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by JRobinson
1 Sep 2017 11:53
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Improvements to Sydenham
Replies: 2
Views: 2510

Re: Improvements to Sydenham

depends - do you mean road/street works? developments? or something else? my first suggestion would be to contact the council and ask... possibly have to send an FOI request, and if you can't find a contact for that then there is a great website 'what do they know' where you can register, and ask qu...
by JRobinson
1 Sep 2017 11:39
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Cycle lanes
Replies: 15
Views: 11138

Re: Cycle lanes

they are probably understaffed - if it's anything like the london borough highways team that I work for, they will be mostly fire fighting queries, and other more pressing work, whilst being under funded, and under resourced, with budget cuts every year it's sometimes difficult to get 'none urgent' ...
by JRobinson
30 Aug 2017 11:14
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: B&Q
Replies: 20
Views: 18544

Re: B&Q

Syd - your are lucky that you are able to afford an extra £7 on top of each of your purchases.
by JRobinson
18 Aug 2017 08:55
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 51 Knighton Park Road.
Replies: 15
Views: 14157

Re: 51 Knighton Park Road.

it could just have been a party, however there were people urinating in the street, and an amplified DJ. There probably other issues, and the fact that they had security on the door indicates that the organiser was expecting trouble.
by JRobinson
3 Aug 2017 12:27
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Cycling Weekend Road Closures
Replies: 12
Views: 12966

Re: Cycling Weekend Road Closures

my in laws checked the appropriate websites to see if roads would be affected, and were under the impression that they would not have road closures affecting their journey from Sydenham, westwards to Basingstoke. It took them 4.5 hours instead of 2 ish. as the south circular was closed! so either th...
by JRobinson
3 Aug 2017 12:21
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Windmill Victory
Replies: 95
Views: 80059

Re: Windmill Victory

people now have more choice in their alcohol consumption - by that I mean that there are now many more small craft breweries, and home brew is also a large factor - if a pub is tied to one supplier, as many are, then they'll only be selling what the supplier lets them, and if that is two types of sh...
by JRobinson
26 Jul 2017 10:09
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Two more shops closed
Replies: 28
Views: 24079

Re: Two more shops closed

is that a serious question?! Amazon is often cheaper than buying in a shop, and they deliver to your door. most people are inherently lazy.
by JRobinson
26 Jul 2017 09:49
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Two more shops closed
Replies: 28
Views: 24079

Re: Two more shops closed

there will be a lot fewer vans when they start delivering by drone.
When you start complaining about the number of drones, drone accidents, thefts, etc, you can blame Amazon (and all those selfish people who decided to be lazy and not shop on their high street - :shock: )
by JRobinson
20 Jul 2017 11:12
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Parking problems
Replies: 165
Views: 101158

Re: Parking problems

licencing - if he's working on the public highway, then he's 'probably' not got the correct licences, or premises, if he's changing oil, etc there will be discharge of chemicals onto public highways, or into drainage system, there's environmental, health and safety, running a business from a council...
by JRobinson
12 Jul 2017 15:35
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 20 mph speed limits
Replies: 59
Views: 60151

Re: 20 mph speed limits

try driving in first gear only. you'll find that if you just lift your foot off the accelerator, your speed will drop considerably faster than being in say third gear and having to take your foot off the gas, and then press it on the brake to slow down. once you're used to driving at 20 in first gea...
by JRobinson
12 Jul 2017 15:25
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: RUMOURS: CINEMA AND NANDOS COMING TO SYDENHAM
Replies: 515
Views: 541818

Re: RUMOURS: CINEMA AND NANDOS COMING TO SYDENHAM

There's a Nandos in Catford, going north on Rushey Green, before Aldi.
by JRobinson
6 Jul 2017 10:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New comedy club
Replies: 14
Views: 13838

Re: New comedy club

will they sell wit beer?
by JRobinson
6 Jul 2017 10:37
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Save Beer Rebellion - we need your help!
Replies: 64
Views: 53500

Re: Save Beer Rebellion - we need your help!

what they've done is a bit cheeky, and a lot of us did want Beer Rebellion to survive, but I'm sure a lot of those same people will visit the new comedy venue (even if it's just to laugh at the décor :) )
by JRobinson
31 May 2017 21:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: sydenham needs an uplifting
Replies: 110
Views: 73735

Re: sydenham needs an uplifting

Mcdonald's good for children? http://www.care2.com/causes/5-reasons-to-never-let-your-kids-eat-mcdonalds.html Fast food chains being better at employment laws? There's plenty of evidence against this, just look at zero hours contracts, which are not illegal but certainly not good for employees. Look...
by JRobinson
24 May 2017 15:35
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Save Beer Rebellion - we need your help!
Replies: 64
Views: 53500

Re: Save Beer Rebellion - we need your help!

shame, I was looking forward to it reopening.
by JRobinson
10 May 2017 09:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Wish list for Sydenham
Replies: 18
Views: 12706

Re: Wish list for Sydenham

ten pin bowling, snooker/pool hall, bar/café - Co-Op/Budgens site would make a great Arcade/games/pool type sports bar/café.
by JRobinson
10 May 2017 09:14
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Say 'No' to further retail at Bell Green
Replies: 105
Views: 102008

Re: Say 'No' to further retail at Bell Green

I don't believe we should be saying an outright 'no' to further retail at Bell Green. The right kind of retail, done in the right way, would make the place much more pleasant than what is currently there, or what they've got planned. They could easily keep the gas holders, and incorporate them into ...
by JRobinson
10 May 2017 09:10
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Tennis courts in Wells Park?
Replies: 3
Views: 3196

Re: Tennis courts in Wells Park?

The ones in Mayow Park are temporarily closed, while they were resurfaced, and received much needed upgrading, and new fencing. This paid jointly by Lewisham, and the Lawn Tennis Association - They will be maintained but this comes at a cost, so therefore to use the Mayow Park ones you'll need to re...
by JRobinson
27 Apr 2017 14:34
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: What has Jim done
Replies: 37
Views: 35588

Re: What has Jim done

no she's not our MP yet - she's only been elected as the labour candidate. admitedly it's a pretty safe seat, but the election hasn't happened yet, so if enough people get out and vote some other way then she won't be. yes I know thats rather unlikely, but I do like to be precise and accurate on cer...
by JRobinson
21 Apr 2017 15:49
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: RUMOURS: CINEMA AND NANDOS COMING TO SYDENHAM
Replies: 515
Views: 541818

Re: RUMOURS: CINEMA AND NANDOS COMING TO SYDENHAM

stuart, if you change the settings on your camera to display the date/time stamp on the image, you can submit photo's like that to Lewisham, and they'll be valid evidence of offence committed - if you send enough of them, lewisham will eventually do something (that might be blocking your email addre...