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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The first stage of our campaign "No Demolition Without Designs" is now complete (and that petition is now closed). The Council has undertaken not to demolish before September. During the course of t... |
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Tim Walder |
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16-07-2008, 02:15 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I've heard on the grapevine that local residents will be "consulted" on just one modern scheme with three different housing options, all based on a similar design but with low, medium or high density ... |
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Tim Walder |
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23-06-2008, 06:28 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| A volunteer (thank you) helping with No Demolition Without Designs stood outside Forest Hill Station today fro one hour. In that time they collected 125 signatures for the petition. They found peopl... |
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Tim Walder |
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10-06-2008, 09:16 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| We collected 480 signatures yesterday and there are 80 on the web petition, so that makes 560 at the moment.
It was very interesting speaking with people about the pools plans. There was general (... |
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Tim Walder |
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09-06-2008, 10:21 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I agree with previous. Talk by Lewisham about retaining bits of the historical buildings really make me cringe. There has been a suggestion of a history room, with the foundation stone and other bit... |
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Tim Walder |
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06-06-2008, 08:37 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| 41 signatures so far and counting.
A reminder of the link:
http://www.gopetition.com/online/19745.html |
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Tim Walder |
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05-06-2008, 08:51 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Dear All
Thank you for the early signers.
A campaign is now up and running. There should be a stall at the Forest Hill Day in Horniman Gardens on this coming Sunday, where you can sign a paper ... |
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Tim Walder |
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05-06-2008, 06:43 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The site is currently due to be totally demolished around July this year. It is clearly wrong that the council has such a rapid plan for demolition of all of Forest Hill Pools and Louise House. Beca... |
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Tim Walder |
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04-06-2008, 09:59 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| It seems as if the council are hell bent on demolishing the pools and Louise House as soon as they can, and probably by early June. Let's hope the nursery children in Louise House stage a sit in!
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Tim Walder |
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02-04-2008, 12:13 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Pool pragmatism
| I wonder if Roz is a mouthpiece for Lewisham Council. If so, is this because she happens to agree or because she is part of it?
I do not take an entirely cynical view. The fact that Lewisham (pub... |
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Tim Walder |
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19-03-2008, 09:58 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| [quote=michael]
The Forest Hill Society does not adopt policy except at quorate General Meetings (we are looking to organise one in the next few months). The policy of domolition is that of Lewisham ... |
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Tim Walder |
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17-03-2008, 09:42 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
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I do think people need to decide whether they want a Victorian building or decent sports and leisure facilities that meet current and local needs and are affordable to run. I do not think... |
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Tim Walder |
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17-03-2008, 09:40 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| [quote=stevegrindlay]
I've just uploaded some slides from a talk I gave recently that mentioned the [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegrindlay/sets/72157604128052646/][u]<Forest Hill pools>[/u][... |
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Tim Walder |
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17-03-2008, 09:37 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| This is a false dichotomy.
It is perfectly possible tp retain the facade and have modern pools behind. |
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Tim Walder |
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17-03-2008, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| I have young children too, and swimming is our favourite sport. Whatever happens we will be swimming weekly in Forest Hill Pools.
I accept the fact that the old pools leak and that repairing them w... |
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Tim Walder |
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16-03-2008, 10:16 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pool
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool
| The figure of ?200,000 comes from the council's own options report. Given that they seem quite hostile to the idea of a new building behind the old facade, and that the report was written mainly by a... |
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Tim Walder |
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16-03-2008, 10:05 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pool
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool
| I am an active member of the Victorian Society. It is clear from the current options report that full demolition of all of the pools and Louise House is the preferred option. This is quite scandalou... |
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Tim Walder |
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10-03-2008, 09:54 PM |
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