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		Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding Post: RE: Forest Hill Library Seems absurd that Nicky Morgan the Secretary of State for Education made a speech on 24th September aiming to make children in England the best in Europe at reading. Quoting "Before children arrive i...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	159	130,477	25-09-2015, 03:24 PM
		Thread: Character Building Demolition & Proposed Development on Dacres Road Post: RE: Character Building Demolition & Proposed Devel... Very shocking to see so many houses under demolition, if we are not careful in a few years time London will be unrecognisable. With streets all looking like this - or worse: [img]http://planni...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	4	6,485	24-09-2015, 05:59 PM
		Thread: Character Building Demolition & Proposed Development on Dacres Road Post: RE: Character Building DEMOLITION & Proposed Devel... Photograph hasn't shown so am posing the link instead: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4346042,-0.0519707,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suJYYCZC5YaWiXZFKAtR60Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	4	6,485	23-09-2015, 11:31 PM
		Thread: Character Building Demolition & Proposed Development on Dacres Road Post: Character Building Demolition & Proposed Developme... In a bid against the sea of grey, anonymous, characterless, unremarkable, nondescript and faceless buildings of nothingness that property developers are inflicting on London in a seeming frenzy, (for...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	4	6,485	23-09-2015, 11:28 PM
		Thread: New primary school for Lewisham? Post: RE: New primary school for Lewisham? There was a fabulous free school in Kirkdale, Sydenham for many years. A lot of my friends went there as children, and did really well into adult life. I think diversity is good for any culture an...	forest_hill_billie	Wider Topics	110	108,446	11-02-2011, 03:49 PM
		Thread: Consultation on Kilmorie school becoming three form entry school Post: RE: Consultation on Kilmorie school becoming three... [url]http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/8824616.BLACKHEATH__Questions_over_school_demolition_plan_during_primary_place_crisis/[/url] Thanks for all the information, I am hoping to attend the meeting...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	23	25,119	11-02-2011, 02:07 PM
		Thread: Consultation on Kilmorie school becoming three form entry school Post: RE: Consultation on Kilmorie school becoming three... I am curious as to why Lewisham closed down a primary school and it is now under planning permission to be demolished for flats, this strikes me as being incredibly short sighted. There was an articl...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	23	25,119	10-02-2011, 09:05 PM
		Thread: Consultation on Kilmorie school becoming three form entry school Post: RE: Consultation on Kilmorie school becoming three... What bad timing for the consultation :thumbdown:, does anyone know what other schools are also being considered? I have read the newshopper article, but am unclear as to whether this list is comprehe...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	23	25,119	08-02-2011, 02:54 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools I happened to be in Forest Hill Library yesterday early evening, and was surprised and delighted to see someone from Lewisham Council showing the plans for the new pools. My only negative was it is...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	06-08-2010, 12:55 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) Great, thanks Foresters.... I haven't heard about this... and was beginning to wonder too...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	23-01-2010, 08:55 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) A firiend of mine, who lives locally sent me this message today!? "I was opposite the pools today talking to a trader who is having some issues due to the water boards activities outside the pools....	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	27-05-2009, 10:12 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) Hi Sydenhamcentral I couldn't open your link but found this news report from the BBC website, which is an article about Forest Hill Pool being demolished, when the news was first released to the ma...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	11-09-2008, 09:31 AM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) [quote] Of all the respondents to the survey only 53 were identified as wanting to keep the existing facade. So where were all the responses from the 1,400 people who signed the petition? If they rea...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	10-09-2008, 02:52 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) Can I just say, that although this meeting is welcome, it isn't exactly convenient to hold a public meeting near the end of the Summer Holidays. Why couldn't it have waited a couple of weeks, lots of ...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	10-08-2008, 02:15 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) Fifty-nine of sixty of the parents I spoke to at a local school, said they didn't want to lose the buildings and only three knew about the redevelopment meeting. I think that Brian is right, there ...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	03-08-2008, 12:47 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) [quote]I think Forest Hill Billie may have forgotten that buildings are meant to be for people not the other way round.[/quote] Kingfisher, I think you are missing the point here, because this is p...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	01-08-2008, 12:00 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) I don't understand. I was born in Forest Hill, grew up here, You are asking me to accept the DEMOLITION OF MY HERITAGE FOR THE SAKE OF A SWIM???? This I do not accept. These buildings a...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	30-07-2008, 10:32 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued) I attended a parents school event in Forest Hill on Friday, not one single parent that I spoke to, had heard about the LBL Redevelopment Meeting scheduled this week and last week in Forest Hill Statio...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	21-07-2008, 11:44 AM
		Thread: Underpinning necessary for houses in Honor Oak? Post: RE: Underpinning necessary for houses in Honor Oak... Hi If you click on the below link it'll take you to the Lewisham Council's Building Control site, you just enter the name of the road, and it'll bring up every case. As it is a legal requirement...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	3	7,119	21-05-2008, 10:08 AM
		Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools I've just been advised that Lewisham Council are working to an [b]early program of demolition of the entire site[/b]. :crying: Having just read the final report of the LBL Leisure Investment Strat...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	62	66,811	24-03-2008, 05:44 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Pool pragmatism [quote=roz] The more Vocal Locals, for want of a better term, are keen to see the building retained in all or in part. These Vocal Locals are usually well equipped to get their voices heard and use s...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	23-03-2008, 04:23 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Pool pragmatism Ros The mayor is very capable of changing his mind and associated policy regarding the closure of facilities in the area. He did so with Ladywell Pools as highlighted in Jon Henley's Diary, in The...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	21-03-2008, 04:06 PM
		Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools Whilst reading the Sydenham Forum, (sorry Admin to mention a rival site, but we are all on the same side here), someone called Max wrote on March 17th regarding the reported leakages on the pools[/b]...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	62	66,811	21-03-2008, 03:44 PM
		Thread: Support the Forest Hill Society Post: RE: Support the Forest Hill Society Michael Having been a life long resident of Forest Hill, when I enquired about joining the Forest Hill Society and about Forest Hill Swimming Pool and whether anything could be done you advised me:...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	5	9,181	19-03-2008, 08:11 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Pool pragmatism How do you know what the Council are thinking? I haven't lost my complete faith in Lewisham Council to suggest that they will totally disregard the opinions of the vast majority of its residents....	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	2,074	2,031,498	19-03-2008, 06:42 PM
		Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools I agree totally. I heard from Annette Stead from Lewisham Council, she has advised that "Both Louise House and Forest Hill Pool site will be looked at in regard to developing a new pool. There will...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	62	66,811	11-03-2008, 06:35 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pool Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool I asked specifically about building houses on Louise House, and he did say that it was to raise funding because a project like this was very costly. Without wishing to mis-quote anyone, especially ...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	153	168,913	05-03-2008, 05:45 PM
		Thread: Forest Hill Pool Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool I saw the Mayor at a school event yesterday, he advised me that if we wanted to keep the building in its existing format we would have to lose the swimming pools and they would have to fill in the hol...	forest_hill_billie	SE23 Topics	153	168,913	05-03-2008, 03:28 PM