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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Station
| Michael
I understand from Southern that the new gates at FH and Sydenham will not be constructed until just before the introduction of Oyster PAYG on the line. This is now scheduled for September ... |
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18-11-2008, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: Provender To Close
| Alex - Thanks for posting the link to JS's website.
But this doesn't answer the question. What is the Town Centre Manager's strategy for improvement?
Surely local politicians must have sat dow... |
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31-10-2008, 11:26 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: Provender To Close
| Agree with you entirely Elise. It's by doing hundreds of small things well - cleaning the streets, marketing properties, ensuring parking arrangements are adequate, "greening" strategies etc that will... |
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31-10-2008, 11:08 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: Provender To Close
| Dave - Of course it's useful to blame those dreadful amenity societies but you were a councillor in this area for very many years (and a member of the LBL cabinet) so why didn't you try to put such a ... |
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30-10-2008, 12:51 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Interesting news item today about the rebuilding of the Weston super Mare's pier which was destroyed by fire two months ago.
Only eight weeks after the blaze a shortlist of designs has been selecte... |
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30-09-2008, 11:32 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Totally agree with an architectural competition - and wonder why LBL didn't do this in the first place?
I went to a meeting about the redevelopment of Camberwell Baths a few nights ago to see how t... |
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11-09-2008, 11:39 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The officer's report to the Mayor and Cabinet is very specific about the way forward:
[i]It is proposed to commission feasibility work to examine how a two pool option could be delivered taking int... |
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11-09-2008, 11:08 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Both sides can state and restate their positions on this issue in public and on this forum - and I am sure they will! But let's now proceed to a mechanism that will bring facilities to this site as so... |
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07-09-2008, 12:28 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| That [b]is[/b] the case David. The proposal to make Dartmouth Road into a conservation area was reported in the last issue of the FH Society Newsletter. The plan is well developed and has been shown t... |
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05-09-2008, 05:44 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Agree entirely - we need to see what can be built with or without the pools frontage. As Michael puts it we need to see "the context" of each position.
But given that each position has a "context" ... |
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05-09-2008, 11:27 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I think that listing was the final outcome of "Demolition without Democracy". I fully believe (no, I know) that listing would not have taken place if the retention of Louise House and the pools fronta... |
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05-09-2008, 10:42 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Thanks for this clarification
So will you support a consultation putting both sides of the question? |
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05-09-2008, 09:57 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Michael - can you just clarify your position please. You appear to be arguing that the pools frontage block should be pulled down.
Is this now official FH Society policy? Up to know, the FHS had a ... |
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05-09-2008, 09:13 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Sherwood - surely you should have asked what type of hallucinatory drugs the Scotchbrook manager was on!!
Of course many elderly people want to downsize. But the ones described by the Scotchbrook m... |
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31-08-2008, 11:35 AM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House - to list or not to list?
| I have to say that this vote seems crazy. It's very much like voting on what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. We simply don't have any control over the end result whatever we may think indivi... |
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29-08-2008, 04:53 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Berkeley Homes could, of course, reduce the asking price for each flat down to the average price of comparable flats in SE23. This would require a drop of ?80-?100,000 in each unit meaning a loss of p... |
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27-08-2008, 10:24 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| So when and how did they consult their members? |
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25-08-2008, 07:05 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Comparing one block of wildly overpriced apartments (Vantage Heights) with another block of wildly overpriced apartments (FH Central) serves little purpose. Neither will sell at current asking prices.... |
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18-08-2008, 11:42 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers and Gates at FH Station
| This has got to be one of the most badly written press releases of all time.
All it seems to be saying is that TFL want to renegotiate the existing supplier contract - or award it to someone else ... |
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08-08-2008, 04:21 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers and Gates at FH Station
| The first meeting will be FH at 5.30; then 6pm at Sydenham. |
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16-07-2008, 09:19 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers and Gates at FH Station
| I have talked to the Mayor's office.
They have just received confirmation that Peter Field, Director of Strategy, TfL and John Oliver, Acting Commercial Director, Southern Rail will attend the mee... |
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16-07-2008, 04:53 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The situation as far as the pools are concerned is as follows:
1. There will be a "consultation" which excludes the option of retaining the existing buildings or their facades. Clearly, retention o... |
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10-07-2008, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Campaigners supporting the retention of the Victorian buildings gathered approximately 120 signatures at the Havelock Walk Open Studios at the weekend - in just 2 1-hour stints. To sign the same petit... |
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01-07-2008, 12:16 AM |
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Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Changes to Perry Vale
| Here is a very recent posting on the Sydenham Town Forum which indicates that the subway will closed and the more startling news that Perry Vale refurbishments are to be suspended:
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27-06-2008, 11:10 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I think the last two postings sum up where we stand: LBL intend to knock down the existing buildings and set up a sham "consultation" in which locals are clearly expected to vote for Option 2 with no ... |
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25-06-2008, 10:00 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Yes - but the crucial part of the petition says: "which considers a number of designs and layouts".
There will be ONE design. That design has already been decided by LBL - read the notes above - an... |
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24-06-2008, 11:14 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Just to confirm that link again. It should be:
http://www.gopetition.com/online/19745.html |
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23-06-2008, 07:30 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I note from the stakeholder's meeting report that each of the options also includes a cafe. What about Provender which has served Forest Hill and Dartmouth Rd so well over the years - why do they have... |
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23-06-2008, 07:03 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers at FH Station
| Michael - I'm disturbed to hear that the gates on platform 2 appear to be locked in the evening after 8pm. The same thing is happening at Sydenham station where the gate on the up platform is now lock... |
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18-06-2008, 10:33 AM |
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Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Perry Vale road closures
| If you look at the PDF at the link below you will be able to see more details of what is proposed.
Nutfield - You are correct in saying that the bend will be "smoothed out" as part of the works. Bu... |
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26-05-2008, 11:08 AM |
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Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Perry Vale road closures
| Perryman - Both sides of FH need to be reunited but achieving step-free access via the underpass as you describe above is impossible.
Perry Vale would need to be lowered by at least 3-4ft to make i... |
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25-05-2008, 11:55 AM |
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Thread: Plans to do up Forest Hill
Post: RE: Plans to do up Forest Hill
| Blushing Snail is right - the Sydenham Road Improvement Scheme which is currently out for consultation has its roots in an urban design initiative worked up by the Sydenham Society called the Sydenham... |
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19-05-2008, 10:04 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Access to Forest Hill station
| I am sure you'll be interested in a copy email I received this morning from a passenger to Southern. The sender has agreed that this can be posted although I have deleted her name.
Southern are har... |
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15-05-2008, 12:03 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Access to Forest Hill station
| The FH and Sydenham Societies are working together on a campaign to make sure that all of our station entrances are kept open.
It always seems that things have gone quiet when nothing appears on l... |
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03-05-2008, 06:51 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Access to Forest Hill station
| Michael - Perhaps I've missed something but isn't all that's being promised by Southern is that they may place the gate at the base of the steps rather than at the platform exit. The key point surely ... |
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19-04-2008, 08:47 AM |
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Thread: Nice roads on the east side of the tracks?
Post: RE: Nice roads on the east side of the tracks?
| What a beautiful dog1 Is s/he a husky? |
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28-03-2008, 07:40 PM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| Yes - and if the report is correct that Lewisham are going for 'total demolition' what are we likely to get in place of this panorama?
There is a very great chance that we'll end up with some unima... |
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18-03-2008, 02:05 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Access to Forest Hill station
| From Barry Milton of the Sydenham Society:
Ambient - I wish you were correct but I am certain that the material in the car park is nothing to do with opening up the station.
Michael and I met wi... |
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16-03-2008, 02:04 PM |
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Thread: Anyone know about local planning permission in the area.
Post: RE: Anyone know about local planning permission in...
| In my experience (I'm Chair of the Sydenham Society's conservation and planning committee) a conversion such as the one that was going on at Church Rise should have had planning permission before the ... |
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23-01-2008, 10:35 AM |
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Thread: Anyone know about local planning permission in the area.
Post: RE: Anyone know about local planning permission in...
| Looking at Lewisham?s online list of planning applications I can see that the developer, having got permission for conversion into five flats, came back for a second bite and got a further permission ... |
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22-01-2008, 07:31 PM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure
| Oyster Cards will be introduced onto this line by the end of 2008. This means integration of tube, bus and rail fares. Surely in this situation there will be no "rail only" season tickets or "tube onl... |
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09-11-2007, 11:37 AM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure
| Foresters - If the RUS is implemented as proposed, there will be no direct trains from Charing Cross - all trains to FH will start at LB. There will be no "express" trains or trains stopping at Forest... |
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08-11-2007, 01:02 PM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure
| Can't say I agree with your timings Never Modern. It simply isn't going to be possible to get to LB (and I'm talking about gettting to street level at LB) via the ELL in only eight minutes longer than... |
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07-11-2007, 08:08 PM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure
| Never Modern ? you say that it won?t take that much longer to travel to London Bridge via Canada Water on the ELL than travelling by ?overground? directly to LB.
How do you figure that out?
The ... |
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