Sydenham Town Forum

As with the other application Huawei kit is present in the specifications contained in the submission's Equipment Schedule. At least one of the recorded objections refers to NOT granting permission for the installation to proceed if it is to be dismantled and re-installed with non-Huawei kit some ti...

Further to developments around the Planning Inspectorate front, This PDF has been created by Lewisham Council and is marked as a “Presentation for Information Only” – so its precise and current status is uncertain. http://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/documents/s68229/OLSPN%20-School%20Committee%2...

Precipitous news this morning. BH on her regular visit to Billings to re-stock with their delightful cheeses has been informed they will have a short shut-down in the early weeks of September for refurbishment. With some difficulties in bearing that news - they have no cheese now and will not be re-...

Me for one. I'm prepared to admit that I'm a bit scared of him. I certainly wouldn't want him to have access to my email address. It is horrifying that you feel this way. I have a real sense of shock that he actually scares you. From my experiences of Chris Beach, his own activities and those of so...

Pleased to report Linda (my BH) and I have enjoyed a number of visits to our favourite haunts in Sydenham in the post lock-down period. Trattoria Raffaele with its small footprint is delivering an excellent offering that matches its pre-lock-down qualities. Tables well spaced, service at its usual s...

It is not the "norm" to name and shame on this forum, however Newsshopper today reports a significant systemic failure by JD Wetherspoons to implement effective pandemic measures when they were granted permission to re-open to the public. https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/18656358.south-l...

It has been brought to my notice that Mr Beach in another of his multiple (and not-too-secret) guises in Twitter is expressing his view that local trolls are poisoning what he describes elsewhere as "competing forums" in our locality. https://gprd7w.am.files.1drv.com/y4mRtyEWtVkdpaFtEYs19g...

Nic's images. https://gprp7w.am.files.1drv.com/y4m9XaCabi8n32SloXZ5ARqBqxsgeEmbRjffBmOHf_Rzg3sCao784HWha7FOwyYmCwDnKViAMTJdPTIVN-qB_P6WLahHqIk0op7ftFSHaYGZCkxYvH4OvAZgSh0uLjgNMB4QhmM7agGOxmVqZucZ3vbtrhJVCaFHPe36q7932lcs5EUatDA3gmbGOKWyOLUpj-0izL9nUqDzlWD9NEG5WZoUw?width=758&height=307&cropmo...

Stuart

How could you possibly omit reference to that classic utterance from John Sullivan's Wolfie Smith of the revolutionary Tooting Popular Front (the TPF), "Come the revolution, brother.......".

Heard confirmation from multiple other sources that Mr Beach, not only now as Censor-in-Chief-for-Forest-Hill but also Chief Snitch on SE23.life had written to NR demanding confirmation that Nathan Bowen had the requisite permissions from the site owner, despite Mr Beach's recent online denial that ...

I think there was a pre-lockdown piece of ugliness about Forest Hill Pool that occurred at a public meeting about the facility around an announcement about structural defects in the building. Without prior warning to the public or Fusion or attending councillors, a council official turned up at the ...

I really can't see Chris selling this one to many of his followers. Just as he didn't sell SE23.life or close SE26.life. There may be more than two ways of looking at the no-sale outcome, but here are some starters. First, Mr Beach could not stimulate any serious interest from any party who had the...

Great post @vbsydenham and astute observation by Hugo Rifkind.

Mr Beach is off again on a rant. This time a repeat of an attack by him on the work of Nathan Bowen on Perry Vale suggesting it is "questionable" What on earth can Mr Beach see as being questionable and doesn't he realise his unstated implication is futile. Or is it a reflection of his own...

I have commented elsewhere that it would seem Mr Beach has joined a mass exodus of like-minded British Twitter malcontents flocking to a fringe social media company that is becoming a haven for Twitter's ousted right-wingers called parler.com. Mr Beach in a tweet a few days ago reveals his right-win...

Not forgetting the fake driving license and passport guy who has peppered every section of the forum. Fairs fair though - it is holiday season - so who knows if Admin and/or @Stuart has taken some leave for a week or so. A few people we know have taken post-lockdown trips within the UK to visit fami...

Vale, Rise, Hill and Streete all have the name Perry associated with them. Not to forget the nearby Pearfield. All rooted in the history of the pear orchards in the area. So Perry Village is a balanced and all-embracing nomenclature for the wider commune. I might agree that Foodie Quarter still has ...

I know and trust a fellow poster who lives there and who has reliably informed me that this is its new moniker. He has used the terms in earlier posts - so I am only following the trend. Trust me - no payment or commission involved from estate agents or others. And I don't bet normally - but would y...

Have taken our first opportunity to have a long liquid lunch in the nascent Foodie Quarter of Perry Village. Hottest day of the year and the first break the BH has had since lockdown. The Forest Cafe and Bistro, near the Old Fire Station on Perry Vale, has a delicate balanced and extensive menu suit...

To give him (dubious) credit, he can be quite convincing and it worked for a few hours. Anyway let me put on record here that it was me who accompanied Nic to the police station to help her get to the bottom of these ‘reports’ and I was there when, after an exhaustive search, the police confirmed t...