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		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) Forest Hill residents have never been forgiven for saving our pools the first time our swimming facilities were under threat - the plan was discovered by chance by a parent taking their child for a sw...	scipio	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,040,915	09-07-2008, 04:02 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) Swimming is one of the best exercises for all of us,regardless of age or ability. Once in the water, those with physical disabilities are not as disadvantaged as on dry land. Talk of how fast some peo...	scipio	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,040,915	24-03-2009, 12:19 PM
		Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: Horniman - Gardens Redevelopment Plans There is not much published information on the Horniman Museum's own website about their masterplan for the Gardens. Whilst local people have always regarded the 16 acres of open green space which sur...	scipio	SE23 Topics	293	275,545	11-07-2008, 06:11 PM
		Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Redevelopment of Horniman Gardens Concern No 1 - Their current plans include: - Moving the boundary of the Gardens to include the footpath between London Road and Westwood Park and the adjoining Nature Trail - Creating a "Wild Pl...	scipio	SE23 Topics	293	275,545	11-07-2008, 07:24 PM
		Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Redevelopment of Horniman Gardens Thanks for that, Michael. I look forward to learning more about their revised masterplan. Concern No 2 - The restricted audience invited to share their vision for the future of a major venue hosted ...	scipio	SE23 Topics	293	275,545	12-07-2008, 08:39 AM
		Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens "It's one day a year. Can't you live with it?" During the opening weekend of the Robot Zoo exhibition at the Horniman Museum, a pedestrian on Sydenham Rise was hit by a vehicle and she died of her inj...	scipio	SE23 Topics	293	275,545	07-08-2009, 11:26 AM
		Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens I'm looking forward to Fab Film Co's next event in the Horniman Gardens on Thursday. It's Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge. For me, part of the pleasure of these evenings is watching the sun go down over Lo...	scipio	SE23 Topics	293	275,545	25-08-2009, 11:17 AM
		Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens You are quite right , gingernuts, for wanting answers - and Contrary Mary's post 231 above identified some of the infomation required. I suspect there may be something stirring behind the scenes but n...	scipio	SE23 Topics	293	275,545	14-09-2009, 12:00 PM
		Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens Having lived in SE23 for over a decade, I have a deep affection for Fred Horniman's legacy - our free Museum, its surrounding 16 acres, plus his endowed funding. The current Trustees and Management te...	scipio	SE23 Topics	293	275,545	15-09-2009, 12:02 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Lots of visitors today to this little play park. The Stonehenge-styled spider?s web seems to be going down a storm with the children.	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	23-12-2008, 03:46 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: Horniman Triangle Play Park Is there any news on how Lewisham Council and Glendales plan to spend the ?40,000 National Lottery grant awarded in October 2007?	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	03-06-2008, 04:41 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Thank you for the update & links. Be good to discover more about the Council's plans for spending the Lottery grant. This site was one of the first adventure plagrounds created in London. I do hope th...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	17-06-2008, 04:12 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 For a town of our size, Forest Hill is short of safe places for children to explore and play in. This small open green space is a little gem. Yes, our town hosts the Horniman Museum in 16 acres of gro...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	19-06-2008, 01:40 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Oh Brian, please not that old chestnut about the plague pit. This is not the site of mass burials of bodies brought out of London in 1665; that story is fictitious. Forest Hill's Play Park is a SAFE P...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	19-06-2008, 04:49 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Please look at "Walking the Streets of Forest Hill - Up Eliot Bank" of which the following is a short extract: - The route down is down Sydenham Hill, then down Sydenham Rise. The triangle that this c...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	23-06-2008, 11:31 AM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Interesting post, Steve. Thank you. The Dulwich Estates Trustees' ownership of the freehold interest may explain why this site became one of the first adventure play areas in London. Did Lady Allen of...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	25-06-2008, 12:00 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Thanks Steve. Any locals with memories going back to 1953 recall what took place on the meadow to mark the Queen's Cornonation? Gingernuts - I agree ?40k is not a lot of dosh but Lewisham applied for ...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	27-06-2008, 11:51 AM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Gingernuts - I raised the question of the ?40k funding on the forum a month ago because it seemed strange that this information was not being publicised. Maybe other readers of SE23.com have a very go...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	27-06-2008, 12:50 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Vipes - Have you reported the strewn rubbish and broken glass to Lewisham Council who are responsible for the Triangle? Their contractors Glendales are not doing the job they are paid for if a childre...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	04-07-2008, 12:23 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Vipes - Your views noted. Should anyone visiting the Play Park who finds broken glass or litter, please ring the contractors Glendale Grounds Management on 020 8318 3986. If this does not result in a...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	09-07-2008, 07:28 AM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 I agree with Perryman that the Horniman Museum should include child friendly outdoor activity areas within their 16 acres well away from the traffic pollution on London Road. However, this view is evi...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	10-07-2008, 12:20 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 I am genuinely surprised there have not been some more positive comments about this little play park. Perhaps those who like it do not contribute to this forum. Whilst it is not ideal to be so close ...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	01-07-2008, 03:14 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 More about children's play areas is in the "Revamp of the Horniman Gardens" thread	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	11-07-2008, 07:34 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 There is currently quite a bit of activity in the Play Park towards delivering the improvements available from extra funding. I am looking forward to seeing the finshed results. With reference to some...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	01-12-2008, 02:26 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park Thank you Councillor Wise for providing an outline of Lewisham?s new plans for Forest Hill's Play Park. Regarding the proposed demolition of the toilet block, whilst the building has been locked up fo...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	07-01-2009, 03:19 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park Back to the topic of this thread - the Horniman Triangle Play Park. The loos here are not redundant. They still exist but have been locked up. They simply need refurbishment. Michael, you cannot have ...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	12-01-2009, 02:42 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park Agree with Roz there is a need for working toilets close to the children's play equipment in the Triangle. The toilets at the Horniman Museum on the other side of the South Circular are much too far a...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	28-03-2009, 05:01 PM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park Any developments yet for replacing the toilets and reinstating the swings in this park?	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	27-07-2009, 10:32 AM
		Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park A cynical old friend says Lewisham Council removed the toilet block & swings is to avoid supervisory staff costs. New Forester is probably correct that local people will have to dip into their own poc...	scipio	SE23 Topics	163	171,747	31-08-2009, 06:41 PM
		Thread: Louise House Post: RE: Louise House Sounds good. Please can you reassure me that access to the building will also be provided for those who walk with difficulty? Ramps are for wheelchair users but a barrier for those who need level surf...	scipio	SE23 Topics	130	154,345	28-03-2009, 04:35 PM
		Thread: Mayow Park Post: RE: Mayow Park Isn't the solution to use a long lead that gives your dog freedom to roam when appropriate but means the dogwalker is always "in control" of their animal & if circumstances change suddenly can reel in...	scipio	SE23 Topics	121	129,698	28-03-2009, 05:08 PM
		Thread: Manor Mount - Abuse of One-Way System Post: RE: Manor Mount - Abuse of One-Way System I agree at least 75% of traffic turns right from Honor Oak Road onto London Road (A205 South Circular Route). Most of this right turning traffic travels only a short stretch of London Road, before tur...	scipio	SE23 Topics	143	128,649	04-07-2009, 11:44 AM
		Thread: Manor Mount - Abuse of One-Way System Post: RE: Manor Mount - Abuse of One-Way System Probably.	scipio	SE23 Topics	143	128,649	28-08-2009, 06:41 PM
		Thread: Extend 63 Bus to Honor Oak Park Station? Post: RE: Extend 63 Bus to Honor Oak Park Station? Have any of you asked the current users of this bus service which serves people on Wood Vale, Sydenham Hill SE23 & along to Crystal Palace Parade what they think of their transport being diverted at F...	scipio	SE23 Topics	85	93,614	03-08-2009, 12:35 PM
		Thread: Extend 63 Bus to Honor Oak Park Station? Post: RE: Extend 63 Bus to Honor Oak Park Station? A little history. The 63 bus service (Crystal Palace/Kings Cross) was created to provide the alternative public transport route to/from London when the High Level railway line closed. Its route ran al...	scipio	SE23 Topics	85	93,614	03-08-2009, 04:26 PM
		Thread: Buses Post: RE: Buses It is not only passengers on Brian's side of the tracks who value the 356 bus service. It is always busy along its route via London Road and Sydenham Hill to Wells Park and beyond. Useful also for get...	scipio	Wider Topics	83	77,687	10-02-2009, 02:44 PM
		Thread: Changes to Waldenshaw Rd / Taymount Rise Junction Post: RE: London Road incident I don't agree with any proposal to get rid of this bus stop and, if they were consulted, neither would the bus users who get on or off buses here. Not everyone has access to a car. The bus stop used t...	scipio	SE23 Topics	45	38,903	02-06-2009, 09:27 PM
		Thread: Friends of the P4 Post: RE: Friends of the P4 The P4 route in its other direction (to Lewisham & DLR) is also a useful service. The P4 is a well planned route which provides services to people in residential areas who were not previously catered ...	scipio	SE23 Topics	39	36,258	16-09-2009, 09:20 AM
		Thread: Fire! Post: RE: Fire! Recorded message by EDF indicates 11pm is the magic hour for those of us in SE23 still waiting for the power to be restored.	scipio	SE23 Topics	40	35,431	08-06-2008, 09:52 PM
		Thread: Camille Pissarro's Paintings of Forest Hill Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23 Vipes & Triangle - Re Pissarro's painting of Lordship Lane Railway Station & the linked 1930s map of the area, the green area to the right of the Railway Station is not the site of the Horniman Triang...	scipio	SE23 Topics	21	35,197	27-06-2008, 05:46 PM
		Thread: Camille Pissarro's Paintings of Forest Hill Post: Camille Pissarro's paintings of Forest Hill During his brief stay in South East London, Pissarro spend some time painting in our local area. Following one of his best known works popping up again on this thread, a small group of local people ar...	scipio	SE23 Topics	21	35,197	14-12-2008, 01:15 PM
		Thread: Camille Pissarro's Paintings of Forest Hill Post: RE: Camille Pissarro's paintings of Forest Hill Newsflash for fans of Pissarro and local history enthusiasts. Tomorrow morning there is a guided walk around the local nature reserve adjacent to Sydenham Hill i.e. the area to the left of Pissarro?s ...	scipio	SE23 Topics	21	35,197	20-12-2008, 11:04 AM
		Thread: Camille Pissarro's Paintings of Forest Hill Post: RE: Camille Pissarro's paintings of Forest Hill A print costing only ?1.98 of Pissarro's painting of Lordship Lane Station could make a very good Christmas present for a local Forest Hiller if Roz doesn't buy it first. Sounds like a bargain.	scipio	SE23 Topics	21	35,197	21-12-2008, 12:34 AM
		Thread: Camille Pissarro's Paintings of Forest Hill Post: RE: Camille Pissarro's paintings of Forest Hill Yes the route is along the buggy friendly paths through Sydenham Hill Wood. Unfortunately though there is confusion over the correct meeting point. I quoted the start quoted in the Southwark News publ...	scipio	SE23 Topics	21	35,197	21-12-2008, 01:47 AM
		Thread: Camille Pissarro's Paintings of Forest Hill Post: RE: Camille Pissarro's paintings of Forest Hill There is an opportunity this Sunday to visit the exact spot from which Pissarro painted the view down to Lordship Lane Railway Station. See Beyond SE23/Green Chain Walking Festival.	scipio	SE23 Topics	21	35,197	16-09-2009, 12:38 PM
		Thread: Tell Me About SE23 Please Post: RE: Tell Me About SE23 Please That's the limitation of the current TfL Journey Planner. It does not do combination of bus and tube.	scipio	SE23 Topics	28	25,193	19-09-2009, 11:29 AM
		Thread: Sewer Problems in Dartmouth Road Post: RE: Sewer Problems in Dartmouth Road Yr comments don't appear to relate to the Dartmouth Rd problems. Are you suggesting Eliot Bank also has sewage overflowing too?	scipio	SE23 Topics	14	13,200	02-07-2009, 08:02 PM
		Thread: Asbestos in HOP Post: RE: Asbestos in HOP The BBC News item on illegally dumped building waste in three cemeteries reported that council officials say some of the cemeteries now have contaminated soil, but no graves have been affected. Th...	scipio	SE23 Topics	6	10,653	22-01-2009, 04:32 PM
		Thread: Green Chain Walk - FHSoc Post: RE: Sun 25th May 2pm: Green Chain Walk - FHSoc Good to hear about the walk on Sunday. Just like to point out that the 356 bus will take you from Forest Hill (several alternative stops) to Wells Park Road from where you can walk into Sydenham Wel...	scipio	SE23 Topics	7	8,981	19-05-2008, 03:38 PM