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Thread: Planning: Honor Oak Reservoir & 116-118 Canonbie Road Post: RE: Planning: Honor Oak Reservoir & 116-118 Canonb...
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Thread: Planning: Honor Oak Reservoir & 116-118 Canonbie Road Post: RE: Planning: Honor Oak Reservoir & 116-118 Canonb...
Clearance work appears to have started on the covered reservoir. I didn't see any Council notices of proposed development and can't see any on the Lewisham website so not sure this is legal given the ... |
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23-02-2017, 09:19 PM |
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Thread: Lost black and white kitten Post: Lost black and white kitten
Hi our 9 month old black and white kitten, Richard, has gone awol around the Tewkesbury lodge estate (Ringmore Rise / Liphook crescent / horniman drive). He has a little white stripe on his nose. He's... |
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27-06-2016, 10:41 PM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
About time this was taken seriously. The speed cars sweep into HOR is as lethal as ever. I raised it with our councillors 7 years ago: http://www.se23.com/forum-archive/messages/9/44.html |
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14-01-2014, 03:28 PM |
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Thread: Warning: Dartmouth Arms parking Post: RE: Warning: Dartmouth Arms parking
Well the post actually states they did the reverse of going out of their way to help.
I interpreted it as a reasonable warning rather than the (rather more duplicitous) 'warning' suggested by your... |
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10-07-2013, 04:45 PM |
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Thread: Warning: Dartmouth Arms parking Post: RE: Warning: Dartmouth Arms parking
@ ciaranm.
She was just giving a warning so those with less initiative skills than you (and you clearly have very many) wouldn't get caught out. Why the antagonsim? Would you reply like that to her f... |
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10-07-2013, 03:59 PM |
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Thread: Driving Forest Hill to Hounslow Post: RE: Driving Forest Hill to Hounslow
I spent 6 months commuting from Forest Hill to West Ealing on a Vespa about 10 years ago and found there was little to choose between routes and settled on the South Circular/ Brentford.
Can't rec... |
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14-11-2012, 09:18 PM |
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Thread: Old Gym on Davids Road - Squatters? Post: RE: Old Gym on Davids Road - Squatters?
What harm are they doing you and in what way will they "obviously" attract crime?
Concern with them being "roughly dressed and young" and with "the affect [sic] on house prices" suggests intoleran... |
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19-09-2012, 02:34 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
I have it on excellent authority (Rob the barber) that on inspection the council rejected the building work. The bricklayers allowed cement to leak over the bricks and harden. Having failed to remove ... |
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23-08-2012, 09:16 PM |
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Thread: is there a jubilee street party on the hill? Post: RE: is there a jubilee street party on the hill?
We arrived at the Triangle at the top of the hill to small hushed groups of (mainly) adults. Not very enticing so left to join friends at Marmora Road's street party. There they'd collected a tenner, ... |
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05-06-2012, 05:34 PM |
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Thread: Robin Bosher to leave Fairlawn Primary School Post: RE: Robin Bosher to leave Fairlawn Primary School
I notice Ms Christian is now on the Fairlawn letterhead as the new headteacher. Is she in a locum position while the governors advertise for the new local Fairlawn head or has she been promoted? Very ... |
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16-05-2012, 01:14 PM |
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Thread: Tewkesbury Ave Mon 30/1/12 Post: Tewkesbury Ave Mon 30/1/12
Just wondering if anyone shed light on events last night 6-8pm at a couple of addresses at the Ringmore Rise end of Tewksbury Avenue?
A lot of police involved, some with what looked like guns. One... |
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31-01-2012, 01:20 PM |
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Thread: Early hours car horn in Tewkesbury Ave Post: Early hours car horn in Tewkesbury Ave
V late Last night. Started as if someone was pressing the horn repeatedly and then went on non-stop for 20 odd minutes. Police were called and lots of chatter. Annoying yet intriguing. Can anyone shed... |
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31-01-2011, 09:45 AM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
To return to topic, and away from the vitriolic (and dare I say racist?) nonsense of some posts I'm not sure there's much wrong with the signage. To avoid these signs you'd need to avoid London. They'... |
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21-10-2010, 09:38 PM |
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Thread: Sun readers Post: RE: Sun readers
Did you read my post? The "extent to which I claimed to be hurt by it" was zero. It wound me up for all the reasons I described. |
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14-04-2010, 04:05 PM |
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Thread: Sun readers Post: RE: Sun readers
Baboonery, it is probably absurd to single our Roz's post for the snobbery that does characterise this forum. For the same reason it was also possibly unfair, but the post was overt and hostile enough... |
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13-04-2010, 09:15 PM |
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Thread: Sun readers Post: RE: Sun readers
Yes but was the original post funny Gingernuts? Your post says more about you than Sun readers Roz |
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13-04-2010, 07:41 AM |
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Thread: Sun readers Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens
What I should have said was either way it's snobbery and it stinks. |
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12-04-2010, 09:27 AM |
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Thread: Sun readers Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens
What's your problem with Sun readers? Or was that ironic? If so how? Either way it stinks of snobbery. |
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12-04-2010, 08:51 AM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent Post: RE: Liphook Crescent planning application
It's a big house but surely not for that many kids plus staff plus cots plus toys. Kids need space.
Also not sure how "wonderful" the Horniman escorted by the poorly paid overworked young nursery ... |
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17-03-2010, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: Large Cat Like Animal Post: RE: Large Cat Like Animal
It's out there again...
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/112823/Panther-on-prowl/ |
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16-12-2009, 04:07 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak
Well you've licked the "I'm cross about this" look.
I'm sure I'm not alone in appreciating all the PR energy you're putting into this. |
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07-10-2009, 04:26 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Eventually gingernuts yes, I see your vision. You're clearly well up for the carnival but one step at a time. |
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14-08-2009, 04:33 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Thinking about it this event has huge potential. It brings people in from far and wide given some of the parking permits we saw in the cars around us, and it has the potential to become much much bigg... |
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14-08-2009, 03:22 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens Post: RE: Horniman Museum and Gardens
With a few exceptions what "and another thing" nonsense.
We should celebrate these events and have more. Do people know how tedious and suburban it sounds raising concerns about fire engines, traf... |
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14-08-2009, 10:50 AM |
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Thread: Newspaper Delivery Post: RE: Newspaper Delivery
Wood Vale Newsagents do. Reliable too |
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02-07-2009, 07:04 PM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
blushingsnail is the comment "I do'nt know if it's the original lady or not as they all dress the same way" neutral? Nope. Ambiguous? Nope. Offensive? Yep though it seems you disagree. Give me a break... |
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27-05-2009, 12:31 PM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
multisync did your school have a uniform? How ever did you tell anyone apart when "they all" dressed the same way.
What racist bilge. Unbelievable. |
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26-05-2009, 09:01 PM |
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Thread: BNP Post: RE: Removal of Offensive Literature from Election ...
Charlie Brooker makes a similar point on their "patriotism" today Contrary.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/18/charlie-brooker-bnp-racism
I agree, it is disconcerting to find y... |
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20-05-2009, 02:40 PM |
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Thread: School Places in SE23 Post: RE: school places in Se23
Unless they introduce lotteries the same 'closer the better' principle will apply. Ours got into Fairlawn at 460 meters from the school and the maximum radius this year was 500. |
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19-05-2009, 02:52 PM |
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Thread: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH? Post: RE: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?
Difficult to understand your post DogGod. Why are the police contacting you about this? |
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28-04-2009, 09:26 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
Hey it still says 999 on the thread menu. Well got it every which way now. I really must get out more. |
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26-04-2009, 07:40 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
Just wanted post #1000. totally agree with Michael's suggestion for what it's worth. |
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26-04-2009, 07:38 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park
Spoken to Fiona Alleyn at Lewisham again. The money's in place to knock down the old block and do up the patio in front of the cafe but there's no money for the other plans - new toilets, new wooden s... |
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23-04-2009, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park
Liked the Lodge. Well placed, looking over the park, and encourages you to get the kids using an area other than the play corner - although the developments at the bottom look impressive enough to dra... |
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29-03-2009, 08:54 PM |
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Thread: 11 Tewkesbury Avenue Development Post: RE: 11 Tewkesbury Avenue Development
Good for you for posting so assertively doml whatever people might think about the development. Must say some of it reads like a Kevin McCloud piece to camera.
Got any links to plans or images? |
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18-03-2009, 10:34 AM |
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Thread: 11 Tewkesbury Avenue Development Post: RE: Tewkesbury Avenue Development
Almost back to thread I notice another hideous conversion (read second floor addition) has now gone up on Tewkesbury Ave in the same roof-tiled walled style as the one nearly opposite that I ranted ab... |
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09-02-2009, 09:35 AM |
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Thread: 11 Tewkesbury Avenue Development Post: RE: Tewkesbury Avenue Development
Don't understand your post baggydave. Has permission been given? |
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07-02-2009, 10:43 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park
There were swings there until about 25 days ago Michael. Great big arcing swings actually, high enough to have preceded whatever legislation on playgrounds has meant their height should now not exceed... |
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07-01-2009, 10:17 AM |
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Thread: Camille Pissarro's Paintings of Forest Hill Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23
Noticed this commentary on Pissaro's painting from last Staurday's Guardian as discussed in earlier posts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pissarro_lordship.jpg
Julia Neuberger on Camille Pi... |
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13-12-2008, 09:33 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management Post: RE: FH Town Centre Management
"let's try and work together!" Well, as a "public forum" used principally by a couple of thousand residents who pay her wages why does Julie Sutch choose not to use this site as a way to easily commun... |
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03-12-2008, 03:33 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23
Swings may have been unusable after rain but they were good and high. Unlike the poxy ones at Dulwich / Peckham and any other recently built play areas.
Triangle's always been well used in my experi... |
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02-12-2008, 10:15 AM |
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Thread: Planning: Tyson Road Post: RE: Tyson Road Planning Appeal
Can the public access this green space? It's always seemed inaccessible and therfore slightly mysterious if it's the bit I think it is. |
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26-11-2008, 12:43 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management Post: RE: Provender To Close
I wonder what our very own MP Jim Dowd, chair of the Parliamentary Small Shops Group, thinks Dartmouth will look like in 2015.
http://www.nfsp.org.uk/uploads/pdfs/High%20Street%20Britain%202015%20... |
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31-10-2008, 02:47 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management Post: RE: Provender To Close
"Good Town Centre Management, looking after local amenities such as swimming pools so they don't close and active local planning by the local authority to encourage commercial development." DR was dyi... |
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31-10-2008, 11:50 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management Post: RE: Provender To Close
Sorry, my misunderstanding. "Orange behemouth" doesn't suggest affection, but fair dues, that's different from wishing it away.
Not sure I'd want to try and sell food next door to Sainsbury's but ... |
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29-10-2008, 10:33 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management Post: RE: Provender To Close
Baboonery are you actually suggesting it would be preferable not to have Sainsbury's here? For all its many faults it's a good looking decent quality supermarket and the only thing FH has got over Lor... |
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29-10-2008, 10:16 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management Post: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
[i][New thread derived from SE23 Topics > Provender][/i]
Backs up entirely what I've suggested on related threads about the eyesore that is our town centre. Too many outlets for the population.
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29-10-2008, 02:32 PM |
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Thread: Farmers' markets in or near SE23? Post: RE: Farmers' markets in or near SE23?
I think SE23 Mag mentioned a farmers' market at F Hill Pools 2nd Sunday of the month - I make that this Sunday. It's binned so can't check |
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10-10-2008, 09:20 AM |
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Thread: Labour Leadership Challenge Post: RE: Labour Leadership Challenge
Silence from the cabinet is pretty deafening too. Except, strangely, the support from David Milliband. Either he's so sure GB is on his way out he can afford to look loyal before he strikes or - more ... |
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