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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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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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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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16-03-2008, 10:05 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
| [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: 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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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)
| 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: 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: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| [quote=roz]
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=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: 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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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: 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: 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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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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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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 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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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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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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12-05-2010, 08:03 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: 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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 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: 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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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: 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
| 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: 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)
| 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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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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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)
| 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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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)
| 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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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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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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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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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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