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Thread: Feedback on the Horniman ideas for the future of the Museum and Gardens
Post: RE: Feedback on the Horniman ideas for the future ...
| All looks rather splendid to me. It is high time the place was modernised nd had better signage and entry points. And to make full use of the gardens and grounds is an excellent idea. What is there no... |
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21-07-2019, 11:56 AM |
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Thread: Food waste collection - outfoxed!
Post: RE: Food waste collection - outfoxed!
| Are you using the food bags and tying them up? If so, I don't know how you would get maggots. If you are putting food scraps straight in, then there is a very good chance that maggots will appear - th... |
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robbrockley |
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22-07-2018, 10:54 AM |
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Thread: Barclays to close
Post: RE: Barclays to close
| Crofton Park branch also to close on same date. Sad but inevitable when internet banking is so easy and convenient for most. I think 3 months is sufficient notice to all - not really any need to give ... |
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robbrockley |
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17-03-2018, 11:38 AM |
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Thread: No water in SE23
Post: RE: No water in SE23
| It's not quite a £2.1m salary. His base salary is £700k; and he has bonus potential on top made up of short term and long term incentives which if he and the company achieve their targets would pay hi... |
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robbrockley |
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06-03-2018, 08:28 PM |
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Thread: Taking all your pension in cash
Post: RE: Taking all your pension in cash
| You absolutely MUST get independent financial advice before you do this - in fact the law requires you to do so and get a certificate of advice before your employer will b allowed to make any change.
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robbrockley |
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03-01-2018, 08:33 PM |
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Thread: Can anyone give advice on TUPE?
Post: RE: Can anyone give advice on TUPE?
| Tuoe doesn't always apply to every transaction so make sure it does - if your current company have told you it does, then it does.
It basically means all your current terms and conditions are prote... |
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robbrockley |
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27-12-2017, 11:49 AM |
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Thread: Changes to rubbish collections from July 2017
Post: RE: Changes to rubbish collections from July 2017
| That doesn't make a lot of sense Samuelson. The incentive to recycle is that it is collected weeks as the council expect more of us to recycle more - which we are. For most people they will have less ... |
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robbrockley |
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13-04-2017, 05:38 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| Yes I agree - absolutely nothing of any use on their website. All seems a bit of a white elephant to me - a bit of an elitist group doing their own thing in what could have been a useful community res... |
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robbrockley |
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26-02-2017, 12:32 PM |
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Thread: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
| I do agree Samuelson and I would be worried P1971 - V22 don't look at all suitable as a partner to run a library. They are an Art organisation and one that is just finding it's feet with little track ... |
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robbrockley |
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11-03-2016, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Boveney Road Residents Parking
Post: RE: Boveney Road Residents Parking
| Hear hear David. It is awful when I go to visit friends in Clapham or even Blackheath and parking is just such a trial - it is most unfriendly. I don't want a borough aid solution in Lewisham if it me... |
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robbrockley |
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11-03-2016, 01:26 PM |
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Thread: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
| Well good luck with this. The bid document looks demanding and I am sure there are many areas where your consortium will not be able to answer or will not have an answer that convinces ie all the fina... |
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robbrockley |
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10-03-2016, 05:11 PM |
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Thread: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
| Random ideas for the library - some of which may already happen, so apologies.
- organise the books in a different way - more like a good bookshop - in genre, with strong, regularly changing recomm... |
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robbrockley |
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03-03-2016, 10:22 PM |
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Thread: Planning application to change Honor Oak Supermarket to a bar
Post: RE: Planning application to change Honor Oak Super...
| But Stone Bar already was a restaurant (well reputedly) so there is no change of use there. |
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robbrockley |
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26-02-2016, 09:51 PM |
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Thread: Christmas tree collection
Post: RE: Christmas tree collection
| No Blythe Hill Fields is not on the list this year but I have also noticed some trees already there. I suggest we don't add to the pile. Nearest is Hilly Fields. |
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robbrockley |
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02-01-2016, 10:30 PM |
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Thread: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban
Post: RE: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban
| Broadly I think Sainsbury's have acted absolutely correctly. The reply on here from the manager was very good. This really isn't their issue. I think they should speak to the school and any other scho... |
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robbrockley |
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17-12-2015, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
| Councils can put up CTax by 2% if they choose to. Beyond that they have to hold a local referendum first to see if constituents agree to a higher increase. In addition, in the Autumn statement the Cha... |
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robbrockley |
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13-12-2015, 12:50 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
| The cuts are surely not a surprise to anyone are they? Lewisham have been telling us about them all year and ran a long consultation exercise where they asked us to go onto a modeller and choose were ... |
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robbrockley |
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11-12-2015, 10:35 PM |
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Thread: Taymount Grange Planning Proposal
Post: RE: Taymount Grange Planning Proposal
| I can see your point French but I think you miss the positive that this block would provide significant additional housing in the area at time when we have a desperate need for homes. I'm sure the peo... |
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robbrockley |
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01-12-2015, 06:53 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library
| See my post re swimming cuts. What are you proposing the Council cuts instead? No point objecting with out some constructive ideas. |
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robbrockley |
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02-11-2015, 03:44 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Seems to me that swimming should be free or very cheap for both of these groups for different reasons. But the only way the Council can achieve that is to increase the price of swimming for everyone e... |
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robbrockley |
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02-11-2015, 03:42 PM |
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Thread: Why is Forest Hill station so busy?
Post: RE: Why is Forest Hill station so busy?
| I agree with OakR - I get off at HOP and am always at the front of the train which then empties out at HOP - so it seems to me that it is the busiest station. Obviously I don't know what it is like at... |
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robbrockley |
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01-10-2015, 11:39 PM |
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Thread: Hills & Parkes Closed
Post: RE: Hills & Parkes "closed until further notice"
| I do agree. Range has not been good enough and very overpriced. Shame as I like the idea of a deli locally. I think one could really work but it needs to be somehow different to Hill and Parkes offeri... |
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robbrockley |
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01-10-2015, 05:41 PM |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Question
| Hi Gabbi the worse thing about the area is the number of dogs and dog owners who do not pick up after their dogs - if you are likely to be one of those, please consider other areas to live! Bad on pav... |
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robbrockley |
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14-09-2015, 04:29 PM |
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Thread: Dartmouth Tandoori to become Domino's Pizza?
Post: RE: Dartmouth Tandoori
| What we would prefer and what we get are two very different things. People on this forum are very good at stating what they would prefer but don't often seem to do anything about it ie open a business... |
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robbrockley |
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27-08-2015, 07:01 PM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Shops
Post: RE: Italian Deli on Dartmouth Road
| Went along Dartmouth Road today: no-one in Sugar Mountain on way down or way up. Several people in Il Mirto buying a variety of things. Amongst other things, I bought an ice cream - black cherry - it ... |
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robbrockley |
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25-07-2015, 02:36 PM |
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Thread: The Chandos
Post: RE: The Chandos
| loads of TVs.....pool tables.....sport....yuk. No thanks. |
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robbrockley |
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19-07-2015, 11:30 AM |
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Thread: Where do you get married round here?
Post: RE: where do you get married round here?
| There is a list of licensed civil wedding venues on Lewisham Council website - and I guess the same on Greenwich/Southwark/Wandsworth. |
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robbrockley |
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13-07-2015, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: Recent increase in aircraft noise
Post: RE: Recent increase in aircraft noise
| Not noticed a thing; in fact it seems pretty quiet to me the moment. |
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robbrockley |
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07-07-2015, 10:56 PM |
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Thread: Doopo Doopo Closed
Post: RE: doopo doopo
| It does look closed; not surprising really, not exactly wide market appeal from their weird and wonderful range of goods. |
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robbrockley |
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13-06-2015, 11:11 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak in new South East Magazine
Post: RE: Honor Oak in new South East Magazine
| Any ideas from where is it available? I've never heard of it. |
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robbrockley |
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09-04-2015, 04:23 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local?
Post: RE: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morriso...
| Oh no not an Unlucky Fried Kitten - we really don't need one of those and the food is terrible. I wonder if someone might now try to get the old money shop next door as well and make a reasonable size... |
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robbrockley |
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02-04-2015, 06:31 PM |
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Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
| Much prefer Santander to Barclays, who in my opinion are absolutely terrible. |
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robbrockley |
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25-01-2015, 09:19 PM |
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Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
| Catford Barclays now has no tellers - all automated. All desks gone - you use computers/tablets to pay in/check balances etc. This will be the way everywhere soon I suspect. |
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robbrockley |
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22-01-2015, 10:51 PM |
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Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
| And Crofton Park is reducing opening hours to 10-3 daily (well Mon-Fri). We just don't use bank branches as much these days so not surprising. Why would they consult and with whom? They are a business... |
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21-01-2015, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: The Missing On BBC1
Post: RE: The Missing On BBC1
| sorry for being so tardy but have just seen this thread. I thought it was poor. far to long- should have been 4 episodes only and a pathetic ending and last episode. How simple it all was and how tota... |
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robbrockley |
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17-01-2015, 12:45 AM |
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Thread: Christmas lights
Post: RE: Christmas lights
| it is a real shame that once again they aren't working. I assume the council workers who fit them don't try switching them on and never come back to look. They may as well not bother really - it looks... |
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robbrockley |
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15-12-2014, 02:58 PM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close?
| I also agree baboonery. I have never quite got the significance of Lewisham not having a cinema and why that must be rectified - and if so why that has anything to do with the council. I am perfectly ... |
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robbrockley |
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28-10-2014, 11:09 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 at the rear o...
| Ah thanks. I have never seen that happen. Bizarre behaviour! |
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robbrockley |
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21-10-2014, 10:06 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 at the rear o...
| That includes people travelling past the station in FH who turn right onto the London Road on the wrong side of the road because they get confused
What does this mean? You do know that you can tur... |
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robbrockley |
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21-10-2014, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Coffee shop at HOP station priced out
Post: RE: Coffee shop at HOP station priced out
| A transfer of a lease isn't the same as the sale of a business so TUPE will not apply ie it is the lease being sold, not the business. But of course there is nothing to stop the new business taking on... |
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robbrockley |
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20-10-2014, 09:43 PM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| Went for Sunday lunch this week for the first time and was woefully disappointed. Two roast chicken dinners - seemed like frozen packet Yorkshire puddings and possibly frozen roast potatoes. Lack lust... |
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robbrockley |
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20-10-2014, 09:18 PM |
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Thread: BT Infinity - Service Outage
Post: RE: BT Infinity - Service Outage
| All good here in borders of Brockley/Honor Oak. |
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robbrockley |
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08-10-2014, 03:35 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
Post: RE: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
| Babur is easily the best restaurant around and one of the best Indians I have ever eaten in anywhere. Elachi - no, not really. Haven't tried India Gate so must do so. La Querce is very over rated I th... |
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robbrockley |
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01-10-2014, 07:24 PM |
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Thread: moving south of Stanstead road
Post: RE: moving south of Stanstead road
| Welcome to the area. Amongst the best streets are Lowther Hill, Duncombe Hill, Brockley View and Brockley Rise as (in the right side of the roads) they all back on to Brockley Hill Park - a private re... |
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26-09-2014, 04:45 PM |
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Thread: New coffee shop
Post: RE: New coffee shop
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robbrockley |
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27-08-2014, 12:56 PM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close
| Well it would partly be the TYPE of church I think. And also why would we want a prime high street site, and a large one, to be taken over by a church? |
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10-08-2014, 05:59 PM |
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Thread: Cafe in Brockley Rise
Post: RE: Cafe in Brockley Rise
| There is a grotty cafe there - surely if you are in Bovill Road you would know that? |
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robbrockley |
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10-08-2014, 04:58 PM |
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Thread: SE23 2015
Post: RE: SE23 2015
| Oh and here was I just wishing for world peace and a cure for cancer. |
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robbrockley |
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09-08-2014, 09:01 PM |
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Thread: Post Office @ WH Smith
Post: RE: Post Office @ WH Smith
| You could try the lovely, friendly, and recently expanded post office in Honor Oak Park as an alternative. The queues are never very long. |
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robbrockley |
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05-08-2014, 09:13 PM |
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Thread: Mugged on Garthorne Rd
Post: RE: Mugged last night on Garthorne Rd
| So sorry to hear this and I do hope you are okay and it doesn't put you off Honor Oak. Garthorne does often seem a bit dark at night but there are usually lots of people around. I walked along there m... |
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robbrockley |
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31-07-2014, 06:26 PM |
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