Sydenham Town Forum

That's really good news - I'm very much looking forward to the grand opening. If it does well (and I think it will) it should encourage more shops, pubs and cafes to open up or renovate. Sydenham is in a good position, being close to Crystal Palace and East Dulwich, so hopefully we should get the be...

Just discovered that (finally) the Council has made a decision - permission was granted, subject to various conditions - see link:

http://acolnet.lewisham.gov.uk/LEWIS-XS ... mkey=49624

On 17 Sydenham Hill (on the Southwark side of the road) a large house is being redeveloped (by the looks of it, quite extensively) and next door, on the site of the former 19, 21 & 23 Sydenham Hill some new flats are being built. Does anyone have any information about either of these schemes? Th...

It was still there as of this morning, boarded up and looking rather tatty. I've no idea when it is due to be demolished, in fact according to the Lewisham Council website no planning decision has yet been made on it, although this should have been done by now. If you want to check progress yourself...

Well Nasaroc assured us the other week that a coffee shop would be opening near the station soon, so you might have a bit more competition if you did open. If anyone reading this is not interested in (co)running a coffee shop (or simply can't afford to) but would like to do something to rectify the ...

Perhaps Gordon could pay a visit in a new series of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares?

Are you thinking of Domali Juwlz? http://www.london-eating.co.uk/2751.htm I think running coffee shops/ cafes is a lot harder than most people imagine, and just imagine the potential for five co-owners to fall out over how best to run the place? I think the best plan is to encourage people with a tr...

Ah Greg you're back - the Forum's been quieter and duller without you. I don't think you need to ask for permission to air your views, however odious. I walked past the Greyhound yesterday, and briefly popped in, and I couldn't help but reflect that there is so much potential there. It currently loo...

Downloading this link (a lengthy colour PDF document) can be a bit tricky so I have pasted the introduction and the section on Sydenham below for ease of reference: A new rail service will bring the grand Victorian suburbs of south-east London within easy reach of homebuyers for the first time, says...

There's quite a nice, albeit fairly brief, write-up of Sydenham in the Evening Standard's property section: http://es.homesandproperty.co.uk/handp/media/Binder20070606_744.pdf This actually came out last Wednesday but the website has only just been updated. The article as a whole profiles areas bene...

Are any more consultation meetings planned? Yes, the rentamob sound awful, but I would have liked to attend last Friday but couldn't make it. I have to admit to not being wildly ecstatic about building houses in the park, but it could well be a price worth paying for some much-needed and long overdu...

According to www.houseprices.co.uk (which records Land Registry data) it was sold in March for the figure Jules mentioned, so I don't suppose it will feature on any estate agency websites by now.

This sounds good to me Admin. Two quick comments: 1. You might want to make a distinction between local tradesmen etc using this to advertise their services on a permanent basis (their ads wouldn't lapse after 28 days) and someone wishing to buy/ sell an item on a one-off basis (where lapsing after ...

I think having classified ads might be quite useful. I've been looking on ebay to buy some fairly bulky items (e.g. a mirror and a bookshelf) and would much prefer to buy locally, so that delivery/collection is quicker and cheaper. Lucy: existing sites that I used to advertise (when I rented a share...

I'm not sure where these reports of crime and violence came from - clearly things like this do happen occasionally, but I feel reasonably safe walking late at night, and I don't think that this is a particularly unsafe area. That said, accurate statistics are hard to come by, so its difficult to ful...

I haven't seen it - where could I get hold of a copy?

Thanks to all those who came along last night - I really enjoyed it, and it was good to put some usernames to faces. It was also nice to check out the Dolphin (I haven't been before - the Dulwich Wood House is my nearest pub), and I'm looking forward to the gardens opening soon. But we didn't manage...

Thanks for putting this on the website admin. All rather flattering, and sums up much of what I like about Sydenham. Not sure about their comments on Penge though - the area around the two stations and Crystal Palace Park in particular could offer good opportunities, especially if the additional tra...

Do you have any more details? Can anyone join?

That's a reasonable point Sydenhamboy. Someone earlier referred to film nights taking place at a pub in Dulwich - I think it would be useful to see how that is going - it might well be simpler for those of us who are interested to go along there rather than spend a lot of time setting something new ...