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  Thread: Water Supply Problems
Post: RE: loss of water pressure

Anyone know which parts of Forest Hill are affected?
Fandango SE23 Topics 96 95,315 30-03-2009, 03:39 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central

So shouldn't the underpass redevelopment work have started by now?
Fandango SE23 Topics 289 274,104 16-04-2009, 03:54 PM
  Thread: Planning Application: 35 Sunderland Road
Post: RE: Planning Application: 35 Sunderland Road

Decision: Refused Apparently...
Fandango SE23 Topics 31 41,821 21-05-2009, 01:17 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

I found it open at around 7pm this evening... very strange.
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 14-06-2009, 10:06 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

I noticed today there were 3 non-yet-active barriers in place along with a gap for what I presume will be a wider spacial access barrier. So hopefully the gate closure issue will be sorted sooner r...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 26-05-2009, 03:13 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

I got caught out by this once again last night. Was not amused as I was carrying a fairly big package. If I had to carry a pram, or were less able I would have been stranded on the platform. As eve...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 29-05-2009, 03:56 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

It's going to be carnage. It's bad enough while the gates are open. I can forsee queues up the steps. Eventually, one day, someone will trip, fall or push from behind resulting in a domino effect a...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 16-06-2009, 11:10 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

What the heck was going on this morning? I've never seen so many people trying to get tickets. They ended up opening the gates and pre-warned London bridge people would be buying retrospective tickets...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 01-09-2009, 12:53 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

There is no machine yet.
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 05-09-2009, 12:00 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Bridge is still standing... they've removed the steps on both sides though. Anyone know when it's scheduled to be totally removed? The scaffolding constructions are temporary shelters for waitin...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 07-09-2009, 12:57 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train Service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...

UN-BE-LIEVABLE No more Charing Cross service? This is crazy. They realise just how much busier London Bridge will be, right? I cannot see the logic in this move. Not at all. To echo eariler ...
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 10-09-2009, 09:48 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Did you find the ticket screen difficult to read? The new LU colour-scheme is atrocious. Anyone with impaired vision has no hope of being able to use it. I find it unpleasant to use and I've go...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 26-10-2009, 07:08 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

So how did it go today? I wasn't traveling by train today, and so unable to vent my anger at 'the man'.
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 15-10-2009, 10:53 AM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

2600:thumbup: Still low if there are indeed 15,000 daily users of the line.:thumbdown:
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 25-11-2009, 08:37 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Huuuge crane in action already for tonights/tomorrows bridge removal.
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 24-10-2009, 08:51 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

I don't know the history, or the nature of the disquiet. Michael. Please consider continuing your good work on behalf of all those in Forest Hill (and beyond). Whatever you decide, I'd like to t...
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 04-11-2009, 10:40 AM
  Thread: Fireworks + teenagers
Post: Fireworks + teenagers

Last night on the way home, my girlfriend an I got caught up in the crossfire of a 'gang' of teenagers letting off roman candles held in their hands! This happened at about 11:30pm, on both sides o...
Fandango Wider Topics 14 11,780 06-11-2009, 10:31 AM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

Still warming up from a morning of leafleting at Honor Oak Station. The number of people who seemed genuinely caught out by the news of the cuts was quite evident. Whilst only a few people had time...
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 18-11-2009, 12:16 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

I seem to remember there being a set date when the underpass work must be complete. I believe it was tied into the beginning of FHC construction... which is now near completion.:glare:
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 18-11-2009, 12:19 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

111 signatories so far today :thumbup:
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 18-11-2009, 12:52 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Berkley homes obligations for FHC development states that the underpass is to get new lighting, a bit of a clean, and some new paint. Is that it? Methinks Berkley got away lightly, and the council ...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 21-11-2009, 05:13 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Yes, that is clear in the obligations document. I was specifically discussing the underpass.
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 22-11-2009, 08:10 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

FH station seems to be lacking a self service ticket machine in favour of massive queues. Anyone know where it went? I can sort of understand the reduction as there is now one appearing on the P...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 25-11-2009, 10:53 AM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

The ultimate issue is that the ELL was not supposed to effect rail services. It seems that it directly is, or is being used as an excuse for cutting LB/CHX services.
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 26-11-2009, 10:34 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Yeah, I saw it along with the bridge arriving on multiple lorries. Very impressive sight. Horrible weather to have been working in, but the did it, and it's all in place.
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 30-11-2009, 10:31 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

It's chicken wire.
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 30-11-2009, 04:44 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

I took the 07:59 from FOH. It was on time, half full, and actually quite relaxing for once.
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 18-12-2009, 04:58 PM
  Thread: Snow!!!
Post: RE: Gritters in Forest Hill?

[i]My solution is to abandon pavements altogether and walk in the road...if anyone doesn't like it, I'll invite them to walk a mile in my shoes. [/i] Unless you live on or have to walk along Rockbo...
Fandango Wider Topics 119 101,930 21-12-2009, 11:49 AM
  Thread: Snow!!!
Post: RE: Gritters in Forest Hill?

Did they grit at all today, or did the council get caught out? It's carnage out there!
Fandango Wider Topics 119 101,930 21-12-2009, 10:04 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

[i]Weather warning for Wednesday 6th January We have been advised that snow is likely to fall across many parts of the Southern network tomorrow, Wednesday 6th January. Some of this is likely to be...
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 05-01-2010, 02:49 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

Good grief today was hellish. My journey took 3hrs instead of the usual 40min. :thumbdown: We saw a few train pass through the station which were half empty. How hard would it be to make them do ad...
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 13-01-2010, 01:54 PM
  Thread: Problems on trains this morning
Post: RE: Problems on trains this morning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8546888.stm
Fandango SE23 Topics 5 5,790 03-03-2010, 02:45 PM
  Thread: Who Do You Love in Lewisham?
Post: RE: Who Do You Love in Lewisham?

Yep - Colfe Road.:thumbup:
Fandango SE23 Topics 59 54,378 03-03-2010, 02:55 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Underpass, underpass, underpass. When is it due to be sorted? The hasty whitewash is already (rust?) stained and disgusting. Apart from the new bridge, so much of the station 're-development' se...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 02-02-2010, 05:44 PM
  Thread: Virgin Media broadband speeds
Post: RE: Virgin Media broadband speeds

Since Virgin uses cable and Tiscali use BT lines, it's just co-incidence. Bandwidth throttling and contention ratios (number of people using a single exchange connection) are usually to blame. T...
Fandango Wider Topics 11 12,145 19-03-2010, 12:01 PM
  Thread: Virgin Media broadband speeds
Post: RE: Virgin Media broadband speeds

Despite Be now being owned by O2. I've found their connection and service to be very good indeed. They have a low contention ratio, and still have what appears to be a dedicated service team. They'...
Fandango Wider Topics 11 12,145 19-03-2010, 10:44 PM
  Thread: London 2012 Games - is this good for Forest Hill
Post: RE: London 2012 Games - is this good for Forest Hi...

Offer only open to holders of Visa cards. Fail.
Fandango Wider Topics 19 18,421 23-03-2010, 03:24 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Nice. Now about that disgraceful underpass...
Fandango SE23 Topics 1,398 1,251,267 23-03-2010, 04:52 PM
  Thread: Power Outage SE23 3
Post: RE: Power Outage SE23 3

Yep, had a single power dip/outage at around 8 last night
Fandango SE23 Topics 8 8,717 25-03-2010, 03:13 PM
  Thread: Recycling
Post: RE: Recycling

Dear Lewisham Council. Having read, and understood the ugly sticker you so thoughtfully stuck to the side of my recycling bin, I removed it. Because it was ugly. Please stop replacing it :cursing:
Fandango Wider Topics 70 74,423 31-03-2010, 02:00 PM
  Thread: Any kittens looking for homes?
Post: RE: Any kittens looking for homes?

We took on a 2 year old rescue cat from Ceilia Hammond a couple of months ago. They were great. I must send them a thank you/update message.
Fandango Wider Topics 5 6,082 07-04-2010, 12:26 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Really? I saw a group of bods wandering around inspecting the 'site' at around 10am this morning.
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 16-04-2010, 04:24 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

Wow. On a bright sunny day, I think the new bridge is more oppressive to walk through than the underpass. Terrible lighting, nasty bars, and grills everywhere and tasteful yellow. And what's that?... ...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 19-04-2010, 12:28 PM
  Thread: Bread thread
Post: RE: Bread thread

Sainsburys in Sydenham will also sell fresh yeast from the bakery. Just have to ask. I doubt very much that the Sainsburys in FH will sell any as they don't have an on-site bakery.
Fandango Wider Topics 33 27,241 05-05-2010, 02:16 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

5. Underpass. It's beyond a joke now...
Fandango SE23 Topics 761 706,376 06-05-2010, 03:47 PM
  Thread: Trust A Tory - Your Having A Bubble
Post: RE: Trust A Tory - Your Having A Bubble

They're cutting XYZ, blah blah blah.... *cry Face the facts people. If Labour were still in power, they would be making the cuts. It turns out Mr "Prudent" Brown wasn't so "prudent" as he stated...
Fandango Wider Topics 68 55,873 14-05-2010, 01:34 PM
  Thread: Parking fines in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Parking fines in Forest Hill

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Forest+Hill+Railway+Station,+Lewisham&sll=51.439109,-0.052743&sspn=0.008921,0.013862&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Forest+Hill+railway+station&ll=51.4...
Fandango SE23 Topics 11 13,570 17-05-2010, 02:45 PM
  Thread: World Cup - Which One Was The Best
Post: RE: World Cup - Which One Was The Best

I have WC dread. :thumbdown:
Fandango Wider Topics 11 8,955 26-05-2010, 05:10 PM
  Thread: Helicopter and Police in HOP
Post: RE: Helicopter and Police in HOP

Back again .:cursing:
Fandango SE23 Topics 28 29,277 10-10-2010, 11:20 PM
  Thread: Apple and Pear trees
Post: RE: Apple and Pear trees

We have a very large, and very old pear tree in our Perry Vale garden. This year the parakeets failed to destroy the fruit, so we collected a ridiculous amount of fruit (30kg+) and used it to make ...
Fandango SE23 Topics 7 7,779 29-11-2010, 12:10 PM
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