Sydenham Town Forum

I was there but it seemed a very minor incident to me which is why I didn't bother to post about it. Maybe I was mistaken but this is how I saw it. I passed by a moped on its side (crashed?) In Lawrie Park Road. A police car was in attendence. Two more arrived and then all shot up LPG to Redgates wh...

We lost power in Lawrie Park about 8.45. EDF Emergency line is "experiencing high rates ... " and cuts off.

No morning cuppa here. Or anymore from me when the UPS is exhausted!

Stuart

Don't panic! If you were under the speed limit it may have flashed because: 1) It was faulty. A couple of years ago the camera at the start of the M4 elevated section (eastwards 40mph) flashed me evertime I went passed. One night when there was nothing about I slowed down to 15mph and it still flash...

I used to be a frequent visitor to Silverdale ... but I have yet to visit Forest Hill (can't find it on my Ryanair map). Anyway I'm really into the website re-delivery system. Very reliable. The only issue is they won't normally deliver the following day. The earliest request appears to be the day a...

I have to say I have no problem returning to Sydenham in the early hours of the morning on the 176 in full tuxedo when lubricated with a little grape water. Neither do my teenage daughters who consider it relatively safe overnight. So if you can get to Trafalgar Square or thereabouts from Ally Pally...

I make a point of looking in every time I walk past BM. It is usually full or nearly full. Which is the problem for me - I like a cafe where I can stretch out with a paper and waste a little time. So BM either have to get bigger or less busy for my custom. The coming of spring and the departure of B...

Never rely on Wikipedia. Here it says he was born and bred in Mayow Road:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham.

Here it says he was born in Beckenham:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Monkhouse

One must be wrong. But which?

Stuart

I heard it was to be a beauty place. I believe they have to keep those beautiful windows.

Stuart

I really feel sorry you said that Jules. My daughter, who has no money, was lucky to get a Lewisham flat recently. It was almost entirely furnished from Freecycle. I don't think you realise the difference such generosity can make to some people's lives. I shall always be indebted to those kind peopl...

Change of use/out of use is always going to be a problem in any high street. What would be nice is if the planning authority could insist on some mitigation. Anybody going round the roundabout north of the Elephant & Castle might be impressed at first sight by a row of Georgian shops. Actually i...

Lizzie, If you get good reception on analogue then the answer is probably yes. You don't even have to take a risk. You can easily borrow a freeview box and try it. I've got one if you can't find anyone closer. My mum (in Wales) gets perfectly fine reception from a much smaller transmitter 25 miles a...

There was a problem on the old analogue system tha the local signal was too STRONG for some TV tuners. You actually got better reception with Eagle's coathanger than with an external array (which is more profitable to an aerial fitter). Few people in Sydenham should need an external aerial for analo...

This all seems very strange with the UK's biggest transmitter overlooking you. I am pretty near in Upper Syd but my daughter is in Downham and we both get all 90+ freeview channels on el cheapo STBs and set top aerials from the pound shop. You really need to get rather a lot of concrete or Faraday c...

There are a load of interesting comments on the sentences here: http://tinyurl.com/2ncunl Surprising to me was some feeling that these thugs were being done hard by. Here is a typical comment: "My stepdad works with one of these guys who got 2 1/2 yrs. I think it is disgusting, considering peop...

Sydenham Music announce their 5th International Music Festival from May 17th to June 15th. It is their 10th year of bringing the finest classical music to Sydenham - the chosen home of many professional musicians. Old favourites include the Endellion String Quartet, Fidelio Piano Quartet & piani...

we used proGas. They were wonderful, very efficient, friendly (well they are from Sydenham) and competitive.

The thread you need to read about them and others is here: http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1109

Stuart

We are into a fifth week of chaos in Lawrie Park Gardens. The combination of this longwinded disruption (necessary as it is) is compounded by the utterly thoughtless/selfish parking by some residents. It makes trying to get into and out of drives almost impossible. Last weekend a car near us fell in...

Yes you should be driving at a safe speed. If that is 20 mph then its 20 mph. But if that is the speed it is because it is hazardous area. Do I really want to take my eyes off the road to check I'm not doing 21 or 22? That would be lethal for anybody stepping out unexpectedly.. And I would probably ...

If only. In the last 20 years we have introduced an enormous infrastructure of speed restraint. Has it been effective? Are less people killed on our roads today. Well yes. But they are the people *inside* vehicles. Why - well the advances in vehicle design actually makes it rather difficult to get k...

And kill cyclists?

Stuart