Sydenham Town Forum

I obtained the figures for Lewisham from the BBC web site. You simply enter the name of your borough and the stats come up. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274 I agree that it has been difficult trying to work out the real figures, as you have ONS, NHS and Public Health England providing often co...

The number of new cases reported in the borough of Lewisham for the week of 29 June - July 5 was just 3. It's a similar story in Bromley and Southwark. Of course, the virus is still around, so we all need to maintain social distancing, wash our hands, and wear face coverings on public transport. But...

No one knows for sure if there will be a second wave, and no one has said what "second wave" actually means anyway. How many people are we talking about? A few thousand, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or more? Since the virus hit the UK in March, much, but not everything, of cou...

No, this is not legit, It's a scam. That's why I posted this, to warn people about it. I'm sorry, but I can't see the point of your post. Was it meant to be funny? It didn't work for me. Some people are getting ripped off with these sort of emails.

I have received an email purporting to be from HMRC and asking me to enter personal details to claim a tax refund I'm eligible for. I do what I always do if I am suspicious about an email, I clicked on the name of the sender ("HM Revenue & Customs") This email address was behind it: ki...

Beware of bag thieves operating in parks. A friend had her handbag stolen in Horniman's Park yesterday. She was with her son and another family when a small child wandered over to them. While they were distracted by the child, a man stole her handbag. The man and the child went off together. These k...

This morning, I've heard four planes overhead in the last hour.

Is anyone having problems connecting to the internet through Virgin Media? For the last four days I've had no connection during the day, only early in the morning and in the evening.

Yes, I also think that there seems to be more planes in the air. Yet, when I look at any of the flight tracker web sites, that doesn't seem to be the case. Odd.

Yes, that's puzzling about Sydenham ward. Perhaps it is mainly down to care homes and the hospice. Lewisham Central, which contains Lewisham Hospital, has 13 deaths, six lower than Sydenham. I would have expected this to be have the highest number of deaths in the borough. Guys and St Thomas', for e...

Billings and Fresh & Fruity are both fantastic. Sydenham is so lucky to have such great family food businesses. And great staff! Regarding PFC next to Tesco, I've rarely been there because I find it quite pricey. But the number of people on the forum over the last few years who say they have bee...

This hasn't been my experience in Sydenham High Street. Sure, you'll always get the odd person being inconsiderate or flouting the social distancing rules, but, overall, I've found the vast majority of people behaving responsibly. I've also been to the high street in Penge recently and, to be honest...

I have a pair of used white pvc double bifolding doors, which anyone can take for free, so long as you can collect. I've had them for about eight years, but no longer need them now due to an extension I've had built.

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Some of my neighbours and myself have set up a WhatsApp group for our little corner of Sydenham. The aim is to keep an eye on vulnerable and elderly neighbours, share helpful information, and, just as importantly, keep everyone's spirits up. If a vulnerable or elderly neighbour doesn't use social me...

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The mind boggles!

I have to be honest and say I've been past the bra fitters in Forest Hill and always wondered how this could be a business. Presumably, you can't measure breasts online. My wife has never been to this kind of shop. Surely when a woman goes to M&S or wherever, the bras say what size they are. I'v...

One of my neighbours had the catalytic converter on her car stolen by thieves the other day. We live off Laurie Park Road. I've seen postings on other local forums about thefts of catalytic converters. It seems to be a new trend by criminals. On a separate issue, does anyone know what happened at th...

A friend of mine he lives in a road near Mayo Park had a new washing machine stolen at around 2 pm this afternoon. The delivery guys had, stupidly, left it in the garden. When my friend came out of the house, he saw all the bubble wrapping on the ground, but no washing machine. He thinks it might ha...

I'd also be interested in joining. But why not discuss some books by local authors, and maybe see if they can attend. There's a number of authors who live in Sydenham. I've discovered that we're a very arty area. Matthew Sweet, Helen Edwardson, and Greg Watts are some I know of. Perhaps Kirkdale boo...