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Thread: Tips on tips?
Post: RE: Tips on tips?
| Hi,
Try Southwark's brand new tip off Old Kent Road (see their website). They take all kinds of stuff including general rubble and household waste.
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09-05-2012, 12:54 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application - Hindsley Place and Westbourne Drive
Post: RE: Planning Application - Hindsley Place and West...
| I really like this scheme. I think it's brilliant. If this is built it will be a tremendous asset to Forest Hill.
Good Luck! |
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31-10-2011, 02:07 PM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| I remember writing a paper on this 20 years ago when I was at sixth form... I can't believe it's taken that long for the country to even be able to consider an alternative system!!
AV is not a pure... |
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grahamw |
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21-02-2011, 02:20 PM |
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Thread: Early Start for the bin men
Post: RE: Early Start for the bin men
| Yes, I agree. We're woken up at 6am every Tuesday morning by the bin men. First we have the recycling 'scout' who arrives before the lorry to noisily tip all the bottles into one bin, then we have the... |
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grahamw |
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23-12-2010, 10:03 AM |
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Thread: Crime
Post: RE: Youth robbing folks in the street!
| I'm really shocked at the racism displayed in these posts from Hawkesrah.
You clearly have an issue with black people, but why don't you keep it to yourself instead of trying to twist posts like th... |
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05-09-2010, 11:32 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: Planning: 27 Shipman Road
| It looks fine to me, don't see what the fuss is about, so won't be objecting.
But then it's Not In My Back Yard... |
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grahamw |
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20-08-2010, 01:00 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: planning permission advice
| Hi,
Both Michael and Satchers are right re planning matters.
Do you have a window in your side wall? If so has it been there for twenty years? if answer is yes, then you will have "rights of lig... |
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grahamw |
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09-08-2010, 05:38 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| This from an industry publication;
"Berkeley's average house price in the latest six-month period has risen to ?399,000, higher than the previous figure of ?245,000 in the comparable period last ye... |
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grahamw |
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11-12-2008, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: Gated communities
Post: RE: Gated communities
| An interesting thread BD... I was going to go off on an anti-gated community post.... but then I read this;
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-2903
I would have said that gated communities are a dreadfu... |
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grahamw |
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09-12-2008, 01:55 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| There's a stakeholder meeting tonight - will be interesting to hear what the current state of play is... |
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grahamw |
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28-08-2008, 01:07 PM |
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Thread: The planning system
Post: RE: The planning system
| No, I wouldn't gingernuts - its an amazing building, and I think one needs to make that distinction. But It's interesting that Soane was allowed to do just that in early 1800's. I suppose I was intend... |
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grahamw |
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28-08-2008, 01:01 PM |
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Thread: The planning system
Post: RE: The planning system
| (Sherwood - I'm glad you don't think immigration is a problem. I did not call you a racist, but I apologise if I misread your views.)
In reply to BD,
The point you make is interesting; A desire fo... |
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grahamw |
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28-08-2008, 09:47 AM |
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Thread: The planning system
Post: RE: The planning system
| I'm not going to get drawn into your argument, Brian.
I believe the thread is supposed to be about 'the planning system' and not immigration. If anyone has anything sensible to add.....? |
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grahamw |
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27-08-2008, 06:03 PM |
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Thread: The planning system
Post: RE: The planning system
| Brian, Sherwood and Gingernuts
(and all those who think that the 'problem' is immigration)
I hope you can all say that you / your families have been living in London since it began a couple of m... |
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grahamw |
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27-08-2008, 05:12 PM |
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Thread: The planning system
Post: RE: The planning system
| Unless it's in my back yard.....;) |
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grahamw |
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27-08-2008, 10:15 AM |
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Thread: The planning system
Post: RE: The planning system
| (ok I'll bite, with apologies for a long post to come...)
Planning law + policy stifles [i]uncontrolled[/i] development, but it does not stifle progress. In fact, it forces developers (and this inc... |
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grahamw |
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27-08-2008, 10:08 AM |
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Thread: Crime map of Forest Hill
Post: RE: Crime map of Forest Hill
| Presumably the met will be targeting SE london and 'high' crime areas to try to balance the map.... yeah right.:mad: |
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grahamw |
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17-08-2008, 09:20 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Given the choice of a few more one bed flats in a completed development, or a concrete shell for the next few years (or maybe more..) which would you choose?
Personally If the change to more one be... |
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grahamw |
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15-08-2008, 03:46 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| If a Housing Association buys the site there's no reason why they couldn't still sell flats on the open market - a lot of them do this. And if people have already bought flats the Housing Association ... |
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grahamw |
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14-08-2008, 02:42 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| I hate to be pessimistic, but me and my better half think they [b]are[/b] mothballing it.
Usually, by the time the structure gets to the top, they're starting on other trades from the bottom up - cla... |
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grahamw |
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13-08-2008, 05:49 PM |
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Thread: Bag Snatching incidences at Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: Bag Snatching incidences at Honor Oak Road
| Renzon,
Sorry to hear this, I hope your wife is ok. A fuller description of the 'young thin man' would be useful for those of us living in the area.
many thanks |
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grahamw |
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30-06-2008, 12:59 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Nasaroc, there were three options presented to the stakeholder group, not one. The designs are at an early stage and they certainly were not presented as a fait accompli. |
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24-06-2008, 06:07 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The petition states:
"We, the undersigned, welcome the news that Lewisham Council aim to build a new pool at Forest Hill but demand that there be no demolition of the existing swimming pool frontag... |
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grahamw |
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24-06-2008, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Lewisham planning policy
Post: RE: Lewisham planning policy
| Don't forget that whether or not the officers recommend an application for approval, it is the planning committee that (in large applications or where a number of objections have been received) decide... |
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grahamw |
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23-06-2008, 02:10 PM |
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Thread: Shared space
Post: RE: Shared space
| These principals are creeping into several of the masterplans that our firm is involved in.
There's a chap called Ben Hamilton Baillie who advocates shared space principals;
http://www.hamilton-... |
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grahamw |
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10-06-2008, 05:40 PM |
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Thread: Stag Beetles
Post: RE: Stag Beetles
| We see them every year around this time flying around our house... They're absolutely brilliant to watch - a miracle they can get off the ground really!
Now we leave old logs lying around to rot, w... |
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grahamw |
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10-06-2008, 05:31 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers at FH Station
| Damn - I'll have to start buying tickets now!
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grahamw |
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01-06-2008, 09:54 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill on Escape to the Country
Post: RE: Forest Hill on Escape to the Country
| hardly spoilt! Good luck to them.. the programme actually made FH look quite good I thought! |
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22-05-2008, 12:55 PM |
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Thread: Accident with Skip on Perry Rise
Post: RE: Nasty bus accident on Perry Vale (Bus vs skip)
| I hope the skip was licensed and with proper warnings etc..... |
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12-05-2008, 06:00 PM |
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Thread: Who are the bad people?
Post: RE: Who are the bad people?
| The bad people are the idiots who broke into One Tree Hill allotments last week and broke into and vandalised 14 sheds.:angry: |
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02-05-2008, 12:36 PM |
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Thread: does anyone use streetcar?
Post: RE: does anyone use streetcar?
| We used to use it quite a bit, and I thought it was really good. The only thing I got frustrated with (as mentioned above) is that you can bet that when you REALLY need to use it, it'll be booked out ... |
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09-04-2008, 12:32 PM |
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Thread: Travelling from FH to Paddington
Post: RE: Travelling from FH to Paddington
| My trip on Tuesday morning (with apologies to cellardoor)
Walk to Forest Hill station 5
Just missed train - have to wait for next one 6
Next one cancelled (fault on train) wait another 5
can't g... |
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grahamw |
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04-04-2008, 05:49 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill on the tube map!
Post: RE: Forest Hill on the tube map!
| I don't understand - the March 08 version I've just looked at on tfl website still has the dotted east london line shown to FH, Crystal Palace etc.... |
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grahamw |
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04-04-2008, 05:37 PM |
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Thread: Travelling from FH to Paddington
Post: RE: Quick question about trains to London Bridge a...
| I do the exact same journey quite often, and the route you describe is the quickest that I've found. The connection between Jubilee Line and Bakerloo line at Baker Street is really easy.
I'd say 49mi... |
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grahamw |
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03-04-2008, 03:51 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pool
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool
| I didn't say that the facade wasn't 'nice' - which it is - nor did I make a judgement about whether the pool (as a whole) should be kept. My point was that (in my opinion) keeping a facade whilst demo... |
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grahamw |
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19-03-2008, 07:27 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pool
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool
| [quote=Tim Walder]
My preferred option would be to retain the facade (which is the most striking and best preserved part of the building) and rebuild new pools behind. This kind of thing is very c... |
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grahamw |
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11-03-2008, 01:57 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| [quote=robwinton]
Turning to positive matters, and trying to get a list of requirements that would satisfy us, then seeing how best to achieve them, would it be feasible to make this an "eco" project... |
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grahamw |
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05-03-2008, 03:18 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| In terms of getting the best quality, I would suggest lobbying Lewisham Council to set up an architectural competition (if it's not too late). This can be done through the RIBA, and is a good way of l... |
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grahamw |
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05-03-2008, 03:08 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| I'm an architect (I work for the practice that designed the main Horniman extension building), and I agree with Michael and thenutfield. Old buildings shouldn't be saved just because they're old, but ... |
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grahamw |
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05-03-2008, 10:47 AM |
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Thread: ?10,000 Anyone?
Post: RE: ?10,000 Anyone?
| Traffic calming on London Road would get my vote.. make it a 20mph zone. |
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grahamw |
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22-02-2008, 02:48 PM |
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Thread: Half house single brick
Post: RE: Half house single brick
| Remember any work that requires alterations to a party (or dividing) wall or structure requires, by law, a Party Wall Agreement, under the Party Wall etc Act 1996.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1... |
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grahamw |
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15-02-2008, 10:51 AM |
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Thread: Big cat in the area
Post: RE: Big cat in the area
| !!! Forest Hill big cat alert !!!
Panther-like cat spotted in Horniman Gardens!!!!:scared::scared:
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08-02-2008, 06:39 PM |
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Thread: Anyone else have the police come knocking this week?
Post: RE: Anyone else have the police come knocking this...
| ?There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even... |
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07-02-2008, 11:54 AM |
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Thread: Missing cat
Post: RE: Missing cat
| That's brilliant!! :thumbsup: |
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04-02-2008, 01:40 PM |
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Thread: The History Of Forest Hill Station
Post: RE: The History Of Forest Hill Station
| What an amazing building - anyone know what happened to it? |
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01-02-2008, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: Missing cat
Post: RE: Missing cat
| I really hope you find him - good luck |
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31-01-2008, 01:59 PM |
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Thread: Bumps vs cameras
Post: RE: Bumps vs cameras
| There are also other ways of traffic calming - narrowing roads, chicanes, windy bits, raised tables etc. There's also a relatively innovative approach called 'shared space' where pedestrians and cars ... |
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29-01-2008, 01:56 PM |
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Thread: Disruption to trains 28/1/08
Post: RE: Disruption to trains this morning
| It was absolutely ridiculous. What made it worse at FH is that they kept announcing 'delays' at first, not cancellations... therefore we were all stood there for an hour and a half like mugs. If they ... |
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28-01-2008, 02:35 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Overcrowding on Trains to London Bridge
| It was hell this morning at around 9... the 8.53 was cancelled creating a backlog of people - I pity the people at HOP, Brockley and NCG - a lot of people just couldn't get on the train!
I was thinki... |
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24-01-2008, 10:44 AM |
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Thread: Youth Behaviour
Post: RE: Decent debate wanted
| Re SE23 'yoof', I have to say that I have never had ANY problems, or seen anything bad... I had to ask a large group to move off the cycle path near horniman yesterday so I could get past on my bike, ... |
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23-01-2008, 02:18 PM |
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