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by Sydenham
18 May 2021 18:52
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Daniel Morgan Murder
Replies: 80
Views: 132059

Re: Daniel Morgan Murder

Another review publication delayed as reported by Joshua Rozenberg. This time it's the Home Office and Secretary who want to check it first. "The independent panel set up to examine the investigation into the murder of Daniel Morgan in 1987 has said it is “disappointed” that publication of its ...
by Sydenham
5 May 2021 21:23
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: More senseless death
Replies: 19
Views: 21172

Re: More senseless death

Good to hear from you Bensonby - police on the street might by much objective measurement be inefficient and ineffective but are we measuring the right things. Is citizen morale measured and what value is given to it? Are citizens more likely to become involved and speak to the police if they see po...
by Sydenham
21 Apr 2021 10:56
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 5G Nimby-ism?
Replies: 3
Views: 1710

Re: 5G Nimby-ism?

Probably not to answer your question but there are a few things going on here I believe. It's not just the mast - the amount and size of associated street furniture with the 5G installation is quite a lot and perhaos more of an eyesore / imposition. Also there is the factor of the design of the mast...
by Sydenham
14 Mar 2021 08:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Borough wide CPZ - to help Lewisham budget shortfall
Replies: 8
Views: 3485

Re: Borough wide CPZ - to help Lewisham budget shortfall

@Stuart: you ask why? More faf, more admin, more having to think about something else. Less ability to just get on with life without reference to administrative bodies. Maybe it's an age thing. Also it doesn't recognise the diversity of Lewisham's areas. One positive is that there is no hiding that ...
by Sydenham
13 Mar 2021 18:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Borough wide CPZ - to help Lewisham budget shortfall
Replies: 8
Views: 3485

Re: Borough wide CPZ - to help Lewisham budget shortfall

Here's the twitter link: https://twitter.com/lewicyclists/status/1370374295017361408?s=20 and here: https://twitter.com/SophieMcGeevor/status/1370387130426519562?s=20 Sophie replied to Lewisham cyclists with regard to a comment that subsidies for bike storage were being removed. I had a quick look i...
by Sydenham
12 Mar 2021 17:16
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Borough wide CPZ - to help Lewisham budget shortfall
Replies: 8
Views: 3485

Borough wide CPZ - to help Lewisham budget shortfall

Not sure if this has been picked up by anyone, nor how serious is the proposal but Lewisham has plans to introduce a borough wide CPZ in the next year. This was laid out in their 2021/2022 budget. Confirmation in a tweet by Cllr Sophie McGeevor (@SophieMcGeevor) today ("It ("borough wide C...
by Sydenham
10 Mar 2021 10:42
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: International Woman's Day: Green Ladies
Replies: 3
Views: 3013

Re: International Woman's Day: Green Ladies

Sometimes it's valid and necessary to spend (even public) money to make a point and change our behaviours and point of view. And some change should be welcomed - I am pleased that as a society we in many areas don't find acceptable what was acceptable 50 years ago. But a society is made up of divers...
by Sydenham
28 Feb 2021 20:37
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Rapid coronavirus test site at Sydenham Centre
Replies: 2
Views: 2529

Re: Rapid coronavirus test site at Sydenham Centre

Really good to get a test centre in Sydenham - anything that makes it easier for us to get a test if needed. This location might remove someone's hesitancy to get out and be tested - avoids travel to Ctaford or other parts of the borough inc. CP.
by Sydenham
16 Feb 2021 17:27
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Anybody clap last night?
Replies: 30
Views: 17176

Re: Anybody clap last night?

Well at least we haven't started scrumming
by Sydenham
26 Jan 2021 19:11
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: how to get out of this mess
Replies: 70
Views: 46887

Re: how to get out of this mess

Remember that even in the depths of the second world war the UK government was planning for the welfare state. If we could focus on more than one thing at once then, why not now?

(no Gerald Ford references please - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4041136/)
by Sydenham
24 Jan 2021 09:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Lewisham Local Plan
Replies: 5
Views: 5942

Re: Lewisham Local Plan

Lots more information here on the consultation including some online information sessions. Details available here: https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/planning/policy/planning/about-the-lewisham-local-plan "COVID-19 has made it difficult for us to hold public consultation events, but we are host...
by Sydenham
12 Jan 2021 12:10
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Wells Park practice and Covid vaccinations
Replies: 17
Views: 14641

Re: Wells Park practice and Covid vaccinations

Just received the newsletter from Wells Park Practice and it says they will start Covid vaccines on January 16th at the Sydenham Green practice - Holmshaw Close. Extract included below: "We will start the delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations to our patients from Saturday 16th January 2021. We will...
by Sydenham
27 Dec 2020 19:42
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Happy New Year
Replies: 7
Views: 7887

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all - hope 2021 brings some joy to each and everyone of us.
by Sydenham
3 Dec 2020 18:35
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The Bridge
Replies: 7
Views: 6261

Re: The Bridge

@JRW - interesting and valid question to ask especially if one is a resident. Bellingham is poorly served in a number of ways and is high on the deprivation index as well. No surprise that leisure facilities are correspondingly poor - though in other areas of London in the past, such as Brixton, the...
by Sydenham
26 Aug 2020 06:37
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New leisure contract for Lewisham?
Replies: 11
Views: 9318

Re: New leisure contract for Lewisham?

Anyone know if Fusion membership will transfer as is or will there be changes to Ts and Cs - thinking about over 60s access?
by Sydenham
13 Jul 2020 19:21
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Tranzmission Festival (Rave)
Replies: 5
Views: 5970

Re: Tranzmission Festival (Rave)

What is this? Any details? Where is it planned and when?
by Sydenham
10 Jul 2020 09:25
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 231039

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

The changes to Bishopsthorpe and Silverdale were envisaged and initial consultations made a long time before Covid. They were always going to be introduced this year for a trial period; plans had been made - seems that Covid has given a general umbrella coverage and additional rationale for these sc...
by Sydenham
7 Jul 2020 12:45
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 231039

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

The Faqs here suggest these are emergency temporary measures: https://lewishamcovidresidentialstreets.commonplace.is/about An excerpt: Will the Council consider making these measures permanent? It is recognised that there may be an appetite amongst communities for some of the measures that are being...
by Sydenham
7 Jul 2020 06:39
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 231039

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

Please remember that you can make any comments about this scheme here: https://lewishamcovidresidentialstreets.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/silverdale-and-bishopsthorpe-road/details Not everyone who is involved in the scheme reads this forum so they might not be aware that there ae some who do n...
by Sydenham
24 Jun 2020 20:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Consultation on Proposal to Close Silverdale/Bishopsthorpe Road to traffic
Replies: 132
Views: 231039

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

@APCB welcome to the forum today and your first posts. Looking forward to hearing from you on other Sydenham matters as well.