New Road Name

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Eagle
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Post by Eagle »

I was strolling along from Kente to Lawrie Park this morning with a friend and mentioned that what we want is a new name for that stretch of road( from Station to Cobb's Corner.

Why not Dame Patricia Way. This surely would result in an increase in civic pride.
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Why? Who is/was Dame Patricia and what is her connection with Sydenham?
Eagle
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Dame Patricia Trembath. She has done good works over the years for the Syd society and recently honoured by Her Majesty.
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Rolf Road.

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Eagle
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Or to honour a local celebrity when Sydenham was even more select, Walter Cobb Avenue.
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Post by Robin Orton »

Eagle wrote:Dame Patricia Trembath. She has done good works over the years for the Syd society and recently honoured by Her Majesty.
Of course, I should have known. I think of her as Pat, though that is no doubt being over-familiar.
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Robin Orton wrote: Of course, I should have known. I think of her as Pat, though that is no doubt being over-familiar.
I don't think there should be any reason for that to be considered the case, 'Robbie Boy'.
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The Greyhound Memorial Walk? :wink:
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Kelly Brook Rise.
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Post by Annie. »

Dame cicely saunders way

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Post by pip »

Nice one Annie.
How about Jason Statham Street. Easy for me to say!
Eagle
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Post by Eagle »

Dame Cicely or Dame Patricia both great names for the cultural centre of Sydenham.

Sorry my ignorance but who is Jason Statham ????? Was the one of the Arganauts.
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Post by Annie. »

I dont think actors or even singers,footballers,etc etc should have the honour of having a road or anything come to that, named after them,someone who has helped other people, sir Madgi Yacoub heart transplant pioneer for example. I have no time for celebrities so called.

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Jason Statham can't really be classed as an actor. :D
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Post by Annie. »

Is he that bad?

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Eagle
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Post by Eagle »

Looking on Wiki seems an actor who appears from V Jones Esq. No further comment.

Seems to be from the Land of The North Folk , so not sure if he has any connection to our fare suburb.

No we want a proper celebrity like one of the Ladies mentioned.
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Post by Rachael »

Wiki may be wrong (surprise, surprise). Stratham is definitely a Londoner and lived in Sydenham. He was also a world-class diver. He was spotted by the model agency based in the Crystal Palace Sports Centre when he was practicing for his diving (my guess is he was practicing on the trampolines, which are located beside the model agents offices) and from there moved into acting.

I saw him in the Savacentre a few years ago, along with his then-girlfriend Kelly Brook.
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Post by Eagle »

Apologies must be two persons of semi fame with the same name.

I still one of the two Dame's would be best.
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You were looking up the right person, Eagle, it's just that different sources give different answers to where Stratham was born and brought up.

I have no idea why I spent five minutes of my life researching that..
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5 minutes? You got a wind up computer? ;0))

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