Sydenham Town Forum

Now you mention it, I may have had something similar - I reported it as spam and didn't open it, so can't tell you what it actually said inside.

Perhaps someone in the vicinity of, I'm guessing, Lawrie Park Road could identify the source of the noise? Sounds as though it could be tree felling around the railway, but I don't think National Rail usually do it at such antisocial hours, so I'm guessing it's probably someone deciding to use the r...

I see the former Penge Lidl store (itself the former Edgington's furniture store) is being taken over by something called Mega Saver, I think it was. Not sure quite what it is, but the alcohol licence I think had a Turkish-sounding name on it. Given that it's virtually next door to the Penge Food Ce...

Hmm. They do work in the open air, though, don't they, where the risk is thought to be far less?

Will it be on the copy of your lease, or something? I think my old flat had a map which showed where they run.

Do you remember the Tory Cabinet Minister explaining on TV that a pair of latex gloves counted as ten items supplied to the NHS at a time when they needed to boast about their superlative efforts to ramp up procurement of supplies by misleading us about the inflated millions (if not billions) of it...

Well, here's a weird thing, or at least it seems weird to me: The other day, I was recording something off the TV on the hard drive. I switched on the TV just before the end of the programme, and was annoyed to see that the picture was pixellating and distorting badly during the credits, because it ...

Yes, but has anyone tried booking a blood test recently?

Lets hope they sort the stocks out soon.. they are supposed to be extending it to 50+ years old.. if we don't have enough for the 65+ and vulnerable then there seems little purpose in extending it. But there are two separate jabs, depending on age, so the amount of 65+ has no bearing on availabilit...

"Buoyed by the win, the developers lodged their latest scheme – a tower ranging in eight from eleven stories to four stories with 254 units; consisting of 130 one bedroom; 107 two bedroom and 17 three bedroom apartments." Sounds like that monstrosity they put in at Bromley South - is it on...

Spotted in this week's News Shopper: https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/18708249.plans-45-000-person-festivals-crystal-palace-park-revealed/ According to the trust, music promoter Festival Republic is applying to Bromley Council for a licence to hold two events on the upper terraces of Crystal Palac...

It's been known for ages that typical blue masks will keep out the virus to about 60% as do double layer home-made cotton masks, (But they really need to be three-layer, with a non-woven filter layer in between the two fabric layers. Otherwise there's a risk of the holes in the weave of the two lay...

RubyE wrote: ↑14 Sep 2020 11:44 I phoned Sydenham Green this morning for an appointment, about 8:05. I started off at 17th in the queue but after 10-15 minutes I was through to reception. Within 5 minutes I had an appointment for this morning.

Yes, but was that for a blood test, or just for a GP appointment?

That's nothing. A few days ago, I think the Lewisham phlebotomy services must have combined their booking services, because when I rang the number to book a blood test at Sydenham Green I got a message referring me to a new number. I dialled that one, to be told I was 125th in the queue. I was worki...

I’m not surprised this isn’t common knowledge, it’s from the ONS and I could find any info on the bbc site. Its a national scandal. Here is the source info from the ONS , see table 1 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/coronaviruscovid19relat...

syd wrote: ↑25 Aug 2020 10:24I never thought I’d leave but It’s dangerous here 66% of people who died of covid were disabled.

Where'd you hear that?

Are you looking for houses, flats or both?

BTW, was there an illegal party on Saturday night this week? Police helo with searchlights hovering (incredibly noisily compared with usual) for a long time over maybe the Lawrie Park Road area, or even Crystal Palace park itself.

My immediate thought was "please, not GLL".

Unless you are wearing a special medical grade mask, then masks and face coverings do not offer any significant protection to the wearer. They DO significantly reduce the risk that you transmit the virus to others, and thus help break the chain of infection. Maybe, maybe not. But given that there a...