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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| @MICHI
There has been a petition in the Dartmouth Arms for a while. Dont know if its still there - but Ive been stopped and asked by people to sign outside WH Smiths on Sat mornings a couple of tim... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| For me the downsides of the Bridge is that its smaller and there is less opportunity to do laps. Its hard enough at Ladywell (with the timetable forever changing and limited lane swimming) - but at le... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Ive recently been using the facilities at our national aquatic centre (Crystal Palace) after enjoying summer swimming at the fantastic Brockwell Lido, and compared with the facilites at Ladywell which... |
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23-11-2009, 05:51 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| [quote]3 miles from where?[/quote]
Sorry, from the current site/Dartmouth Road. You're right though - the 122 is a good option. |
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24-11-2009, 10:37 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Although I am now a reasonably regular swimmer, I only got into it by having a rather serious injury that stopped me from walking. My rehabilitation after a few months involved walking/running on the ... |
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02-07-2010, 03:37 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Thats my experience with both The Bridge and Ladywell pools. Poorly updated website and staff who either dont know what times each session starts and finishes or dont care. |
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ryananglem |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I live about 50 metres from the pools site, and this evening Im going to Crystal Palace via the 122. In the weekend I'll probably go to Brockwell Lido via the P4 and a couple of walks. |
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10-08-2010, 02:25 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Fusion. Ye gads, are they *really* managing the pools? Having seen what a mess the Catford Bridge pools have become I fear for ours before they have even opened.. |
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04-05-2012, 02:33 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I was intrigued by the signs on the diving blocks saying 'please do not dive from these diving blocks'. On closer inspection, they appear to have been placed at the shallow end.
Hmmm..
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18-09-2012, 09:49 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Well, I had my first swim over the weekend. Pretty nice actually, I also found out that the diving blocks are used by the saxon crown swimming club whose elite swimmers use the pool on club nights and... |
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ryananglem |
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23-09-2012, 05:40 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
| 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 take the tube. Its takes abo... |
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20-05-2010, 09:16 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]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 platform at E/C they ... |
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20-05-2010, 12:13 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
| This morning I tried to buy a weekly travelcard on my oyster at the ticket machine. I was issued a receipt, but the ticket wasnt loaded onto my oyster card. Not realising this (well who would, when yo... |
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ryananglem |
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04-05-2010, 06:14 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]If it helps, as of Monday, you'll have 2tph direct to Clapham Junction and 4tph to Crystal Palace with a change there for more trains to Clapham. [/quote]
Unfortunately the direct train arri... |
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20-05-2010, 12:41 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
| I do freelance work and tend to be all over the place, and at present am going south in the mornings. It occurred to me that there are far more people on platform 2 in the morning these days than the ... |
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22-06-2010, 11:10 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| I had a period over a year ago when I was on crutches with no weight bearing on my bad foot - and can safely say that a handrail is so very helpful when it comes to navigating stairs.
Until I becam... |
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07-10-2009, 11:30 AM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| [quote]I would happily support Piplings. Show me a petition and I'll sign it.[/quote]
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23-01-2012, 05:18 PM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| [quote]Southwarks swimming pool at surrey Quays ( 14 mins ) than it will be to get to any Lewisham pool, shame on you Steve Bullock.[/quote]
Of course you could go to the 50m swimming pool at the n... |
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23-05-2010, 07:30 PM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| My commute to West London is now (depending on the route I take) either slightly slower or significantly slower. I have tried changing at Canada Water, but there is no advantage to going that way (oth... |
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01-06-2010, 03:34 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Thats good to see.
I hope that these flats being finished and filled will give the developers at Phoenix works across the tracks some incentive to restart their development. |
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08-01-2010, 04:51 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Some Friday satire (on topic)..
[url=http://www.thespoof.co.uk/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i102158]Charging pedestrians..[/url] |
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25-11-2011, 10:39 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I know that various people on these forums have opinions about the rights and wrongs of things that some cyclists do, and notwithstanding the wrongs mentioned below it seems that the roads and courts ... |
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22-12-2011, 12:42 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]Something can always be done, either by the cyclists of the driver, to prevent these accidents.[/quote]
..or indeed the council. I have noted that over the last few weeks there has been a sw... |
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22-12-2011, 03:38 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I have signed up.
Whole heartedly agree with the training of cyclists and drivers. I recently did an HGV course (arranged by betterbankside and the met) and its quite incredible how little drivers ... |
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03-02-2012, 10:56 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]Note the sign on some lorries If you cannot see me, I cannot see you.[/quote]
I was very interested to discover when they can see you, but you appear and disappear from view very quickly dep... |
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03-02-2012, 11:09 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I'm not particularly fussed about segregated paths either - but then I tend to ride confidently in the middle of the lane, whereas the kind of people that benefit from them are people who tend to ride... |
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22-02-2012, 11:11 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I did indeed mean that I 'take the lane' but as @amfm surmised I also tend to be going at least as fast as traffic. In the mornings on the Old Kent Road, generally a good deal faster.
The point abo... |
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22-02-2012, 02:46 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I think my original meaning has been slightly lost.
I intended to say that I think that segregated cycle paths are a good idea for those not confident cycling with cars on the same carriageway. For... |
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22-02-2012, 04:49 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Cripes!
That's pretty nasty.. I hope you are alright |
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29-02-2012, 10:22 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| The Forest Hill Society has a link to an interesting new initiative by Lewisham council.
[url]http://www.foresthillsociety.com/2013/05/fed-up-with-bikes-in-your-hall.html[/url]
I'd certainly mak... |
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25-05-2013, 08:51 PM |
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Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
| @Moreno Hello and welcome!
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Hate to say it (and never thought I would) but a contract with Sky might be on the horizon – fast internet speed, Mad Men, Cricket, Rugby, Football…I really hop... |
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25-05-2011, 01:16 PM |
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Thread: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
Post: RE: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
| For us - with a young child, we would be going to a park or some open area anyway so the market on a Saturday is perfect. The only difficult thing is that cycling to the Horniman is not the easiest fr... |
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01-11-2013, 05:07 PM |
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Thread: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
Post: RE: Lewisham A&E to close
| This makes me really cross. Its far enough to get to the Lewisham A&E from Forest Hill, £6 in a cab. How much of an emergency will it be to get all the way to Woolwich? According to the National Rail ... |
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29-10-2012, 03:00 PM |
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Thread: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
Post: RE: Lewisham A&E to close
| True, it is closer to go to Kings, and Im sure that was taken into account when the decision was made - because its a different NHS trust to Lewisham Im sure there are financial/political reasons to h... |
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Thread: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
Post: RE: Cuts to Lewisham Hospital A&E
| I am happy and proud to be part of an area with such community spirit. I'm also a little sad that it had to come to this. |
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29-10-2013, 04:02 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| off topic - but I lived across the road from the old swiss cottage pub until 2006, so would be sad to hear of its demise
re The Honor Oak - I agree with many of the posters, I frequented the pub un... |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| oh whoops- was referring to the one in Swiss Cottage (Finchley Road). Should have read the post correctly! |
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08-10-2013, 11:58 AM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: RE: Oyster Cards and FH Station
| I dont see why it will change the status quo with regards being able to buy the different types of tickets, only the PAYG for Oyster will be added. I get my Oyster travelcard from the newsagent on the... |
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24-11-2009, 04:00 PM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: RE: Oyster Cards and FH Station
| Ahhhh sorry. I dont know the answer to that. I only found out they (station to station season tickets) existed recently, but I would guess that the answer is no - because that is a national rail inita... |
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24-11-2009, 05:11 PM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: RE: Oyster Cards and FH Station
| The night before last I got back to Forest Hill Station from Balham, and the station/barriers was closed - so had to go all the way around to the open gates at platform 2 to touch out by going in (wit... |
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27-01-2010, 11:22 AM |
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Thread: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
Post: RE: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
| [quote]The car park by the station is mostly empty for a great deal of the time[/quote]
sorry - I meant the Perry Vale car park. Forgot that there are a few spaces at the station too. Don't own a car... |
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13-11-2013, 10:59 AM |
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Thread: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
Post: RE: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
| Just my 2p, but I find it hard to believe that the benefit to a shop of the odd person who drives in is greater than the cost of that person's car parked on the pavement deterring others from going th... |
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13-11-2013, 10:35 AM |
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Thread: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
Post: RE: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
| [quote]I can't believe that some people think all the people using the pool have walked there![/quote]
It seems like a reasonable assumption to me that people would walk (or cycle). When we were cy... |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| Unfortunately it would make no difference. Its compulsary to vote in Australia, they get fined if they dont - but it just means they get uninformed voters turning up to vote, rather than people actual... |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| @alexfeakes
Not sure where you get your information from, but New Zealand uses MMP (Mixed Member Proportional) which they decided to move to from FPTP after two referenda - the first was to choose ... |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| @Perryman I couldnt agree more
This thread is just stupid and is based around an unquantified assertion. Yes, some cyclists ride on the footpath, but some cars go through red lights and some pedest... |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Generally paths that have been paved with sideways paving across the path are designated for walking and with parallel paving are for cycles. Quite often you will see half and half. Its not always cle... |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| @hillside
Do you even know the pathway? Its not particularly busy and has a sharp turn in it - so its not easy to go quickly. As I said, I don't ride through there, as my commute takes me in the ot... |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Although with a bias toward cycling - this (lengthy but informative) article explains the law (I'm most people who have contributed to this thread will feel vindicated for their arguements in some way... |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| I totally agree @CellarDoor, its been interesting to see lots of differing views aired.
I had some thoughts about licencing (funnily enough as I was riding to work this morning) - it was more about... |
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