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Thread: Leather sofa repair recommendation
Post: Leather sofa repair recommendation
| I would be very interested to receive recommendations for a trades-person or company who can perform some minor repairs to a leather sofa (small tears, loose stitching etc.) as well cleaning, restorin... |
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07-09-2016, 11:26 PM |
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Thread: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale at the rear of Forest Hill station?
Post: RE: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale...
| Clearly we've all missed the sightlines around the bend being improved? |
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25-04-2016, 06:11 PM |
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Thread: Cleaner recommendations
Post: Cleaner recommendations
| Hi,
Would be interested to receive recommendations on local cleaners please. If you are kind enough to take the time to PM me, it'd be great to know the length of time you've been using them and whet... |
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10-03-2016, 05:16 PM |
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Thread: Recommendation request - professional cleaner following building work
Post: Recommendation request - professional cleaner foll...
| Hi,
Coming to the end of some building work, would be interested in receiving recommendations for professional cleaning companies that have been used in similar circumstances.
Lots of dust every... |
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14-10-2015, 10:05 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Didn't have the best commute home either, but the delays were due to someone having a heart attack whilst on one of the Overground trains, which kinda made me think that things could be worse than bei... |
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18-05-2015, 10:43 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| In no way am I suggesting that you shouldn't post about it. I'm just suggesting to start a new thread is all. And I most definitely am not suggesting that I set the rules - I don't. |
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30-04-2015, 10:09 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| So today there has been a lineside fire at NXG taking out the Overground and electrical supply problems at Clapham Junction accounting for the 70 min delay described above (see: http://www.nationalrai... |
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30-04-2015, 09:32 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| [quote]When was LB supposed to be finished again?[/quote]
The full project finishes late 2018, so a while yet. However, my understanding is that the Southern side of the station will effectively be... |
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19-03-2015, 09:59 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| TfL on Twitter:
"We expect Canada Water stn to be very busy this evening due to @SouthernRailUK disruption. Please avoid/take alternative routes if possible" |
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09-03-2015, 04:45 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| National Rail site now stating that disruption will last "until the end of service". Plan an alternative route, folks, lest you want to be crushed again! |
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09-03-2015, 01:03 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Nick, there is no platform to platform transfer now, but when it is finished, all 15 platforms will be accessible via a giant undercroft - the way I envisage it is a bit like St Pancras. So escalators... |
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07-02-2015, 12:26 PM |
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Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
| In 5 to 10 years time, the bank branch as it is known today won't exist, and those that remain will be glorified coffee shops on high traffic streets full of tablets offering digital services. I'm not... |
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22-01-2015, 12:21 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| WBD, it's a not unusual situation lately. Was there a train that passed through the station on the slow tracks (i.e. next to the platform) rather than the fast ones? I've been at the station a couple ... |
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21-01-2015, 01:27 PM |
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Thread: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
Post: RE: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
| Ritchy, whilst the ticket may not work in the barrier, it's part of the conditions of carriage that you can do this, you just need to ask to be let out and in....that is, if there is somebody there to... |
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10-10-2014, 01:30 PM |
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Thread: Bakerloo Line Extension
Post: RE: Bakerloo Line Extension
| Take your point michael about the "easier" developments, and i'm not all doom and gloom about it anyway, anything is better than nothing.
But, we're already seeing that the lifetime of an "easier"... |
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31-07-2014, 12:39 PM |
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Thread: Bakerloo Line Extension
Post: RE: Bakerloo Line Extension
| Better than nothing I suppose, but still somewhat underwhelming, least of all from the 2040 thing but mainly because of the persistence with the "easy option" of taking over existing surface lines. If... |
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31-07-2014, 11:05 AM |
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Thread: Collision with parked car on Siddons Road
Post: Collision with parked car on Siddons Road
| Hi all
Could anyone who may have witnessed a collision with a parked car on Siddons Road between 9pm last night (Monday 21st) and 8am this morning, please contact me via PM.
Many thanks |
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22-04-2014, 02:01 PM |
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Thread: Architect recommendations please
Post: Architect recommendations please
| I'm looking for some local architect recommendations please. It's for a small kitchen extension and would need to be someone who can advise, design, draw up plans, manage any planning permission type ... |
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04-03-2014, 02:29 PM |
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Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...
| Sympathies Sibelius, I do agree that people lurking around the car park looking to nab you is a bit much! |
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05-03-2013, 05:28 PM |
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Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...
| Can't see what the fuss is about myself. It's simple enough. Adopt a simple rule of checking and double-checking the signs and restrictions *wherever* you park in London. If you get it wrong once, you... |
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05-03-2013, 11:52 AM |
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Thread: Bed and Breakfast/ Hotel
Post: RE: Bed and Breakfast/ Hotel
| Other options are Travelodge Penge, or Inn keepers lodge @ Eden park which are a bit nearer but not any lovelier! |
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08-01-2013, 10:44 PM |
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Thread: Clapham Junction by Southern Trains or London Overground?
Post: RE: Clapham Junction by Southern Trains or London ...
| Get the next LO to Crystal Palace, and pick up another Southern train from there? |
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07-12-2012, 12:00 PM |
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Thread: Closure of London Bridge (upper station) in 2015
Post: RE: Closure of London Bridge (upper station) in 20...
| [quote]I don't know if the New Cross branch trains are heavily used in the peak, but it may be worth for those locals to use that service instead of crowding already packed trains at New Cross Gate du... |
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29-11-2012, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: Roofer recommendations
Post: Roofer recommendations
| Would be interested to hear of any recommendations for Roofers please? I believe you have to reply by PM rather than on the thread, but in any case it would be good to know the extent of the work you ... |
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20-11-2012, 12:32 PM |
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Thread: TV signal disruption by trains - how to fix?
Post: RE: TV signal disruption by trains - how to fix?
| I have no idea how good it is so this is not a recommendation as such, but there is FreeSat which I believe is the satellite based equivalent to Freeview. Maybe worth a look... |
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24-07-2012, 10:10 AM |
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Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: RE: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
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22-07-2012, 07:36 PM |
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Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: RE: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
| Thames water LIVE site shows the extent of the problem - i've attached a snip of the map. |
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22-07-2012, 12:47 PM |
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Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: RE: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
| Yes....NO water at all on Siddons Road. |
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22-07-2012, 12:43 PM |
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Thread: Bus Route 194: Reinstatement of Leg from Lower Sydenham to Forest Hill
Post: RE: Bus Route 194: Reinstatement of Leg from Lower...
| I think both of these suggestions are excellent ideas. The 356 is hardly reliable, but may benefit from the Mayow Road "short cut". |
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29-02-2012, 03:45 PM |
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Thread: Air ambulance landing in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Air ambulance landing in Forest Hill??
| National Rail enquiries reporting someone hit by a train at Forest Hill....seems a likely reason for the air ambulance.
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.html |
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05-12-2011, 05:06 PM |
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Thread: New Bus Countdown Online Tracker Live
Post: RE: New Bus Countdown Online Tracker Live
| I think they've scaled back the data they're providing on the service from 30 mins ahead to 15 mins ahead. Possibly as a result of the URL of the beta service leaking to far more "test" users than the... |
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12-09-2011, 04:34 PM |
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Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: RE: Low water pressure?
| Is anyone still having any problems with this? Not on the scale of when the main in Brixton went, but in general just lower water pressure than what you'd consider normal? |
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13-07-2011, 10:46 AM |
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Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: RE: Low water pressure?
| Thanks, good to know, i'm having the same problem with our boiler. Having now checked the Thames Water site, there is a broken water main in Brixton showing today which is supposedly affecting SE23, b... |
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07-07-2011, 07:35 AM |
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Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: Low water pressure?
| Just wondering whether anyone else in the Siddons Road/Shipman Road area has noticed a drop of water pressure in the last week or so? |
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07-07-2011, 07:24 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| [quote]Not really for me personally as I don't go out / work in King's Cross. Like me, there are an awful lot of performers eg actors and musicians who would appreciate these trains coming back![/quot... |
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11-11-2010, 11:12 AM |
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Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed
| [quote]I have just heard reports that the works on the South Circ could continue till late September... So more tea parties!? [/quote]
Yes, BBC travel page shows work ended on 24th September now!!!!
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19-08-2010, 10:17 AM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| [quote]I would also be nervous about going home late at night via Canada Water because if anything went wrong I'd be stuck there with hardly any other transport options to Forest Hill[/quote]
It's ... |
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02-06-2010, 09:55 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
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But that's not a 'legal' journey is it?
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It isnt on a 1-3 travel card. Have to get a 2-5 for a legal journey, although Ive not seen oyster card readers on the pl... |
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20-05-2010, 12:21 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 Park
| [quote]ryananglem Wrote:
Im currently working in Hammersmith, and have found that my journey is far more pleasant if I take the train to Kensington Olympia (via East Croydon) and walk, rather than ta... |
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20-05-2010, 12:17 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| [quote]I wish I had time to pore over maps and debate their contents like some of you good people. Perhaps when I'm 65... [/quote]
:laugh: Roz, for me, I just kinda notice these things...some kind ... |
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19-03-2010, 12:33 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| There is nothing suspicious in the lack of NR symbol, baboonery is correct, this is a convention amongst most TfL maps. Think about if you wanted to travel from Crystal Palace to London Bridge (and ig... |
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18-03-2010, 11:19 PM |
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Thread: Lewisham Environmental Services - experiences of using?
Post: Lewisham Environmental Services - experiences of u...
| I'm looking to find positive or negative experiences of using Lewisham's Environmental services for pest control....as opposed to a private company such as Rentokil.
Essentially, i'm trying to disc... |
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22-02-2010, 05:46 PM |
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Thread: No water!
Post: RE: No water!
| Yes no water at all at around 10:30pm in Perry Vale area. It came back again briefly a little later and then went off again. But all fine this morning. |
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05-02-2010, 11:23 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| The National Rail website lists engineering work affecting Forest Hill on Sunday 25th with busses replacing trains between London Bridge and Croydon via Sydenham.
See:
http://www.nationalrail.co.u... |
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16-10-2009, 11:45 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Robin, of course that is the one caveat to that sentence. The bridge and steps at LB should definitely be improved from an accessibility point of view (and may very well be with the complete redevelop... |
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28-08-2009, 11:32 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| I also agree with hilltopgeneral and jon14. We're really really lucky to be getting the Overground with its improved connections to Docklands and the Liverpool Street area, improved connections to Vic... |
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28-08-2009, 10:59 AM |
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Thread: SE23 - Most Burgled. Really?
Post: SE23 - Most Burgled. Really?
| Apparently SE23 has made it into the Top 20 for most burglaries in a post code:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8200173.stm
Whilst i'm not saying that burglaries don't take place from time to t... |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Michael's analysis of the South London Rail Utilisation Strategy in April last year shows a plan of 4tph (out of a total of 6tph going to LB) operating on the Thameslink to route to St Pancras and bey... |
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23-02-2009, 05:54 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Whilst I would support this, I think it's unlikely to go anywhere, because the long term plan is for Forest Hill to be part of the Thameslink network from 2015, which will mean direct trains to Blackf... |
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23-02-2009, 12:53 PM |
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Thread: WH Smith & Post Office, Forest Hill
Post: RE: Forest Hill Post Office
| The post office is closed today due to a "security incident". Does anyone have any more details? |
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