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  Thread: Crime and Punishment
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Redalways took the words out of my mouth too. Burden of proof is "beyond reasonable doubt" in criminal case. The fact is, and always will be, mistakes do happen. Let's not forget Birmingham 6, Gu...
AMFM Wider Topics 58 48,119 04-11-2011, 03:52 PM
  Thread: 2 storey side extensions
Post: 2 storey side extensions

We're in the process of thinking about getting a 2 storey side extension done on our property (subject to planning permission, and cost). Has anyone done this and would you recommend your builder? ...
AMFM Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,414 28-11-2012, 01:41 PM
  Thread: Natural Slate Tiles for sale
Post: AMENDED - slate tiles for sale

I got my counting wrong on the number of slate tiles available when i posted yesterday - so am reposting now We over ordered slate tiles (Riven Slate Dovedale) for our kitchen and have approx 15 fu...
AMFM Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 3,780 10-09-2014, 01:32 PM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: Bird in Hand

Looks like the Bird in Hand is for sale! http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-37920442.html
AMFM Wider Topics 301 215,107 15-03-2013, 01:47 PM
  Thread: Boardman team Mountain bike for sale
Post: Boardman team Mountain bike for sale

Selling my mountain bike as it rarely gets used, and when it does it's on fairly gentle towpaths and the like - this bike deserves much more than that and wants to see some mud! http://www.ebay.co....
AMFM Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 3,595 20-09-2013, 09:47 AM
  Thread: Children's bike seats
Post: Children's bike seats

Question for the cyclists with little ones - how old were they when you started putting them in a child bike seat? My daughter is starting nursery in February (she'll be 13 months by then) and I'm ho...
AMFM Wider Topics 9 8,047 26-10-2011, 10:01 AM
  Thread: Garden Design/landscaping
Post: Garden Design/landscaping

Hi there We're hoping to get our (small) garden redesigned/landscaped and wondered whether anyone had any recommendations. Many thanks A
AMFM Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,524 12-04-2012, 11:36 AM
  Thread: Handyman to erect fencing and install decking
Post: Handyman to erect fencing and install decking

Can anybody recommend someone they've used to put up some fencing and/or instal decking?
AMFM Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,121 10-05-2013, 10:23 AM
  Thread: Natural Slate Tiles for sale
Post: Natural Slate Tiles for sale

We over ordered slate tiles for our kitchen and have approx 20 left over - measurements (in cm) 60x60x10 - can be used externally as well as internally. 2 or 3 off cuts available too (60x30). here...
AMFM Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 3,780 09-09-2014, 10:15 AM
  Thread: North facing garden (Street near the pools)
Post: North facing garden (Street near the pools)

Have seen a house we like but the deal breaker is that the garden (approx 50') is north facing. Just wondering if anyone lives along the roads near the pool (Thorpewood, Derby Hill Crescent) and can ...
AMFM SE23 Topics 2 4,234 20-02-2013, 10:30 AM
  Thread: Plumber?
Post: Plumber?

Hi there Can anyone recommend a plumber for a fairly small job - fitting shower enclosure and reattaching a riser. Thanks
AMFM Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,058 05-02-2014, 08:03 PM
  Thread: 11 Tewkesbury Avenue Development
Post: RE: 11 Tewkesbury Avenue Development

Best of luck with it doml - it's been a few years since I was along TA but from my last encounter, the entire street was crying out for some TLC. Is Grand Designs still on the cards?
AMFM SE23 Topics 50 64,912 30-03-2015, 01:53 PM
  Thread: 23 Club 23-Mile Bike Ride from SE23 on 23rd
Post: RE: 23 Club 23-Mile Bike Ride from SE23 on 23rd

Gutted! I'm away his weekend but would definitely be interested if future rides are planned...
AMFM SE23 Topics 2 4,444 20-03-2014, 01:00 PM
  Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?

Davidl - it has been listed as a community asset so its status is protected in that respect - see post 65 above (on page 4 I think). Don't know about the rest though
AMFM SE23 Topics 108 113,111 27-02-2014, 01:30 PM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?

Im probably wrong but I think the HOP opened (after the Old St Germains pub closed down and was boarded up for ages) about 8-10 years ago. I agree with Erekose, I thought it was good back then (alt...
AMFM Wider Topics 301 215,107 18-06-2014, 11:09 AM
  Thread: African Restaurant opposite FH station
Post: RE: African Restaurant opposite FH station

No idea re what's happening but it was only a matter of time before the unit became available again - in the 6 or so months it's been open I have never seen anyone dining in there so the tenant must r...
AMFM SE23 Topics 41 45,650 12-01-2015, 06:17 PM
  Thread: African Restaurant opposite FH station
Post: RE: African Restaurant opposite FH station

Consultation on the Licencing application ended on 6 Feb so I imagine that will be granted reasonably soon and then maybe we'll start to see something happening. From the Licencing application it...
AMFM SE23 Topics 41 45,650 19-02-2015, 09:53 AM
  Thread: Alan Sugar - Labour's New Mayoral Candidate
Post: RE: Alan Sugar Labour's New Mayoral Candidate

Whatever about the merits of AS as a candidate or even whether Livingstone was any good - are you seriously suggesting Boris is doing a good job?! The man is a joke and an embarrassment to London.
AMFM Wider Topics 3 4,899 02-03-2009, 11:24 AM
  Thread: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area
Post: RE: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area

RJames - in my view (and I accept that every view is subjective), you have nothing to be worried about. I walk/cycle along this section of road every evening and, the occasional smart alec comment fr...
AMFM SE23 Topics 82 80,020 03-02-2012, 06:00 PM
  Thread: Anyone been for a stroll along the River Pool lately?
Post: RE: Anyone been for a stroll along the River Pool ...

It is indeed great for brambling and there are also some Warwick Plum trees growing down by the railway track on the stretch between Bell Green and Lower Sydenham (not the prettiest stretch of the rou...
AMFM Wider Topics 8 8,157 19-02-2014, 11:31 AM
  Thread: Anyone been for a stroll along the River Pool lately?
Post: RE: Anyone been for a stroll along the River Pool ...

Agreed re the bridge Perryman - a circular ramp at the German bridge would be ideal. As for the blackberries - I've been brambling along the Ravenbourne/Pool for the last 10 years or so - not dead ye...
AMFM Wider Topics 8 8,157 20-02-2014, 11:53 AM
  Thread: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
Post: RE: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?

I would advise your friend to tread very carefully. The rag trade is notorious for sharp practice and the lack of a formal written contract would concern me.
AMFM Wider Topics 6 8,083 11-08-2010, 03:48 PM
  Thread: Aveda in FH
Post: RE: Aveda in FH

Hurrah - Have been traipsing over to Clapham to get my hair cut ever since I moved here over 10 years ago - no more!
AMFM SE23 Topics 17 20,236 05-09-2014, 10:48 AM
  Thread: Bagpipes
Post: RE: Bagpipes

what music do you hate Brian? - I'm intrigued now - first time it was infernal ******* music, now it's c... music. Cr@p music, country music, classical music, what is it??
AMFM Wider Topics 14 14,015 21-09-2011, 03:49 PM
  Thread: Bell Green Retail & Employment Park Consultation
Post: RE: Bell Green Retail & Employment Park Consultati...

Just because you don't see people doing in Londonrz doesn't mean it shouldn't be encouraged - and the only way you are going to encourage it is to make the roads friendlier to cyclists. I don't nec...
AMFM Wider Topics 11 10,933 30-11-2016, 01:11 PM
  Thread: Children in Pubs
Post: RE: Best Sunday roast?

Londonrz - you're missing the point that people are trying to make. The presence of kids is not the issue, it's the presence of kids treating pubs like and restaurants like a playground and their par...
AMFM Wider Topics 143 118,837 04-12-2007, 03:07 PM
  Thread: Best wishes to Jim Dowd MP
Post: RE: Best wishes to Jim Dowd MP

He's not being soppy - you're being tasteless.
AMFM SE23 Topics 21 19,981 20-11-2009, 11:22 AM
  Thread: Big accident on Kemble Road Tues 1st Nov
Post: RE: Big accident on Kemble Road this morning

Bloody Hell! I cycle down Kemble (and turn right into Loxton) every morning and I hate that junction - although I cycle in the middle of the road with my arm stuck out for most of the short stretch o...
AMFM SE23 Topics 18 20,304 01-11-2011, 01:19 PM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Bird in Hand

I may have got a little over excited - looks like it's subject to the existing lease which doesn't expire until 2030 (and is probably protected anyway).
AMFM Wider Topics 301 215,107 15-03-2013, 01:51 PM
  Thread: Bizarre: Parrot Sighted in Forest Hill!?
Post: RE: Bizarre: Parrot Sighted in Forest Hill!?

If you go for a walk in any of the local parks (or along the Ravenbourne river) you may well be treated to the sight of a whole flock of them. Over Christmas, we spotted flocks of them in Brockley Pa...
AMFM Wider Topics 15 14,102 15-03-2011, 05:25 PM
  Thread: Bogus Window Cleaner
Post: RE: Bogus Window Cleaner

Hawkesrah - I do hope you're not suggesting that anyone with an Irish accent is a crook. It's an extremely offensive suggestion and, if it is what you are saying, deeply racist.
AMFM SE23 Topics 42 50,864 10-05-2010, 09:41 AM
  Thread: Boris Johnson cycle scheme
Post: RE: Boris Johnson cycle scheme

Applepider - the new tax rules will apply to your cycle to work bike if you haven't made your final payment yet. It's not all bad though. You can "extend" your rental period with your employer so th...
AMFM Wider Topics 24 20,064 13-09-2010, 09:01 AM
  Thread: Boris Johnson cycle scheme
Post: RE: Boris Johnson cycle scheme

Hope the link works - this sets out the way the tax rules now work on the Cycle to Work scheme http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/2010/aug/28/cycle-to-work-scheme
AMFM Wider Topics 24 20,064 13-09-2010, 09:57 AM
  Thread: Boris Johnson cycle scheme
Post: RE: Boris Johnson cycle scheme

I agree Wayfarer - one of the main things that attracted me to the C2W scheme was that I would be able to afford a much nicer bike than I usually could (although my employer actually restricts the amo...
AMFM Wider Topics 24 20,064 13-09-2010, 12:28 PM
  Thread: Brockley Rise accident 25/1/11
Post: RE: Brockley Rise accident 25/1/11

Hope the pedestrian is ok - I saw the car and from the look of the front windscreen it must have been going at quite a speed. The street lighting around the crossing could be a lot better too as I ca...
AMFM SE23 Topics 4 8,167 26-01-2011, 12:25 PM
  Thread: Building an extension on 64 siddons rd
Post: RE: Building an extension on 64 siddons rd

Just looked at the plans and I can't see that it will have any (or any significant) effect on light - it's an "in-fill" extension of the side return of the house as I understand it - so the extension ...
AMFM SE23 Topics 3 4,851 01-04-2014, 02:21 PM
  Thread: Burglary via the front door
Post: RE: Burglary via the front door

I accidentally locked myself out of my house a few years back (putting the bins out and pulled the door behind me thinking I had my keys - I didn't) - the locksmith got in to the house so quickly I ha...
AMFM Wider Topics 9 10,110 09-08-2011, 10:01 AM
  Thread: Canonbie road
Post: RE: Canonbie road!!

If it's late and you're tired/uneasy, I don't think a cab up the hill is too expensive or you could get the P4 which stops at the bottom of Canonbie.
AMFM SE23 Topics 22 34,265 20-07-2010, 10:15 AM
  Thread: Capitol shows films for first time in 40 years
Post: RE: Capitol shows films for first time in 40 years

I think Wetherspoons may have one or two things to say about that Michael... But in broad terms, I agree - would be great to have a cinema in walking distance. Are there any other local, unused ve...
AMFM SE23 Topics 15 12,853 20-03-2014, 04:38 PM
  Thread: Capitol shows films for first time in 40 years
Post: RE: Capitol shows films for first time in 40 years

I know Michael, I was being slightly facetious re the Capitol! I think a cinema at Bell Green would have been a great idea but I suspect that ship has sailed as I can't quite see where it would go now...
AMFM SE23 Topics 15 12,853 21-03-2014, 09:08 AM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close

They say they're selling it rather than just closing it which means it may take a while before it actually closes. As I understand it, Wetherspoons only has a leasehold interest so they'll have to fi...
AMFM SE23 Topics 238 245,770 31-07-2014, 08:40 AM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close?

Yes, they closed, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't survive now! Cinemas do now do a thriving trade and yes, any cinema that wants to survive has to show the blockbusters but that doesn't mean ther...
AMFM SE23 Topics 238 245,770 28-10-2014, 04:26 PM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close?

Huge numbers of cinemas closed across the country (and beyond) in the 80s and early 90s because people stopped going to the cinema so much - advent of videos and so on. For whatever reason (and I h...
AMFM SE23 Topics 238 245,770 29-10-2014, 10:58 AM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol will revert to a cinema.

Odd comment Chris88 (or maybe I just don't understand it). I think there is very definitely a market for a cinema in Forest Hill - I for one would use it and would be very happy to be able to walk to...
AMFM SE23 Topics 238 245,770 24-06-2014, 10:02 AM
  Thread: Cat loving pet sitter for my precious cat
Post: RE: Cat loving pet sitter for my precious cat

And another endorsement for Cat Calls - we've used them for our three cats for the last 7 years and they are just terrific.
AMFM Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 7 6,714 26-02-2013, 01:10 PM
  Thread: Changes to Waldenshaw Rd / Taymount Rise Junction
Post: RE: Changes to Waldenshaw Rd / Taymount Rise Junct...

Wonder whether these "improvements" will make my evening cycle down the hill more or less scary. I generally have my heart in my mouth the whole way from the Horniman down to my turn off into Perry V...
AMFM SE23 Topics 45 38,899 03-02-2010, 03:29 PM
  Thread: Changes to Waldenshaw Rd / Taymount Rise Junction
Post: RE: Changes to Waldenshaw Rd / Taymount Rise Junct...

I always am Londonrz - I've been cycling down that hill almost every day for the 7 years I've lived in Forest Hill and that junction never ceases to terrify me - Even cycling round the Elephant & Cast...
AMFM SE23 Topics 45 38,899 04-02-2010, 03:26 PM
  Thread: Children in cafes
Post: RE: Children in cafes

Now now Borderpaul - I think you're just trying to start something here - inconsiderate parents and cyclists on one thread - I think the internet might explode....
AMFM Wider Topics 62 51,559 12-01-2015, 07:03 PM
  Thread: Children's bike seats
Post: RE: Children's bike seats

IWAF - thanks for that - all very useful. Yes, I am trying to build an argument to present to my partner as to why I need another bike... I do have a mountain bike that I could use but frankly, I ...
AMFM Wider Topics 9 8,047 28-10-2011, 09:22 AM
  Thread: Children's bike seats
Post: RE: Children's bike seats

Now you've given me even more to think about! The other factor is that the last section of the nursery drop off route is on the south circular from the railway bridge at Perry Vale up to the London R...
AMFM Wider Topics 9 8,047 28-10-2011, 04:31 PM
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