Sydenham Town Forum

What has all this to do with Wimpy , which has served us for decades. Nothing. I well remember 50 years ago how the Haven Green Wimpy was the hangout of (very limited) choice for the youth of Ealing. Every night it was packed with chattering teenagers (including me), and the street outside was pack...

chrism wrote:In other high street news, I see there's a Spanish-Polish deli opening up in the old flower shop next to Lidl.

That sounds good! Whey are they open?

yeah i've been in a few times but not since they've changed the layout. Everytime I walk past after work its empty. I just feel like its lacking a bit of atmosphere for whatever reason, possibly the lighting or decor I go here quite a lot in Camberwell. Its not plush with an expensive fit out but i...

If they are not gone by the weekend how about a flashmob enviremental demo accompanied by the Inland revenue, Tv licencing, police checking vehicles for road tax, mot, car insurance and bailiffs removing goods to pay for criminal damage and of course enviremental health with noise meters. Think thi...

If you are getting new windows too there maybe economies in getting a company that can do both doors and windows. Not local, but we used Sollex http://www.sollex.co.uk for new timber sash windows throughout, timber front door and a set of French doors. Although not a completely straight forward com...

Whiftoff wrote:and also the cherry and ice place. It could be really good but for whatever reason it just appears a bit budget.

Have you ever been in? It may look budget but it's really nice. Staff are friendly, food is tasty. I've been back a few times...

We don't actually know what we want yet so I take the point that we need to know if it's doors only, doors and frames, locks included etc. we need to get our requirements straight before we get anyone in to quote As to the builder we have been pretty happy. It's dragging on a little as we added to t...

I don't know if it's not the done thing or not. This is our first year in the area so we have got some little bags of Harribo in just in case. If no one comes we'll just eat them ourselves

3K is less than I was expecting from them: lots of people seem to get quoted 6! Will look into Doorz too although the misplaced z is a bit worrying

We bought a lovely house needing a lot of work done earlier this year. The initial big building push is nearly complete and our thoughts are turning to doors (and eventually windows). We need a new front door and two new back doors. Are there any recommendations for local companies who will do good ...