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		Thread: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale at the rear of Forest Hill station? Post: RE: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale... Can someone confirm what the work being done at the moment is? It seems strange that they've installed a temporary pedestrian crossing given that there hasn't been one there previously (despite SO man...	stepover	SE23 Topics	113	100,660	28-04-2016, 02:59 PM
		Thread: Southern Timetable Dec 2015 Post: RE: Southern Timetable Dec 2015 I really can't see any material change. There's a minor change to a few southbound trains from London Bridge heading round to Victoria but that's it. Agree that services have taken another turn for t...	stepover	SE23 Topics	3	5,530	22-11-2015, 04:32 PM
		Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob My problem is with publicly setting out a mission statement that on opening appears to not be realised. Here's what they said (source Forest Hill society website interview): "The pub’s main drinks ...	stepover	SE23 Topics	125	106,734	14-10-2015, 10:29 AM
		Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob I believe The Signal opened last night - anyone go along? Haven't seen much feedback yet. I tweeted them prior to opening to express concern that they had marketed themselves as focusing on local c...	stepover	SE23 Topics	125	106,734	09-10-2015, 02:48 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Police Newsletter July 2015 Post: RE: Forest Hill Police July 2015 Newsletter Yep I second those thanks. :thumbsup: With the reduction in street drinking I wonder if the next anti-social behaviour target/priority could be motorised scooters. There seem to be a lot of kids st...	stepover	SE23 Topics	3	7,725	17-08-2015, 03:17 PM
		Thread: Energy Garden at Forest Hill Overground Station Post: RE: Energy Garden at Forest Hill Overground Statio... Great news - I voted and pleased to see Forest Hill is one of the first stations to become part of the scheme. Hopefully they can focus on the car park area at the front of the station to try and make...	stepover	SE23 Topics	22	25,088	29-07-2015, 02:10 PM
		Thread: Recommend local Damp Proofing/Control Post: Recommend local Damp Proofing/Control Hi after yesterday's torrential rain I've had a small damp patch appear on an upstairs interior wall. Can anyone recommend local damp proofing control specialist they've previously used to come and in...	stepover	Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found	0	2,519	25-07-2015, 08:26 AM
		Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob It will be a real shame if The Hob ceases to be a live music and comedy venue. It offered something different - what we want is variety. The Dartmouth, The Sylvan Post and The Perryvale are all great ...	stepover	SE23 Topics	125	106,734	20-07-2015, 09:58 AM
		Thread: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - railing removal Post: RE: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - r... I don't agree that the junction is confusing, but that doesn't prevent it for being unfit for purpose. In particular, separating a relatively narrow road into two separate crossings, each on its own t...	stepover	SE23 Topics	103	91,669	09-07-2015, 05:11 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... I think the most extraordinary thing about the survey figures above is that apparently 35% are satisfied that Southern are giving them value for money?!?! Who are these 35% - either they've never actu...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	25-06-2015, 04:58 PM
		Thread: Moped/scooter thieves Post: RE: Moped/scooter thieves Just thought I'd mention that there was some extremely dangerous and anti-social moped racing going on around Stanstead Rd / Rockbourne Rd last night between about midnight-1am. In particular the indi...	stepover	SE23 Topics	22	25,026	14-05-2015, 12:21 PM
		Thread: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale at the rear of Forest Hill station? Post: RE: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale... I cross here every day and I can attest that it is a very dangerous crossing. Cars come down Perryvale at considerable speed and I can personally vouch for the fact that fewer than half use an indicat...	stepover	SE23 Topics	113	100,660	08-05-2015, 12:00 PM
		Thread: New Pizza Restaurant for Forest Hill? Post: [] I see on twitter today that Il Mirto looks set to open shortly on Dartmouth Rd (next to the Jewellers). The sign says it will be an Italian Deli - the unit is smaller than their unit on Melbourne Grov...	stepover	SE23 Topics	24	18,004	23-04-2015, 11:52 AM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... Some VERY welcome news... [url=http://www.foresthillsociety.com/2015/04/reinstating-evening-peak-trains.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter]http://www.foresthillsociety.com/2015/04/reins...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	21-04-2015, 03:40 PM
		Thread: African Restaurant opposite FH station Post: RE: African Restaurant opposite FH station The only thing I'm slightly surprised by is why they have chosen that particular venue? The Crooked Well is in a lovely old corner pub building, it's a nice looking space, whereas the Belulah unit is ...	stepover	SE23 Topics	41	45,626	16-04-2015, 03:26 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... No disrespect to the station staff who are operating under severe pressure but shouldn't the priority to have been to reimburse customers with that money - it's not the station staff who are (in many ...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	15-04-2015, 03:18 PM
		Thread: African Restaurant opposite FH station Post: RE: African Restaurant opposite FH station Brilliant news - was just saying in response to a Forest Hill survey recently that I feel it currently lacks quality restaurant(s) (I like C&C and the Dartmouth Arms but they could use some more compe...	stepover	SE23 Topics	41	45,626	07-04-2015, 04:47 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... Wrong thread I know but warning that we have another weekend of no overground / southern (and next weekend is the same). All told I believe it will have been 4 weekends out of 5 by the time it finishe...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	19-03-2015, 02:32 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... Thing is even if it wasn't running all the way to H&I it wouldn't matter because people in N London will still have Jubilee, Northern (both branches), Victoria, Piccadilly and Central line to get them...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	11-03-2015, 03:59 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... [quote]2017: Overground will run through the whole night on Friday and Saturday, but only as far south as New Cross Gate. I had requested that they run to Crystal Palace until 1am or 2am on these eve...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	11-03-2015, 12:04 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... [quote]* I got a firm 'No' to my request for late night services beyond 2017 to go south of New Cross Gate.[/quote] Have I missed something - could someone explain what this means? Is it that from ...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	11-03-2015, 10:55 AM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... Sounds like progress may finally be made... [url]http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/london-bridge-commuters-could-die-if-chaos-at-station-continues-10097422.html[/url]	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	10-03-2015, 07:45 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... In response to the question about compensation, Southern always fall back on the pay for delay policy. What this means I think is that if your train is more than 30mins late you are entitled to a refu...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	05-03-2015, 01:15 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... As far as I know they remain withdrawn with no plans to reintroduce them in the near future. I tweeted Southern about this very point the other day but didn't get a response. My suspicion is tha...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	04-03-2015, 03:55 PM
		Thread: Strategic Planning for Forest Hill Town Centre Post: RE: Strategic Planning for Forest Hill Town Centre Re my previous post, having read the link to the FH Society Report I see that it identifies that it is widely accepted that the area around the Station is a priority for regeneration, which hopefully ...	stepover	SE23 Topics	24	26,224	04-03-2015, 12:58 PM
		Thread: Strategic Planning for Forest Hill Town Centre Post: RE: Strategic Planning for Forest Hill Town Centre This is great news of course and any money/improvements to FH are certainly welcome, but without wanting to be a party pooper I don't understand why the area around FH Pools / Library (which to my unt...	stepover	SE23 Topics	24	26,224	04-03-2015, 12:40 PM
		Thread: Rail engineering works Post: RE: Travel misery 28 Feb - 1 Mar I think the point being made is that Southern is still running reduced services into LB this weekend that will pass THROUGH FH (on the inside tracks) but will not STOP at FH. So this suggest the en...	stepover	SE23 Topics	30	33,255	25-02-2015, 06:20 PM
		Thread: Rail engineering works Post: Travel misery 28 Feb - 1 Mar Just a heads up that it looks like there are no trains at all from Forest Hill or HOP at all this weekend. Engineering works on the line mean Overground trains not running south of NXG and Southern ar...	stepover	SE23 Topics	30	33,255	24-02-2015, 12:32 AM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... As people have previously mentioned, it is the evening rush hour where the real problem is because of the cancellations of W Croydon and Caterham trains. If my maths is right we have gone from 6 South...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	19-01-2015, 04:57 PM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... I sent a few angry tweets to Southern today (it passes the time whilst inevitably waiting for a delayed train or stuck on one that isn't moving!) - their party line is to blame Network Rail for it and...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	16-01-2015, 11:32 AM
		Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the... My first experience of the recent chaos this morning as I only returned back from a Christmas getaway yesterday. The 8.51 from Forest Hill arrived at 8.53 and pulled into London Bridge at 9.16am. From...	stepover	SE23 Topics	333	286,667	13-01-2015, 02:27 PM
		Thread: adjustable bar stools Post: adjustable bar stools 2 good as new adjustable swivel bar stools for sale. Purchased a year ago for £50 each, barely used. Adjust between 2ft to 3ft so can be used at tables or bars. £25 each or £45 for the pair. Collectio...	stepover	Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found	0	2,152	11-10-2014, 02:40 PM
		Thread: The Capitol to close Post: RE: Capitol to close I went back and looked at Michael's (24/6) post you mentioned (p2 of the thread) and cannot see the massive hurdles he apparently cited? Indeed he was noting how much sense a cinema would make in FH g...	stepover	SE23 Topics	238	245,508	09-10-2014, 01:49 PM
		Thread: The Capitol to close Post: RE: Capitol to close I was reading this article this morning and was shocked to learn that Lewisham is one of only two London boroughs which does not have a cinema (the other Waltham Forest appears from the article to be ...	stepover	SE23 Topics	238	245,508	09-10-2014, 11:01 AM
		Thread: Forest Hill article in The London Economic Post: RE: Forest Hill article in The London Economic Without wishing to get pretentious about curry(!) I'm sure there are some decent indian takeaways in FH but I was meaning something a little better than that - Babur in Honor Oak or Tandoori Nights on...	stepover	SE23 Topics	41	40,053	01-10-2014, 01:50 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill article in The London Economic Post: RE: Forest Hill article in The London Economic I think that's pretty fair. The only thing I would take issue with is the perceived negative of a lack of bars. I suppose we may lack a bit of diversity but I'm happy enough drinking in any of The Dar...	stepover	SE23 Topics	41	40,053	01-10-2014, 11:46 AM
		Thread: Anyone annoyed by these loud high powered motorcycles Post: RE: Anyone annoyed by these loud high powered moto... More annoyed by the kids on motor scooters who use the triangle of Stanstead Rd and South Circular as a mini grand prix circuit on a daily basis. Cannot understand how the law allows kids to stick an ...	stepover	SE23 Topics	11	11,038	01-10-2014, 11:40 AM
		Thread: Cycling into/through central London Post: RE: Cycling into/through central London Well it's a start but I'm not sure I would bother using it anyway (I currently cycle up through Honor Oak, Brockley, Nunhead and Peckham to get the Bricklayers Arms roundabout and then on to the City)...	stepover	SE23 Topics	5	6,433	03-09-2014, 05:23 PM
		Thread: Recommend a good barbers in SE23? Post: Recommend a good barbers in SE23? Just moved to the area - looking for a nice barbers the sort that will do a decent short back and sides for around £10-15 with friendly staff - have seen a few around (Erdis on London Rd, Robs on Dart...	stepover	Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found	0	3,772	27-08-2014, 06:29 PM
		Thread: New Pizza Restaurant for Forest Hill? Post: RE: New Pizza Restaurant for FH? I used to live in ED and although I never ate in Il Mirto I did get their pizzas to take away a few times. They were really great value and far superior to traditional pizza takeaways (ie Dominos etc)...	stepover	SE23 Topics	24	18,004	27-08-2014, 01:14 PM