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by Nigel
12 Oct 2012 06:46
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Property World bans "For Sale, boards in Sydenham Highstreet
Replies: 7
Views: 5208

Re: Property World bans "For Sale, boards in Sydenham Highst

Absolutely brilliant news - mindful of what Dan said about the competiveness of the property market I think it is up to Sydenham folk to support Sydenham traders in this case Property World , who commit on this very positive way. We all have much more pound-power than we think so let's support those...
by Nigel
2 Oct 2012 21:26
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Car repairs/body shop
Replies: 10
Views: 8176

Re: Car repairs/body shop

GFA I have been taking my trusty VW Golf Estate to Alan Hillls Motors in Crystal Palace. I do feel slightly disloyal spending one's hard-earned abroad as it were , but he is a thoroughly reliable mechanic and car repairs maestro. Not cheap but has never let me down. He is in Alma Place on the one wa...
by Nigel
15 Sep 2012 20:00
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Cobbs Corner Roundabout
Replies: 61
Views: 33857

Re: Cobbs Corner Roundabout

I too am filled with hope to see this first spade in the ground of what I hope will be a great leap forward for Sydenham. As we pass into this golden future I feel we should reflect on the horror that was the wonky roundabout at Cobbs Corner. To paraphrase a well know phrase or saying , if a 1000 mo...
by Nigel
8 Sep 2012 19:22
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: DEAR PROPERTY WORLD
Replies: 32
Views: 20645

Re: DEAR PROPERTY WORLD

Lee just to add my own penn'orth really. I agree with you and hope Property World , who it has to be said have been a sponsor of Sydenham Arts Festival , will pull themselves together, and take this down. I do hope they rise to the challenge of self-policing and remove this without further prompting...
by Nigel
23 Aug 2012 07:44
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Favourite Five Books
Replies: 43
Views: 19869

Re: Favourite Five Books

Not easy but.....
Star of the Sea- Joseph Oconnor
Cloud Atlas- David Mitchell
His Dark materials - Philip Pullman
The Good Soldier Svec- háček
1066 and All That- sellers and thingy

God morning
Nigel

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by Nigel
30 Jul 2012 19:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: BAN ESTATE AGENTS BOARDS from the High Street.
Replies: 38
Views: 25487

Re: BAN ESTATE AGENTS BOARDS from the High Street.

Lee once again in full agreement . The ideal would be for estate agents to regulate themselves -an outfit like Property World I would imagine would be fairly positive about this I would suspect. Otherwise I think the solution is absolute enforcement with householders taking their own action as need ...
by Nigel
23 Jul 2012 22:01
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: OLYMPIC SPONSORS & LONDON SHOPS
Replies: 2
Views: 2130

Re: OLYMPIC SPONSORS & LONDON SHOPS

Lee 100 percent with you on this . I am not remotely anti-Olympics , having as we do tickets for the women's 1500 metres but I agree that the sponsors are wielding terrifying power . If any establishent in Sydenham is offering an Olympic Breakfast or similar I pledge to eat it in full view of a Trad...
by Nigel
7 Jul 2012 21:38
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Lets try and help the Police
Replies: 10
Views: 5724

Re: Lets try and help the Police

Annie Brilliant idea and well done for posting. I downloaded the application and have had a good look - nothing yet but imagine if everyone took the trouble - I know that scanning CCTV of those deplorable days took up countless hours of police time ( and courts, probation , prison too) . If all of u...
by Nigel
6 Jul 2012 22:57
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Will you use the new Greyhound Pub?
Replies: 35
Views: 20653

Re: Will you use the new Greyhound Pub?

In a word, or actually three, yes I would . Firstly because I would be interested to try it, secondly because I am partial to pint of Wadworths and thirdly , and most importantly , in the hope of bumping into the excellent Liam Curran. Reading about this chap last night in the local paper, made me r...
by Nigel
24 Jun 2012 10:48
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Cycling on Sydenham's pavements
Replies: 79
Views: 41470

Re: Cycling on Sydenham's pavements

SE26bloke- I take your question in the spirit you no doubt intended it. Since I upgraded from a 1934 Leica with sulphur flash to an iPhone albeit an iPhone3, I find I can I can arrange the subject, compose the shot, re-check lighting levels , adjust tie or hat, if worn, and ask everyone to hold stil...
by Nigel
24 Jun 2012 09:54
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Cycling on Sydenham's pavements
Replies: 79
Views: 41470

Cycling on Sydenham's pavements

Dear all, I am writing to garner support for what I hope will result in armageddon within reasonable bounds, against those who cycle on the pavements. From the outset I recognise that cycling is the most important and under-developed mode of transport in the capital and more importantly, Sydenham. I...
by Nigel
24 Jun 2012 08:13
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Gorgeous new garden centre in Parish Lane
Replies: 28
Views: 18196

Re: Gorgeous new garden centre in Parish Lane

Another clear round from me- went there on Saturday, came home with two beautiful pelargoniums and an agapanthus . Tea and cake was excellent . This place actually packs in a lot of plants for what is a fairly small area and the quality of their plants , sundries and refreshments is top notch. Fair ...
by Nigel
28 May 2012 18:12
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Breakfast/brunch recommendations
Replies: 5
Views: 4601

Re: Breakfast/brunch recommendations

I would recommend Sema's Cafe quicker than one could say " two on two with beans and a sausage". Apart from the staunch breakfasting on offer, Sema's is clean, well run and very friendly. It is not off-putting to ladies, it being run by a particularly charming lady who keeps everyone in or...
by Nigel
16 May 2012 22:05
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: (test)
Replies: 2
Views: 3675

Re: wOMAN @ GREEN GROCERS

HA, if I may call you that. I feel it is my duty to point out that someone is impersonating you ? Why? Well , after reading your reasoned argument about the NHS, I went on to read the post about the greengrocer's shop in Sydenham, and realised immediately it was an imposter. The clues are obvious 1-...
by Nigel
11 Apr 2012 16:39
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Happy Birthday Mr Dickens at St Christopher's Hospice
Replies: 2
Views: 2121

Re: Happy Birthday Mr Dickens at St Christopher's Hospice

I went to see this February and it was excellent -the fact that it was the coldest night on record - I watched the production dressed as one one might for mid- winter pike fishing- took nothing away from a really good show. I went home realising how little I knew about Dickens and how much more ther...
by Nigel
8 Apr 2012 13:42
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: What is the best Indian restaurant around Sydenham?
Replies: 30
Views: 20315

Re: What is the best Indian restaurant around Sydenham?

They are take -away only (they also do cook in your home) but I once tried Neel Family Kitchen when they were doing tasters at the grand opening of Billings. It was exceptional and I don't know why I have not ordered take away from them since. I will try them and will feed back but I was mightily im...
by Nigel
20 Feb 2012 20:15
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Billings - I salute you
Replies: 3
Views: 3107

Billings - I salute you

We have appreciated having Billings since it opened - first as a welcome fishmonger in Sydenham , then a really good butcher on our doorstep - we still appreciate not having to schlepp to East Dulwich or worse to buy good meat. Anyway , in my humble estimation , I believe they have now achieved Nati...
by Nigel
1 Jun 2010 21:49
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sergey Dogadin/Martin Roscoe recital
Replies: 1
Views: 2431

Dogadin/Roscoe recital

Fully agree , apart from the brilliance of those , and so many other performers, thinking of the brilliant Endellion Quartet particularly, I think we owe such a debt of gratitude to the organisers . Each of those events involves so much organisation and work from planning, selling tickets/taking tic...
by Nigel
6 Feb 2006 21:05
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Crime levels
Replies: 10
Views: 13077

Crime in Sydenham

I am not sure that yes/no debates about public safety get us very far. I suspect that the truth is that there is more violent crime in Sydenham than there was 5 years ago and low-level disorder has increased along with litter and general decline of the high street . My point would be that the police...