Sydenham Town Forum

Our experience at Lewisham was OK. Our son was our second baby so we were much more confident about the whole thing and left it later to go in. All the prenatal appointments had been fine. Clean rooms and latest scanners etc Most of the midwives were great on the day too, but there was one agency mi...

The chip shop by Slatters seemed good when it first opened but we had a run of dodgy pieces of cod from there. Not sure what it was, but the skins didn't seem cleaned enough and they tasted a bit burnt. Not been back in months, however, so perhaps I should give them another go. We were very enthusia...

There's a certain inevitablity about the commercial centre moving from up the hill, to where it is now, to a retail park at the bottom. But there's no need for the high street to die. We had the same thing happen in Kensal Green where we used to live and East Dulwich has the Sainsbury's in Dog Kenne...

Seeing as the subject of school buses kept coming up in various threads, I wrote to the Mayor's office to see whether it was something they had considered. Here's the reply Thank you for your letter to the Mayor regarding school buses. Your comments have been forwarded to me for response. Transport ...

Oh, we drove past Rascals at the weekend and I wondered what it was like. We were on our way to explore some of the parks along the Quaggy river. Manor House Gardens is small but beautifully landscaped after a lottery/council grant, and the cafe is good for little children, with toys and books and s...

Are you talking about the one o'clock club in Crystal Palace Park? The organisers there are very good and my two have a great time. My 20-month old son loves careering about in the go-carts in the outside bit. If you want to give them a special treat, Gamabados soft play centre towards Beckenham is ...

The thing to do know is give as much support to our local shops as possible. In return, though, they might like to try catering to everyone in the area. The Dolphin is a good sign. Slatters could start selling a wide range of speciality breads, rather than just white or wholemeal. People who can spe...

The DIY shop by the bookstore has everything you want. Homebase is full of cushions and nick-nacks and the staff in these sheds are never very knowledgeable. I'd hate to see another one go in down the road. I want Bell Green to be done up but I hate the fact it's going to be just another anonymous r...

Juwlz and Annabel I think school buses could help a lot. My partner walks our young children because the buses are full of swearing teens (she has to explain too many new words) or held up in school traffic. If they were those yellow buses, I'm sure a lot of kids would want to use them, as anything ...

My partner and I have two small children, Leaf, and that crossing is terrifying. We live on the Thorpes and if the traffic isn't narrowly missing you while crossing by Slatters, it's bombing along Queensthorpe Road in order to avoid waiting at the lights at all. Agree about the buses too. If they're...

People also tell me part of the problem with the High Street is people getting off the South Circular at Catford and heading to rejoin it at Forest Hill using Sydenham as a cut through. If that's true, it makes no sense. The South Circular is much quicker when you've finally gone under the railway ...