West Norwood news, chitter chatter and gossip

[OvalhouseDB]

Ok, Boudicca and gaijingirl, I am PMing you with some Top Secret signs as to how I can be identified.

 

[OvalhouseDB]

just got this which is rather sad.. there really are some awful people out there to do this..

Hello, I am not a local of West Norwood but 2 years ago, after my father passed away, we chose West Norwood Columbarium within the Cemetery to place his ashes. Ever since we have got to know West Norwood and have only been impressed by the kindness of people we have met in passing.

Unfortunately some time between last Friday 14th Feb and Tuesday 18th Feb when we discovered the incident, my father's urn containing his ashes were stolen from the Columbarium.

We are in a state of absolute distress and would like to ask if anyone has seen a beige/cream/pale green mottled round marble urn that is quite heavy, about 25cms tall and has gold leaf chinese writing down the front. We hope that the urn remains sealed but if not the contents are in a red bag that we pray are untouched or undamaged. The urn is not one that is usually found or seen in the UK so would be easily identifiable.

We would be eternally grateful if any sightings of my father's urn can be reported to us -via WestNorwoodNews.

Angela.

shocking. poor poor people.

 

[ringo]

That's really sad about the urn.

 

[gaijingirl]

The Lidl proposed for the car sales place on Crown Point has had it's application turned down... they're appealing but looks like no Lidl up there..

 

[Smick]

The Lidl proposed for the car sales place on Crown Point has had it's application turned down... they're appealing but looks like no Lidl up there..

Hopefully they'll allow an Aldi in.

 

[gaijingirl]

Hopefully they'll allow an Aldi in.

that would be brill.. but no they want something more in keeping with the conservation zone apparently.

 

[boohoo]

The Lidl proposed for the car sales place on Crown Point has had it's application turned down... they're appealing but looks like no Lidl up there..

yet - having just sat in a planning appeal recently, the developers have the money to bring in the big guns vs the council and local interests. Unless Croydon are 100% anti-development, then it's possible they will work around it.

 

[gaijingirl]

yet - having just sat in a planning appeal recently, the developers have the money to bring in the big guns vs the council and local interests. Unless Croydon are 100% anti-development, then it's possible they will work around it.

yeah.. wouldn't be surprising in the least. I ahve to say I was surprised to hear they'd been turned down in teh first place.

 

[boohoo]

yeah.. wouldn't be surprising in the least. I ahve to say I was surprised to hear they'd been turned down in teh first place.

Does look like a sturdy case against Lidl though. Also saw someone is trying to get flats built behind the parade of shops up there.

 

[boohoo]

Drinks in Anerley here: http://www.urban75.net/forums/threa...drinks-march-the-anerley-arms-anerley.321292/

 

[clandestino]

A photo of the pool on the West Norwood News blog:

 

[clandestino]

http://westnorwood.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/swimming-pool-opening-soon/

 

[alfajobrob]

Does look like a sturdy case against Lidl though. Also saw someone is trying to get flats built behind the parade of shops up there.

Does it seem like a sturdy case...just a load of bitching from local traders imo...be happy to hear proper objections.

Chief bitcher is the woman from Crown point bakers....I've already showed my displeasure by leaving her shop a nice review...little does she know that people may want to shop in the area more if they had a reason to go.

Antic has it's license review tonight for the old tat shop....hope it goes well.

 

[clandestino]

Antic granted the license! Also the snooker club is possibly going to close. The pace of change in this area is amazing, I've never known anywhere like it...

http://westnorwood.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/knowles-of-norwood-2/

 

[clandestino]

It'll be open til 1.30am at the weekend, with recorded music to finish by 1am, according to the documents linked by the blog.

 

[clandestino]

I can't find a link for the story about the snooker club so maybe it's been taken down...

 

[boohoo]

Does it seem like a sturdy case...just a load of bitching from local traders imo...be happy to hear proper objections.

Chief bitcher is the woman from Crown point bakers....I've already showed my displeasure by leaving her shop a nice review...little does she know that people may want to shop in the area more if they had a reason to go.

This is the main objection:

The development would fail to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Norwood Grove Conservation Area and would be detrimental to the visual amenities of the street scene, by reason of its unacceptable scale, appearance, siting, massing and overall design and insufficient landscaping and boundary treatment to Crown Lane. It would thereby conflict with policies 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 and 7.8 of the London Plan 2011, policies SP4.1, SP4.7, SP4.8, and SP4.13 of the Croydon Local Plan: Strategic Policies (CLP1) 2013, and policies UD1, UD2, UD3 and UC3 of the Croydon Replacement Unitary Development Plan (The Croydon Plan) 2006 Saved Policies 2013.

There was only 14 applications against vs 34 for the development. So really has nothing to do with the shops!

 

[boohoo]

Another uninspiring pool design in another uninspiring building. Bet there will be no creche!

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I can't find a link for the story about the snooker club so maybe it's been taken down...

Any snooker club is going to be struggling in an area where prices are going up tbh (ie the whole of London). They just have to take up a lot of space relative to the amount of money they can bring in.

 

[clandestino]

Any snooker club is going to be struggling in an area where prices are going up tbh (ie the whole of London). They just have to take up a lot of space relative to the amount of money they can bring in.

It's not used as a snooker club though. It's a club venue, hosting reggae/lover's rock club nights.

 

[ash]

It's not used as a snooker club though. It's a club venue, hosting reggae/lover's rock club nights.

Looks classy like !!

 

[alfajobrob]

It's not used as a snooker club though. It's a club venue, hosting reggae/lover's rock club nights.

What the fucking fuck..........

Bit of competition for Nanker there!

 

[discobastard]

Another new opening in West Norwood, this sounds like it has lots of potential.

Anybody know if this is open yet?

 

[grosun]

Anybody know if this is open yet?

end of April according to their fb page.

 

[ringo]

What the fucking fuck..........

Bit of competition for Nanker there!

Its been a reggae venue for years.

 

[clandestino]

Lambeth Council just tweeted this:

Lambeth Council ‏@lambeth_council 25m
West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre is progressing well, no issues, no conspiracies!

Which makes me wonder what's going on...

 

[ringo]

They still haven't announced an opening date have they? Lack of decent communication always leads to rumours and conspiracy theories.

 

[clandestino]

A few more tweets on the Leisure Centre...

Tom Cooper-Smith ‏@tcoopersmith 41m
Update on West Norwood Leisure Centre: There's been a flood and electrics are buggered. Delayed opening till June.

Tom Cooper-Smith ‏@tcoopersmith 8m
Called up Better Leisure Head Office. They themselves are waiting for a full update from the Project Team but this was there estimate

 

[gaijingirl]

West Norwood Library were saying June/July
The Feast people heard June

I think it definitely looks like June though.

Lambeth always said "Spring" and I think late April/early May was what was being mooted. So that's this week then! Hurrah!

 

[discobastard]

The Great North Wood is opening this Sunday. Kitchen not operational yet but they will be BBQing apparently. Shall try to drop in on Sunday or Monday.

https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatNorthWoodWestNorwood