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I was there but it seemed a very minor incident to me which is why I didn't bother to post about it. Maybe I was mistaken but this is how I saw it. I passed by a moped on its side (crashed?) In Lawrie Park Road. A police car was in attendence. Two more arrived and then all shot up LPG to Redgates wh...
- 8 Jun 2008 08:04
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Big Fire / Power Cut
- Replies: 90
- Views: 102876
- 6 Jun 2008 11:41
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Speed Camera on Westwood Hill
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3711
Don't panic! If you were under the speed limit it may have flashed because: 1) It was faulty. A couple of years ago the camera at the start of the M4 elevated section (eastwards 40mph) flashed me evertime I went passed. One night when there was nothing about I slowed down to 15mph and it still flash...
- 1 May 2008 11:47
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Delivery office
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10625
I used to be a frequent visitor to Silverdale ... but I have yet to visit Forest Hill (can't find it on my Ryanair map). Anyway I'm really into the website re-delivery system. Very reliable. The only issue is they won't normally deliver the following day. The earliest request appears to be the day a...
- 17 Apr 2008 15:25
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Local minicab
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15178
I have to say I have no problem returning to Sydenham in the early hours of the morning on the 176 in full tuxedo when lubricated with a little grape water. Neither do my teenage daughters who consider it relatively safe overnight. So if you can get to Trafalgar Square or thereabouts from Ally Pally...
- 15 Apr 2008 12:22
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Blue Mountain reviews
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19138
I make a point of looking in every time I walk past BM. It is usually full or nearly full. Which is the problem for me - I like a cafe where I can stretch out with a paper and waste a little time. So BM either have to get bigger or less busy for my custom. The coming of spring and the departure of B...
- 1 Apr 2008 15:21
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Bob Monkhouse - Syd man or not?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18810
Bob Monkhouse - Syd man or not?
Never rely on Wikipedia. Here it says he was born and bred in Mayow Road:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham.
Here it says he was born in Beckenham:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Monkhouse
One must be wrong. But which?
Stuart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham.
Here it says he was born in Beckenham:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Monkhouse
One must be wrong. But which?
Stuart
- 1 Apr 2008 12:23
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: DERELICT SHOPS etc
- Replies: 25
- Views: 22537
- 27 Mar 2008 10:35
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Secondhand Furniture
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24558
I really feel sorry you said that Jules. My daughter, who has no money, was lucky to get a Lewisham flat recently. It was almost entirely furnished from Freecycle. I don't think you realise the difference such generosity can make to some people's lives. I shall always be indebted to those kind peopl...
- 19 Mar 2008 11:23
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: DERELICT SHOPS etc
- Replies: 25
- Views: 22537
- 17 Mar 2008 14:02
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Sydenham TV reception?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12789
Lizzie, If you get good reception on analogue then the answer is probably yes. You don't even have to take a risk. You can easily borrow a freeview box and try it. I've got one if you can't find anyone closer. My mum (in Wales) gets perfectly fine reception from a much smaller transmitter 25 miles a...
- 17 Mar 2008 08:55
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Sydenham TV reception?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12789
There was a problem on the old analogue system tha the local signal was too STRONG for some TV tuners. You actually got better reception with Eagle's coathanger than with an external array (which is more profitable to an aerial fitter). Few people in Sydenham should need an external aerial for analo...
- 16 Mar 2008 20:22
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Sydenham TV reception?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12789
This all seems very strange with the UK's biggest transmitter overlooking you. I am pretty near in Upper Syd but my daughter is in Downham and we both get all 90+ freeview channels on el cheapo STBs and set top aerials from the pound shop. You really need to get rather a lot of concrete or Faraday c...
- 14 Mar 2008 20:42
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Train riot football thugs jailed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5312
- 12 Mar 2008 15:29
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Sydenham International Music Festival
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3951
Sydenham International Music Festival
Sydenham Music announce their 5th International Music Festival from May 17th to June 15th. It is their 10th year of bringing the finest classical music to Sydenham - the chosen home of many professional musicians. Old favourites include the Endellion String Quartet, Fidelio Piano Quartet & piani...
- 10 Mar 2008 13:43
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Anyone know a good heating plumber?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5142
we used proGas. They were wonderful, very efficient, friendly (well they are from Sydenham) and competitive.
The thread you need to read about them and others is here: http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1109
Stuart
The thread you need to read about them and others is here: http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1109
Stuart
- 6 Mar 2008 12:53
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Work on Sydenham Park road/water mains
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6515
We are into a fifth week of chaos in Lawrie Park Gardens. The combination of this longwinded disruption (necessary as it is) is compounded by the utterly thoughtless/selfish parking by some residents. It makes trying to get into and out of drives almost impossible. Last weekend a car near us fell in...
- 28 Feb 2008 15:18
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Accidents on Venner Road
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13718
Yes you should be driving at a safe speed. If that is 20 mph then its 20 mph. But if that is the speed it is because it is hazardous area. Do I really want to take my eyes off the road to check I'm not doing 21 or 22? That would be lethal for anybody stepping out unexpectedly.. And I would probably ...
- 27 Feb 2008 08:43
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Accidents on Venner Road
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13718
If only. In the last 20 years we have introduced an enormous infrastructure of speed restraint. Has it been effective? Are less people killed on our roads today. Well yes. But they are the people *inside* vehicles. Why - well the advances in vehicle design actually makes it rather difficult to get k...
- 27 Feb 2008 01:49
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Accidents on Venner Road
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13718