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by stuart
26 Jan 2024 17:47
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Crash on Westwood Hill
Replies: 0
Views: 1112

Crash on Westwood Hill

Here's a report from the Newsshopper except it is mistaken that the collision appeared to be on Westwood Hill not Lawrie Park Road. The photograph is mine taken at 1pm after our 450 bus was diverted because the section between the Kirkdale Roundabout and LPA was taped off both ways.: A woman has bee...
by stuart
24 Jan 2024 18:59
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bell Green Cycle Crossing
Replies: 10
Views: 4286

Re: Bell Green Cycle Crossing

Or people with respiratory issues or just want a longer life? Heroes for criminal damage and defying a decision by the democratically elected mayor? If you don't like that you can vote in May to have ULEZ removed. No, it's just gratuitous vandalism spurred on by culture war warriors. Sorry for the r...
by stuart
24 Jan 2024 18:32
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Chaos at Crystal Palace Park Road roadworks
Replies: 2
Views: 1035

Re: Chaos at Crystal Palace Park Road roadworks

It was moved! The power of this forum or just coincidence the day after the post after all these weeks? Great news for the 197 & 176 buses and everybody else at that junction. Hence I won't complain too much about exceeding the permitted pavement parking. Oh but from Friday the 197, 176 & 12...
by stuart
23 Jan 2024 17:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Chaos at Crystal Palace Park Road roadworks
Replies: 2
Views: 1035

Chaos at Crystal Palace Park Road roadworks

Update on the 5 month roadwork chaos on Crystal Palace Park Road outside the telephone exchange. Notice was given well before Christmas but this Range Rover LN54 OTW has remained parked in a no parking coned area for the duration. It hasn't moved or been moved. The chaos and frequent gridlock this s...
by stuart
23 Jan 2024 17:12
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bell Green Cycle Crossing
Replies: 10
Views: 4286

Re: Bell Green Cycle Crossing

Sydenham Road at Bell Green and Kent House Road junctions have been hit overnight by the ULEZ vandals. They moved on from cutting wires or blowing them up to simply angle grind the base of the post. So good luck if you want to cross the road by foot or bike. And guess who has to pay in chaos and cou...
by stuart
17 Jan 2024 11:06
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bell Green Cycle Crossing
Replies: 10
Views: 4286

Re: Bell Green Cycle Crossing

The Newshopper has more on the proposed Lewisham cycling projects including: "The proposed schemes also include 18 contraflow cycle projects, where cyclists go in the opposite direction of traffic, and the replacement of the Waterlink Way footbridge in Catford. The projects are dependent on the...
by stuart
16 Jan 2024 09:05
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bell Green Cycle Crossing
Replies: 10
Views: 4286

Bell Green Cycle Crossing

The South London Press has a report that Lewisham Council is including Sydenham's dangerous cycle crossing of Southend Lane to Riverlink way as part of eleven cycle highways in the borough: "A crossing in Pagnell Street in New Cross would be upgraded to a parallel zebra crossing – a type of zeb...
by stuart
10 Jan 2024 19:49
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Damien Egan resigns as Mayor
Replies: 1
Views: 2496

Damien Egan resigns as Mayor

Damien Egan Mayor of Lewisham has today, Wednesday 10 January, resigned as the Mayor of Lewisham. Mr Egan said: “On Friday the current MP for Kingswood, resigned. I have been selected to fight this by-election and therefore I have informed the Chief Executive of my decision to resign as the Mayor of...
by stuart
17 Dec 2023 16:54
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Broken window theory
Replies: 22
Views: 37699

Re: Broken window theory

Thought this was yet more roadworks until I looked a little closer. No hole. It would appear some local flytipper has gifted Lawrie Park Gardens this present for Christmas. Lewisham Council Taxpayers will have to pay to get it carted away. https://social.brainsys.com/system/media_attachments/files/1...
by stuart
17 Dec 2023 16:39
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Kirkdale Bookshop robbery
Replies: 0
Views: 29803

Kirkdale Bookshop robbery

Sad news. Lost their Saturday cash takings last night. Books are safe. Support them if you can. https://nitter.net/KirkdaleBooks/status/1736338271041441940#m (Twitter link for those who don't want to go to Twitter) https://nitter.net/pic/media%2FGBi2c8nWMAABJxu.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp
by stuart
23 Nov 2023 01:13
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: International Sports Festival at Crystal Palace 1965
Replies: 3
Views: 3903

Re: International Sports Festival at Crystal Palace 1965

Six shillings! That seems a lot @ 1965 prices. 18 bob for the family?
by stuart
19 Nov 2023 12:21
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Christmas in Lewisham's Lapland
Replies: 0
Views: 29260

Christmas in Lewisham's Lapland

No prizes for guessing which Sainsbury store this year's Christmas ad was filmed in. And customers will know it's rarely that busy - more extras than customers methinks ;-)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=hIWHxRze ... e=youtu.be
by stuart
3 Nov 2023 16:46
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Lidl Cycling
Replies: 0
Views: 30528

Lidl Cycling

Lidl this week submitted a transport plan addendum to their Southend Lane redevelopment to Lewisham Council. It has very laudable plans to accommodate anyone cycling to their new store, viz: High -quality cycle parking will be provided at convenient and visible locations within the site and uptake w...
by stuart
26 Oct 2023 08:32
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Overground to London Bridge?
Replies: 2
Views: 6194

Re: Overground to London Bridge?

I suppose anything is an improvement but it is, to me, a second/third class solution. 1. The comfort/capacity of those beautiful 8/10 car Electostars against the 5 car Overground. 2. The inability to connect to Southern's hub at East Croydon for disabled people or safely for those with heavy luggage...
by stuart
17 Oct 2023 17:42
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bell Green Transport Survey online now.
Replies: 8
Views: 12539

Re: Bell Green Transport Survey online now.

Beautiful Bell Green. That's a first here I think ;-)

Yes I've enjoyed other @archoptical drone footage. I had assumed that as it was on your website it was yours and ok to use. Is it OK with @archoptical to use it to promote your Forum?
by stuart
16 Oct 2023 09:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bell Green Transport Survey online now.
Replies: 8
Views: 12539

Re: Bell Green Transport Survey online now.

Put it on Mastodon for you: https://social.brainsys.com/@se26/111243923906884838 and I've completed it. Fascinating aerial shot of the eastend of the gyratory where it intersects with Southend Lane, Kangley Bridge Road and the Sainsbury feeder road. Took a bit of time to identify that. Trust I got i...
by stuart
10 Oct 2023 11:29
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 230630

Re: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic

Looks like the signage is going up today, a camera has appeared on the Silverdale side recently as well. For those who have yet to pass by. One change is motorcycles are also now prohibited. But then Lewisham is having a bit of a war on the motorcyclist atm. https://social.brainsys.com/system/media...
by stuart
8 Oct 2023 17:30
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Broken window theory
Replies: 22
Views: 37699

Re: Broken window theory

Hi b_s - I've invested in a £2.99 picker-upper from the Sydenham Road Bargain Shop. Doesn't look too robust but it helped me do our street today. Thanks for inspiring me. Maybe the Sydenham Assembly should give a proper one plus Lewisham bags to folks who will do their street once a week. So another...
by stuart
8 Oct 2023 16:43
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Opoids, Sacklers & Sydenham
Replies: 1
Views: 4831

Opoids, Sacklers & Sydenham

"In a broad, tree-lined road in the southeast London suburb of Sydenham stand the sprawling buildings and grounds of St Christopher’s Hospice." So begins the story of how Sydenham hero Cicely Saunders helped begin the development of the opoids to help her terminal patients. How the Sackler...