Sydenham Town Forum

Hello, In the past, the modal filters on Bishopsthorpe Road and Silverdale have been discussed on this forum. The Council is now consulting before making a decision on their long term future. Please add your contributions here 👇https://pclengagement-hub.co.uk/en-GB/folders/lewisham-safer-streets Cll...

The Council wants to hear your views on plans to tackle rogue landlords and improve neighbourhoods by introducing selective property licensing for landlords in parts of Lewisham, including Sydenham. I’m particular keen to encourage as many private renters to give their views. As a private renter mys...

The Kelvin Grove & Eliot Bank Children and Family Centre provide a vital service to local families. They want to make sure as many children as possible have a Christmas to remember. Please support their toy drive if you can and purchase a gift from their Amazon wish list is below. https://www.am...

Sydenham Library Volunteers Needed!

Sydenham Library will be attempting to re-open fully in September, and volunteers are needed to support this.

Details here
https://v22libraries.com/volunteer

☀️ LEWISHAM’S SUMMER OF FUN AND FOOD - A SUMMARY FOR THE SYDENHAM AREA This summer, with funding from the Department of Education, Lewisham Council is providing a varied holiday programme, with free activities and lunches for school-aged children eligible for and in receipt of benefit-related Free S...

syd wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021 06:40 Hello Jack, what was the process for your selection for this seat?

Hello. Sydenham Labour Party members decide the local candidate. As you’d expect, the associated meetings and voting were done remotely.

Afternoon Jack, good to see you taking questions and your answer about dealing with the procurement of GLL is a particularly interesting one. I'd like to ask your personal take on proportional representation as it relates to councils. 40 per cent of voters actively vote for someone other than Labou...

I've been very confused by the title of this post: why would Sydenham be having a by-election? Firstly, I wasn't aware that the present incumbent had stepped down, secondly the constituency is called something odd like West Lewisham and Penge, isn't it - I can never remember? Are we actually talkin...

Hi @jack_lavery - what are your views on making Sydenham more green? We have barely any greenery on our high street/pavements and a lot of pollution from the high volume of traffic. Do you have anything in mind to help the air quality level by making Sydenham more green? A greener high street is go...

I will keep an eye on this thread - but I’m likely to pick up any questions on Facebook or Twitter more quickly. Details in an earlier post. If you live in Sydenham ward, I’d love to hear from you!

Jack

Hi again Jack Lavery and thank you. I am encouraged that you feel effective in bringing people and groups together and am hopeful that will translate well to working within the council should you be elected. You ask what I personally want from a local councillor. One who will: - Promote the centuri...

Hi Jack Lavery and thank you for joining in with us here. Can you say what is your USP that sets you above other contenders? I find that optimistic tombstone lists for tackling or changing often cash-starved deficiencies in services to be meaningless. Why do you think you can make a difference and ...

Hello everyone. Jack Lavery here. For those that didn’t spot it, there’s a link at the bottom of the original post with a brief bio – however, someone has helpfully posted the contents on this thread. Since I was selected as the LP candidate, it’s been a pleasure to talk to Sydenham residents– albei...