Sydenham Town Forum

I think it's really important that we improve the look of our highstreet. I'm sure everyone involved in this conversation - on or off the forum - has the best interests of our community at heart. The big issue here is TASTE. I believe that if you are going to embark on a project like this, that will...

I moved to Sydenham from Highbury & Islington five years ago because I wanted to buy rather than rent. The change was fine for me - I love being in Sydenham. It is a great place to live and I'd really recommend it. I've really got to know my neighbours and shopkeepers are really chatty and frien...

I think it's great to see that a group of people are passionate about improving Kirkdale and making it a thriving and busy community hub. It's really important that we encourage people who have the energy and commitment to make change happen. Ok, some people make not like the name, but why cannot we...

I think George might want to give me a slice of cake and a coffee when he reads this... But before I reveal why, I want to express my view. I personally think that Kente could have done more to re-create the original window, but I suspect that the barrier was cost. I expressed my disappointment on t...

Errr... I sent the same email to two different email addresses on the Lewisham website. One was a general compaint email and one was direct to the planning team. I've also received this email that infers that there might be some hope, but it may be a standard reply. Thank you for your comment relati...

I wrote to Lewisham council last night and today I got a response (complete with typo). Here you go - they are happy so we'll just have to tolerate it. However, I won't frequent the shop. The message: I am writing this email in response to your complaint about the removal of the shopfront at the abo...

Me again. I have filled out a complaint form on the Lewisham Council website. My complaint reference is 63989. My letter stated: Complaint Re: 16 Sydenham High Street (formally Machray Chemists now Kente) I am writing to complain about the removal of the shop frontage at the above address. A beautif...

I'm fuming. Scrub that I'm really angry. There are at least a dozen empty shops with characterless frontages on the highstreet that are suitable for a cafe. This is vandalism. A beautiful - and from what you say - protected frontage has been destroyed. I am going to make sure that someone from the c...