Sydenham Town Forum

Anyone know what was going on this afternoon? Firstly there was a policeman standing on the pedestrian crossing near The Pavilion and directing the passing traffic around him and later there was a sign directing traffic around the pavement edge. Then when I drove out of Spring Hill they had taped th...

No complaints from me about the newly refurbished Dulwich Woodhouse. I've eaten there 4 or 5 times since it reopened and yes - there may have been a few teething problems, but I thought the food was lovely. They seem to be keen to please - in fact I was there with a friend just today and the lady wh...

biscuitman1978 : wrote: As far as I know, permission hasn't been granted for the conservatory yet. A planning application has been submitted, but a decision is still awaited. Really biscuitman? Oh no - but, having worked for a local authority (not Lewisham I hasten to add) for quite a few years and...

On my daily walk for the paper today, I noticed the Blue Mountain was closed. They are advertising for a Chef but I doubt that would stop them from opening - even if they just served coffee and croissants it would be better than shutting completely. Hope this is just a 'one-off' as it is a very popu...

I would really love a Waitrose or a M & S food outlet in that space but the reality is this is Sydenham! Much as I love my hometown I don't think we could ever merit one of those or rather, should I say, neither of those two would see this area as a viable option. So stuff 'em - we'll take Sains...

I too am watching the rebirth of the Greyhound with varying degrees of excitement tinged with scepticism. We must be careful we don't become too enthralled and grateful to the prodigal Purelake just because they have graced Sydenham and the long overdue work with their two workmen. I agree they shou...

Anyone know why there were loads of police cars in Thicket Rd and a police helicopter hovering over the park around 4.15pm yesterday?

Lee - having worked in both a Housing Association and a local council, Hyde should have a 'Complaints procedure'. You've probably exhausted that line of attack but you should have been able to go right up the chain of command to the Director, if you had no response and then onto the Ombudsman. I kno...

Well give me Sydenham over Penge any day of the week and Penge was my home town for the first 14 years of my life. As far as I'm concerned Sydenham does smile - I have lived here for 40+ years and would be very sad to move even though we have had some issues over the years. Sydenham is definitely on...

Such a shame we've been lumbered with such an eyesore especially when you see the examples Lee has uploaded above and realise what we could have had. Honestly - Lewisham Council is good at some things (credit where credit's due i.e. the parks department). However when they make a howler - do they ma...

LOL - it does make you wonder whether common sense will ever prevail where Council Planners are concerned - or whoever rubberstamped that little eyesore. As I said before, the actual toilet block looks like a reject from Croydon Council. It looks second hand and as if a mechanical grabber has taken ...

Hello Appletree and welcome to STF. Glad you managed to put the facts out there. Sometimes Chinese whispers can result in a slight unintentional skewing of the facts.

We intend to try it out soon. I must agree and re-emphasis what a beautiful park it is too. We are so lucky in Sydenham to have some really lovely green spaces and hats off to the Lewisham Parks Department for keeping them looking so good during what must be straightened times with the cuts, etc. Lo...

It looks decidedly second hand to me. It's all bashed and broken. Was it one of Croydon's rejects?

Is there a local Sydenham guerilla gardeners group? Or is there anyone thinking of starting a group? I would like to join. List of locations that are desperate for some guerilla gardeners : No.1 - Station Approach corner. No. 2. - Cobbs Corner Roundabout in need of some huge sunflowers in the summe...

Big skip full of builders rubble and general rubbish that has accumulated on site since it was deserted..... Things are looking up fellow STF posters! I noticed they had the 'Spring Hill' street sign tucked away inside what is left of the building itself. As I'm a glass half empty kind of person I'm...

I know this will get you all ever so excited, but I think it was one of the most misguided campaigns of all time. Along with The Greyhound. Now... pounce! Hear hear! Yes the 'do-gooders' of Sydenham can sit back and be very proud of their achievements (The Greyhound and the Windmill campaigns) inst...

With respect Biscuitman – it was not my intention to imply that some local community groups had been implicit in the illegal demolition of the Greyhound. What I meant was that their reticence in the beginning, to see the bigger picture as to what could have been, rather than their insistence that th...

What Purelake has done, with assistance from well meaning but ill advised local community groups, is heart breaking really. After 7(?) years and counting we have a block of flats which had to be built around the Greyhound, which was then mullered to within an inch of its life on the pretext of savin...

Oh dear – well you can’t please all the people all of the time I guess. Mayow Park is hardly teeming with joggers and people taking exercise but I thought that was some of what a park is all about. On a week day it is virtually empty save for a few joggers (only witnessed 2 maximum at any one time) ...