Sydenham Town Forum

Up to you but, as two of those schools are faith schools, don't forget to factor this into the equation - for good or bad

do families really need to become a sub-section? are we not part of the community?

The only reason I am renting is because I grew up in a single-parent home with no support from my father!! oh please! i know that single parents are wholly responsible for all antisocial behaviour, crime, riots, looting, insubordination & downright cheekiness, but the current housing situation?...

i like the idea but where would issues around teenagers/young adults fit in? not sure that they would sit comfortably with the creche/bouncy castle contingent.

scooby wrote:ment to be working in bell gn sainsburys tonight anyone know if any gangs gathering.

scooby it's closed - unscheduled night off!

apologies bensonby i did not mean "nothing has happened" - i think this is a v difficult night for most of us - as far as i am aware sydenham seems to have been largely unaffected. seems to me that there is a whole lot of vicarious thrills. twitter world. i'm worried about loss of life in ...

i sense disappointment that nothing has happened - which i find disappointing

not a clue. am i responsible for some kids parents all of a sudden?

there are always kids on the streets - don't panic - there may (or may not) have been some low level kid disruption in sydenham but i can assure you all that savacenter is not burning. despite twitter's insistence that it is. it isn't.

Sainsbury's in Bell Green is officially being looted if it hasn't been fully looted already. I wonder how long it is going to be closed for. I'm pretty sure if sainsbury's has been looted, surely CO-OP will be looted sooner or later. when you say "officially" do you mean that someone said...

Eagle wrote:But why do obvious troublesome bars keep their licence. Why on earth would anyone want a drink after midnight.
Think of the local residents. Close the place down.

maybe they are residents too (just like you - shock horror)

Hi I've used the Bridge Leisures Centre for years but a change in working hours means that I can now only get there in the evenings and weekends when it tends to get busy. I used to have the pool pretty much to myself at picking-the-kids-up-from-school-time on a weekday - so maybe became a little sp...

Fair enough, Hill Dweller.

Maria - just a thought - might be worth avoiding the first Tues in the month to avoid clashing with the Syd Library one in case anyone wants to join both. My sis belong to two book clubs - but then she lives in rural France & there's not a lot else to do.

Count me in, Maria

Hill Dweller, you appear to have a strange fascination with posting frequency - I've noticed you mention it on several different threads - what's that all about?

Hazy

OK how about this -
We agree a day/time/place to meet in 3/4 weeks time, publicise widely on here, in the bookshop, down the pub, with the neighbours etc & see who turns up. & take it from there ......
My preference would be a pub, early in the week, 7ish
what do you think?
Hazy

It's jointly funded by Croydon & Southwark. Even if it wasn't it seem a little shortsighted making it so difficult to join esp in the current climate when they should (surely?) be encouraging the local community to use it as much as poss. & I had my driving licence AND passport. I'm assuming...

Quick rant. I popped into Upper Norwood Library this afternoon, since I was in the area and needed a couple of books. Neither my Bromley nor my Lewisham Library Card were acceptable and I was unable to join as I did not have two official letters/bills to my current address and dated within the last ...

i'd be happy to become involved on an ad hoc basis but may not be able to commit to anything regular. any use?
hazy

The Big Breakfast in Forest Hill - food is proper home cooked & huge portions &, best of all, it's licenced!
Hazy

Hi Folks Some (hopefully many) of you may like to sign the petition to keep Sydenham Library - copy & paste this link - http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savesydenhamlibrary/ Also - go on twitter and #savelibraries to keep it trending (sorry non-twitterers - this will mean nothing to you). Than...