gaijingirl
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nope... at least not according to angry local mums' FB groups.
(or more accurately, angry mums on local mums' FB groups)
West Norwood news, chitter chatter and gossip
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nope... at least not according to angry local mums' FB groups.
(or more accurately, angry mums on local mums' FB groups)
gaijingirl
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ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Finished a bit late to get to pub, but a big thumbs up for the new leisure centre 
Nice friendly staff signing everyone up and the place looks great. Pool looks inviting and was 28.8 degrees. Check sessions because it was empty for some reason when I got there and didn't open again til 6pm.
The full menu - gym, swimming etc is £42.60pm. Pay as you go didn't look like a great option, over £8 for a gym session, not far off that for swimming. Quick sign in screen in the lobby gives you your wristband for the gym in a couple of seconds.
The gym is really well laid out. Not aimed at the heavy free weight body builder crowd, but there's already Flaxman for that round here, so no barbells except incorporated into a couple of machines, just dumbbell sets. Brand new Technogym machines, loads of cycle and running machines, a few rowing, cross-trainer and hand pedal machines. Several water points, air con, Bose sound system, TV's.
The heavier weight training equipment like bench press, squat machines and dumbbells from 10KG up to very heavy are up one end. The opposite end has cardio equipment and smaller dumbbells, mats, steps, medicine & kettle balls, torso blocks, punch bag etc. Nice touch for women who don't want to be in amongst the big sweaty grunters.
Those pics above must have been taken before they finished it because they don't show all the flash stuff, bit of an own goal because it looks much nicer and more colourful than the sterile shots on the website.
The community health area that's not open yet looks like it'll include a Dr surgery, dentist etc, but pretty sure there's no creche.
Nice friendly staff signing everyone up and the place looks great. Pool looks inviting and was 28.8 degrees. Check sessions because it was empty for some reason when I got there and didn't open again til 6pm.
The full menu - gym, swimming etc is £42.60pm. Pay as you go didn't look like a great option, over £8 for a gym session, not far off that for swimming. Quick sign in screen in the lobby gives you your wristband for the gym in a couple of seconds.
The gym is really well laid out. Not aimed at the heavy free weight body builder crowd, but there's already Flaxman for that round here, so no barbells except incorporated into a couple of machines, just dumbbell sets. Brand new Technogym machines, loads of cycle and running machines, a few rowing, cross-trainer and hand pedal machines. Several water points, air con, Bose sound system, TV's.
The heavier weight training equipment like bench press, squat machines and dumbbells from 10KG up to very heavy are up one end. The opposite end has cardio equipment and smaller dumbbells, mats, steps, medicine & kettle balls, torso blocks, punch bag etc. Nice touch for women who don't want to be in amongst the big sweaty grunters.
Those pics above must have been taken before they finished it because they don't show all the flash stuff, bit of an own goal because it looks much nicer and more colourful than the sterile shots on the website.
The community health area that's not open yet looks like it'll include a Dr surgery, dentist etc, but pretty sure there's no creche.
jimbarkanoodle
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i assume they are giving free trials? wouldn't mind a free swim one day. does it have jacuzzi, sauna and all that jazz?
discobastard
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£42.60 is actually not bad if you get unlimited gym and pool.Finished a bit late to get to pub, but a big thumbs up for the new leisure centre
Nice friendly staff signing everyone up and the place looks great. Pool looks inviting and was 28.8 degrees. Check sessions because it was empty for some reason when I got there and didn't open again til 6pm.
The full menu - gym, swimming etc is £42.60pm. Pay as you go didn't look like a great option, over £8 for a gym session, not far off that for swimming. Quick sign in screen in the lobby gives you your wristband for the gym in a couple of seconds.
The gym is really well laid out. Not aimed at the heavy free weight body builder crowd, but there's already Flaxman for that round here, so no barbells except incorporated into a couple of machines, just dumbbell sets. Brand new Technogym machines, loads of cycle and running machines, a few rowing, cross-trainer and hand pedal machines. Several water points, air con, Bose sound system, TV's.
The heavier weight training equipment like bench press, squat machines and dumbbells from 10KG up to very heavy are up one end. The opposite end has cardio equipment and smaller dumbbells, mats, steps, medicine & kettle balls, torso blocks, punch bag etc. Nice touch for women who don't want to be in amongst the big sweaty grunters.
Those pics above must have been taken before they finished it because they don't show all the flash stuff, bit of an own goal because it looks much nicer and more colourful than the sterile shots on the website.
The community health area that's not open yet looks like it'll include a Dr surgery, dentist etc, but pretty sure there's no creche.
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Doubt it. Pretty sure there's a sauna but if there's any fucking jazz I'm leaving.
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Competition has finally caught up with the gym racket. It's about the same as I paid for the shit hole that was Streatham gym in the 90's, and the great but gym only Flaxman in the last few years. To get access to a brand new gym with pool etc and no contract seems like a decent deal at last.
Mrs R used the pool last night and suggested the temperature reading on the doorway in reception was the outside temperature, not the pool, which was considerably cooler than that.
Found out why it closes for a bit around tea time - during the day part of the floor lifts up to make a shallow/kids end, then later they drop it back down for adult swimming.
I'm sure that the creche decision is easily changed.
Cllr jeremyclyne fired off a good few emails to numerous bastards, few of whom replied, asking about hydrotherapy pools in either Streatham or West Norwood so we wouldn't have to travel all the way to Peckham for our daughter.
Unfortunately Lambeth has decided that Jezzer is surplus to requirements.
So who do we bombard with emails to get this sorted?
Cllr jeremyclyne fired off a good few emails to numerous bastards, few of whom replied, asking about hydrotherapy pools in either Streatham or West Norwood so we wouldn't have to travel all the way to Peckham for our daughter.
Unfortunately Lambeth has decided that Jezzer is surplus to requirements.
So who do we bombard with emails to get this sorted?
gaijingirl
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Good luck with that... did you not see the rather large campaign to get a creche in Streatham - including a large number of parents turning up with placards to protest at the official opening (they were "told off"). Promises were made that something would happen - but of course nothing did.
gaijingirl
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Don't worry about me being eeyore.. I've just reached record lows of cynicism about the whole thing. I should probably fire off some emails myself if I get half a moment...
boohoo
discobastard
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In the Italian or Ajo a? Good to hear there's veggie options, whichever it is...
Hey clandestino - you were right - the Ajo'a place is actually Pintadera. Was in the GNW last night and they've now got extra signage above it.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Cool, looking forward to checking it out.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
What's Glennie road like? Sister-in-law is planning to move there, from down here
clandestino
no llevar papel
It's fine. A little bit out of the way. You can get the 417 as boohoo says, or the 315 goes from near there to Balham. Otherwise it's a walk down the hill to Tulse Hill. I live nearby and it's a safe area.
clandestino
no llevar papel
It'll feel very different to the life and bustle of Brixton, but if she's buying then now's a good time to move to WN.
clandestino
no llevar papel
While I'm here...I'm disappointed that the new Italian closes at 7pm. I was hoping to be able to go there for an evening meal. Fingers crossed it extends its opening hours.
On the plus side, I've been playing a lot of ping pong since the leisure centre opened. I know there's not much there, but I love the little park outside. Such a lovely atmosphere of an evening.
On the plus side, I've been playing a lot of ping pong since the leisure centre opened. I know there's not much there, but I love the little park outside. Such a lovely atmosphere of an evening.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Antic just tweeted this:
Antic London @Antic_London 1h
Step forward @NorwoodKnowles our NEWEST #West Norwood venue located on Norwood Road. Building work to start shortly!
With a photo of the This That And The Other shop...so looks like it's all go!
Antic London @Antic_London 1h
Step forward @NorwoodKnowles our NEWEST #West Norwood venue located on Norwood Road. Building work to start shortly!
With a photo of the This That And The Other shop...so looks like it's all go!
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I popped in The Great North Wood pub on Sunday...they serve food on metal plates...like in the war. I left.
Is the war not good?
Blitz spirit, gravy instead of tights, kids playing in the bomb sites, chirpy cockneys cheering the queen mother, God bless her, as she fucks off to the safety Balmoral after having looked the East End in the eye as one of her palaces was also blown up.
I once bought my wife a packet of Victory V. She tried one, spat it out and said "that tastes like the war!"
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Herne Hills has a bar in an Anderson Shelter, Norwood has a pub serving food on WW2 metal plates....
There's a theme brewing amongst these south london joints...
There's a theme brewing amongst these south london joints...
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Not been the best weekend for the health and leisure centre.
We went on Saturday afternoon and the lights went out in the pool so they had to ask everyone to get out of the pool. We hung around for ten minutes only to be told that the pool was shutting as they couldn't get the lights to go back on. We got dressed and went to get a refund, by which point the lights had come back on again, and the pool was open. The manager said he had no idea why the lights had gone off or how they'd come back on again, and couldn't promise that it wasn't going to happen again.
Today, they had no running water - so no showers, toilets etc - but I think they were still letting people use the pool.
We went on Saturday afternoon and the lights went out in the pool so they had to ask everyone to get out of the pool. We hung around for ten minutes only to be told that the pool was shutting as they couldn't get the lights to go back on. We got dressed and went to get a refund, by which point the lights had come back on again, and the pool was open. The manager said he had no idea why the lights had gone off or how they'd come back on again, and couldn't promise that it wasn't going to happen again.
Today, they had no running water - so no showers, toilets etc - but I think they were still letting people use the pool.
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