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  Thread: Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Open Weekend
Post: RE: Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Open Weekend

er, when is it being opened? Dates and times would be useful. Thanks.
BigED SE23 Topics 2 4,354 26-04-2018, 12:28 PM
  Thread: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever finish?
Post: RE: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever f...

According to a post on the EDForum about the 176/197 routes (and by implication, the 122 as well), "[TFL] expect the routes to return to normal running at 10AM next Saturday (28th)." I think we've ...
BigED SE23 Topics 29 27,635 23-04-2018, 04:43 PM
  Thread: Planned power cut in Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Planned power cut in Dartmouth Road

That looks to be Devonshire Road, not Dartmouth Road.
BigED SE23 Topics 3 4,766 18-04-2018, 04:58 PM
  Thread: 2018 Election Nominations for Forest Hill & Perry Vale Ward Councillors
Post: RE: 2018 Election Nominations for Forest Hill & Pe...

Thanks, Admin Does anyone know whether there are any pre-election hustings taking place for either Perry Vale or Forest Hill wards? And if so, any details (location, date time)?
BigED SE23 Topics 2 5,522 16-04-2018, 11:19 AM
  Thread: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever finish?
Post: RE: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever f...

The TFL website doesn't show any roadworks at all on Dartmouth Road and no disruption to bus routes 122, 197, 176. Unless the work was completed overnight (anyone know?), don't rely on the tfl site t...
BigED SE23 Topics 29 27,635 12-04-2018, 05:27 PM
  Thread: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever finish?
Post: RE: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever f...

Still closed but TFL now saying Saturday 7 April, i.e. tomorrow. "Routes 122 176 and 197 are diverted until 7th April due to the closure of Dartmouth Road to facilitate works carried out by Thames ...
BigED SE23 Topics 29 27,635 06-04-2018, 11:14 AM
  Thread: Burglaries in SE23
Post: RE: Burglaries in SE23

How do you know anything is genuine? However, you could do a small amount of basic research like looking at the background information on the home page which has an extensive biography of the site ow...
BigED SE23 Topics 6 8,996 06-04-2018, 11:11 AM
  Thread: Burglaries in SE23
Post: RE: Burglaries in SE23

Found this link on another South London forum. Survey created by a retired Met Police Crime Prevention Officer giving feedback and recommendations based on your answers to questions about your home...
BigED SE23 Topics 6 8,996 05-04-2018, 04:34 PM
  Thread: Burglaries in SE23
Post: RE: Burglaries in SE23

Burglaries, attempted and successful, in SE22/SE15 too. Seems there is a spate of them. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1922945 Easter weekend/school holidays, fewer people...
BigED SE23 Topics 6 8,996 04-04-2018, 02:32 PM
  Thread: Petition: Pedestrian Crossing on Perry Vale by Forest Hill station
Post: RE: Petition: Pedestrian Crossing on Perry Vale by...

Thanks, but actually it wasn't me that set it up. I came across it on twitter. Anyway, whoever started it, it's worth a try. BigED
BigED SE23 Topics 7 9,485 29-03-2018, 10:09 AM
  Thread: Petition: Pedestrian Crossing on Perry Vale by Forest Hill station
Post: Petition: Pedestrian Crossing on Perry Vale by For...

Hello, I just signed the petition, “Lewisham Council: Pedestrian Crossing on Perry Vale - by Forest Hill station.” If, like me and others you would like to petition Lewisham Council for a pedes...
BigED SE23 Topics 7 9,485 28-03-2018, 10:33 AM
  Thread: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever finish?
Post: RE: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever f...

Looks like TFL have updated their information. They are now saying 30 March, which is Good Friday. We'll see. https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/status/?input=122&lineIds=122&&direction=outbound DARTMOUTH...
BigED SE23 Topics 29 27,635 27-03-2018, 12:49 PM
  Thread: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever finish?
Post: RE: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever f...

Apologies for the rant As of last night (26 March) the Dartmouth Road works were still not finished and didn't look like they would be finished today. I know there were some days lost to inclement...
BigED SE23 Topics 29 27,635 27-03-2018, 12:46 PM
  Thread: Re-tune your telly 21 March
Post: RE: Re-tune your telly 21 March

Thanks for this reminder.
BigED SE23 Topics 1 4,126 22-03-2018, 04:49 PM
  Thread: Barclays to close
Post: RE: Barclays to close

It's true, you could use the Post Office for some basic banking, but it isn't the same as having a bank branch in Forest Hill. It's a bit rubbish that Santander and Barclay'ss are going in quick succ...
BigED SE23 Topics 8 8,833 19-03-2018, 04:31 PM
  Thread: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Post: RE: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbour...

Morning Sarge - long time no post. Has anything been happening locally with the boys and girls in blue? Maybe whoever pastes our local rozzers' updates here could do an update - it is useful to ...
BigED SE23 Topics 70 62,497 15-03-2018, 11:45 AM
  Thread: Devonshire Road "spooky" house new residents?
Post: RE: Devonshire Road "spooky" house new residents?

That does sound like a lot of money. Don't they know the housing market is in reverse? Maybe it wasn't when they first thought of auctioning it off. Heaven forbid that they should be greedy or anyt...
BigED SE23 Topics 8 10,429 15-03-2018, 10:47 AM
  Thread: Devonshire Road "spooky" house new residents?
Post: RE: Devonshire Road "spooky" house new residents?

Does anyone have a link to the auction details? I'd be interested to see them. Not sure when it was up for auction but couldn't find it on rightmove or zoopla. Thanks
BigED SE23 Topics 8 10,429 13-03-2018, 03:33 PM
  Thread: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever finish?
Post: RE: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever f...

Thanks - so all back to normal by Sunday then? The residents of Dartmouth Road can start getting their regular dose of pollutants once again. And more importantly, I won't get caught out so often by...
BigED SE23 Topics 29 27,635 09-03-2018, 03:04 PM
  Thread: Glorified sheds / garden rooms
Post: Glorified sheds / garden rooms

Has anyone had a garden room, aka a glorified shed, built/installed? I am looking into getting one that could combine being a workroom (with electricity but don't need water), storage for garden tool...
BigED Businesses & Services 0 4,356 08-03-2018, 12:00 PM
  Thread: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever finish?
Post: Roadworks on Dartmouth Road - will they ever finis...

Is there a genuine end date for the Dartmouth Road chaos? I appreciate that an inch and a half of snow and some icy weather will have hampered things but it has been a few weeks now. Anyone able to ...
BigED SE23 Topics 29 27,635 07-03-2018, 01:36 PM
  Thread: Public transport route FH to Bloomsbury?
Post: RE: Public transport route FH to Bloomsbury?

Thanks JRW and Poppy9560 - I'm between TCR and Goodge Street stations so the Warren Street and Euston Square options don't really work for me, though they may do for others - and they do at least give...
BigED SE23 Topics 10 9,648 06-03-2018, 03:54 PM
  Thread: No water in SE23
Post: RE: No water in SE23

Oh no. Water was fine in SE23 2E last night and this morning. Should have filled up a few pans of water just in case.
BigED SE23 Topics 13 13,097 06-03-2018, 03:50 PM
  Thread: Planning application to convert Forest Hill Co-op to a hotel
Post: RE: Planning application to convert Forest Hill Co...

Really? I would have thought that putting a primary school there would result in the stunted physical and intellectual growth of local children with no choice but to inhale the fumes from the south c...
BigED SE23 Topics 12 13,478 06-03-2018, 03:48 PM
  Thread: No water in SE23
Post: RE: No water SE23 3A

We had water at about 8.45 this morning, between Perry Vale and the South Circular - SE23 2E. We'll see if anything is left when I get home.
BigED SE23 Topics 13 13,097 05-03-2018, 12:31 PM
  Thread: Public transport route FH to Bloomsbury?
Post: RE: Public transport route FH to Bloomsbury?

If you aren't interested in the route between FH and Bloomsbury, spare yourself from reading any further. It really is a niche interest. OK, I can now announce the results. IF everything is run...
BigED SE23 Topics 10 9,648 02-03-2018, 11:37 AM
  Thread: Water leak, Brockley Rise / Stanstead Road
Post: Water leak, Brockley Rise / Stanstead Road

Big water leak late last night on Brockley Rise near the junction with Stanstead Road, by Rickman's Pharmacy. The road surface had ruptured on both sides of the street and the water was flowing down ...
BigED SE23 Topics 2 5,671 01-03-2018, 12:01 PM
  Thread: The Hill pub to be developed by Craft Union Pub Company
Post: RE: The Hill pub to be developed by Craft Union Pu...

Hmm. As featured rather too often in the pages of Private Eye and many sources online. Here is an account of EI's repossession of the Alma in north London. https://keithpp.wordpress.com/tag/enter...
BigED SE23 Topics 4 6,839 20-02-2018, 06:44 PM
  Thread: The Hill pub to be developed by Craft Union Pub Company
Post: RE: The Hill pub to be developed by Craft Union Pu...

I can't see from the link what other pubs they run. Anyone know of any Craft Union pubs around these parts? Thanks
BigED SE23 Topics 4 6,839 16-02-2018, 06:19 PM
  Thread: Planning application to convert Home Accessories Extra to a coffee shop
Post: RE: Planning application to convert Home Accessori...

ah. a chain. of course. PG not Starbucks.
BigED SE23 Topics 8 11,682 16-02-2018, 11:03 AM
  Thread: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Post: RE: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbour...

Thanks, SgtB, Before you head off to court, or maybe when you get back, could you please update us on recent muggings/robberies in/around the Trilby Road/Sunderland Road alley? And also on any plan...
BigED SE23 Topics 70 62,497 15-02-2018, 12:49 PM
  Thread: Planning application to convert Home Accessories Extra to a coffee shop
Post: RE: Planning application to convert Home Accessori...

Thanks, hillview. Let's hope it is a coffee shop that is somehow different to the other coffee shops already in SE23. It'll be a shame to lose one of those shop-that-sells-everything establishments ...
BigED SE23 Topics 8 11,682 15-02-2018, 12:47 PM
  Thread: Planning application to convert Forest Hill Co-op to a hotel
Post: RE: Planning application to convert Forest Hill Co...

oh yeah. Lewisham. I've got an idea. Why not turn the telephone exchange into a hotel? Is the exchange used for anything or is it just empty?
BigED SE23 Topics 12 13,478 13-02-2018, 05:08 PM
  Thread: Planning application to convert Forest Hill Co-op to a hotel
Post: RE: Planning application to convert Forest Hill Co...

Presumably parking space would be a big issue - depends how big the hotel is. The Harvester site in SE22 was the perfect site for a pub/eatery. Until it went afire. Anyone would think the owners don...
BigED SE23 Topics 12 13,478 13-02-2018, 04:28 PM
  Thread: Planning application to convert Forest Hill Co-op to a hotel
Post: RE: Planning application to convert Forest Hill Co...

thanks. I'll be stuck for picking up a pint of milk.
BigED SE23 Topics 12 13,478 13-02-2018, 02:54 PM
  Thread: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Post: RE: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbour...

Thanks for the updates. Can you let us know about recent muggings/robberies in or around the Trilby Road/Sunderland Road alley? And also any plans to improve security there - CCTV, improved light...
BigED SE23 Topics 70 62,497 12-02-2018, 11:34 AM
  Thread: Devonshire Road "spooky" house new residents?
Post: RE: Devonshire Road "spooky" house new residents?

Are you near the nature reserve? There is supposed to be a ghost around there - one of the railway workers from the late 1800s. Though why he would want to move into a house and start putting the li...
BigED SE23 Topics 8 10,429 06-02-2018, 02:58 PM
  Thread: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Post: RE: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbour...

Hello Sgt Biddle Interested to see about your local policing work in line with neighbourhood priorities. A neighbourhood priority for me is to find out whether there have, or have not, been recent...
BigED SE23 Topics 70 62,497 05-02-2018, 05:48 PM
  Thread: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Post: RE: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbour...

Good work. On the basis that maybe you read these posts and respond to them, can you let us know anything about reported muggings/robberies taking place on or around the footpath between Trilby Roa...
BigED SE23 Topics 70 62,497 29-01-2018, 02:47 PM
  Thread: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Post: RE: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbour...

Yes, Thanks for updating here. Can you give any information on muggings/robberies on or around the footpath between Trilby Road and Sunderland Road? thanks BigED
BigED SE23 Topics 70 62,497 18-01-2018, 02:06 PM
  Thread: Back boiler replacement - recommendations for plumber / heating engineer?
Post: Back boiler replacement - recommendations for plum...

Have you replaced a back boiler recently? If so, can you recommend a plumber / heating engineer in the SE23/SE22/SE6/etc area? I want to get a back boiler removed from a living room and replace it, ...
BigED Businesses & Services 0 2,834 12-01-2018, 12:38 PM
  Thread: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Post: RE: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbour...

Hello Sgt Biddle - are you able to provide any information on reported muggings in or around the footpath between Sunderland Rd and Trilby Rd? Thanks BigED
BigED SE23 Topics 70 62,497 08-01-2018, 06:43 PM
  Thread: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Post: RE: Updates from your local police Safer Neighbour...

Hello Sgt Biddle I've heard reports of muggings on the footpath between the top of Trilby Road/Shipman Road and Sunderland Road/South Road - do you know whether these are recent muggings or old one...
BigED SE23 Topics 70 62,497 04-01-2018, 06:29 PM
  Thread: Public transport route FH to Bloomsbury?
Post: RE: Public transport route FH to Bloomsbury?

Thanks Sherwood and rbmartin. The 176 would be fine if it were not for the snail's pace, likewise the 171. I like the idea of the Elizabeth line interchange but I will probably be finished in Bloo...
BigED SE23 Topics 10 9,648 04-01-2018, 06:23 PM
  Thread: Santander to close in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Santander to close in Forest Hill

Does that leave Barclays as the only bank with a branch left in SE23?
BigED SE23 Topics 12 14,141 04-01-2018, 01:24 PM
  Thread: Christmas Tree Recycling Points
Post: RE: Christmas Tree Recycling Points

Lewisham Council don't make it very easy for people, do they? Which might account for the number of trees that seem to appear on street corners or on quiet stretches of road around these parts. Not ...
BigED SE23 Topics 2 6,219 04-01-2018, 01:23 PM
  Thread: Public transport route FH to Bloomsbury?
Post: Public transport route FH to Bloomsbury?

Need to go to some meetings in Bloomsbury, between Tottenham Court Road and Goodge St stations. Anyone know a reasonably quick route? I'm guessing it'll be FH to London Bridge then another train to ...
BigED SE23 Topics 10 9,648 04-01-2018, 01:07 PM
  Thread: Fortnightly bin collections
Post: RE: Fortnightly bin collections

Thanks, Samuelsen. We got one of the lovely (not) caddies. Presumably the food waste bins are for weekly collection, is that right? And are Lewisham's contractors taking the green recycling bins...
BigED SE23 Topics 20 18,912 31-08-2017, 02:24 PM
  Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Life in SE23 - Eateries

Two Spoons has a good selection of gin and tonics/gin cocktails. Not cheap (though not exorbitant either) but good quality and made with skill and care by an experienced cocktail mixer. The only ann...
BigED Businesses & Services 122 115,506 23-08-2017, 06:23 PM
  Thread: Con couple trying to steal from unlocked cars (Garthorne & surrounding streets)
Post: RE: Con couple trying to steal from unlocked cars ...

I know someone in Grierson had some CDs stolen from a car, assumed left unlocked overnight. Sounds like the right MO. It seems to be opportunistic - remember to lock your car up. And if you see t...
BigED SE23 Topics 2 4,807 15-08-2017, 05:00 PM