Sydenham Town Forum

x :shock: I know people who were almost in tears prior to going on Christmas holiday last year, because our college hadn't successfully paid some students their EMA, and for some (eh, not all, by no means) meant they'd practically starve for two weeks and be kicked out of their homes. So stealing a...

Have just got back in having been down Sydenham high street. It was very quiet, a few people walking about but not many at all. Nearly ran over two youths cycling who jumped the lights as I was turning but that's the norm unfortunately. Was a police van going up towards Cobbs Corner, didn't have its...

Community spirit on display in Clapham earlier today: http://yfrog.com/kj5oewj

Does anyone know of any trouble in Forest Hill?? Sending out lots of positive vibes and energy to all my lovely Sydenham\Forest Hill neighbours. There are social issues that are surfacing here, but we just want to get on with our peaceful lives, don't we? This is a really sad state of affairs... Mo...

This is what our youth think of it all: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424

Disgusting!

Apparently there has been looting in Penge High Street, and gangs of kids have begun congregating in Crystal Palace Park and in the flats near Penge East Station. I was in Sydenham High Street at lunch time and as I walked in to Somerfield was asked to leave as were others customers in store as they...