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  Thread: Capitol up for sale again
Post: RE: Capitol up for sale again

I heard that the Capitol is closing this month - is that true..? What a loss and terrible shame if so. Can't see any planning details on Lewisham council website as there seems to be some web mainten...
Foresters SE23 Topics 21 9,899 19-09-2023, 07:02 PM
  Thread: Jolly Bee Fish & Chip shop proposed reopening
Post: RE: Jolly Bee Fish & Chip shop proposed reopening

Popped in tonight to find completely different staff. Told it has been taken over by new management for about a month now. Strange to not be greeted by the same familiar staff.
Foresters Businesses & Services 1 7,357 28-07-2023, 09:21 PM
  Thread: Improvements to Sydenham Park Footbridge
Post: RE: Improvements to Sydenham Park Footbridge

That's a long time to mend a footbridge. There seems to be very little activity whenever I pass it.
Foresters SE23 Topics 1 2,936 17-08-2022, 02:01 PM
  Thread: Lost dog
Post: RE: Lost dog

London was found!)
Foresters Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 3,162 15-03-2022, 08:47 PM
  Thread: Lost dog
Post: Lost dog

My son's dog "London", a Russian Toy Terrier, went missing yesterday. Has anyone found him? Photos attached. [attachment=4818] [attachment=4819]
Foresters Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 3,162 03-03-2022, 01:55 AM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close

[quote=George Crozier]Dear Mr Crozier, ...Closing and selling a pub is a difficult decision and not one that is made without considerable thought and debate. We take into account current and potentia...
Foresters SE23 Topics 238 244,274 27-07-2014, 10:24 PM
  Thread: Perry Vale Closure 14/3/14
Post: RE: Perry Vale closed

Just seen that trains from Victoria are currently going straight from Sydenham to LBG with no explanation - unless I am reading that wrong.
Foresters SE23 Topics 21 23,090 14-03-2014, 06:51 PM
  Thread: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - railing removal
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - r...

How about something like there is at Oxford Circus?
Foresters SE23 Topics 103 91,456 01-03-2014, 02:28 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

[quote]We change our timetables 3 times a year, in January, April and then September. The pool timetable also changes for the school holidays, however the main change on this timetable is the removal ...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 11-12-2013, 12:14 AM
  Thread: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
Post: RE: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E

[quote=michael]Oh, and the appeal will fail, the legal position is really very clear[/quote] My reading was that they would look to change the primary legislation if the appeal route was not an opt...
Foresters Wider Topics 205 173,254 02-08-2013, 09:26 PM
  Thread: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
Post: RE: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road

I too am amazed that the bus route and the pavement can be so regularly blocked by illegally parked cars. I don't know if people actually get loads of tickets there (?) - walking (squeezing) past t...
Foresters SE23 Topics 111 107,949 11-03-2013, 12:20 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

I have just had it on good authority :) that they will open tomorrow. They had planned to open today but had a few last minute niggles and will definitely open tomorrow. Trunks at dawn!
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 14-09-2012, 10:48 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

Fusion told me that they will get the keys at the end of July and 'have to be open' a week after that. It also appears that Mayor Bullock has already had a swim: [url]http://www.facebook.com/sir.s...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 25-07-2012, 12:50 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

[quote= sydenhamcentral]I'm not a fan of the sign, the wave bit is clumsy and unnecessary. But there is nothing wrong with capital letters on buildings.[/quote] I agree that the bold lettering is OK ...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 25-06-2012, 12:03 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

In a bid to remember what the signage is going to look like, I started googling Lewisham's website and came across the following which I hadn't seen before: [url]http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/SiteColl...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 13-02-2012, 06:23 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Any idea why? We live just south of Forest Hill and there generally seems to be an awful lot of work on this section of line. I'm also curious as to why I sometimes see Gatwick Express coaches o...
Foresters SE23 Topics 1,398 1,244,842 29-01-2012, 07:08 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

[quote=Satchers]Willmott Dixon newsletter, sent to local residents this week[/quote] How close do you have to live to be local? We are less than 100 metres away but have never had any information (h...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 10-06-2011, 07:30 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

Living close to the construction site, there is plenty happening of interest as the project continues - but is there any information about how things are progressing? A blog from the developers wou...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 05-06-2011, 06:19 PM
  Thread: Criminal punishment
Post: RE: Police crime zones on Dartmouth road Tues 1/2/...

Come come Brian, this is not the time to joke about incarceration in Wetherspoons.
Foresters Wider Topics 36 31,027 02-02-2011, 01:57 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I think this is still [i]way [/i]to early for a service to end from a Capital City. Is it so that engineering works can take place or because demand is not there (I doubt the latter based on the numb...
Foresters SE23 Topics 1,398 1,244,842 28-10-2010, 07:54 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

Michael, thanks for keeping track of the news wherever it appears. It's great to see progress towards the goal. Now, I wonder which contractor would be best..!
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 23-09-2010, 02:34 PM
  Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed

This is a great idea. Has the council been consulted - or do they need to be? A bit of live music would be the best way of giving the event some focus - is this possible? How about some outdoor tab...
Foresters SE23 Topics 128 127,321 20-08-2010, 09:55 AM
  Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed

A sort of 'joined up' system of working, you mean? A dream I think!
Foresters SE23 Topics 128 127,321 19-08-2010, 02:26 PM
  Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed

[quote=I]I waited for ages to cross from Barclays to the Cummin up side and figured they must have re-timed them eastbound.[/quote] [quote=Baboonery ]the northbound green from Dartmouth Road is certa...
Foresters SE23 Topics 128 127,321 16-08-2010, 01:41 PM
  Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed

[quote=michael]It is a shame that, as with all such road works, they have not adjusted the traffic lights outside the station to take account of the fact that nobody is coming out of London Road.[/quo...
Foresters SE23 Topics 128 127,321 16-08-2010, 10:56 AM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Is this for anyone in Lewisham or just if you live in Deptford?
Foresters SE23 Topics 1,398 1,244,842 15-07-2010, 01:37 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

Thank for the update. Michael. I guess if there was a CPZ introduced, it would impact on the implication [i]"that parking will not be a problem, with plenty of parking within a 250m distance from the...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 29-06-2010, 11:04 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Ward Assembly
Post: RE: Forest Hill Ward Assembly

[quote=philip]Next Forest Hill local assembly is to be held at Sydenham School on Monday 21st June[/quote] I was working away at the time, but had hoped someone might have attended and reported on wh...
Foresters SE23 Topics 28 31,232 29-06-2010, 10:24 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

[quote=michael]Because there have been 10 objections to the planning application there will be a public meeting held to discuss the plans and objections....[/quote] I was working away at the time, bu...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 29-06-2010, 09:53 AM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

I'd like to know how to get a receipt for Oyster PAYG usage with auto top-up. It is great to have the convenience of the top-up, but it's hard to keep a record of the amounts spent. It would make se...
Foresters Wider Topics 281 295,595 17-06-2010, 12:39 PM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

[quote=I]I was really surprised to find, however when alighting at Shadwell, that the train exits are not level with the platform. It looks like it's all newly constructed - wouldn't this be an obviou...
Foresters Wider Topics 281 295,595 20-05-2010, 10:10 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

[quote=se23northener]here is just a 10p extra cost on Oyster at peak time for using Overground and Tube[/quote]...or an extra [b]80p[/b] for an off peak return journey from the other end of Villiers S...
Foresters SE23 Topics 1,398 1,244,842 20-05-2010, 02:56 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

[quote=ryananglem]take the train to Kensington Olympia (via East Croydon)[/quote] But that's not a 'legal' journey is it?
Foresters SE23 Topics 1,398 1,244,842 20-05-2010, 09:51 AM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

[quote= rbmartin]For those of us who commute to Charing Cross or Cannon Street, it may be worth experimenting using the ELL to Whitechapel then using CS or Embankment for Charing Cross as if we're stu...
Foresters SE23 Topics 1,398 1,244,842 19-05-2010, 06:11 PM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

It is rather strange but I'm sure the [i]specialised team[/i] have their methods. Maybe they will assess increased demand by counting the forlorn people standing on a platform with no trains - or per...
Foresters Wider Topics 281 295,595 17-05-2010, 02:06 PM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

Took my first trip on the new ELL at the weekend and was very impressed with the carriages and comfort. All so shiny. Nice to see door open buttons too! I was really surprised to find, however wh...
Foresters Wider Topics 281 295,595 17-05-2010, 12:20 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

How aboout adding an underground car park! Go down far enough and you could lose a bit of height from the terracotta plant block to!
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 15-05-2010, 02:32 PM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

[quote=roz]I'd still like to know whats so great about being able to get to Dalston...[/quote] I agree with roz - although purely based on my ignorance of what Dalston may have to offer. [quote=rbma...
Foresters Wider Topics 281 295,595 13-05-2010, 05:30 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Urban Design Framework and Development Strategy
Post: RE: Forest Hill Urban Design Framework and Develop...

[quote= michael ]there are still many good ideas that deserve to be pushed forward (improved streetscape and redevelopment of the station area[/quote] It's a shame they didn't look at the document's ...
Foresters SE23 Topics 6 7,264 11-05-2010, 10:11 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Urban Design Framework and Development Strategy
Post: RE: Forest Hill Urban Design Framework and Develop...

It's nice that you got a response, SE23Fan. The lack of feedback to my similar post ages ago ([url=http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=650&pid=16608#pid16608]post 887[/url]) made me think th...
Foresters SE23 Topics 6 7,264 11-05-2010, 08:43 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

A PlanningAlerts.com email just came in: [quote]FOREST HILL POOLS, DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HZ SE23 3HZ (DC/10/74205/X) Redevelopment of the Forest Hill Pool site comprising refurbishment o...
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 11-05-2010, 08:29 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

Thought a couple of quick pics might be in order. Just as they are giving the graffiti boards a nice coat of blue. [attachment=386][attachment=387] Nice day today
Foresters SE23 Topics 2,074 2,033,357 06-05-2010, 02:07 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

[quote]on sale from the FH vending machines since late January[/quote] I know this has been mentioned before, but the new colour scheme on the display of these ticket machine makes it dreadfully diff...
Foresters SE23 Topics 761 704,115 06-05-2010, 01:59 PM
  Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum

[quote=FHSoc]We asked all seven candidates a series of questions...[/quote] Finally a bit of reporting!
Foresters Wider Topics 104 88,534 05-05-2010, 09:10 PM
  Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum

The Library then, perhaps?
Foresters Wider Topics 104 88,534 02-05-2010, 01:37 PM
  Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum

There should have been a hustings at the Hob
Foresters Wider Topics 104 88,534 02-05-2010, 12:25 PM
  Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum

Admin, Any chance of re-naming this thread. I do think, though thaat there shoulld be a general election thread to discus less specifically directed comment.
Foresters Wider Topics 104 88,534 30-04-2010, 07:25 PM
  Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum

[quoteroz]I would still like to hear more about was actually discussed.[/quote] Hear Hear! Maybe there should be another thread for reports on how the meeting went and how the candidates presented th...
Foresters Wider Topics 104 88,534 30-04-2010, 11:41 AM
  Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum

[quote=michael][i]"It should also be possible to raise questions .... which should be of particular concern to Christians ..."[/i][/quote] to me [i]'should be possible'[/i] doesn't give any justifica...
Foresters Wider Topics 104 88,534 30-04-2010, 09:22 AM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

[quote=rymerster]How simple is the interchange between the East London Line and Jubilee Line at Canada Water?[/quote] The interchange is wonderful! You get off one line, jump on a single flight esca...
Foresters Wider Topics 281 295,595 21-04-2010, 09:30 PM
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