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  Thread: Lewisham agree the Crofton Park & Honor Oak CPZ
Post: RE: Lewisham agree the Crofton Park & Honor Oak CP...

Got confirmation at the Ackroyd Centre meeting from councillor present that the CPZ element in the consultation is purely for the purpose of raising revenue. If the CPZ is not agreed then none of the...
lacb SE23 Topics 15 8,143 06-02-2023, 06:43 PM
  Thread: Lewisham agree the Crofton Park & Honor Oak CPZ
Post: RE: Lewisham agree the Crofton Park & Honor Oak CP...

Completely agreed @michal. The Friends of Honor Oak have posted about this: [url=http://honoroak.org/news/lewisham-cpz/]http://honoroak.org/news/lewisham-cpz/[/url]
lacb SE23 Topics 15 8,143 01-02-2023, 01:55 PM
  Thread: Lewisham agree the Crofton Park & Honor Oak CPZ
Post: RE: Lewisham agree the Crofton Park & Honor Oak CP...

Thanks for posting this StuartG. Once again, Honor Oak is like the forgotten child. The way the consultation boundaries are drawn up are deeply flawed it seems. Am not aware of a parking proble...
lacb SE23 Topics 15 8,143 20-01-2023, 05:18 PM
  Thread: 'Friendly' or 'Divisive' bots
Post: RE: 'Friendly' or 'Divisive' bots

Thanks for the warning clausy. Many people are innocently following this bot (and the many others based on local street names in Forest Hill and Honor Oak) but may not have spotted this. And agreed ...
lacb SE23 Topics 7 5,337 16-09-2021, 11:16 AM
  Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...

I agree that Lewis has an inflammatory style but to call this a distortion of the facts is a bit rich. One Tree Hill is a hill: a geographic feature that has a nature reserve, allotments, roads, hous...
lacb SE23 Topics 133 96,629 19-06-2017, 05:05 PM
  Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...

[quote]The land in question was designated burial land long before you ever showed up here. The Council are using this land and reclaiming land that it allowed to become overgrown in the two cemeterie...
lacb SE23 Topics 133 96,629 27-05-2017, 03:52 PM
  Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...

Absolutely right re the old cemetery. Southwark council prefer the sterile clearance and strimmed type burial option. There was a consultation on the works planned for the Old Nursery area - 82% were ...
lacb SE23 Topics 133 96,629 18-03-2017, 02:38 PM
  Thread: My Struggle
Post: RE: My Struggle

Very unclear what is going on FNF, doesn't look very grown up. Care to post a link?
lacb SE23 Topics 9 6,910 17-03-2017, 06:29 PM
  Thread: Pheasant loose on Sunderland Road???
Post: RE: Pheasant loose on Sunderland Road???

Could also be the same one spotted off Forest Hill Road recently. Then again, there could be more than one - birds of a feather...
lacb SE23 Topics 28 26,317 15-03-2017, 01:54 PM
  Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...

One Tree Hill is a place, a fact of geography. If you go up to the glade you will see this for yourself (and a fine view). The council like to draw a distinction between the new Cemetery and the Nat...
lacb SE23 Topics 133 96,629 13-03-2017, 12:32 PM
  Thread: Plans to develop land at Whitbread Rd & adjacent to Honor Oak Park station
Post: RE: Plans to develop land at Whitbread Rd & adjace...

[quote]Feels like an exercise in navel gazing by a self-appointed elite.[/quote] That is because it is. Neighbourhood planning was intended to be a people-led exercise by the Localism Act. This i...
lacb SE23 Topics 3 5,351 05-01-2017, 11:03 AM
  Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...

[quote]Also given the ground conditions is there not a danger of bodies contaminating the water table?[/quote] This is a good point but this wouldn't affect the water table I believe. Still, not a ...
lacb SE23 Topics 133 96,629 22-12-2016, 08:31 PM
  Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...

[quote]As far as our bodies are concerned, under normal circumstances, I don't think there is much left after 10 years in the grave.[/quote] Sorry, not true. The recommended period to allow for deco...
lacb SE23 Topics 133 96,629 20-12-2016, 11:21 AM
  Thread: 2018 proposed changes to Southern timetable
Post: RE: 2018 proposed changes to Southern timetable

I think it is more to do with the South Eastern railway not wanting to share its terminus with LBSCR. Oops, sorry Southern. Plus ça change... More seriously, fast forward to London Bridge completio...
lacb SE23 Topics 61 53,716 11-12-2016, 07:22 PM
  Thread: Manor Mount one-way system
Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system

Well in that case the road signs are wrong at the end of Pearcefield Avenue. Or at least the ones photographed by Streetview and referred to by Sandpiper are. These show a 2 way street.
lacb SE23 Topics 123 98,635 30-11-2016, 01:16 PM
  Thread: Manor Mount one-way system
Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system

[quote]So, if you were parked outside the church, can you legally do a u-turn to go up the hill??[/quote] Actually, I think you can unless there is a separate block on a U-turn at this point. This...
lacb SE23 Topics 123 98,635 30-11-2016, 01:00 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

Just fashion probably. Back to the teeth cleansing conundrum, I have always brushed them. That didn't seem odd being brought up on the south coast with parents from North and Midlands so perhaps t...
lacb Wider Topics 587 486,730 24-11-2016, 07:11 PM
  Thread: Southwark Council consultation on works to One Tree Hill
Post: RE: Southwark Council consultation on works to One...

Agreed with most of that but there is some obfuscation in this. When they say One Tree Hill, they really only refer to the Nature Reserve. They "...will include improvements to the existing wildlife...
lacb SE23 Topics 2 4,481 24-08-2016, 11:03 AM
  Thread: Orchestra
Post: RE: Orchestra

Welcome klear! You could try the One Tree Hill Sinfonia: [url]http://www.othsinfonia.org/[/url]
lacb SE23 Topics 1 2,818 05-07-2016, 10:22 PM
  Thread: Racist attacks on HOP restaurants
Post: RE: Racist attacks on HOP restaurants

It is pure speculation re the motive. There was a clumsy attempt at theft at Honor Oak Cafe (not Hattush). I suggest people interested read around the subject before getting too alarmist.
lacb SE23 Topics 8 8,952 28-06-2016, 10:13 AM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: The Capitol to close

I suspect that is a driving route to Charing Cross. A little less than that as the crow flies I think, more like 6. ETA but not south west!
lacb SE23 Topics 238 244,141 25-05-2016, 02:24 PM
  Thread: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in For...

It is actually a council car park so probably something the council should take up with TfL re signs. Re pollution: my point is specifically about the pavement passing under the railway bridge. I ...
lacb SE23 Topics 127 123,442 18-05-2016, 02:02 PM
  Thread: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in For...

Londondrz, it will take a lot longer if you are pushing a buggy as you would need to go round under the railway bridge. I personally would not opt to do that as you will be exposing your child to unn...
lacb SE23 Topics 127 123,442 18-05-2016, 10:23 AM
  Thread: Demolition of 109 Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Demolition of 109 Honor Oak Park

Welcome riffsister. Wow, that is a big striking new building. It is hard to see how that [quote]... sits gently amongst its neighbours.[/quote] There is no parking space provided for 8 family a...
lacb SE23 Topics 7 9,558 11-05-2016, 12:49 PM
  Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Eateries

I wonder how many of the other good local restaurants would get a good review on opening night? You can post your experiences by all means but am just saying that this is not a fair comparison.
lacb Businesses & Services 122 115,164 10-05-2016, 07:28 AM
  Thread: Life in SE23 - Eateries
Post: RE: Eateries

It amazes me that anyone would go to a new restaurant and be so hyper-critical. Yes, the staff need to learn the ropes - they are young. IMO, you take a risk by going to a new restaurant, and even t...
lacb Businesses & Services 122 115,164 09-05-2016, 04:15 PM
  Thread: Interfaith Walk for Peace
Post: RE: Interfaith Walk for Peace

Great question. Numbers, in maths, come from axioms. In other words assumed to exist. So, the incompleteness theorem would not apply to them, only to the set of all statements that derive from the s...
lacb Wider Topics 38 27,809 09-05-2016, 03:45 PM
  Thread: Interfaith Walk for Peace
Post: RE: Interfaith Walk for Peace

The former actually: [quote]Six is a number perfect in itself, and not because God created the world in six days; rather the contrary is true. God created the world in six days because this number is...
lacb Wider Topics 38 27,809 09-05-2016, 02:26 PM
  Thread: Interfaith Walk for Peace
Post: RE: Interfaith Walk for Peace

Gödel's incompleteness theorem, and IIRC most of his work on logic, are all within the mainstream of mathematics. His proofs are studied and are valid. I would say it is more akin to saying that m...
lacb Wider Topics 38 27,809 09-05-2016, 11:26 AM
  Thread: Interfaith Walk for Peace
Post: RE: Interfaith Walk for Peace

[quote]It was also there in the Middle Ages, with the development of the ontological argument for the existence of God, had a passing appeal for Bertrand Russell, and an enduring one for Kurt Gödel[/q...
lacb Wider Topics 38 27,809 09-05-2016, 09:25 AM
  Thread: Betty Swanwick
Post: RE: Betty Swanwick

According to this, Colfe Road: [url]http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/64536[/url]
lacb SE23 Topics 14 13,216 03-05-2016, 10:24 AM
  Thread: Southern rail strike
Post: RE: Southern rail strike starts tomorrow

The current mayor has also been pushing for it but this was blocked by budget cuts in 2013. This means that we are stuck with Southern at least until the end of their contract. All part of a proce...
lacb SE23 Topics 23 22,440 26-04-2016, 11:04 AM
  Thread: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services
Post: RE: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services

Follow the link in my post up thread (10) for methodology used in comparative analysis by borough: [url]http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=12596&pid=74387#pid74387[/url] The council may ...
lacb SE23 Topics 44 39,609 26-04-2016, 09:55 AM
  Thread: Ramp between Perry Vale and Dartmouth Rd
Post: RE: Ramp between Perry Vale and Dartmouth Rd

How about stair lifts?
lacb SE23 Topics 14 14,128 25-04-2016, 09:45 AM
  Thread: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services
Post: RE: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services

[quote]I would be fascinated to understand better which is actually better for the environment; incineration of food and garden waste to create electricity or whatever it is that they do with it when ...
lacb SE23 Topics 44 39,609 21-04-2016, 08:39 AM
  Thread: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services
Post: RE: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services

[quote]I am puzzled about why Lewisham has lower recycling than other boroughs - "the lowest in the country" - and what the reason is for this[/quote] Great question. This document suggests a poss...
lacb SE23 Topics 44 39,609 20-04-2016, 10:28 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill will be featured in The Evening Standard this Wednesday!
Post: RE: Forest Hill will be featured in The Evening St...

The link in the tweet is faulty (it is their internal link to the content management system, ha ha). This should work better: [url]http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/area-guides/lewisham-borough/fo...
lacb SE23 Topics 8 11,425 20-04-2016, 06:17 PM
  Thread: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services
Post: RE: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services

I do not see why this would attract any more vermin. The food waste collection will be weekly. I can see why a building of 7 adults and 3 kids might need an extra green bin. Our 2+2 household oft...
lacb SE23 Topics 44 39,609 18-04-2016, 11:57 AM
  Thread: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services
Post: RE: Changes to Lewisham refuse collection services

I don't know the Council answers but hopefully this means that the food waste will go to make commercial compost and cut our main waste by roughly half. In our borough's case this will reduce the car...
lacb SE23 Topics 44 39,609 18-04-2016, 09:22 AM
  Thread: Property acquired by overseas companies
Post: RE: Property acquired by overseas companies

[quote]It is disgraceful. Why has no political party promised to legislate such that beneficial ownership must be visible in the UK Land Registry records?[/quote] Agreed. [aside]There is a politic...
lacb SE23 Topics 8 7,255 06-04-2016, 02:35 PM
  Thread: Property acquired by overseas companies
Post: Property acquired by overseas companies

Fascinating map by Private Eye: [url]http://www.private-eye.co.uk/registry[/url]
lacb SE23 Topics 8 7,255 06-04-2016, 10:45 AM
  Thread: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road
Post: RE: Highway improvements to Dartmouth Road

[quote]The problem seems to be that we weren't informed about this meeting taking place as a group.[/quote] I don't see why that is a problem P1971. The point of having FHTA representatives is sur...
lacb SE23 Topics 211 154,233 22-03-2016, 11:21 AM
  Thread: 'Vote up' SE23 for faster broadband
Post: RE: 'Vote up' SE23 for faster broadband

[quote]Are there still areas in SE23 that can't get fibre optic?[/quote] Yes there are. FTTP in the road but no space left in the cabinets for further provision. That has been the case for a coup...
lacb SE23 Topics 7 9,131 21-03-2016, 01:49 PM
  Thread: Honor Oak in new South East Magazine
Post: RE: Honor Oak in new South East Magazine

I agree that the production is pretty slick. There is also a feature on Walter Segal. Was also shocked at the omission of Vaida from cycling issue and yes proof reading could help - one article in...
lacb Wider Topics 8 10,233 17-03-2016, 11:18 AM
  Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity

We need to put this austerity in context. In order to post a surplus in 2020, we will be borrowing more in the intervening years, as the surplus only exists in that year due to deferred corporation t...
lacb Wider Topics 141 103,195 17-03-2016, 11:08 AM
  Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity

At least he was able to cross the floor. Could you?
lacb Wider Topics 141 103,195 16-03-2016, 12:20 PM
  Thread: Austerity
Post: RE: Austerity

More myth peddling re overspending. Cuts are damaging our economy: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35800993[/url] The Item Club are by no means the only ones to point this out. [quote]...
lacb Wider Topics 141 103,195 16-03-2016, 11:10 AM
  Thread: Extra Trains on Overground - eventually
Post: RE: Extra Trains on Overground - eventually

Could be just a throwaway reference, but buried in a National Infrastructure Commission report is a map showing Overground extension to Bromley North. It looks like this is an extension of the New Cr...
lacb SE23 Topics 20 18,282 10-03-2016, 04:17 PM
  Thread: Boveney Road Residents Parking
Post: RE: BOVENEY ROAD RESIDENTS PARKING

Devonshire Road does not have a CPZ approved at the Honor Oak end so am not so sure that this will have the suggested impact on Boveney. ETA: welcome to the forum!
lacb SE23 Topics 10 11,136 10-03-2016, 11:43 AM
  Thread: Garden Waste Collection Service
Post: RE: Garden Waste Collection Service

I don't see a clear answer to that. The cost of all the waste collection services is £7.1-8.2m. (It is £7.8-8.2m currently): [url]http://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/documents/s41306/Consultatio...
lacb SE23 Topics 44 41,297 09-03-2016, 11:21 AM
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