Sydenham Town Forum

Nominative determinism the Burnham Way

Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Stuart

Not seen reported in the national or local news media. But then there is virtually no reporting of Sydenham these days in the Newsshopper or South London Press. Two Sydenham crime bosses convicted of supplying false passports to A-list murderers, drug traffickers & dealers including Stephen Lawr...

Thanks Ian. We walked part of the Green Chain as part of TfL's Capital Ring walk which I do recommend - along with the London Loop. All change the way you look at London. Here is some combined signage for both on the Lower Sydenham/New Beckenham frontier: https://social.brainsys.com/system/media_att...

Crystal Palace park schemes 1 Dinosaurs – and statues – to be restored… New Dinosaur-themed play area… Car parking moved to the edges… Major works are set to take place restoring the Dinosaurs and the Italian terraces in Crystal Palace park as the first parts of a £17.4 million contract. Bromley co...

And here are a couple of images:





Stuart

So he'll be out in 3 years then? :lol: 5 years minimum. This offender may qualify for the more serious crime category in which case they must serve at least two thirds of sentence in prison: https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/sentencing-and-the-council/types-of-sentence/determinate-prison-sentenc...

Speaking of Starbucks - this tweet is not for those without a strong stomach:
https://twitter.com/selina65charles/sta ... 9833705474

Sydenham Lloyds Bank armed robber jailed for 10 years. The robbery was in its final days before being closed in February 2022. It's now the new Starbucks (sigh). Original bank raid report: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sydenham-traders-need-more-visible-policing-says-barber-after-gun-toting-robbers...

A tweet of the BBC London News report is here: https://twitter.com/BarryCaffrey/status/1617986208638078977 And, again from Twitter, my favourite image: https://social.brainsys.com/system/media_attachments/files/109/761/011/744/526/565/small/1226a64f7da7c05e.jpeg And nice to hear from you again Nigel!

Remember how Lightopia took months to only partially reinstate the park last year? Well now they have just junked the installations littering the park - and somebody else is going to clear up the mess in what was South London's leading park. Another blow to our greatest recreation area? Story here: ...

The planning website https://planning.lewisham.gov.uk is only responding today with this so I won't be upfating the list of liocal applications over on sydenham.info: IDOX Public Access Page not found The requested URL was not found on this server. If you had typed the URL, please check especially t...

A South London woman has been left shaken after strangers attempted to get into her home at 2 o'clock in the morning and it is not the first time. The woman from Sydenham explained how she had recently had people knocking on her door in the early hours of the morning and that she was not alone. Neig...

We got delivery again on a strike day. In RM uniform this time so a strike-breaker?

Looks like DO manager must live in our road.

Stuart

We are fortunate to have two excellent posties who go the extra mile. They deserve better.

If you are not getting regular post - your issue is surely with RM management. Maybe you are experiencing similar treatment as their own staff.

Stuart

Got a Royal Mail email this morning saying a parcel would be delivered today. The surprise was it arrived. Not by our postman, not in a Royal Mail van but in an unmarked black van. I assume the Forest Hill/Sydenam DO managers hired in strike breakers who crossed picket lines. I could have waited a d...

Seems to be a fun outfit. Why have I never heard about them?
https://sydenhambroadcastingcoop.com

Stuart

Another post (;-) Spotted in today's Metro for house hunters. Does this mark a bear market in London property prices? A snip at £795,000 from KFH here: https://www.kfh.co.uk/south-east-london-and-north-kent/sydenham/houses-for-sale/2269689/ [Venner Road] https://social.brainsys.com/system/media_atta...

I just posted this on Mastodon: On the evening of 30 November 1936, Sir Henry Buckland was walking his dog near the Palace with his daughter Crystal, named after the building, when they noticed a red glow within it ... [Wikipedia] https://social.brainsys.com/system/media_attachments/files/109/432/73...

Sorry to hear that.My daughter had her Honda Jazz done in Forest Hill. Ask your repairer to put on welded clamps to make it harder next time. Also park with exhaust side next to the kerb if possible. These guys will always go for the easiest cars. So that's about all you can do. Re replacement, shop...

Lots of Met. police activities at Newlands Park. Some 'secret' others very mundane. Another candidate for large business in the past might be ICL in Kangley Bridge Rd. (Disappeared about 40? years ago. I did some business with Newlands Park but never got past reception ;-) ICL was in Worsley Bridge...