Sydenham Town Forum

Hello, Well it seems like Bullock can't help himself now he's giving away Lewisham property to rich businesses. I wonder if he'll get a back handed. https://www.change.org/p/steve-bullock-do-not-give-our-ladywell-playtower-to-the-union-busting-picturehouse-cineworld-chain?recruiter=571701221&utm...

Penge is full of street art, most of it's looks fab. It's even having tours of it with small groups of people to visit them on an art safari. The Catford Bridge stencils look great. If anyone wants to do anything like this, just do it. PLEASE! Doing it through official channels or councils is incre...

I'd also give Mayo road a do over and prune the park by the railings so it can be seen from the street at the moment it just looks like an overgrown jungle from the outside it's not very inviting. It just shows you the difficulty of navigating all these different opinion about how we see, and how w...

Well said Jay B Pathetic. I’ve tried explaining it nicely but you guys are passing the brain cell around today. I’m not sure why I have to put up with the various slurs of racism, mafia-planning and urban destruction that get thrown at me but I can’t give any of it back. There’s a stupidity in some...

Hi Stuart you asked what improvements I'd like to see. Well I'd pavements with a reduced kerb and the road bricked to give pedestrians priority this also slows traffic down. If it can be done at Oxford Circus it can be done here! I'd remove all the railings and massive street signs that make the pla...

The idea of Nandos scares me

Wow that's interesting! I went to Nando's in Vauxhall and it's was great. Good mid priced food and a lovely atmosphere. What's not to love

As I'm a dreamer I think it would be perfect for a pop up with right incentives https://www.boxpark.co.uk/about/ Thanks for the link Syd. My only problem with it is it looks a little like there isn’t much space for people just selling good quality basic ingredients. A market that sold cucumbers, po...

Can the local representatives of the council please ensure that Sydenham has decent lamppost/street decorations in the High Street this year? And a half decent, bushy, Christmas tree with proper colourful Christmas lights? Is it too much to ask if we can possibly have a better looking town centre t...

As I'm a dreamer I think it would be perfect for a pop up with right incentives What is great about so many continental towns is the covered market. Not markets as we have known them in, say, Penge or Lewisham - but more like Borough Market with a wide variety of interesting foods imaginatively disp...

I wonder if those that call for better shops in Sydenham actually use our existing 'better' shops? Quite. There have been numerous calls for a Pizza Express in SE26. This in a neighbourhood with possibly the best Italian Restaurant in London! Is Caffe Nero going to make better coffee than 161 Kirkd...

Again, what are you asking Lewisham to spend the money on in Sydenham? The road between Kirkdale and Mayow Road is pretty full. Fuller than, say, Penge. The problem is shortening the time for investors to get a return on their investment. Our major problem is the Co-op store. Too big as a convenien...

FY 17-19 Catford will have capital investment of £7.5m 2011 Deptford had £18m capital investment. Sydenham £0. And in the 16/17 accounts is this £0.5m. It's outrageous! 7(c) New Bermondsey Inquiry On 22nd February 2017 Lewisham’s Full Council agreed to set up an Independent Inquiry to examine matter...

There do seem to be some false arguments here. To clarify I expect to get the same level of investment as other areas. I'm not asking for gentrification I'm asking for my council tax to be invested where I live and not siphoned off to other wealthier parts of the borough. That's not too much to ask ...

Hi Prince any news from Nando's? Hello Syd, Sorry I haven't heard anything from Nandos since my conversation with their Acquisition Manager a few weeks back. Then, they did tell me that their consultants had submitted further information to the Council's planners to assess the impact of on the high...

Wheni moved here Sydenham had the potential to be the next Streatham or at a push Brixton. Not as twee as forest hill or East Dulwich but with good property stock nice parks and a good mix of people from all walks of life. There seems to be a complete lack of ambition for the area although I must s...

Hi Prince any news from Nando's?

Sydenham feels a dump not because of no chains, but because of empty, derelict premises, cheap fried chicken shops, nail bars, run-down messy and unpleasant streets, etc. I have no desire for big chains except insofar as they indicate a willingness of someone to invest in this area. The fact they d...

ere is truth in that, but the same can be said of many other areas. Lewisham are focusing on Catford and Deptford rather than Sydenham. It's common for a council to suppress a bid for high street funding for Sydenham so other areas get it. Sometimes it's political. Sometimes it's just part of their...

Sydenham wrote:Aldi will be focussed on getting their plans for demolishing the Bell Green gas holders in Lower Sydenham next to Savacentre and building a store there approved. Doubt they would want another store so close in Sydenham.

Or maybe they'll chang their mind

FYI Thank you for contacting Aldi Customer Services regarding a request for a new store to be built in Sydenham. We welcome all suggestions for potential new store locations and would like to advise, I have passed on your feedback to the relevant department so that they can review the information yo...