Close down Paddy Power and clear the drunks off to a wet centre rather than have them getting smashed in e street and using the walls as toilets!

To those who mentioned a health food store and a bookshop - in the meantime pop down to Sydenham. An amazing bookstore and a pretty decent health food store real close to the station.
Only a brisk 20 minute walk from FH station or a short bus ride (or even train).

Absolutely, JMLF.

And I noticed last week that the St. Christopher's Hospice store right next to the bookstore had a note in the window saying that they have a book department in the basement.

I am in the process of moving to Sydenham. I will be living right near to the Sydenham Railway Station and I suspect that after I have done my morning trainspotting duties then it will be off to Blue Mountain for my coffee fix and then to rummage through the bookstore and St. Christopher's.

Happy days are here again!

Now there is a good butchers in FH. I'd like to see a fishmonger, green grocer and a good deli. Then I'd be in seventh heaven.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PKQH6GZ

Done!

Completed - not sure if this was intentional, but there is no Honor Oak under local shopping area, no parent with pre-school children at end of survey. Also could Q3 be merged into Q4 if you've not had many responses yet?

Feel free to ignore the above and no need to respond.

Good luck and thanks for all your continued hard work.

I saw this too. The social enterprise behind this is called Shared City, and already has an interesting calendar of events, such as "Brilliant Buddha Experience: Lotus in the City", "Family Indian Dance Workshop", "Pure Persia: Behind the Veils", "Tantalising Turkey - Hot Hammam & Belly Dance", "Recalling The Future: post revolutionary Iranian art". I worry that here in SE London we may not be sufficiently enlightened

Here in Forest Hill we are the model of enlightened.

The job description from SEE3 website is:

Having been invited to participate in the selection process, I believe that the team behind Shared City will be able to deliver on this programme, and have a good track record of doing this across London (and include local people who know Forest Hill). Obviously, what works well in Neasden or Stoke Newington is not necessarily right for Forest Hill, which is why feedback to this survey is helpful in shaping the project.

So please help by giving them your initial ideas in the Survey

I've filled one in Michael, you know I love having fun in SE23, been cleaning the planters at the job centre and they are looking good!

Cinema, I goto the one in Peckham £5 all films, can you beat that? For fruit and veg I have to goto Lewisham, could we have a good greengrocers in FH it would be great, also more wall art work especially next to Paddy power and make that area more open like the Ritzy cinema area in Brixtone. Fh is hard to make cohesive since its its dominated by the road, there are great shops when you head down toward the Pools, I saw markets outside there once that was great and really bought the area together and made the shops opposite come alive.

Prettys the excellent Fruit and Veg shop and juice place on Northcross Road is being forced to close due to a new landlord
http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/...?5,1251171

I really want him to move to Dartmouth road that would be amazing

nottinghillbilly can you get an email address or telephone number for me to pass on.
Thanks Pauline.

We can work with FH Library and get free workshops in the forecourt going for kids at the weekend when the weather picks up if we can get volunteers to do the workshops. I'm up for co-ordinating it. Need about 8/10 volunteers to make this happen. Please get involved.

Why is there still not a sushi restaurant in Forest Hill?

I've spoken to the Horniman Walrus about this and he said 'Give us raw fish!'

L&Q Housing have gave me permission today to plant tall flowers (maybe sunflowers if suitable, I'll chat to the girls at Laurels tomorrow for advice) all the way along the grass edge behind the walls and railings to brighten up Dartmouth Road.

Michael do you know if we are allowed to paint the walls, or know who I should contact at Lewisham Council to get permission? I couldn't possibly just go ahead without permission at midnight with a torch attached to my head!

I don't mind saying this, but it's the same people time and time again that get stuck in and try to make FH better, but loads seem to read the posts and have an opinion, but don't do anything about it. No brainer get stuck in all and help make SE23 better than it is allready. Anotherjohn, Michael, Cellardoor, Snazy, campervantim, Deano, MrNumbers, notttinghillbilly and more you all do loads for FH, hope more follow in your footsteps!

Sorry for the kick up the bottom, but we all just need to do that little bit more to make where we live even more amazing!

As Marvin Gaye said "Lets get it on"

This post was last modified: 23-01-2014 12:21 AM by P1971.

I'm not sure he was talking about painting a wall though!

Interestingly a friend who moved into the area several years ago has noticed a change in the latest influx. Whereas those who arrived a few years had a very positive attitude in improving things, volunteer at their kids schools, etc, the newest arrivals seem to complain all the time but not offer to help themselves. Perhaps this is what happens when people with more money move into the area? Hopefully this is not everyone's experience as I have always found most people to be very agreeable.

I have met many of the newcomers and a lot of them are very willing to muck in. I just think it's the time of year and the diabolical weather that's making the prospect quite uninspiring at the moment. Mark my words - when the call comes in the spring there will be an army of volunteers for every local community project.