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Thread: Strictly at the Horniman?
Post: RE: Strictly at the Horniman?
| Looking forward to Saturday's Strictly! In the meantime, here's another long distance photo (the right way up this time :cool:)...[attachment=3788] |
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09-10-2015, 11:42 AM |
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Thread: Strictly at the Horniman?
Post: RE: Strictly at the Horniman?
| Haha! I'm glad I spotted this post - it was on August 23rd (that sweltering Sunday) - we watched scenes being filmed firstly on a picnic table opposite the Dutch barn, and then by the bandstand as the... |
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china girl |
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08-10-2015, 06:04 PM |
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Thread: Swifts - locally extinct?
Post: RE: Swifts - locally extinct?
| I'm pleased to report that I saw the first two swifts of the summer flying between the houses at sunrise on the 8th and many since! We live in Forest Hill so I don't know why sightings seem so scarce ... |
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china girl |
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20-05-2015, 02:47 PM |
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Thread: HOPfest Sat 20th September - Help Needed!
Post: RE: HOPfest Sat 20th September - Help Needed!
| It kicks off at 10am; setting up is from 8.30 onwards so you'd better get your skates on, nitoda! |
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china girl |
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20-09-2014, 08:10 AM |
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Thread: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
Post: RE: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
| We had a fruitful time at the farmers' market yesterday. The range of produce was really impressive - and not expensive. Came away clutching a £2 bunch of seasonal flowers, biodynamic apples from Fore... |
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china girl |
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14-09-2014, 03:16 PM |
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Thread: Aveda in FH
Post: RE: Aveda in FH
| Wow! Unfortunately out of my price range for regular visits, but I go to an Aveda salon in Blackheath as an occasional treat (& presumably they'll sell Aveda products which are divine!) |
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china girl |
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05-09-2014, 10:24 AM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| I much prefer the Whitstable Bay lager to any of the others on draught: very moreish! |
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china girl |
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04-09-2014, 02:42 PM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| According to the Forest Hill Society the Railway Telegraph is reopening tonight. Judging from the photos it's looking pretty smart! Two new pub refurbishments on this side of FH within a fortnight - w... |
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china girl |
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27-08-2014, 01:02 PM |
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Thread: Gazebo to beg borrow or (not) steal please?
Post: Gazebo to beg borrow or (not) steal please?
| We urgently need to get hold of a small but sturdy gazebo (preferably waterproof/windproof; a pop-up one would be the bees knees) for an event taking place on the weekend of 30th/31st August, and anot... |
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china girl |
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22-08-2014, 04:57 PM |
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Thread: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
Post: RE: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
| My thoughts exactly, nottinghillbilly - I couldn't have put it better myself! |
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china girl |
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19-08-2014, 10:47 AM |
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Thread: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
Post: RE: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
| I've just had a look at the Street Link website - what a straightforward & helpful resource - thanks Nomadic Nora. |
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china girl |
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05-08-2014, 05:32 PM |
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Thread: Why i moved to SE23
Post: RE: Why I moved to SE23
| I really miss Cellar Door's observations... and what happened to the entertainingly controversial Brian? What does WUM mean by the way? :confused: |
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china girl |
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28-07-2014, 08:53 PM |
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Thread: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
Post: RE: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
| Thanks rshdunlop & Snazy - I rarely post on the forum but am glad I did speak up; I was feeling rather demoralised on Friday about what had happened to our oft mentioned 'community spirit' in SE23. Yo... |
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china girl |
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28-07-2014, 12:36 PM |
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Thread: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
Post: RE: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
| Good point rshdunlop - that's why the wording on the original post was perhaps a tad nebulous, and also why I tempered my reply with 'it would appear...' |
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china girl |
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27-07-2014, 01:01 PM |
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Thread: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
Post: RE: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
| My point is that this woman was, to my knowledge, sitting there for at least 16 hours and it would appear that no one took a blind bit of notice (or thought to seek help). |
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china girl |
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27-07-2014, 12:19 PM |
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Thread: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
Post: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
| Did anyone notice a woman sitting on the steps last night and again this morning?
By the way, I am not writing this with a holier than thou attitude - I am one of the people who crossed to the other ... |
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china girl |
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25-07-2014, 09:50 PM |
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Thread: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
Post: RE: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
| I've lost count of the number of petitions I (and him indoors) have signed to stop the government's outrageous decision: that's nothing compared to all the tireless campaigning of many local people; 3... |
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china girl |
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03-08-2013, 01:05 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill and Sydenham Portas Bid
Post: RE: Forest Hill and Sydenham Portas Bid
| Getting back to the main subject, I'd like to add my thanks and congratulations to all those involved in the bid, rounds one and two! (Great video, by the way.) Exciting times for Forest Hill - onward... |
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china girl |
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26-07-2012, 11:36 AM |
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Thread: my mum's birthday
Post: RE: my mum's birthday
| Thanks, john-f - all sounds excellent! (Just a small point: this coming Sunday/Monday will be the 1st/2nd of July according to my diary.)
Incidentally, for future reference, if the Gladstone websit... |
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china girl |
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27-06-2012, 09:59 PM |
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Thread: my mum's birthday
Post: RE: my mum's birthday
| I can't imagine a pre-fop Russell Brand with a sporty look! I saw Noel Fielding in the early days when the edc was in East Dulwich. We couldn't believe our luck when we moved from Camberwell to Forest... |
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27-06-2012, 01:20 PM |
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Thread: my mum's birthday
Post: RE: my mum's birthday
| If your mum needs cheering up, my top recommendation would be stand-up comedy at the Hob: a cracking way to spend a Saturday night! The Rivoli is also brilliant. I had a memorable birthday a few years... |
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26-06-2012, 12:38 PM |
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Thread: Celebrities in Cafes
Post: RE: celebrities in cafes
| No, I'm Helen Mirren, but whenever anyone asks I always deny it.
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china girl |
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24-06-2012, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: Celebrities in Cafes
Post: RE: celebrities in cafes
| Keep it up please (the banter, that is!) |
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china girl |
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23-06-2012, 11:30 PM |
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Thread: Celebrities in Cafes
Post: RE: celebrities in cafes
| I've missed reading SE23.com recently but this post and the ram raiders one are gems. You've made my day - more witty ripostes please! |
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china girl |
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22-06-2012, 02:32 PM |
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Thread: Hairdressers SE23
Post: RE: Hairdressers SE23
| Has anyone tried H2O, the new hairdresser next to Elachi on the South Circular end of Sunderland Road? |
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china girl |
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31-01-2012, 11:04 AM |
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Thread: Closure of Lewisham libraries
Post: RE: Closure of Lewisham libraries
| Good news from the Bookseller: Library campaigners win right to judicial review over closures...
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/library-campaigners-win-right-judicial-reviews-over-closures.html
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china girl |
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08-07-2011, 09:56 PM |
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Thread: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
Post: RE: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
| How misguided and short-sighted is this decision? The library closures will surely exacerbate the falling UK literacy rate, especially amongst children. To quote today's Bookseller...
'The case f... |
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china girl |
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18-02-2011, 04:34 PM |
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Thread: Nearly New Sale - Horniman Primary School, Forest Hill
Post: RE: Nearly New Sale - Horniman Primary School, For...
| There will also be Arts & Craft stalls and refreshments upstairs... |
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china girl |
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14-10-2010, 05:31 PM |
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Thread: Save Sydenham Library campaign
Post: RE: Save Sydenham Library campaign
| Let's hope the coverage on Radio London and the ITV local news does some good! I couldn't agree more with Michael Rosen in thinking that it'll be the less well-off who will miss out if these library c... |
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29-09-2010, 03:22 PM |
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Thread: London Open House Weekend
Post: RE: London Open House Weekend
| We also went on the Capitol tour with the entertaining Mr Bean - didn't try the ladies to see if that ghost was lurking, though (I had visions of Moaning Myrtle, but I think this one's a bit less thea... |
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china girl |
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21-09-2010, 06:11 PM |
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Thread: Christmas Events in SE23
Post: RE: Christmas Events in SE23
| Maybe because of the way Christmas falls this year and a lot of people go away nearer the actual day? Anyway, there is an additional date to add to Michael's list - the Hob is running a Craft Fair nex... |
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china girl |
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06-12-2009, 01:58 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library
| I grew up in a pre-computer age but am convinced I'd still be as avid a reader as I was in my youth if I was a nipper in the noughties... I'm no reactionary technophobe, I just think a love of books w... |
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china girl |
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25-10-2008, 10:29 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library
| I echo that - call me old fashioned, but shouldn't books be the whole point of a library? I belong to a book group and (even before the refit) almost without exception they have had to order titles in... |
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china girl |
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24-10-2008, 06:08 PM |
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Thread: Birds Of Prey
Post: RE: Birds Of Prey
| Last year we were lucky enough to have a sparrowhawk sitting on a tree in direct eyeline about 15' from the back window. What made it so distinctive, as already mentioned, was not only striking lemon ... |
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china girl |
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22-10-2008, 07:55 PM |
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Thread: WH Smith & Post Office, Forest Hill
Post: RE: "The People's Post Office" - FH - really?!
| Probably a bit late to reply to an earlier comment about the helpfulness off ex-employees of the post office, but as a former regular customer I found most of the staff really amenable. (And a valuabl... |
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china girl |
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29-06-2008, 11:52 PM |
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