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  Thread: The Hill pub to be developed by Craft Union Pub Company
Post: RE: The Hill pub to be developed by Craft Union Pu...

This is good news. I heard that it's Enterprise Inns.
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 4 6,776 20-02-2018, 11:41 AM
  Thread: Red marking outside house
Post: RE: Red marking outside house

It's probably something to do with the water board, telephones or gas and the position of pipes etc. There is a story about chaco marking for burglars, but it keeps cropping up when papers have not...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 15 21,996 19-07-2016, 03:59 PM
  Thread: What decade or decades do we all like the best
Post: RE: What decade or decades do we all like the best

Each decade has something good or bad going on. 60's for the music in general, great cars like the Etype, 1966, Italian Job, Jim Clarke, Fashion, architecture (before it got Rubbish in the 70's) bu...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 9 6,613 18-07-2016, 11:25 AM
  Thread: Schools v academies
Post: RE: Schools v academies

The issue is that they were being forced be be academies. When something is already working, leave it alone. Let schools become academies if they want to. Don't make them do it. Also there are ...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 2 3,655 02-06-2016, 05:18 PM
  Thread: Lets hope he gets his just deserts in prison
Post: RE: Lets hope he gets his just deserts in prison

When did prison become a place for revenge? What the driver did was terrible. But as a civil society, his term in prison should be a time to learn the error of his ways and make amends.
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 12 9,973 02-06-2016, 10:21 AM
  Thread: Should UK bomb Syria ?
Post: RE: Should UK bomb Syria ?

I got exactly the same response from Jim Dowd. It was a blanket email. On Facebook everyone seemed to get the same response. I write back to our MP with some questions about the bombing but have ye...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 39 27,445 07-12-2015, 01:29 PM
  Thread: Should UK bomb Syria ?
Post: RE: Should UK bomb Syria ?

All Lewisham Labour MP's including Jim Dowd voted FOR air strikes. I wrote to JD to beg him to vote no. I know lots of others did too and as yet no-one has had a response. Has anyone had a reply...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 39 27,445 03-12-2015, 12:42 PM
  Thread: Child free cafe
Post: RE: Child free cafe

I once went to a restaurant where Janet Street Porter was 'eating'. I say 'eating', but it was more like she was on stage at a once woman show expecting the whole restaurant (the Chop House in Clerken...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 24 19,105 25-11-2015, 05:29 PM
  Thread: Child free cafe
Post: RE: Child free cafe

I have a son. He's 4. He's well behaved most to the time. I too wouldn't want to be in a cafe or restaurant with unruly kids. Partly because I wouldn't want my son to copy them. I can't say I've be...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 24 19,105 25-11-2015, 05:24 PM
  Thread: Child free cafe
Post: RE: Child free cafe

So what places in Forest Hill are ruined by "prissy local mothers and their screaming babies and unruly toddlers" because I've yet to see one, unless you are in the Horniman in Half term, I've yet to ...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 24 19,105 23-11-2015, 05:15 PM
  Thread: Betting limits in Lewisham
Post: RE: Betting limits in Lewisham

How have the Tories been 'the party of change'? How have they been hard on gambling? Yes, Labour were wrong on the gambling act. But: "Betfair took the "commercial decision" to switch its betti...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 14 12,663 20-11-2015, 08:14 PM
  Thread: Child free cafe
Post: RE: Child free cafe

What places in Forest Hill ARE full of these so called little monsters who should 's** off'? There are loads of places to eat and drink around here, I've yet to find any which are as described by him...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 24 19,105 20-11-2015, 07:38 PM
  Thread: Over the hill but not far away - Peckham 'coal line'
Post: RE: Over the hill but not far away - Peckham 'coal...

A great idea, really nice. When people come together, exciting things can happen.
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 4 4,990 12-10-2015, 01:37 PM
  Thread: Hills & Parkes Closed
Post: RE: Hills & Parkes "closed until further notice"

I never went to Hills and Parks, but I don't like places with screaming kids or parents either. I like going to places that have well behaved kids, like mine is (most of the time). Infact, I can't ...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 43 36,716 02-10-2015, 08:20 PM
  Thread: Redevelopment of 2 Church Rise
Post: RE: 2 Church Rise

I hate it when rather elegant buildings are knocked down and they are always replaced by something now worthy of the streetscape or building they replace. But in this case, this looks rather smart,...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 35 34,755 30-09-2015, 09:51 AM
  Thread: Solar Panels
Post: RE: Solar Panels

I believe door to door selling (and cold calling) should be illegal to residential addresses. Be it double glazing, charity (unless there is a major disaster in which case it should be waived if ad...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 6 6,950 28-09-2015, 11:07 AM
  Thread: Guardianistas
Post: RE: Guardianistas

I'm not sure he posts here.
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 16 11,440 24-09-2015, 02:17 PM
  Thread: Character Building Demolition & Proposed Development on Dacres Road
Post: RE: Character Building Demolition & Proposed Devel...

More details here (along with other buildings that are being demolished locally-ish). [url=https://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13895&p=120411#p120411]https://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewt...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 4 6,484 24-09-2015, 10:18 AM
  Thread: Article in The Guardian about Walters Way etc
Post: RE: Article in The Guardian about Walters Way etc

A little bird told me about that on Twitter, Tim.
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 7 8,100 18-09-2015, 10:15 AM
  Thread: Article in The Guardian about Walters Way etc
Post: RE: article in The Guardian about Walters Way etc

Very interesting. There are loads of really interesting self built kit houses these days where you can build really exciting homes for not huge sums of money in comparison to buying. These use the ...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 7 8,100 16-09-2015, 04:49 PM
  Thread: Ferfect
Post: RE: Ferfect

Perfect Chicken is probably a symbol group/franchise. When the contract ends, many shops don't bother to change the sign, but they have to under their terms and conditions. So they often make as small...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 15 17,647 16-09-2015, 10:20 AM
  Thread: 9 house-hunting hotspots you'll want to invest in NOW!
Post: RE: 9 house-hunting hotspots you'll want to invest...

1 bed flats in se23 start at £175,000 up to £375,000 according to Right Move. So £281,000 is about the middle-ish.
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 5 8,386 15-09-2015, 02:30 PM
  Thread: 9 house-hunting hotspots you'll want to invest in NOW!
Post: RE: 9 house-hunting hotspots you'll want to invest...

I would love to, but it's way, way, way, too expensive for me. Property prices, especially new builds (why are these more expensive?), are ridiculous.
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 5 8,386 15-09-2015, 10:33 AM
  Thread: The 4 Redberry Grove Planning Application
Post: RE: The 4 Redberry Grove Planning Application

This house was built and is now for sale: [url=http://www.themodernhouse.net/sales-list/the-tree-house-london-se26/]http://www.themodernhouse.net/sales-list/the-tree-house-london-se26/[/url] It's ...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 21 33,239 14-09-2015, 05:36 PM
  Thread: Planning application to change Honor Oak Supermarket to a bar
Post: RE: Planning application to change Honor Oak Super...

Really exciting. Honor Oak is becoming a destination.
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 10 19,022 04-08-2015, 04:14 PM
  Thread: 2 wooden stair gates for sale
Post: 2 wooden stair gates for sale

[img]http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/file.php?25,file=185376[/img] I have two of these for sale as seen in the pictures. No idea what brand, they are extendable so fit various widths. They ...
sydenhamcentral Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,736 13-07-2015, 05:25 PM
  Thread: So Are We All Enjoying The Lovely Weather
Post: RE: So Are We All Enjoying The Lovely Weather

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sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 9 7,470 02-07-2015, 05:46 PM
  Thread: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road
Post: RE: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road

Anotherjohns proposals are about spot on in the real world and what should happen. Another vote of support here. It's rooted in so much common sense that the council or TFL wouldn't do anything lik...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 211 153,959 26-06-2015, 10:40 AM
  Thread: Experience with Lewisham Planning?
Post: RE: Experience with Lewisham Planning?

Are you sure you need planning? [url=http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/extensions/]http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/extensions/[/url] Single st...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 8 7,743 25-06-2015, 11:12 AM
  Thread: Marvellous SE23
Post: RE: Marvellous SE23

Which is why we always seem to go to Forest Hill, Crystal Palace, Dulwich and other happier areas instead of Sydenham!
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 5 6,967 25-06-2015, 11:08 AM
  Thread: Moped/scooter thieves
Post: RE: Moped/scooter thieves

True, you don't need a crash helmet to ride a quad bike. But there are a number of restrictions: [url=http://blog.lblaw.co.uk/the-legal-obligations-of-quad-bikes-571/]http://blog.lblaw.co.uk/the...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 22 24,670 11-05-2015, 10:12 AM
  Thread: Parliamentary Election Hustings
Post: RE: Parliamentary Election Hustings

He went for a curry instead? Is that true? #jimdowdismissing
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 70 58,914 01-05-2015, 09:57 AM
  Thread: What our last Tory MP thought of his constituents
Post: RE: What our last Tory MP thought of his constitue...

To be fair, they all smear each other, especially Labour and the Tory parties and their respective press. The Lib Dems have been especially demonised by all sides.
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 8 7,772 21-04-2015, 01:11 PM
  Thread: What our last Tory MP thought of his constituents
Post: RE: What our last Tory MP thought of his constitue...

I don't really care about 'Lewisham West'. It's an artificial boundary and has nothing to do with what I identify with. If someone asked where I lived or went out, I wouldn't say 'Lewisham West' or 'L...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 8 7,772 21-04-2015, 12:06 PM
  Thread: Snooty Charity Shops
Post: RE: Snooty Charity Shops

For electrical stuff, books etc we often give to Sydenham Library which is a reuse centre. Electrical goods and computers are stripped own to their individual components and recycled. We give cloth...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 20 23,027 21-04-2015, 11:43 AM
  Thread: Lewisham Life magazine
Post: RE: Lewisham Life magazine

The problem is, I don't have any affinity with Lewisham as a borough. Lewisham is a rather old, shabby shopping district near Blackheath that I never go to. I don't care about it as a borough. I go to...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 5 7,766 21-04-2015, 11:34 AM
  Thread: Children in cafes
Post: RE: Children in cafes

In real years, blimey! Get some pit bulls in cafes, that will keep the little blighters away. Although not if it's that bald headed bloke that talks over background music, he attracts 'em apparentl...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 62 50,867 18-12-2014, 10:47 PM
  Thread: Children in cafes
Post: RE: Children in cafes

Unless it orders alcohol and is under the age of 18 of course.
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 62 50,867 18-12-2014, 06:40 PM
  Thread: Children in cafes
Post: RE: Children in cafes

Babychinos don't have coffee in them. It's throthy milk. That's 2-1. Whoever told you was wrong I'm afraid. My wife just texted me to say I'm right too. This doesn't happen often, so that's 3-1....
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 62 50,867 18-12-2014, 06:37 PM
  Thread: Children in cafes
Post: RE: Children in cafes

I text my wife to pass the salt. She texts back telling me to **** off.
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 62 50,867 18-12-2014, 03:04 PM
  Thread: Children in cafes
Post: RE: Children in cafes

Ice cream, cherry pie, treacle tart…and all free today…come to me my little mice...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 62 50,867 16-12-2014, 01:14 PM
  Thread: Children in cafes
Post: RE: Children in cafes

How inconsiderate that these terrible people who choose to breed to inflict their children upon the good people of Vulgaria. These little monsters should all be rounded up and thrown in the dungeon. T...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 62 50,867 16-12-2014, 12:44 PM
  Thread: Mylene Klass
Post: RE: Mylene Klass

Are you actually saying that people who live in an area that becomes better should have their homes taxed to improve other areas that aren't as nice, which then would mean that those people would ten ...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 19 15,902 16-12-2014, 12:28 PM
  Thread: Mylene Klass
Post: RE: Mylene Klass

My home is my home, it's not income, I can't spend it. Any rise is meaningless. If I sell my home, all the other homes have gone up, which makes it more expensive to sell it or buy somewhere else. We...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 19 15,902 20-11-2014, 05:24 PM
  Thread: Mylene Klass
Post: RE: Mylene Klass

She did say the Bedroom tax didn't work in the interview, but she was over the top and a bit rude, but an experienced politician should be able to handle a pop star. And a bacon sandwich. Mylene...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 19 15,902 20-11-2014, 01:25 PM
  Thread: SEE3 Town Team meeting - 7pm Thursday 30 Oct
Post: RE: SEE3 Town Team meeting - 7pm Thursday 30 Oct

Glad you liked the sign we designed for Kirkdale John, we have just another one in Bromley in addition to the others we have done in over parts of London. Unfortunately our local Cllr and SEE3 chair w...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 4 4,901 19-11-2014, 12:17 PM
  Thread: Work started on the Honor Oak pub
Post: RE: Work started on the Honor Oak pub

I don't think so, Al Murray is funny. (runs and hides)
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 37 37,326 18-08-2014, 05:24 PM
  Thread: Women in pubs
Post: RE: Women in pubs

Pub = Public House. Women are members of the public. Therefore women should be allowed in pubs. People who have too much to drink, who are offensive or abusive, either physically or verbally, of ...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 21 17,417 18-08-2014, 02:18 PM
  Thread: Building a garden office in SE23
Post: RE: Building a garden office in SE23

We have one and it's brilliant. We looked at lots, I'd advise the same. Some were amazing, but expensive. We adapted a garden building which had a limited options list and insulated it and Kingspa...
sydenhamcentral SE23 Topics 2 4,627 11-08-2014, 03:05 PM
  Thread: Mayow Park Café Openings
Post: RE: Mayow Park Café Openings

It looks fantastic inside. I love the grass strip with the stumps under the till, it's really fun. The sign maker who did a lot of the interior (as well as the signage) was Butler Dsigns. It's good...
sydenhamcentral Wider Topics 5 7,542 11-08-2014, 11:18 AM
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