Sydenham Town Forum

Stanford Estates in Forest Hill were excellent when we bought recently. They're very straight forward to deal with and friendly. They're a small company so it feels like a personal service where they actually care about buyer and seller. How refreshing :) I wish this board allowed you to multi-quot...

One way and another, I've had a LOT of experience with estate agents in the last few years, although more in the way of attempting to buy than attempting to sell. Quite a lot of it has been less than stellar, I have to say, although most of those agents have been more in the direction of Beckenham, ...

And I also see from following that link that someone was killed after being hit by a train at Sydenham Hill. My heart goes out to everyone affected - family and friends, and the poor driver and guard of the train.

I went past Alexandra Nurseries this evening on the way back from work, and was surprised to see they were still open. It looks as though they're doing late-night Thursday opening, at least on alternate Thursdays. Looked really nice and cosy in there.

Scary. Are they even old enough to legally own a gun?

I am not sure 120.00 per annum would be too much for people who seem to be able to afford over half a million for a smallish house. You shouldn't confuse being property-rich with actually having plenty of money. Someone might have inherited their property from a parent, bought when prices were far ...

A few days ago, we were watching as a neighbour's cat a few doors down managed to get its paws caught in some nasty wire netting on top of a fence. I was standing there, heart in mouth, wondering if I was going to have to run down the road and bang on (hopefully) the right door to get someone to do ...

Why is it "outrageously selfish" to want to park near my house? It's not, not at all. Anyone who's done a major Sainsbury's run will understand the frustration of being unable to unload anywhere near their house. And it was the time, 20-odd years ago, when I had to park a way down the str...

Estate agents? Beginning with a P, I'd guess? I live on the Newlands Park end of Tredown Road and have done for 4 years. When I moved here parking was not a big issue. There was always a space very close to my house. Acceptable. This passed year the problem has become untenable, for me anyway. You h...

Wonder if it's the same load of idiots who were doing wheelies up and down the high street at lunchtime on Tuesday? They were at least on the road.

Is this the white and black building by the bridge? I passed it the other day: looks very swish, although I'm not sure I like the juxtaposition with the Victorian buildings next door.

Oh well, that's good to know . You're right, they are very flat, but at the same time they do spill into the ground floors and gardens quite a bit. I'm wondering if they'll put off the local wildlife.

Over the last week or so, Bromley has been replacing the old streetlights - or at least their lighting elements - in the Venner Road "toastrack", at least, with new, very bright what appear to be LED lights. I was wondering how people living in that area were finding them? I've heard repor...

decchips wrote:What in Dulwich (and I'm guessing you mean Lordship Lane) or Crystal Palace caters for a decent night out?

The new cinema, perhaps? I hadn't realised it had opened until I went past it on the bus the other day.

You mean the paper isn't currently collected separately from anything else?

I should maybe point out that Bromley has recently reduced its waste paper collection from weekly to fortnightly because the amount collected has gone down and it's not economically viable to do it weekly any more.

Bromley segregate their waste and the front gardens look an absolute mess, it has spoiled the neighbourhood. Please don't go to boxes, like the ones used here as the rubbish just ends up all over the street. It would need to remain wheely bins (perhaps 3 slimline ones?). That's a bit of an over-gen...

We seem to have got very slack at (given up?) bumping these various threads, but I thought I should warn people that in addition to the situation at Sydenham (which I believe is no trains, only buses? - to find departures exactly every ten minutes is highly suspicious) this weekend, there are no tra...

Oh, social media. I don't do social media, which would explain why I wasn't aware of it.

There were 17 stalls in all, so you must have taken a wrong turning somewhere. There were also food tasting sessions with local eateries, though these had allotted times so you might have missed them. Lots of bands playing in Penge tonight at the Goldsmiths and BHT and during the day there was also...

Have you got a lovely garden or a nice front door? She might have just been taking a photo so she could show her partner what kind of new door she wanted. Or she might want to purchase a plant that's in your garden. Its something I would like to do but would probably be too shy. I certainly wouldn'...