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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| A new local partnership has put in a bid for a redundant Council building in Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill. Under the proposals Louise House, a listed former girls’ home between the library and swimmin... |
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04-01-2013, 06:05 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| There is some further and background information at this site:
[url]http://www.louisehouse.notlong.com[/url] |
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Tim Walder |
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14-06-2012, 08:40 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| With many others I went to the meeting about Louise House last night. The council is seeking expressions of interest (within 7 weeks) followed by serious tenders for a future use of Louise House.
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Tim Walder |
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14-06-2012, 07:28 PM |
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Thread: Violent Event in Normanton Street?
Post: Violent Event in Normanton Street?
| On Sunday 18th May the end of Normanton Street near Perry Vale was cordoned off by police tape. Later in the day the tape was moved back to a house on the right hand side as you go up the hill from P... |
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Tim Walder |
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18-05-2011, 09:41 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: Planning: 27 Shipman Road
| Yes. I did my rhetorical best to persuade them not to allow it. I think we would have settled for a compromise of one house (not two) but the system does not encourage compromise: it is accept or re... |
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Tim Walder |
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12-01-2011, 12:32 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: Planning: 27 Shipman Road
| The Town Hall meeting was chaired by John Paschoud. There was myself and another neighbour and we had a chance to have our say to John and the planning officer (Miheer Mehta). Main points were noted... |
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Tim Walder |
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15-12-2010, 10:55 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Wilmott Dixon were quite long in their presentation on how they are planning on reducing to zero by 2015 the stuff they send to landfill. Seemed laudable to me as building industry does create a lot ... |
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Tim Walder |
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15-12-2010, 10:49 AM |
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Thread: London Open House Weekend
Post: RE: London Open House Weekend
| Don't forget to go and look around Louise House!
There will be a new exhibition about the history fo the house and an excellent exhibition about the life of Janusz Korczak borrowed from The Jewish ... |
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Tim Walder |
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15-09-2010, 09:29 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: Planning: 27 Shipman Road
| We have had a letter from Lewisham Planning Service which says:
"A number of letters of objection and concern have been received and in these cases it is Council policy to offer to hold an informal... |
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Tim Walder |
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08-09-2010, 12:53 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: Planning: 27 Shipman Road
| The timing of this is all very interesting.
I had asked the Council to consider a Tree Protection Order for the attractive fir tree in the garden. The Council officer was considering this and was ... |
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Tim Walder |
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24-08-2010, 08:13 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: Planning: 27 Shipman Road
| I notice the number of objections is now up to six.
Let's make it ten and get a public meeting. |
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Tim Walder |
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20-08-2010, 10:29 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: Planning: 27 Shipman Road
| Thanks Michael for your help.
I have writtena letter of objection and I hope some of the other neighbours will too. The people in 42, 40 and 38 Shipman Road will have their sunlight blocked by thi... |
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Tim Walder |
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15-08-2010, 08:46 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: planning permission advice
| Since this has become a public discussion, it is probably worth saying that the land in question is in Shipman Road SE23 and is the corner garden between 29 Shipman Road and the start of Siddons Road ... |
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Tim Walder |
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13-08-2010, 11:17 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: planning permission advice
| We live near this proposed development and it is quite outrageous. The land in question has been a corner garden since the end of World War II. If the proposal was to build a three bedroom single ho... |
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Tim Walder |
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12-08-2010, 09:33 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| Louise House is going to be open to the public as part of the Open House weekend on 18th and 19th September 2010. The draft entry from the guidebook follows. For more details, visit the Open-City we... |
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Tim Walder |
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03-08-2010, 05:36 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| There is a review of this design, with some images, on the Building design website, which is positive.
Follow this link:
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/roberts-limbricks-revamp-of-victorian-bath... |
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Tim Walder |
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03-08-2010, 05:28 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| To be fair, people with serious mobility issues will be catered for: there is a disabled parking space at the front. There is also an in and out access road drop-off arrangement for schools and other... |
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Tim Walder |
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17-05-2010, 09:29 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| The idea of an arts centre has been floating about, but no costed proposal was presented to the Council by the deadline. I agree that an arts centre would be fantastic. I am unsure that Louise House... |
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Tim Walder |
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14-05-2010, 06:17 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| Plans are afoot regarding this building. Lewisham Council is now working with CPCDT on a proposal fro Louise House to be used as serviced offices and a community nursery. A full condition survey of ... |
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Tim Walder |
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12-05-2010, 08:03 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Louise House is tangentially relevant, as David Whiting notices. The latest position on that building can be followed by visiting this link:
www.louisehouse.notlong.com |
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Tim Walder |
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12-05-2010, 07:58 PM |
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Thread: Local Election Result
Post: RE: Local Election Result
| Does anyone know where or how the actual votes cast is published? It would be interesting to see if turnout was a bit higher and how close some of these races are.
Lewisham now has 38 Labour, 12 L... |
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Tim Walder |
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08-05-2010, 08:38 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I visited the pools today (Wednesday 5th May). Hoardings have gone up all round the pools site. The slates have been removed from most of the pools hall roofs. There is a nibbler-type JCB there whi... |
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Tim Walder |
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05-05-2010, 08:59 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The above was intended to be neutral facts. The discussion at the meeting focussed around the changing areas, where there was agreement that the current compromise seems acceptable.
More controver... |
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Tim Walder |
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29-04-2010, 10:04 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I was at the recent Stakeholders' Meeting on the pools and thought it might be useful to represent the discussion as far as possible.
We were shown PowerPoint slides of the current pools design ver... |
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Tim Walder |
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29-04-2010, 09:55 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| oops...
I meant to say "with a bigger sign on the new block facing towrds the station". |
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Tim Walder |
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04-03-2010, 09:37 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I have been at the Stakeholders' Meetings along with Satchers and she represents the informtion given and the discussion well.
I think many aspects of the design are good. The right sort of provis... |
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Tim Walder |
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04-03-2010, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| There are some very bizarre figures being bandied about at the moment. I do not know hwere the figure of ?2.5 million comes from. I also do not know where another figure of ?250,000 per year to main... |
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Tim Walder |
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10-11-2009, 09:08 AM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| In reply to Contrary Mary.
I agree that an extension to the Library would, in principle, be a very good scheme. When myself and another person from FLH met with the Council officer concerned (and ... |
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Tim Walder |
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09-11-2009, 05:36 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| The London Borough of Lewisham's deadline for "expressions of interest" for a new community use for this building passed on 2nd November 2009. Three proposals have been submitted to the Council via t... |
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Tim Walder |
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09-11-2009, 02:55 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| I spoke briefly at the Forest Hill Society AGM last night to increase public information about where we are in terms of future plans for Louise House. An informal group called Friends of Louise House... |
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Tim Walder |
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16-10-2009, 08:57 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: Friends of Louise House
| Friends of Louise House Launch: A Call for Ideas and Expertise
The newly formed Friends of Louise House held their inaugural meeting on Sunday 2nd August. The Friends, whose members come from a r... |
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Tim Walder |
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06-08-2009, 12:29 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I thought people might be interested in this, which I got this morning. It is the main part of an email from Sir Steve Bullock.
"I am pleased to inform you that I have given the go ahead for a new... |
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Tim Walder |
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16-07-2009, 11:27 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| You can get a more detailed look at the proposals by following this link:
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/SportAndLeisure/SportsFacilities/LeisureCentres/NewDevelopments/ForestHillPool... |
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Tim Walder |
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20-02-2009, 04:40 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Option 1 demolishes all of the old pools, including the frontage block. They are replaced with an ugly and low quality design featuring tall blocks of housing on Dartmouth Road at the front and overl... |
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Tim Walder |
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16-02-2009, 10:53 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| When these options were unveiled on 5th February, the Council asked the "stakeholders" to give their view by tomorrow.
Attached is the response of the Save the Face of Forest Hill Campaign Group, a... |
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Tim Walder |
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12-02-2009, 11:19 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Yes, Max, of course I realise that. It is implicit in that sentence that the Council would most likely seek to close one or other in time.
My personal view (and it is only my personal view at the ... |
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Tim Walder |
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08-02-2009, 06:20 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I thought it might be informative to the debate here if I put up my notes of the Stakeholders' Meeting on 5th February 2009. These are my notes of the commentary to the PowerPoint slideshow given by ... |
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Tim Walder |
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08-02-2009, 02:54 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I'll get my suit out and write a speech then, but I won't be doing a Kate Winslet.
The current state of play with regard to Forest Hill Pools is that we are awaiting the outcome of a Feasibility St... |
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Tim Walder |
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03-02-2009, 10:46 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| To keep up to date with our campaign and to read the correspondence with the Mayor in full, visit our site at:
http://sites.google.com/site/savethefaceofforesthill/Home |
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Tim Walder |
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07-10-2008, 09:48 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| According to my local paper, the new pool at Deptford Wavelengths has just been opened. This is basically a large modern shed (not bad looking) with a 25 metre 6 lane pool in it. It cost ?4.2 millio... |
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Tim Walder |
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10-09-2008, 10:02 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| What does the Mayor not want to re-open? A can of worms?
For Michael and others who have been interested, I have rung English Heritage just now to check on the status of the one storey former laun... |
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Tim Walder |
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08-09-2008, 02:41 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Perhaps I should only respond to Devon once he or she comes out from behind the cloak of anonymity which I have always avoided.
I am pleased with the outcome of the listing request which I made. I... |
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Tim Walder |
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06-09-2008, 09:47 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I asked for Louise House to be listed and I am very glad that the application was successful.
The Save the Face of Forest Hill campaign is continuing with its main focus being to ensure the retenti... |
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Tim Walder |
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03-09-2008, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The tone of some of the postings in this thread has become a bit vitriolic, so I am not inclined to respond in the same manner.
There seems to be a degree of misunderstanding about the listing proc... |
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Tim Walder |
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25-08-2008, 01:44 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Unlike Kingfisher who has hidden behind a pseudonym, including when writing to the local papers, I have always sought to fight this campaign openly.
There are a number of serious inaccuracies in Ki... |
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Tim Walder |
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21-08-2008, 05:08 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I think some of the nashing of teeth is unnecessary.
The Save the Face of Forest Hill campaign has always maintained that Louise House and the frontage block of the pools building should be preserv... |
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Tim Walder |
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21-08-2008, 12:57 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The Save the Face of Forest Hill campaign is ongoing in its opposition to the demolition of the frontage block of the Pools and Louise House. As a reminder, you can sign the petition at:
http://ww... |
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Tim Walder |
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19-08-2008, 02:51 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The Save the Face of Forest Hill Campaign is now motoring along quite nicely.
We have contacted over 1,000 potential supporters with a copy of our leaflet and a poster: so look in those front windo... |
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Tim Walder |
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01-08-2008, 09:26 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The Save the Face of Forest Hill campaign, which seeks support in persuading the Council to keep Louise House and the pools frontage block as part of the new devlopment is winding up a gear.
We cur... |
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Tim Walder |
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30-07-2008, 07:47 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The Council's consultation on this is taking place between 3pm and 7pm on Friday 18th July and between 9am and 2pm on Saturday 19th July in Forest Hill Town Centre (i.e. in front of the train station)... |
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Tim Walder |
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17-07-2008, 12:54 PM |
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