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  Thread: Where do you get married round here?
Post: RE: Where do you get married round here?

We looked into getting married at the Horniman Conservatory but they were very restrictive in terms of what you could do. You could only have one of their approved caterers etc. We went with the P...
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 12 10,501 17-07-2015, 05:46 PM
  Thread: Lost Wedding Ring!
Post: Lost Wedding Ring!

A friend of mine lost his wedding ring today on the way back to Forest Hill from the Catford Tescos. Long shot but has anyone seen it? It's a platinum ring with their names and the date: 11 June 2...
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,747 24-04-2015, 09:06 PM
  Thread: Councils to start restricting sibling priority for primary school places
Post: RE: Councils to start restricting sibling priority...

Yes, for example, what if you are forced to move such as we were when our landlord sold the flat we were renting? The supposition here is also that if you are renting, the place you live in isn't r...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 29 29,929 16-04-2015, 01:16 PM
  Thread: Why i moved to SE23
Post: RE: Why i moved to SE23

I hate to disappoint Honor Man but the General Napier are in fact very welcoming of children. There's actually a sign that says Children Welcome.
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 60 54,172 28-07-2014, 04:22 PM
  Thread: Why i moved to SE23
Post: RE: Why i moved to SE23

Can somebody give me a T?
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 60 54,172 28-07-2014, 02:24 PM
  Thread: SE23 resident wins Best Actor at Cannes
Post: RE: SE23 resident wins Best Actor at Cannes

Ah well, he was a for a long time!
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 2 4,763 26-05-2014, 04:37 PM
  Thread: SE23 resident wins Best Actor at Cannes
Post: SE23 resident wins Best Actor at Cannes

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27563707 Congratulations Timothy Spall! :thumbsup:
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 2 4,763 25-05-2014, 09:45 PM
  Thread: Direct train to Charing Cross
Post: RE: Direct train to Charing Cross

I read all the leaflets about all the changes etc but nothing really said what will happen to our London Bridge service long term. Does anyone know?
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 20 20,265 22-05-2014, 12:15 PM
  Thread: Direct train to Charing Cross
Post: RE: Direct train to Charing Cross

If you look at what's going to happen in the future though, there will be NO trains running to Charing Cross for a while and all trains will terminate at Cannon Street.
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 20 20,265 22-05-2014, 10:12 AM
  Thread: Direct train to Charing Cross
Post: RE: Direct train to Charing Cross

I doubt that this is true what with all the upheaval that will be going on at London Bridge during the next four year.
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 20 20,265 22-05-2014, 09:40 AM
  Thread: India Gate Restaurant
Post: RE: India Gate Restaurant

I had a delivery from them last week and it was excellent. The new chef seems to know what he's doing. :thumbup:
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 24 25,500 24-04-2014, 11:11 PM
  Thread: FREE rollerblades x 2, Sizes 4 and 8 with elbow and knee pads
Post: FREE rollerblades x 2, Sizes 4 and 8 with elbow an...

FREE! 2 pairs of Decathlon rollerblades - size 4 and 8, though they say size 5 and 9 but we found they sized up small. Only used a handful of times and we have knee and elbow pads to go with them too....
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 1,937 10-02-2014, 01:56 PM
  Thread: Free TV!
Post: Free TV!

We have a widescreen 24" Sony Trinitron KV-24LS35U. Old CRT TV. Works perfectly fine, has no remote but a generic remote control will do the trick. Even happy to deliver within SE23. Please PM me i...
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 1,908 09-11-2013, 12:01 AM
  Thread: Breastfeeding in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Breastfeeding in Forest Hill

I have pretty much breastfed everywhere and to be honest find this scheme to be a bit counterproductive. Under the Sexual Discrimination Act, it is illegal to prevent a mother from breastfeeding th...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 4 5,556 18-10-2013, 03:59 PM
  Thread: Harvest Community Show!
Post: RE: Harvest Community Show!

Just to say that we all had great fun. More next year please. :thumbsup:
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 6 5,759 15-10-2013, 09:34 PM
  Thread: Wanted: Cardboard Boxes
Post: Wanted: Cardboard Boxes

So we have found a new place to live, still in SE23 :thumbup: and now would like to ask if anyone has any cardboard boxes they don't need. If you do, please PM me and we will be happy to swing by ...
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,777 03-10-2013, 09:44 PM
  Thread: Anyone peeked into the new HOP Sainsburys?
Post: RE: Anyone peeked into the new HOP Sainsburys?

I tweeted Sainsbury's and the higher welfare chicken problem will be addressed. :thumbsup:
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 43 33,994 13-09-2013, 06:50 PM
  Thread: Anyone peeked into the new HOP Sainsburys?
Post: RE: Anyone peeked into the new HOP Sainsburys?

lacb, it's not always possible to get to Peter James, which keeps funny hours, when you've got a toddler!
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 43 33,994 13-09-2013, 03:19 PM
  Thread: Anyone peeked into the new HOP Sainsburys?
Post: RE: Anyone peeked into the new HOP Sainsburys?

I am very disappointed that they are not selling higher welfare chicken. :thumbdown:
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 43 33,994 13-09-2013, 12:00 AM
  Thread: Wanted - 2 bedroom property near Honor Oak Park Station
Post: Wanted - 2 bedroom property near Honor Oak Park St...

Hello! Long time poster and HOP dweller here looking for a 2 / 3 bedroom property to rent near Honor Oak Park station. Our landlord is selling our property so we are now looking for a new place...
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,934 05-09-2013, 11:44 AM
  Thread: Anyone peeked into the new HOP Sainsburys?
Post: RE: Anyone peeked into the new HOP Sainsburys?

All I can say is: at last a free cash withdrawals cash machine by the station! I've been waiting for one for years!
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 43 33,994 04-09-2013, 05:00 PM
  Thread: Tatnell/Stondon Park Rd - trying to locate the body of our cat hit by car.
Post: RE: Tatnell/Stondon Park Rd - trying to locate the...

I'm so sorry that it was your cat. :(
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 3 5,171 21-05-2013, 10:54 PM
  Thread: Dead cat between Tatnell and Parbury Road
Post: RE: Dead cat between Tatnell and Parbury Road

I'm very sorry to say that the picture of this cat does look similar to the one I saw. But I hasten to add that I cannot be 100% certain as I didn't look for very long.
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 5 6,336 20-05-2013, 07:24 PM
  Thread: Dead cat between Tatnell and Parbury Road
Post: RE: Dead cat between Tatnell and Parbury Road

Brownish with black stripey bits I think.
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 5 6,336 20-05-2013, 04:25 PM
  Thread: Dead cat between Tatnell and Parbury Road
Post: Dead cat between Tatnell and Parbury Road

I was walking by this morning and saw that someone had left a dead cat on a wall between Tatnell and Parbury Road on Stondon Park. :( People might want to check if it's their cat.
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 5 6,336 20-05-2013, 11:04 AM
  Thread: One Tree Hill Festival returns!
Post: RE: One Tree Hill Festival returns!

Went to An Evening of Musical Theatre last night and it was brilliant. Lovely to see that musical theatre is alive and well and in SE23. :thumbsup:
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 10 11,181 05-05-2013, 06:05 PM
  Thread: Garden shredder?
Post: Garden shredder?

Does anyone have a garden shredder we could borrow / hire? If so, can you please PM me? Thanks! :thumbup:
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,545 05-05-2013, 05:25 PM
  Thread: Old Kenwood MultiPro Food Processor - FREE to a good home
Post: Old Kenwood MultiPro Food Processor - FREE to a go...

I have a rather old battered Kenwood MultiPro Food Processor which is free to anyone who would like to pick it up. I recently upgraded to a new processor so have no use for this but it's still work...
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,704 26-04-2013, 01:19 PM
  Thread: Lost - Black and White Baby Changing Bag
Post: RE: Lost - Black and White Baby Changing Bag

FOUND! I lost it at the station! :thumbsup:
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 4,205 26-03-2013, 04:58 PM
  Thread: Lost - Black and White Baby Changing Bag
Post: Lost - Black and White Baby Changing Bag

I can't think for the life of me how I lost it but I think I may have lost our baby changing bag somewhere between Ackroyd Road and Honor Oak Park station. Has anyone picked it up / seen it? Thank...
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 4,205 25-03-2013, 01:01 PM
  Thread: Caledonia (Brockley Rise)
Post: RE: Caledonia (Brockley Rise)

I too have been here since about 1998 and I've always been fascinated as to how this shop has stayed open!
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 7 7,200 17-02-2013, 12:45 PM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Planning: Honor Oak Tandoori site to become Sa...

The one thing I REALLY need this Sainsbury's to stock is Freedom Food / Free Range chicken thighs / legs. Then I'll be happy. :)
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 301 213,667 17-02-2013, 12:24 AM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: The Honor Oak pub. How is it doing?

Such a shame as when it first opened The Honor Oak was great but in recent times the staff have been sloppy, the food poor quality and there's a distinct smell of "loo" about the place. :thumbdown:
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 301 213,667 17-02-2013, 12:19 AM
  Thread: Burglary on Ackroyd Road
Post: Burglary on Ackroyd Road

The Police have just been round to say that there's been a burglary on Ackroyd Road. The time span of when it took place is quite large, anytime between 1-10pm yesterday. Please can everyone be ext...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 2 5,136 16-01-2013, 09:30 PM
  Thread: Olympic glory for SE23!
Post: Olympic glory for SE23!

The boy who opened the ceremony singing Jerusalem is from Forest Hill. :thumbsup: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180850/London-2012-Olympics-The-unlikely-stories-opening-ceremonys-surprise-s...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 2 4,484 31-07-2012, 06:35 PM
  Thread: Car just broken into on Ackroyd Road
Post: RE: Car just broken into on Ackroyd Road

Good news! We got the accordion back! This morning, the thieves tried to sell it back to source at the accordion shop in Lewisham. I had already been in to see the shop owner the previous day to no...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 8 8,601 14-07-2012, 09:02 PM
  Thread: Car just broken into on Ackroyd Road
Post: RE: Car just broken into on Ackroyd Road

Just to update. They took a keyboard as well. It appears as though the window was forced. Due to the substantial amount of bulky and heavy stuff taking, I suspect it was done by a pro with tran...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 8 8,601 13-07-2012, 01:03 AM
  Thread: Car just broken into on Ackroyd Road
Post: Car just broken into on Ackroyd Road

My husband has just had his car broken into on Ackroyd Road. Items stolen: a camera, a bag with laptop in it and an accordion. Please no lectures etc about how he shouldn't have left it in ther...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 8 8,601 12-07-2012, 09:07 PM
  Thread: new mum and baby group
Post: RE: new mum and baby group

Well I tried to go to the Methodist Church one a few weeks ago and the Baby Room was closed as two members of staff had cried off sick. The thing is though, there was still a sign on the door saying t...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 8 7,798 17-05-2012, 08:25 PM
  Thread: Childminder / Nanny share wanted - end of October
Post: Childminder / Nanny share wanted - end of October

Hi, We are looking for a childminder / Nanny share for the end of October for our little girl who will be turning one in November. We're looking for 3/4 days a week and if it's a childminder, to be...
showtunesgirl Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,826 16-05-2012, 11:16 PM
  Thread: Postal problems
Post: RE: Postal problems

We moved one street away and got Mail Redirection put on but most of the time we never got our mail! We complained several times and nothing happened until we went on the Royal Mail Twitter account an...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 37 34,533 20-09-2011, 03:12 PM
  Thread: HoP House Prices
Post: RE: HoP House Prices

This kind of news maybe good news for current homeowners but for people like me who are not yet on the housing ladder, it makes my heart sink. It's now almost absolutely impossible to buy without ...
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 96 104,579 01-09-2011, 12:30 PM
  Thread: Secondary schools
Post: RE: Secondary schools

I know of several girls who have gone to Sydenham Girls and all are polite, intelligent and independent young women.
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 28 32,846 05-08-2011, 02:52 PM
  Thread: Property Market
Post: RE: Property Market

Exactly seeformiles! Maybe it's a bargain in relative terms but when you bear in mind that in 1992 my parents bought a four bedroom house in Hampshire for £89k, my heart really does sink.
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 27 25,016 02-08-2011, 03:59 PM
  Thread: Property Market
Post: RE: Property Market

I have lived in the area for many years since I was a student. I could have just about afforded to buy three years ago but we didn't find anything to suit. Now it's almost impossible due to the mortga...
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 27 25,016 01-08-2011, 05:42 PM
  Thread: Brass band - where?
Post: RE: Brass band - where?

That's funny. I thought I was imagining it as I could hear it at the top of Ackroyd Road too!
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 7 7,238 27-06-2011, 05:06 PM
  Thread: Police at Stansted road address
Post: RE: Police at Stansted road address

Sorry, meant LIVE beneath a brothel!
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 47 51,110 21-06-2011, 04:52 PM
  Thread: Police at Stansted road address
Post: RE: Police at Stansted road address

I'm afraid not. I used to leave beneath a brothel on Codrington Hill. We didn't find out until after we left!
showtunesgirl SE23 Topics 47 51,110 21-06-2011, 04:50 PM
  Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?

In 1972, what was the cost of housing and a mortgage compared to now? Yes, back then people didn't get Tax Credits etc but then housing cost a whole lot less then and people didn't need the "help" tha...
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 101 77,911 23-03-2011, 01:53 PM
  Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?

I think the biggest problem now is the cost of housing. Time was if a woman did want to stay at home to be with the kids, this was doable on the father's salary. My father when I was 13 bought a f...
showtunesgirl Wider Topics 101 77,911 20-03-2011, 10:52 PM
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