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by danmarwil
17 Dec 2023 08:11
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230984

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

Certain vehicles will be permitted to pass through, emergency services, refuse/recycling collection etc. - which I don’t think anyone will argue is a bad idea. Others, such a privately owned cars & motorbikes are not, as it is a traffic calming/air quality measure. I see a car go through almost ...
by danmarwil
21 Oct 2023 18:39
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Broken window theory
Replies: 22
Views: 37791

Re: Broken window theory

Not specific to my street, a lot of the pavements are uneven/poorly repaired with overgrown shrubs and other vegetation blocking portions of them. Contact fix my street or BusinessSupportHighways@lewisham.gov.uk Hi, Did you get a response? I haven’t reported it yet but it’s got worse so will do it ...
by danmarwil
9 Oct 2023 09:38
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230984

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

Looks like the signage is going up today, a camera has appeared on the Silverdale side recently as well.
by danmarwil
26 Sep 2023 17:46
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230984

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

Don’t all road signs in England (or perhaps the whole UK) have to follow a standardised format? I’d personally struggle to feel much sympathy for anyone passing through without paying attention.
by danmarwil
25 Sep 2023 21:27
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230984

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

Had a letter posted through the door this morning confirming that the physical barriers will be removed and enforcement cameras will be erected to control access through the modal filter with work starting on the 27th of September. This is for both Bishopsthorpe Rd and Silverdale.
by danmarwil
23 Aug 2023 11:03
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: RIP
Replies: 8
Views: 8442

Re: RIP

I have found a lot useful information in this forum but agree with the response regarding aggressive comments. I often don’t post or reply due to the almost inevitable paranoid diatribe that follows from a small minority. I really enjoy living in the area in general though so would be good to see mo...
by danmarwil
5 Nov 2022 21:11
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Local Estates In The Guardian
Replies: 0
Views: 2639

Local Estates In The Guardian

Local interest article in The Guardian recently.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/ga ... n-pictures
by danmarwil
1 Nov 2022 09:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Catalytic converter thefts
Replies: 5
Views: 5779

Re: Catalytic converter thefts

Thank you, I’ll ask them about welding. The thieves had simply cut the whole section out with an angle grinder so not sure any of the preventative measures will combat that! The part itself isn’t even that expensive for my car but the remedial work will end up being well over 10 x the scrap value!
by danmarwil
31 Oct 2022 16:22
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Catalytic converter thefts
Replies: 5
Views: 5779

Re: Catalytic converter thefts

My vehicle was targeted at some point in the last week on Silverdale. One local garage that I spoke with said I was the third person today who had called about a similar theft/repair so criminals were potentially targeting this area over the weekend.
by danmarwil
10 Oct 2022 21:16
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Broken window theory
Replies: 22
Views: 37791

Re: Broken window theory

Not specific to my street, a lot of the pavements are uneven/poorly repaired with overgrown shrubs and other vegetation blocking portions of them.
by danmarwil
2 Oct 2022 18:48
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Tyres
Replies: 29
Views: 35529

Re: Sydenham Tyres

That’s great to hear on many levels, the last lot were absolute cowboys.
by danmarwil
2 Oct 2022 16:13
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Audi garage now Arnold Clark
Replies: 3
Views: 2702

Re: Audi garage now Arnold Clark

The same thing has happened with the Audi garage in Beckenham, closed then reopened a month or so later under another name (which I can’t currently recall).
by danmarwil
18 May 2021 13:54
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Mural
Replies: 8
Views: 4841

Re: Sydenham Mural

I remember all the work JMLF put in & if he reads this thread, then I appreciate his effort.

Was the final design or location ever unanimously agreed on though?
by danmarwil
17 May 2021 20:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Mural
Replies: 8
Views: 4841

Re: Sydenham Mural

I think the way it ended was no agreement on design, location or how it would be funded and potentially the Sydenham Society using their influence to block anything that they didn't agree with but I'm not 100% on that last part.
by danmarwil
13 Feb 2021 18:55
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Large public recycling bins?
Replies: 3
Views: 2676

Re: Large public recycling bins?

The recycling bins at Bell Green Sainsbury’s have been fenced off for quite a while now. There are some recycling bins in the car park at Penge East station.
by danmarwil
24 Nov 2020 10:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230984

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

Whoever is clamping the cars in Sydenham seems to be very proactive, I haven’t noticed it anywhere else that I have lived!
by danmarwil
22 Nov 2020 19:38
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230984

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

You could always report the vehicles to the DVLA if they are untaxed and left on the public highway.
by danmarwil
11 Oct 2020 14:04
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Speed bumps on Tannsfeld Road
Replies: 2
Views: 2569

Re: Speed bumps on Tannsfeld Road

I think this can only be a net positive. Some double yellow lines at the junction with Girton Road would also improve safety as visibility for traffic emerging from the junction is massively obscured.
by danmarwil
24 Jun 2020 16:29
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230984

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

This is the biggest load of nonsense. The only thing this is going to do is congest the high street even more. The only reason councils are coming up with these idiotic schemes is because there is less traffic so less people burning petrol. Its all about money!!! It will do nothing for the environm...
by danmarwil
18 Jun 2020 20:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230984

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

Had a walk down Silverdale this evening, both sets of road blocks have already been moved aside by (I assume) disgruntled motorists.