and both of my kids have learned to swim there. But seems like they’ve run the numbers and a 600k loss is not to be sniffed at especially as the council are pretty strapped as it is. It’s a tricky on...

Interestingly enough, I see very little difference between the high st when it was tier 3 and now in tier 4. Same number of people on the high st and seemingly the same shops etc open.
Not sure I get it tbh

owlwise wrote: ↑26 Dec 2020 16:31 Just what Sydenham needs another damn gym. What about a Waitrose?

Not sure dear old Sydders is quite on the Waitrose demographic profile as yet!

Saw the signs up today for the gym in the old Bludgens/Coop

That should put a stop to the graffiti

I take it you’re being sarcastic and if so I totally agree. I’m all for getting people walking and cycling etc, but I counted 44 idling cars waiting for the lights on Mayow Rd this evening as I walked up...I’ve got a funny feeling that the pollution built up there alone makes a mockery of the idea. ...

Really? Wow. I mean I’ve been stuck coming down there before, but never nearly for so long. I was there the other night on a Thursday having dropped one of my kids in Dulwich and had the same issue. Not quite as long, but a pretty tedious journey. Wasn’t aware it was isolated to Fridays or that it t...

This may have come up in another post somewhere, but I was driving home from other side of town on Friday, and it took me 47mins to get from the top of Westwood Hill to the bottom of the high st. Extraordinary. There is no question that I could have hopped quicker. (Before someone says I could walk,...

Growsydenham wrote: ↑14 Sep 2020 14:55 I do hope this latest appeal manages to set aside the divisive language and baseless claims which have been a part of this campaign.

Such as?

Sydenham Green is a total abomination frankly. It’s always been like that. Ring up in the morning for an appointment, stay on hold, get met with a terse tone from receptionist saying no appointments. We’ve been registered with it for about 12 years, and it’s always been dreadful. It’s consistent, th...

I'm annoyed by this, but mainly because I never wanted to be a Barclays customer in the first place. I was a member of the Woolwich, which had the branch until demutualisation 1997. Barclays said at the time that they bought the Woolwich for its brilliant customer service, then promptly closed on t...

David Icke on the committee?

It won’t be Hauwei at least....

Ghlpc wrote: ↑10 Jul 2020 20:13 And one more thing.

Where is our 'voice of the neighbourhood'...The Sydenham Society?

Very surprised they haven't made any comments about this, for or against, unless I've missed something?

Are you going to name the councillor(s) you say live there?

But which other councillor(s) are you talking about? You say others live there. So who?

owlwise wrote: ↑10 Jul 2020 16:11 Cllr Chris Best lives round there.

So the suggestion is that Cllr Best has lobbied for this?
Or do other cllrs live there too?

Seems the location of Cllr Best’s house would be irrelevant given she lives on the periphery by Mayow, and in fact detrimental.

Changes such as this were urged on councils by TFL as an emergency measure as part of the Covid-19 crisis response - see the original post for more information. There was no time for any consultation. There will be time later on, and we'll have the chance to give our views then. This reminds me of ...

Seemed like there were bike races going on again tonight.

I can hear some serious engine noise. Not entirely sure where about it is, but pretty loud!

I assume it will require someone to have a serious accident before the police do something.

The road is now closed. This seems so arbitrary and spontaneous. Perhaps it will lower the amount of traffic on the road that a local counseller lives on? I have also noticed that the man who was running his car repair business on Bishopsthorpe and Silverdale has begun to leave loads of cars and va...

Sorry but the threat from coronavirus has taken over from climate change The planet can look after itself hence inflicted this virus upon us which I predicted a year ago A lot of good will hopefully come out of this There are too many people trying to be "right on and hip" rather than sin...