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by parker
7 May 2009 17:22
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Tesco in Kirkdale?
Replies: 216
Views: 148117

Hi MikeInDenham I wrote to Caffe Nero and recieved an instant reply saying that they looked at 2 properties in Sydenham about a year ago bt they were honest and thought Sydenham wasnt the right location for their business, perhaps because it looks a bit scruffy, however they said they were intereste...
by parker
7 May 2009 17:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Should the High Street be closed to traffic?
Replies: 27
Views: 19134

The new local Tesco Express in Kirkdale will definetely mean i will be going to the Sava Centre less.
by parker
6 May 2009 22:45
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Should the High Street be closed to traffic?
Replies: 27
Views: 19134

These days if I need to get to Savacentre by car (which should be a straight and painless route) I'll often go round about the houses and drive all the way to Forest Hill and then down Perry Rise to get there. Or even to Penge and come in via Kent House Road just so I don't have to drive down Syden...
by parker
6 May 2009 22:33
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Tesco in Kirkdale?
Replies: 216
Views: 148117

ALIB wrote:i looked in this evening and i think other local shops may well be concerned. It looks asthough they will have to 'up their game'

Tesco had 5 cash tills open to cope with the custom.
Just what i love to hear!! :D
by parker
4 May 2009 21:28
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New betting shop (YES ANOTHER ONE !!!)
Replies: 56
Views: 36492

If i refer to Venner Road as being 'posh' or 'desireable' when i say this i generally mean the Bromley end if ive confused anyone, i.e. Wiverton, Byne Road area, the Bromley end is under Sydenham too, i dont think the 'Lewisham' end is very nice, as you say. However i think the majority of the house...
by parker
4 May 2009 18:04
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New betting shop (YES ANOTHER ONE !!!)
Replies: 56
Views: 36492

I think most of Venner Road has lovely houses and is definetely one of the most expensive and desirable areas of Sydenham, also the houses in the Venner Road to Newlands Park area are usually always in high demand, estate agents are usually always putting signs in their windows saying that they woul...
by parker
3 May 2009 12:11
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Incident in Lower Sydenham?
Replies: 3
Views: 4774

Im guessing the Costcutter opposite Kwikfit.
by parker
1 May 2009 18:39
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Windmill Pub, Kirkdale
Replies: 37
Views: 23475

Its quite interesting that they have good beer, as ive heard that they buy beer when its just about to go out of date which is why it is cheap, and that it works well for them as they can shift it quickly before it actually goes out of date because they operate on such a large scale. Yes that Wether...
by parker
1 May 2009 00:36
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Tesco in Kirkdale?
Replies: 216
Views: 148117

danstevens wrote:it opens on Wednesday 5th May.
Im presuming you mean Wednesday 6th May, or Tuesday 5th May?
by parker
1 May 2009 00:26
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Windmill Pub, Kirkdale
Replies: 37
Views: 23475

I suppose what i am trying to say is that a smaller crowd of people is being attracted to the Windmill from pubs like The Fox and The Woodman which are smaller establishments, therefore i am saying that as the Windmill is an overly large pub for the area, it is not attracting the amount of customers...
by parker
28 Apr 2009 23:26
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New betting shop (YES ANOTHER ONE !!!)
Replies: 56
Views: 36492

I fail to see what harm will come from a bookies opening up It's not so much harm, its more a case of not wanting a high street full of bookies, pound shops and takeaways. Like fat_mike, I'd sooner a bookies over an empty shop, but I'd sooner anything else over a bookies. :roll: Like i keep saying....
by parker
28 Apr 2009 23:16
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bakerloo extension?
Replies: 29
Views: 23610

London mayor Boris Johnson has said he is considering plans to extend the Bakerloo tube line as far as Lewisham. ..if it were to be extended to Lewisham, what would be the likely route? Any chance at all that it could come through Forest Hill or Syd? Syd and Lewisham are already connected.....it's ...
by parker
27 Apr 2009 18:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Postmans trolleys
Replies: 17
Views: 12657

It's quite bad, but i find this really amusing, dont know why but i do.

http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/r ... s_trolley/

Hopefully this wont happen nearby, can you imagine the smell of plastic?!
by parker
27 Apr 2009 16:48
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Greyhound Pub
Replies: 133
Views: 113988

Does anyone know the latest on this subject?

When will this application be approved/disapproved??
by parker
27 Apr 2009 16:44
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: CINEMAS
Replies: 29
Views: 22278

I think its absolutely ridiculous the fact that Lewisham doesnt have a cinema, there really has been a lack of investment within the borough hasnt there? ...I mean so many boroughs, think of neighbouring Croydon and Greenwich have large entertainment and retail complexes like Purley Way, Croydon To...
by parker
27 Apr 2009 16:28
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Windmill Pub, Kirkdale
Replies: 37
Views: 23475

To be honest, the Windmill is too big a size pub for the area, the whole look of the place is Wetherspoons and it should have stayed that way. The size would be ok if it was still a Wetherspoons as the low prices of a Wetherspoons would mean a higher footfall if you like. It looks like the place wou...
by parker
27 Apr 2009 15:23
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New betting shop (YES ANOTHER ONE !!!)
Replies: 56
Views: 36492

I agree with Biscuit, why dont Lewisham ever do the right thing, they seem to grant the opening of Chicken shops, Bookies and all these unethical businesses that make the high street look cheap and miserable and if it continues this way Sydenham's future will be jeopardised immensely whether the ELL...
by parker
27 Apr 2009 15:16
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Empty properties blight
Replies: 32
Views: 31426

:evil:
by parker
27 Apr 2009 00:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bakerloo extension?
Replies: 29
Views: 23610

Gazza – even better. What a boon it would be if Lower Sydenham were linked by one train direct to Oxford Circus and central London! This is exactly what i would love to add to the East london Line, Sydenham and Lower Sydenham would definetely become one of the optimum locations to live regarding tr...