Sydenham Town Forum

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Some of my neighbours and myself have set up a WhatsApp group for our little corner of Sydenham. The aim is to keep an eye on vulnerable and elderly neighbours, share helpful information, and, just as importantly, keep everyone's spirits up. If a vulnerable or elderly neighbour doesn't use social me...

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21 Dec 2019 09:27

Jenny Burbage, a sports biomechanist at the University of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England, has made studying breasts (and how to support them) her life’s work...

The mind boggles!

I have to be honest and say I've been past the bra fitters in Forest Hill and always wondered how this could be a business. Presumably, you can't measure breasts online. My wife has never been to this kind of shop. Surely when a woman goes to M&S or wherever, the bras say what size they are. I've al...

One of my neighbours had the catalytic converter on her car stolen by thieves the other day. We live off Laurie Park Road. I've seen postings on other local forums about thefts of catalytic converters. It seems to be a new trend by criminals. On a separate issue, does anyone know what happened at th...

A friend of mine he lives in a road near Mayo Park had a new washing machine stolen at around 2 pm this afternoon. The delivery guys had, stupidly, left it in the garden. When my friend came out of the house, he saw all the bubble wrapping on the ground, but no washing machine. He thinks it might ha...

I'd also be interested in joining. But why not discuss some books by local authors, and maybe see if they can attend. There's a number of authors who live in Sydenham. I've discovered that we're a very arty area. Matthew Sweet, Helen Edwardson, and Greg Watts are some I know of. Perhaps Kirkdale boo...

I'm doubtful that many people will venture into Dragonfly Yoga just for a coffee or juice. It doesn't look the most inviting of places. It looks dull rather than cheerful and, somewhat clinical, and, given the size of the "reception" area, which looks like a rather downmarket hotel lobby, slightly i...

This report was in the News Shopper. Two young men from Lewisham have been charged with gun possession in relation to the death of a man in Sydenham who accidentally shot himself. A 25-year-old died on Venner Road last month from gunshot wounds after an apparent attempt to shoot another person backf...

These posters at the old Co-Op and the former Costcutter have been attached to the inside of the windows. Someone must have gone into the buildings. Perhaps a letting agent has done this. If so, why would they bother. The posters are just for a circus, and they're in shops all over Sydenham. Bizarre.

I wouldn't be surprised if Cherry and Ice has closed for good. It was closed for a very long period earlier in the year for a refurb, but I have to be honest and say that it didn't look much different when it reopened. I've always felt that it's never been sure what it wants to be. The ice creams ar...

No, but is does feature people who go on community forums with nothing constructive to add to a post (and, I believe, they are often on a Penny Farthing bike).

The old Co-op in the high street has been empty for three to four years now (with the lights on). So how on earth have posters for a circus appeared on one of the windows inside? I find this puzzling. I can't imagine the owner opening up the building to let someone stick up some posters. In fact, th...

I would have thought that someone firing a gun would alert the police to possible criminal activity!

I've trawled the web, but haven't found any mention of an incident involving gun shots in Sydenham last night. Perhaps, as someone suggested, the sound was fireworks. I for one wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

Where exactly in Sydenham did this incident take place?

I heard today that the small newsagent opposite The Greyhound was robbed at around 5 pm yesterday. A guy (black with a beard and wearing a hood with a baseball cap underneath it), who claimed to have a knife, grabbed money from the till and ran off.

Just come across this statement from the Met: Police were called at 15:45hrs on Sunday, 8 September to reports of suspicious activity in Sydenham Road, SE29. Officers attended. Shots were subsequently heard and firearms officers were also called to the scene along with the London Ambulance Service. ...

According to a post on Twitter, there was a car chase, which ended outside Lloyds bank at 4 pm, and a shot was fired. I can't verify this. Has anyone spoken to anyone who witnessed the incident?

Loads of police cars in the high street, which has been taped off between Newlands Park and the railway bridge, and helicopter flying above. Apparently there's been a shooting near Lloyds bank.