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Thread: What does the future hold for Forest Hill?
Post: RE: What does the future hold for Forest Hill?
| Apart from Waitrose, you weren't far off Michael! It's definitely on the up. Even folks in the old pawn shop today! |
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26-09-2012, 08:35 PM |
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Thread: Planning: 2-4 London Road FH (Launderette)
Post: RE: Launderette closing
| However long it has been there and however long it has served the great unwashed, it is an eye-sore in the most prominent place in Forest Hill. The row of shops (Jolly B; From the Forest etc) look alm... |
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26-09-2012, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Used the gym for the forst time tonight. Really impressed. Had a look at the swimmers and as far as I could see they were swimming somewhere between sloth-pace and snails-pace (apologies if it was one... |
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24-09-2012, 10:46 PM |
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Thread: Departure board at Forest Hill station
Post: RE: Departure board at Forest Hill station
| The departure board's gone. Oh dear, what a pain
Now I don't now how long till my next train
Unless I download the timetable myself
Or dust off the hard copy there on my shelf
I could always ask a mem... |
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23-07-2012, 11:51 PM |
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Thread: Departure board at Forest Hill station
Post: RE: Departure board at Forest Hill station
| The old departure board had one grotesque failing. If you got on at the door that corresponds to the stairs at shoreditch high street then the time of the next train was obscured by a post. Very frust... |
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20-07-2012, 07:35 PM |
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Thread: Sainsbury’s supports Forest Hill Schools with Widehorizons
Post: RE: Sainsbury’s supports Forest Hill Schools with ...
| Excellent. Looks like a good cause! Well done Sainsburys. |
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18-07-2012, 08:36 PM |
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Thread: Fairlawn School takes part in Healthy Eating Week with Sainsbury’s Forest Hill
Post: RE: Fairlawn School takes part in Healthy Eating W...
| I happen to think it is great that a local store and a local school partner up in this way. Good for them. My kids go to Sainsburys from Eliot Bank School on school trips for the same purpose. Sainsbu... |
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05-07-2012, 11:12 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill in the Times property section
Post: RE: Forest Hill in the Times property section
| I wasn't actually joking about the south circular! It didn't seem that busy on Friday night and apart from the busses it wasn't too noisy. You could see the Capitol and you could have been in any swan... |
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01-07-2012, 05:19 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill in the Times property section
Post: RE: Forest Hill in the Times property section
| Finally got to go to Canvas and Cream last night to see for myself. I have to say I think it is a fantastic addition to Forest Hill. The atmosphere was like a Parisian cafe and I didn't find prices on... |
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30-06-2012, 05:48 AM |
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Thread: Barclays
Post: RE: Barclays
| As I understand it, their crime wasn't that they set the rate higher, it was that they manipulated the rate to suit their trader's positions. So sometimes it was higher than it should have been and so... |
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28-06-2012, 09:14 PM |
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Thread: Slow Loading
Post: RE: Slow Loading
| I do find posting very slow at the moment. I've just heard that William killed good king Harold at Hastings. Anyone else heard that? |
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26-06-2012, 08:48 PM |
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Thread: my mum's birthday
Post: RE: my mum's birthday
| If she likes music, dancing and theatre, why not take her to Dartmouth tandoori? She won't be expecting that! |
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24-06-2012, 09:40 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I think Robin would have prefered calligraphy. They could call it "Ye olde pooled at forest hyll" |
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24-06-2012, 09:32 PM |
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Thread: Celebrities in Cafes
Post: RE: celebrities in cafes
| Perhaps they read your posts Roz and decided to try a more egalitarian cafe. Perhaps you are really Beyonce? |
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23-06-2012, 08:49 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| A woman down the road was told that it was going to be delayed and I got told they weren't going to clean it. The woman in Rob's then put the record straight on both. I guess he is only passing on th... |
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22-06-2012, 10:41 PM |
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Thread: Oh Dear - Bad Days For Mrs Blair & J.Carr
Post: RE: Oh Dear - Bad Days For Mrs Blair & J.Carr
| Well said Brian. We should also include folk who demand 'cash in hand' in our criticism. They might not be earning millions but they're avoiding paying their fair share... |
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21-06-2012, 09:36 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I heard in Rob the barber's that they weren't going to clean the facade but now they are. The windows look really cheap and nasty. I'm sure they could have done slightly better there. Still I'm really... |
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21-06-2012, 09:31 PM |
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Thread: What's happening in London
Post: RE: What's happening in London
| I heard there is some sporting event or other happening in Stratford etc. Might pop in and see if I can join in.... |
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20-06-2012, 08:43 PM |
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Thread: New Sainsburys, 55-59 Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Planning Application: IndoBangla / Honor Oak T...
| There is Lidl point in complaining about a new supermarket. It won't be open Aldi and all night. Check-out the application now As-da planning committee will approve it soon. |
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20-06-2012, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill in the Times property section
Post: RE: Forest Hill in the Times property section
| Shall we give Roz a break? I think she's tried to show some contrition and whereas none of us agree with her, she does have a right to say if she think it's expensive and select. No doubt the owners h... |
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14-06-2012, 09:17 PM |
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Thread: Recommendations for gutter cleaning
Post: RE: Recommendations for gutter cleaning
| sounds like a pipe dream to me... |
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Deano |
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12-06-2012, 09:42 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I'm so pleased they've managed to blend old and new together without destroying two of the few decent historical buildings Forest Hill has. I'm glad Sydenham Soc were able to get the plans changed and... |
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10-06-2012, 11:34 PM |
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Thread: Primary School allocations
Post: RE: Primary School allocations
| I would say that 4th is really high up the list. I know that some people much further down the list than that got places at our school. probably worth asking admissions for a guide on previous years. |
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03-05-2012, 10:11 PM |
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Thread: Primary School allocations
Post: RE: Primary School allocations
| David Bent, do you know where you are on the list? It may be worth hanging on as sometimes a lot of people drop out/move away. |
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03-05-2012, 08:37 PM |
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Thread: Primary School allocations
Post: RE: Primary School allocations
| I don't understand why people seem so against faith schools. My kids go to a non-faith school but they get taught all sorts about 'values'. It's just these 'values' seem to have been decided by the sc... |
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03-05-2012, 08:36 PM |
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Thread: Primary School allocations
Post: RE: Primary School allocations
| We live near Eliot Bank and so pretty much were guaranteed to get in. A couple of years ago, a friend who lived a little further away didn't get in and went on the waiting list in something like numbe... |
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Deano |
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19-04-2012, 11:37 PM |
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Thread: Please put swings back in the Triangle!
Post: RE: Please put swings back in the Triangle!
| That is excellent news. They were a glaring omission. Now we just need a proper cafe...... |
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04-02-2012, 02:14 PM |
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Thread: What would perfect Forest Hill?
Post: RE: What would perfect Forest Hill?
| sounds like FH is quite a way off being perfect. I think in short the previous posters have summed it up as better roads, better shops better people. All Forest hill is, is roads, shops and people so... |
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30-12-2011, 05:44 PM |
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Thread: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just and egregious waste of money?
Post: RE: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just ...
| We could ask Steve bullock to stand outside forest hill station for 10 minutes every Saturday and tell us all the local news. No doubt that would cost less than LL. |
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21-12-2011, 10:53 PM |
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Thread: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just and egregious waste of money?
Post: RE: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just ...
| If all you want it to do is push important Council info, then it should be a cheapo 2 page newsletter printed on recycled toilet roll. It doesn't need to be a magnum opus. I would very much doubt the ... |
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17-12-2011, 05:29 PM |
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Thread: Power cut around station
Post: RE: Power cut around station
| Maybe the extensive Christmas lights overloaded the circuit. |
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17-12-2011, 08:16 AM |
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Thread: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just and egregious waste of money?
Post: RE: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just ...
| Even the BBC managed to scrap its in House magazine, but not Lewisham Council. No, even in the age of austerity we are still churning out its unique blend of the banal local celeb interviews mixed wi... |
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15-12-2011, 05:57 AM |
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Thread: Recycling in Lewisham
Post: RE: Recycling in Lewisham
| Imagine my delight when Lewisham Life drops on the doormat. Ooh. I wondered where it had got to this quarter. All of my rubbish was beginning to pile up whilst I awaited the latest recycling news. Han... |
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13-12-2011, 07:40 PM |
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Thread: Hidden Gems
Post: Hidden Gems
| I recently tried the French Bakery on Kirkdale and it's so good. There is nothing quite like fresh french bread at the weekend and the kids love it too. However, it's been there ages and yet I had nev... |
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12-12-2011, 10:37 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
| Ironically, we were singing evangelical Christian songs outside the station. Hark the Herald Angels Sing is about as clear a sermon on basic Christian doctrine as you will ever get and it was nice to ... |
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12-12-2011, 07:47 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
| You know what they say. When you are faces with an attack like this, don't try to defend yourself, just hand over your soul. |
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12-12-2011, 07:43 PM |
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Thread: Recycling in Lewisham
Post: RE: Recycling in Lewisham
| At least Lewisham life can go straight in the recycling without being washed up. When will the Council stop publishing these vanity mags. I thought we were in an economic crisis. |
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11-12-2011, 11:20 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
| Don't worry rsdunlop, the very worst they would have done is to try to love you to death. In a world where people worry about getting knifed by strangers being given a card with Jesus Loves you on it ... |
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11-12-2011, 10:38 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
| Took the kids along today to sing some carols. Very nice atmosphere. Thanks for the invitation to join the Forest Hill Society Michael! |
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10-12-2011, 09:00 PM |
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Thread: Supermarkets
Post: RE: Supermarkets
| Far be it from me to defend supermarkets, but there have been numerous investigations into whether or not they rip off suppliers and each time no one is able to prove anything. They just have signific... |
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08-12-2011, 09:58 PM |
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Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson
| My employer scrapped the final salary pension ages ago as it was unaffordable. Now I have to decide each month to put significant sums aside to pay for a pension far less than the public sector get. E... |
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07-12-2011, 12:53 AM |
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Thread: Recycling in Lewisham
Post: RE: Recycling in Lewisham
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06-12-2011, 10:45 PM |
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Thread: Recycling in Lewisham
Post: RE: Recycling in Lewisham
| When I was a kid we just threw stuff away. A bloke came down the drive, picked up the bags out of the bin and threw them in the back. I can't believe how complicated it has all become. Now you practic... |
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06-12-2011, 09:55 PM |
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Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson
| Good point Robin. I was trying to make the point that both parties feel strongly about their own position because they are both profit maximisers. Ironically, public sector workers act just like priva... |
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06-12-2011, 09:50 PM |
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Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson
| Strikes me that if you work in the public sector you probably want to keep this perk of the job and if you are in the private sector you are more likely object to having to work more and be taxed more... |
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06-12-2011, 01:00 PM |
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Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson
| I am totally totally frightened by unison's remarks. If it were left to them no one would be allowed to make jokes and we would all be in prison. They pose a totally totally frightening threat to free... |
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01-12-2011, 07:44 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
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30-11-2011, 07:22 PM |
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Thread: Planning application: 33 Dartmouth Road
Post: RE: Planning application: 33 Dartmouth Road
| Less a case of urban regeneration and more a case of degeneration. Still I suppose it's better than an empty unit - provided it doesn't case noise and disturbance. It would be better if it were a Domi... |
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28-11-2011, 09:47 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza
| Gladly! Got plenty of dross up our way, a dominos would be a huge improvement. The old spar is now a charity shop and I'd have preferred a Dominos. |
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22-11-2011, 10:50 PM |
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Thread: Time for a fox cull?
Post: RE: Time for a fox cull?
| I never liked him either! Yes lets unpick his stitches, take out his stuffing, unscrew his eyes and then put him in the wash with a load of red clothes so he comes out pink. That will learn him.
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