Lewisham Neighbourhoods Chitter Chatter
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dynamicbaddog
run for your life
yes, I've seen this on twitter, it was a SolFed march from Deptford to the town hall.
bromley
...isn't as good as Lewisham.
Any idea what they were chanting? It sounded like David Cameron, off our streets, which makes no sense what so ever!
love detective
there's no love too small
it wasn't solely or primarily a solfed march, was LACA and other various odds & sodds
was probably 'blame the government, not our kids' you heard
was probably 'blame the government, not our kids' you heard
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Went for our second visit tonight. I like.
It's low lit, with dark wood and candles. The music is what I'd describe as mid-nineties/noughties indie (a curious mix of The White Stripes/Bloc Party/Stone Roses/Arctic Monkeys/PJ Harvey etc.). The prices are reasonable, the bogs are clean, the bar staff on the two times I've been there are helpful and personable.
The place has a low-lit, laid back vibe and has very obviously been furnished from house clearance, but in a good way. If you're getting on a bit, like me, it will remind you of your grandparents' house, with the standard lamps and (consciously retro) flock wallpaper, only with sauvignon and Belgian beer and the Stone Roses instead of dry sherry and the Light Programme. But in a good way.
There is a good mix of people and a good smoker-friendly beer garden. It's on main bus routes and easy to park opposite.
It's just become my favourite 'local' after the Brockley Jack.
bromley
...isn't as good as Lewisham.
Yes, The Coach & Horses.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
I think it was about £15.50 for a bottle of wine, a soft drink and a bag of crisps. Not Weatherspoon's prices but not ridiculously expensive either.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Any of our Lewisham-ites (or nearby) able to recommend a gardener / company who can do fairly serious gardening / fencing (building one, not sword-fighting that is)?
Mummy-Tat is in need of fairly serious gardening attention. Cutting the grass and a bit of pruning I can cope with. Digging trees out and stuff is a bit beyond me.
Mummy-Tat is in need of fairly serious gardening attention. Cutting the grass and a bit of pruning I can cope with. Digging trees out and stuff is a bit beyond me.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
The automaton thingies that used to appear on the hour in the middle of the Riverdale Centre (as the Lewisham Shopping Centre was then called) got a mention and some discussion on the Robert Elms show today...
(view is pretty much from where the cafe thingy still is)
Some speculation as to how many of them survive - they apparently got dumped in a skip during a revamp of the (privately owned not council) shopping centre, but some at least are known to have been rescued...
More on Robert Elms farceboink page.
(view is pretty much from where the cafe thingy still is)
Some speculation as to how many of them survive - they apparently got dumped in a skip during a revamp of the (privately owned not council) shopping centre, but some at least are known to have been rescued...
More on Robert Elms farceboink page.
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
These get a mention on the excellent Transpontine blog: http://transpont.blogspot.com/
Here's another picture of the figures:
Here's another picture of the figures:
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oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
£450,000 apparently been set aside for 'improvements' to Ladywell 'village'. (Last time I looked at old maps, Ladywell was a village c. 1880 or summat).
These include pavement widening, street furniture and tree planting.
I'm interested to know if anyone else in Lewisham thinks this is a bit spendthrift bearing in mind things like library closures and staff cuts. I've just been out with a friend tonight who knows someone at LB Lewisham and reckons they're about to announce a huge programme of redundancies (I think she said 450 staff but do not take my word for it - it was third hand).
I don't have kids or elderly relatives in Lewisham, but I'd rather see money spent on early years/elderly care.
These include pavement widening, street furniture and tree planting.
I'm interested to know if anyone else in Lewisham thinks this is a bit spendthrift bearing in mind things like library closures and staff cuts. I've just been out with a friend tonight who knows someone at LB Lewisham and reckons they're about to announce a huge programme of redundancies (I think she said 450 staff but do not take my word for it - it was third hand).
I don't have kids or elderly relatives in Lewisham, but I'd rather see money spent on early years/elderly care.
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
bromley
...isn't as good as Lewisham.
Cheers, it's passing past the end of my road.
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
Looks like there's been a bit of bother at the Come the Revolution Cafe. This is the cafe opened by People Before Profit and bankrolled by estate agent Ray Woolford -
they have'nt been treating their employees very well, sackings, threats, lay offs etc
http://cometheunion.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/statement-of-come-the-revolution-workers-28-3-12/
they have'nt been treating their employees very well, sackings, threats, lay offs etc
http://cometheunion.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/statement-of-come-the-revolution-workers-28-3-12/
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
(at them not you)
not-bono-ever
meh
shit the bed
Unable to get into the car park today ( see above ) , so parked on teh other side of the river - there were huge shoals of fish under the footbridge - they look like Chub ? Some were a good 15 inches long - anyone seen these before ?
Unable to get into the car park today ( see above ) , so parked on teh other side of the river - there were huge shoals of fish under the footbridge - they look like Chub ? Some were a good 15 inches long - anyone seen these before ?
bromley
...isn't as good as Lewisham.
News shopper are reporting a murder. 
I live next to the river and haven't noticed any fish, impressive! I have noticed a shopping trolley though.
Ha, all the best to them in the major leagues!
I live next to the river and haven't noticed any fish, impressive! I have noticed a shopping trolley though.
not-bono-ever
meh
they are chub apparently - seriously, there were about 100 of them shoaling under the footbridge.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Hmm, this thread not very active at the moment, but just for info, BNP march and counter-march this Saturday:
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/bnp-to-march-from-woolwich-to-lewisham-sat-1st-june.310919/
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/bnp-to-march-from-woolwich-to-lewisham-sat-1st-june.310919/
Mr Blob
Well-Known Member
Latest news new swimming pool/leisure centre on Loampit Vale opening next week. I'll be using it
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/news/Pages/£20-million-leisure-centre-opens-in-the-heart-of-Lewisham.aspx
Remember controversy about Lewisham Mayor's decision to close the newly opened pool at Ladywell in 2006 to biuld a secondary school. After that, it's going ahead once this new one on Loampit vale gets going
new swimming pool/leisure centre on Loampit Vale opening next week. I'll be using ithttp://www.lewisham.gov.uk/news/Pages/£20-million-leisure-centre-opens-in-the-heart-of-Lewisham.aspx
Remember controversy about Lewisham Mayor's decision to close the newly opened pool at Ladywell in 2006 to biuld a secondary school. After that, it's going ahead once this new one on Loampit vale gets going
Lewisham hospital is unfriendly but it gets the job done I suppose.
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