Sydenham Town Forum

Some interesting ideas already - I particularly like Sydenhamboy's alcohol-themed suggestions. :D Not sure where a new supermarket could go - perhaps the Somerfields could be revamped, or taken over by a rival chain, or would a "metro" shop on a different site be suitable? As for pubs, the...

Well, if you go in you will find out!

Shops, cafes etc are in the public eye, and the local population do talk about them, either in person or (nowadays) online. Indeed, customer review websites are fairly common-place these days, and if such comments were not posted here they would be posted elsewhere. Overall (despite the odd exceptio...

I think that this is the thread you were looking for:
http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... 9d53d#7978

Just to report that it is now demolished

First of all, congratulations to the owners for taking the risk in opening up (both here and in Gipsy Hill) and best wishes for the future. Clearly, the Blue Mountain is not to everyone's taste, or budget. But it is a commercial entity not a public service, and is under no obligation to please every...

Post subject: How about... ...a thread that doesn't mention The Dolphin or the Blue Mountain Cafe? Good idea but it seems that the Dolphin and Blue Mountain are all that the good people of Sydenham want to talk about! :wink: Kster has already recommended one local business on the high street, so I ...

and this is the Time Out review (referred to above):
http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/11754.html

There are some good ideas there Lee, and you're quite right to say that the boards could benefit from some art but I really doubt your chances of getting any money for this from the owners.

Like others I'm a bit disappointed to see no improvements to morning & evening peak rush hour services. However, I welcome the extra trains after the 18.21 until the 19.52. I also think that the better links to the Eurostar terminal is good news (via the Victoria line to Victoria station or the ...

Now that summer time is over for the next few months, would it be possible to change the clocks on the STF? Its slightly odd reading a post that was apparently posted 50 minutes into the future!

I don't think that this was worthy of censorship, but perhaps the OP could have been more precise about what concerned him i.e. was it people being anti-social, threatening/ intimidating, criminal, being in a far-right organisation, or just people wearing DMs and having very short hair? There have a...

I've just been to the exhibition and I think that the organisers have done a very good job setting out their plans, which do look impressive. As an earlier poster commented, the old booking hall at Crystal Palace station is also quite interesting, and it would be good to see that opened up to the pu...

The High Street Buildings, next to the Fox & Hounds have been for sale for the last few weeks via Wooster & Stock:
http://www.woosterstock.co.uk/Detail.php?id=60

Not sure if this is an opportunity or a threat?

The Evening Standard carries this report on the plans being unveiled:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/ ... article.do

I'm sure enough people will turn up if a date/time/location is suggested. Perhaps a few people were put off by Paddy Pantsdown's assertion that: "Meet-ups? It has been some time since the last in the Dolphin. I'm sure if you suggest a time and a date and offer the first round the usual suspects...

An earlier discussion about the Duke (including a link to the plans submitted to the Council for the new building) can be found here: http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=858&sid=27d7d05adc552d7c57a3dfd1ae50b4e4 In one of the Coulter & Seaman books of old photos of Sydenham & For...

Has anyone gone to any of the evening classes organised by Bromley Council? They have a centre in Penge so should be fairly easy to get to. Also two running clubs are based in Dulwich - Dulwich runners and Dulwich park runners - judging from their websites I think the latter might be more suitable f...

You might want to have a look at two books of old photos of Sydenham and Forest Hill, by John Seaman and John Coulter. Both are available at the Kirkdale bookshop (which is a real asset to the high street). I have plugged them before on a different thread but would recommend them to anyone at all in...

But why would you be in the Alfred???