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by alywin
6 Oct 2022 00:06
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Southeastern trains to Lewisham, Cannon St ending
Replies: 17
Views: 10319

Re: Southeastern trains to Lewisham, Cannon St ending

So, is there now no direct way of getting from the lower half of the Hayes line to St. John's and New Cross? That would be a pain for anyone wanting to transfer onto the Overground, for example. I'm surprised there's spare platform capacity at Charing Cross, to be honest. And I see there's still no ...
by alywin
15 Sep 2022 00:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: STARBUCKS OPENING January 2023
Replies: 13
Views: 11719

Re: STARBUCKS OPENING January 2023

By "old bank" you mean what until recently was Lloyds?
by alywin
10 Sep 2022 22:56
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Additional church services over the next 8 days
Replies: 0
Views: 2139

Additional church services over the next 8 days

I notice that following the death of the Queen St. John's Penge has scheduled an additional service of prayer and reflection tomorrow at 10.30. I imagine that other local churches will similarly be offering additional services, drop-in times for reflection and so on for those who wish to make use of...
by alywin
12 Aug 2022 00:51
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: FREE walking Netball session
Replies: 2
Views: 1594

Re: FREE walking Netball session

Sorry to miss this one, but it seems there will be other sessions in the following weeks?
by alywin
12 Aug 2022 00:34
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: No East Croydon/Sydenham/London Bridge rail service as of September?
Replies: 9
Views: 7247

Re: No East Croydon/Sydenham/London Bridge rail service as of September?

Thanks for the information, squashst (what an appropriate name in the circumstances!). I don't know when they truncated the service to East Croydon anyway (was it during the pandemic?), because it used to run farther beyond that (I never could keep track of whether it was the Caterham train, the Sut...
by alywin
9 Aug 2022 11:17
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: No East Croydon/Sydenham/London Bridge rail service as of September?
Replies: 9
Views: 7247

Re: No East Croydon/Sydenham/London Bridge rail service as of September?

I quite agree. Even if the interchanges are all on the same platform (and I bet that won't always be the case if there are disruptions), as you say it's just another change to be made to get to the East Croydon hub. If you go to West Croydon, it's then an additional fare to get back to East Croydon ...
by alywin
9 Aug 2022 00:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: No East Croydon/Sydenham/London Bridge rail service as of September?
Replies: 9
Views: 7247

No East Croydon/Sydenham/London Bridge rail service as of September?

Really? Does anyone know anything about this? https://www.pengematters.org.uk/Save-Our-Trains Seems they're going to reinstate the London Bridge-Crystal Palace-Victoria loop, but nothing down to East Croydon? What will happen on Sundays? Will the loop run then, for the first time, or do we lose all ...
by alywin
4 Aug 2022 00:17
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Is there work going on on the Sydenham railway?
Replies: 0
Views: 1266

Is there work going on on the Sydenham railway?

Very loud "rumbling" sort of noises coming from what sounds like the Sydenham-Crystal Palace line - clearly penetrating through the double glazing. Does anyone know if engineering work is being carried out tonight? I hope it's not the follow-up tamping work on the Penge tunnel works, becau...
by alywin
1 Aug 2022 23:38
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Virgin Broadband
Replies: 7
Views: 3049

Re: Virgin Broadband

Well, I'll consider moving to Community Fibre if they ever beat my current plan. *And* provided I can keep a non-broadband landline. Remember what happened in the terrible storms in Scotland earlier this year, when people were unable even to call for emergency help because their phones were broadban...
by alywin
1 Aug 2022 23:33
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Paxton Court Problems
Replies: 13
Views: 4682

Re: Paxton Court Problems

Quite agree on all counts. And last year, after I complained by email to all the relevant councillors about the noise and disruption from the festivals in Crystal Palace, and cc'd her in, who did I get a response from? Ellie Reeves. Not from any of the councillors whose wards were directly affected.
by alywin
1 Aug 2022 23:29
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Hill/Penge East rail closure
Replies: 3
Views: 2015

Re: Sydenham Hill/Penge East rail closure

Thanks for the warning - anything's better than hopping on a train to Kent House only to find you go non-stop to Beckenham Junction :( I know the works have been affected by two days of rail strikes, but generally I'm unimpressed by the way Network Rail has handled all this. And what do they mean ab...
by alywin
27 Jul 2022 23:30
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: FREE walking Netball session
Replies: 2
Views: 1594

Re: FREE walking Netball session

Sounds interesting.
by alywin
24 Jul 2022 00:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Hill/Penge East rail closure
Replies: 3
Views: 2015

Re: Sydenham Hill/Penge East rail closure

So, it's started. Network Rail supposedly coordinates all these works, yes? So that's why there'll be no trains on the Sydenham line today *either* - and services will close early on that line all week, as well :( So basically the nearest rail line into London that will be working full-time (apart f...
by alywin
18 Jul 2022 13:19
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sash windows
Replies: 3
Views: 3923

Re: Sash windows

I think another bump is due :(
by alywin
17 Jul 2022 22:10
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Holiday@Home For Over 50s, Holy Trinity Lennard Road, 1st-3rd August
Replies: 0
Views: 983

Holiday@Home For Over 50s, Holy Trinity Lennard Road, 1st-3rd August

Holy Trinity Lennard Road is running a "Holiday @ Home" for the over-50s on 1st-3rd August, 10 - 4 o'clock, with a variety of activities. Cost £5 a day, including all activities and refreshments. Booking forms available from the church, I presume, as there's nothing on the website.
by alywin
15 May 2022 23:22
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 194, 202 and 450 bus drivers on strike
Replies: 6
Views: 2973

Re: 194, 202 and 450 bus drivers on strike

Plus the 194 and 75 have been on diversion all weekend. It sometimes feels as though we don't have a bus service at all.
by alywin
3 May 2022 00:22
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Southeastern trains to Lewisham, Cannon St ending
Replies: 17
Views: 10319

Re: Southeastern trains to Lewisham, Cannon St ending

As I understand it, there will continue to be a half-hourly service to Lewisham, but what happens after that is yet to be decided. My bet would be 4 trains an hour to London Bridge and Charing Cross - which is what used to happen late evenings once Cannon Street was closed, anyway - and change at Le...
by alywin
3 May 2022 00:17
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Penge's "May Day" street market/fair today
Replies: 1
Views: 1043

Re: Penge's "May Day" street market/fair today

It looks as though we may be getting one of these - or something similar - a month:

http://pengetouristboard.co.uk/fairly-r ... aple-road/
by alywin
30 Apr 2022 00:32
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Penge's "May Day" street market/fair today
Replies: 1
Views: 1043

Penge's "May Day" street market/fair today

Not seen anything about this anywhere else - except in Penge High Street - but apparently there's some sort of special market/fair being held in Maple Road today. The road is supposed to be closed between 7 am and 7 pm.
by alywin
22 Apr 2022 01:05
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Preparations for the Wireless Festival in Crystal Palace Park, 1st-3rd July 2022
Replies: 0
Views: 874

Preparations for the Wireless Festival in Crystal Palace Park, 1st-3rd July 2022

This may not affect people in Sydenham overly much, but bearing in mind the number and nature of the problems caused by last September's Wireless Festival at Crystal Palace the organisers, Festival Republic, say they want to work with locals to provide a better experience this year. They've already ...