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Take a little heart in the knowledge that it is an organised and controlled event, which will have limits on volume and times, probably needs planning permission ( which you could object to next time ) and doesnt happen very often.
Last week, as can often happen, was an unorganised event, going on into the small hours which made our windows rattle.
The council won't go near as it's unsafe and the police are reluctant to get involved.
 
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Take a little heart in the knowledge that it is an organised and controlled event, which will have limits on volume and times, probably needs planning permission ( which you could object to next time ) and doesnt happen very often.
Last week, as can often happen, was an unorganised event, going on into the small hours which made our windows rattle.
The council won't go near as it's unsafe and the police are reluctant to get involved.
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This is all true, but there are a LOT of pissed off locals, because there has been very little communication about road closures and so on, and because the queues in particular are dumping litter and human waste all over the place, apparently.
 
spanglechick said:
Ok. So this annoyingly low-res map shows positioning, but the dotted perimeter seems to include places beyond the roadway. Or does it? I can’t work out where the sports arena is on this map.

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That's interesting although, as you say, very low-res. It looks like the stage is on one of the lower terraces, but surely people will still be watching from below it? I still can't quite work it out. On Thursday, when I was trying to pick up my granddaughter from the concert that was on that site, I was able to drive to the sports centre car park, which I think is that bit right in the middle. I didn't stay there simply because I found out the stage and the entrance gate were up on the Parade, but I wonder whether that is now part of the zone.
 
brogdale said:
That really is an impressive set of images boohoo :cool:
I've bumped your post because reading this useful post (with good links) I found this really good map of the canal applied to Google Maps, which has some of those images located accurately. I'd imagine there's a fair few Urbanites who live closer to the old course of the canal than they realise! Calling Bermondsey, New Cross, Brockley, Honour Oak, Forest Hill, Sydenham, Penge, Anerley, South Norwood & Croydon Urbz!

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Inspired, I took myself off to Betts Park, Anerley today to go and have a look at (probably) the best preserved remnant of the course of the old canal. Here's a few of my pics:-

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Thank you for these fantastic links… I live very close to the former canal and love imagining what it looked like all those years ago 😎
 
Mr Haushoch, his mum and I went to Lightopia on Saturday. I found it quite kitsch, the light sculptures were well done, but not my cup of tea, I also found the twinkly music cheesy. For me the best thing was actually some of the trees and the dinosaurs lit up. It was really busy and took us a good while to get round. Our joint verdict was, nice to have been, but wouldn’t bother again. However we could see that the smaller kids loved it and were really enchanted. So definitely much more one for families with smaller children.
 
I’m going next weekend. I’ve seen lots of photos on Facebook, and people seem to think it’s great. I’ll be going with two small children, so I hope they enjoy it.

My daughter has paid. 🤣
 
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I got cheap residents' tickets for Thursday and enjoyed it. I can see why haushoch found it a bit childish but I liked it. I did have a borrowed child as cover though.

I think I thought they'd have just brought their Lightopia stuff in a van and plonked it down, and actually they'd made an impressive amount of effort to do something location appropriate. It was very inventive and I quite liked the twinkly music.

Also, when I think of the utter horror of the one time I went to Winter "Wonder"land - this had a bit of genuine wonder to it.
 
Maggot said:
They had vintage buses out on the 227 route yesterday.

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We were lucky enough to catch one. They were free too, what a treat!

Just realised the blokes in the 2nd photo look identical.
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I was chatting to my young hairdresser and the conversation got around to seeing Santa, particularly by steam train.
She said she would love to do it, except that she has an image of it being something elderly chaps do :rolleyes:
 
My friend, the talented musician Matt Donovan will be playing at Free the Gallery in Haynes Lane. This saturday, 25 June. Free admission.

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Planning a visit to Saarf Landhan in an old camper
Does Palace/South Circ come under the ULEZ/LEZ/Congestion Charge please?
I think yes to LEZ but not sure about the rest
thanks!
 
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