Catford Cat Under Threat

[Bungle73]

Refurbish it and keep it. It's an icon!

I don't know what that guy means that it's "outdated"? No it's not. It just needs a good clean up.

 

[bromley]

Old news, the cat is staying!

 

[NoXion]

I remember the Catford Cat from back when I was living in the area as a kid in the 90s. Glad to hear it's still around.

 

[Bungle73]

Old news, the cat is staying!

It was only posted this morning.

 

[One dog]

I have never been to Catford but I think it should be refurbished.

 

[alex_]

I have never been to Catford but I think it should be refurbished.

Sounds purrfect

 

[bromley]

It was only posted this morning.

Tweet from 20th March
Petition link about a week old. Lewisham Council: Save the Catford Cat

 

[Puddy_Tat]

the catford cat did get a clean and repaint within the last few years (scaffolding going up at the time led to a minor panic then as well)

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Maybe it's time to petition TFL to allow buses to carry the catford cat again

(midi-buses running from Catford garage carried this for a few years round the late 80s / early 90s. i think someone told them to stop being silly - )

 

[One dog]

That bus company has the same name as the Australian equivalent of DWP. Just thought I would mention that - nothing to do with Catford.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Old news, the cat is staying!

I think this is a different "the cat has to go" piece of stupidity to the one back in 2015.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

That bus company has the same name as the Australian equivalent of DWP. Just thought I would mention that - nothing to do with Catford.

- or (don't know if the australian equivalent of the dwp has the same level of arsebaggery)

'Centre Link' was a small network of bus routes funded by Lewisham council in the mid / late 80s connecting Lewisham (shopping centre) with residential areas that were then some distance from the nearest bus route. Most of the routes - including one that stops at the end of mum-tat's road - have now been developed in to full on TFL bus services.

 

[twentythreedom]

What about that shark

 

[Bungle73]

I remember what must have been one of those busses started running about that time near where I was living at the time, the L1. It was our first direct bus route to Lewisham town centre. Previously it either meant a walk to Crofton Park, or a change of bus at New Cross. I used to use that bus quite a bit on Saturdays, travelling to Lewisham for Beatties, or WH Smith or Boots for computer games.

 

[bromley]

The future of the cat is again uncertain following a big money bid from McDonalds to build the monstrosity below. How we the people of Lewisham can fight to prevent this from happening against one of the biggest companies in the world and a council which is as bent as bottle of crisps is frightening.

Save the fucking cat!