Sydenham Town Forum

Fantastic news that the planning officers are recommending refusal and fingers crossed that the councillors will make the same decision. I'm sure that if the long-overdue cinema gets to see the light of day there will be plenty of Sydders folk beating a path to its door! Thank you Downthehill for ke...

Interestingly, information from the town hall shows that Lewisham's level of vacant shop units currently stands at 12%. Experian (the economic forecasters) reckon that at any one time vacancy rates for UK shops average between 10-12% even when the economy is strong. Lewisham will not benefit from th...

Amazing - the petition is now at 2,230 signatures. Well done all those people up and down the line who have been leafletting at the crack of dawn in the wind and the rain! If you haven't already signed, here is the link: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/opposing-cuts-to-southern-services-to-fores...

Quite agree with all your visitor suggestions Ulysses with the exception of the DWH - which has sadly nosedived since its makeover!

Fantastic news - well done Michael and everyone in Forest Hill and Sydenham who voted for Hornimans, our own world-class museum!

Alternatively, 'naked' spelt backwards? Naked cycling has become quite popular recently, I think.

What do the Friends of Louise House think about the idea of the National Trust getting involved?

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Brilliant that the Woodman has re-opened and that Sydenham is managing to hang on to most of its pubs! The Windmill laid on a terrific evening of Indian music & dance (with a buffet run by Gurkha's) as part of the Sydenham Arts Festival, and there have been great, well-attended events at the Gol...

Lee - what are the sash windows that 'hinge open'? By the way, it's interesting to hear that the CofE has turned to double-glazing - I know that there are plans to reduce the number of bishops, but if they are now into double-glazing then times must really be hard!

For more on our street drinkers, check out the Slice of Life column on the inside back page of Time Out - you'll find that in a thinly veiled reference to this part of south-east London the tattooed man & friends have quite a presence (see the issue dated July 3). This makes good copy, but it's ...

They're bound to become collector's items - like 'Isle of Wight, 1968', or even Woodstock, 1969'...

Great pix Lee - where are these shops located?

Eagle - we've got a greengrocers. It's called 'Fresh & Fruity'.

In reply to Fishcox - on the day that the hoarding went up, Sydenham Society members visited the site and talked to the workmen. They were evasive when asked about what was happening and whether the shopfront was to be retained. The LBL enforcement officer and a local councillor were immediately tel...

I believe that this is a very high quality development. The core of the Greyhound Pub is refurbished with the original tiles and matching ones commissioned. The original plan was for 75 flats – this is now 42 flats with most 2, 3 and even one 4 bedroom flats. The flats are roomy and high quality wit...

Some great news here - it's really encouraging to see money coming into projects like Mayow Park at long last. Hopefully the Sydenham Road Improvement scheme and the plans for the 'greening' will help smarten up the high street in these challenging times. The Silverdale Hall project could be one of ...

If I remember correctly, the premises above Outback Hairdressers, Paul James and the keycutters were in the early 80s the Tudors (or was it the Knights?) nightclub - the Ronnie Knight connection. Jimmy Smalls was located in the adjacent upper floors. When we first moved to Sydenham (1979) this corne...

They evolved from the Jimmy Smalls Dance Centre, previously located adjacent to the station (above the shops on Station Approach). They've got a website:
http://www.sydenhamdancentre.co.uk/

They have a very full pasta menu as well - plus two daily specials. A great addition to the high street!