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by Tim Lund
15 May 2008 11:34
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Oyster Card introduction shut station gates
Replies: 204
Views: 183656

That Southern Style ...

In the words of a contractor I was just talking to in the ticket hall newsagents, they had a bit of a riot this morning, so one Southern manager having said to close the platform 1 gate, another said later to open it. He suggested it was part of a strategy of getting passengers used to the idea of t...
by Tim Lund
15 May 2008 09:11
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Oyster Card introduction shut station gates
Replies: 204
Views: 183656

Stepping up the campaign

If the gate is now open, I wonder if Southern have seen sense ... time to go round and ask / see what's going on. From an email I just got from someone awaiting major surgery to a knee, it seems it was not open at 7.30. In the meantime, SydSoc will be stepping up the campaign.
by Tim Lund
14 May 2008 08:48
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Milkmen of Sydenham?
Replies: 3
Views: 4515

And Silverdale!

Yes - Dairy Crest reach Silverdale, so you should be fine. Same comments as Pat re reliability. Sometimes I think they get held up by the traffic, so my pint isn't ready before breakfast. When we first came they delivered in cartons, which the local foxes found fun - chewing them and discarding them...
by Tim Lund
13 May 2008 08:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: SYDENHAMS PARKS
Replies: 19
Views: 17228

Ibere I can't remember the details, but you're likely to be disappointed by the grant won by the Mayow Park Bowls Club. If you want to learn more about what's going on in Mayow Park, you could do worse than join the guided tour of the trees in the park, 9.30 Sat May 31. But a word of warning - expre...
by Tim Lund
12 May 2008 09:44
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Live music, plant sales, teas, cakes, bee keeping, stalls ..
Replies: 0
Views: 2257

Live music, plant sales, teas, cakes, bee keeping, stalls ..

It can only be the Kent House Leisure Gardens May Open Day, this coming Sunday, 11.00 - 3.00, entrance between 91 & 93 Kent House Road (opposite Woodbastwick Road), and also from Fairlawn Park. The live music is the Balalaika Band, with one of our members on accordion http://www.balalaikalondon....
by Tim Lund
12 May 2008 09:27
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Tree expertise in Mayow Park, 9.30 May 31
Replies: 0
Views: 2232

Tree expertise in Mayow Park, 9.30 May 31

Not sure whether to put this on the end of the thread about Sydenham Parks or trees, so how about a new thread? Anyway, Friends of Mayow Park have got Sean MacBride, one of Lewisham's arboriculturists, to do a guided tour of the trees in Mayow Park, meeting by the bowls pavillion, 9.30 a.m., Saturda...
by Tim Lund
11 May 2008 06:18
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Listed buildings
Replies: 6
Views: 9119

Can we map these?

Steve:

This is the sort of thing where there should be a link to a Google map with markers for where all these buildings are. Anyone want to help set this up?

Tim
by Tim Lund
9 May 2008 09:39
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: What do we Want From the Sydenham Society
Replies: 11
Views: 11991

SydSoc Aims

T Boy Here's the very easy answer to your question, from our constitution: 2. OBJECTS The Society is established for the public benefit for the following purposes in [...] Sydenham [...] a) to stimulate public interest and to promote civic pride [] b) to promote high standards of planning, architect...
by Tim Lund
7 May 2008 15:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: RENEWED HIGH STREET PROPOSALS
Replies: 32
Views: 34142

Lewisham Council / Enviroworks

I just got an email from Lewisham's Green Team: We have already commissioned Enviroworks to replant and maintain the planters in Sydenham Road. I have spoken to Peter Ranken about their current condition and he has assured me the work will start shortly. Enviroworks is the organisation running the p...
by Tim Lund
6 May 2008 16:13
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: RENEWED HIGH STREET PROPOSALS
Replies: 32
Views: 34142

OMG

Lee wrote: what if the budget for the High Street was given to the Sydenham Society Thanks for the thought, but I don't think so - I don't think our constitution would allow it. I was once the chair of a residents' association in Peckham, and a speculative letter I wrote managed to produce £20K in p...
by Tim Lund
5 May 2008 19:56
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: RENEWED HIGH STREET PROPOSALS
Replies: 32
Views: 34142

Hope to join you ...

Admin:

I could join you tomorrow morning or Thursday. Can't do Saturday at all - shame, since I'd like to meet up with Sean at last. There's a Town Centre Management meeting with our official Town Centre manager coming up next week. I'll make sure they know what people on this thread are thinking.
by Tim Lund
5 May 2008 08:00
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Forest Hill Bowling Club
Replies: 2
Views: 3584

Forest Hill Society / SE23.com

John:

I'll also be contacting Michael of the Forest Hill Society about this. Have you looked at se23.com?
by Tim Lund
4 May 2008 20:31
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Oyster Card introduction shut station gates
Replies: 204
Views: 183656

The story so far ...

I just want to say that SydSoc members are hearing very positive noises from most of the players involved in deciding whether the gate to Platform One stays open or not, including from Transport for London. However, nothing quite definite, and nothing from Southern. It may be that Southern don't exp...
by Tim Lund
4 May 2008 20:03
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Forest Hill Bowling Club
Replies: 2
Views: 3584

Yes please!

John: Brilliant idea. I was in there earlier this week, looking at all those honour boards, imagining the lives of the all those past champions and club presidents. The email address for contributions to the Sydenham Society newsletter is news@sydenhamsociety.com. Our next deadline is later this wee...
by Tim Lund
30 Apr 2008 15:52
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Oyster Card introduction shut station gates
Replies: 204
Views: 183656

Platform 1 Petition

Thank you every one for signing this petition, and just in case you've not seen the story in the front page, here is the link to it http://www.sydenham.org.uk/news_oystercard_gate_2.html and here is a link to the on line petition directly http://www.gopetition.com/online/18722.html
by Tim Lund
29 Apr 2008 11:51
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Sydenham Lizard
Replies: 6
Views: 5954

Toads are back!

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Coming to a garden near you - especially if you live near Dacres Wood Reserve.
by Tim Lund
13 Apr 2008 18:29
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Trees and thank you
Replies: 9
Views: 8847

I've been told of a newsletter from Halifax Home Insurance, who have created their own Tree Scene Investigation teams. Their "Head of Subsidence" said about a year ago: "I'm pleased to say that this scientific approach means trees are rarely damaged, let alone removed". If you wa...
by Tim Lund
11 Apr 2008 05:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Garden looking for new Garden and Services Manager
Replies: 0
Views: 2620

Sydenham Garden looking for new Garden and Services Manager

I learned yesterday that Sydenham Garden was advertising for a full time Garden and Services Manager - http://www.sydenhamgarden.org.uk/Vacancies.html - deadline for applications 28 April. The current guy, Nick Fry, is moving on. With the new Victorian design greenhouse, what an opportunity for a yo...
by Tim Lund
10 Apr 2008 05:06
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Trees and thank you
Replies: 9
Views: 8847

I'll try to find out about this, but on the subsidence risk I think it's a fairly straightforward consequence of plant physiology - trees with all those leaves take water from the soil and pump it out into the atmosphere, and big trees do it in a big way, so they'll cause drying out and subsidence i...
by Tim Lund
8 Apr 2008 14:57
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Trees and thank you
Replies: 9
Views: 8847

Some which they like planting in streets are Rowan and Whitebeam - same sorbus family. I'm not sure why, but I would imagine it's a combination of (1) them being native species; (2) not growing too tall; (3) having fruit, which is attractive for birds in winter; and (4) being quite attractive. Maybe...