Sydenham Town Forum

gillyjp wrote:Instead we have had a greatly reduced Greyhound - all the extensions were demolished - that no one is interested in because it is too small.

That simply isn't true.The Greyhound has been acquired by an established pub operator who is currently finalising internal fit out plans.

What was, for a short while, looking great is now beginning to look neglected. Herris fencing is falling down, weeds are growing with abundance, pigeons are causing a mess and it is now subject to graffiti. It would be nice if those who know the new owner might contact them to encourage some real p...

Latest update from Rebuild The Greyhound (@TheGreyhoundSyd) on Twitter:

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The new owner is perfectly entitled to fit out and open the pub at whatever pace he sees fit. It might be disappointing that work hasn't started yet, but it certainly isn't 'unforgivable'. Would I be correct in saying the new owner would be within their rights to keep the pub empty and unopened in ...

Any news? Something please before I retire. This is unforgivable. The new owner is perfectly entitled to fit out and open the pub at whatever pace he sees fit. It might be disappointing that work hasn't started yet, but it certainly isn't 'unforgivable'. Can I point you in the direction of my recen...

robbieduncan wrote:So is this expected to be another cookie cutter Fullers tied pub? If so that's rather disappointing

No. The article merely refers to the The Lord Northbrook by way of giving 'a flavour of the style of operation'. It does not say that the Greyhound will be a Fullers tied pub.

The Sydenham Society Summer Newsletter reports that: .The new owner has been in touch to say that the architect will be submitting building control applications hopefully within the next month or so, with a view to starting work in July. “We don't have a finished design as yet, but to give you a fla...

butters wrote:...the fridge which seemed to live outside has only just gone awol.

It's worth remembering that the council can only deal with fly-tips it knows about.

Fly-tips (and other problems) can be reported to the council at http://www.fixmystreet.com/

I think this will cheer a lot of you up. Budgets is going into administration at the beginning of March. I just hope the staff are looked after. For those who are interested, the position (as I understand it, and I'd be grateful if others could correct any errors) is that: - In 2016, the Co-operati...

I think this will cheer a lot of you up. Budgets is going into administration at the beginning of March. I just hope the staff are looked after. For those who are interested, the position (as I understand it, and I'd be grateful if others could correct any errors) is that: - In 2016, the Co-operati...

Now, perhaps you would be kind enough here to explain why the Beer Rebellion should be saved, rather than any other local business with low turnover, and apparently without the wit to do something about it by reducing prices. I haven't said that it should. I was simply keen that Beer Rebellion was ...

Is there any unprofitable business in Sydenham we should not be trying to save? If you read the post carefully you’ll see it says that Beer Rebellion ‘wasn’t doing the turnover’ that the owner wanted to motivate him to keep it open. That’s not necessarily the same as being unprofitable, which is wh...

Hi peoples, A bit of sad news - as from today [6 February 2017] Ben Hopkinson has closed the Sydenham Beer Rebellion. It simply wasn't doing the turnover he wanted to motivate him keeping it open. He has however given us a week to try and raise the necessary capital to re-open the bar and keep the ...

Meanwhile the second retail unit on site will shortly be fitting out - electricity is now connected - and Kinleigh, Folkard and Heyward are confirmed as the occupants. KFH have now submitted a planning application for a new shopfront and an application for advertisement consent for new signage for ...

[It's] important as customers that we actually tell [Billings] what we would prefer that they did differently, as they may never see this thread. it may be awkward and uncomfortable to tell them, but it's the only way that we can ensure a change is made, rather than hope that it will be. Indeed. Al...

Hi, just wondering if anyone will answer any enquiries into this great sounding night? I sent a PM which, I assume, got through to the OP and I really would like to attend and also to help but, if wanted OR not, for this event, I would like to know or have some response, ASAP? It might be best to p...

It's right by the station and would be packed to the rafters for most hours of the day, and I'm not talking in the 'Pavillion' kind of way. That piece of land it stands on could be generating so much revenue by now. What is going on? The pub has been under offer since the end of October this year. ...

So it looks like 287 Sydenham Road (formerly the paint shop) has been bought and works under way to transform it with some changes outside already. Anyone know what it's going to be? http://www.hnfproperty.com/property/287-sydenham-road-london-se26-5ew/ A quick look at Lewisham Council's online pla...

Pally wrote:I still don't feel optimistic overall but would like to be proved wrong!

I hope you're proved wrong too!

Please be reassured that: ...little news on it... prince reported on 28 October on this thread that the pub is under offer. It's only been a month since then - not a significant period of time in terms of completing the purchase of a property. ...I wonder what is happening to the fabric in the meant...