Sydenham Town Forum

rod taylor wrote: Sounds great! Improving and engaging. Just as long as Royal Bank of Scotland don't start teaching people how to run a business!

Thank you for sharing the fact that you can't tell the difference between a shop and a distribution centre. Or was there some other point you were making :? Stuart Those with any sense of humour would have easily worked this out Stuart...! I was joking! - Lighten up for once! Peace 'n' all that.. :D

Just returned from Tesco (Not the Sydenham one!). Yes, I do realise this makes me 'The Anti-Christ' in the eyes of some. Thought in fairness to all I should post my findings: 100's of Eastern European staff running around the store all very cleverly putting on London accents! I'm sure I even recogni...

Bradford - It looked like you were implicitly criticising Tesco for not employing local people, something which I have shown to be false. If you weren't then fair enough. HB; Please read my post again: I don't know the full facts about Tesco, especially employment at their new warehouse in Dagenham...

This ones worth a gander too: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tesco-and-next-defend-themselves-over-labour-accusations-of-recruiting-cheap-migrant-workers-8756152.html Seems that the facts are still uncertain! Workers have complained - alledgedly about having to take wage cuts to move to a new dis...

Read the article Bradford FFS. They have employed 350 people from the local area. [ Post made via Mobile Device ] http://sydenham.org.uk/mobile.png I haven't said that they didn't Hairy Biker! :? The principle or possibility of companies encorouging any such practise should be debated. The point I ...

I don't know the full facts about Tesco, especially employment at their new warehouse in Dagenham, but this definitely needs further investigation. I feel that when a big company makes big profits from any area then it should return help / employment to that area. I can't believe that Tesco cannot f...

Yes I do recall Miss Partridge. She was the sanest of the teachers in the senior part of the school. Funny cannot recall walking to lunch from the church hall annex with Miss C , but guess we must have done. Yes I recall the cane used often at Dacres Road , also slipper as well. I was there from 60...

Eagle, I didn't mean you were being pc (t'was the other post :roll: ). Like myself Eagle - in fact not very pc at all! :wink: I wasn't in Miss Coggin's class down at the annex opposite Cobbs for some reason, although we were marched down there for country dancing once a week. I always liked the look...

hairybuddha wrote: I didn't see any cycle lanes on the plans. Have they finished the resurfacing? I've been coming and going via Deptford for a week or two so haven't seen the top of the High St for a while.

Just wishfull thinking on my part HB!
Havn't seen the plans but Cycle lanes would be very nice..

Eagle wrote:The wonderful new tar mac will be a godsend to our band of cycling friends , led of course by HB.

Newly marked out, nice wide cycle lanes too!
Racing tyres roll much better on smooth new tarmac (with no potholes)..

As far as I am aware no one actually got thrashed. Mild punishment was administered and the school ran very smoothly with zero trouble makers disrupting the ones who want to learn. My main point was one teacher to 40 children , with no teachers assistants , special needs people etc etc . I should h...

Well, the road works continued until almost 1.30am last night at a continual high noise level (since starting at 8pm). 1.30am is outrageous imo! :shock: This should only happen for emergencies such as Gas Leaks, Water mains repair, etc.. Suprised if permission was given for non-emergency works much...

michael wrote:I hardly think this is the thread to discuss the merits or otherwise of beating children.

Michael, you obviously didn't go to St Barts 'back in the day'!

Also in each class in both schools, apart from the reception year all other 6 years had one teacher and usually 40 children. Do not recall any teacher having problems . Just whacked any offender and in those days the parents nearly always backed the teacher. Ah yes Eagle - The good old days! I must...

If it all comes down to the price then why not have a cuppa in the comfort of 'Indoors'.. Unless the hustle and bustle of a noisy Cafe is what you are looking for. In my previous job I used Cafes around the 'Walworth Road' area all the time and still miss the atmosphere - even though the cuppas serv...

JulietP wrote:What is the savacentre??

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This place JulietP: http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1162/66892.php

And the paint shop if you like. Small town centre retailers should be supported. Leave the giant retail hangers to the chavs. Plenty of them in the sava centre already. Erm!... How would you know that there are plenty of Chavs in the Savacentre without going in there yourself Eagle?......Maybe you ...

Moonpig You have my total sympathy. Loud and aggressive neighbours is a blight of our modern lives. My sympathy too as we have had similar experience in the past! Live and let live can only extend so far! :wink: You could try your local Police or Community officers for advice.. Good luck anyhow.

Mollie wrote:I've noticed a lot of changes in Syd recently.
Where's a good place for coffee?

I've heard that Eagle makes a nice cup!
Bring your own Hobnobs though..

only joking.. Eagle does know Sydenham very well - so probably Kente Venner / Syd road!