West Norwood news, chitter chatter and gossip

[CH1]

Quick note to remind people there is an election hustings 'Quiz your MP' taking place at the Portico Gallery, midday - 2pm today.
All five candidates are taking part from what I can see.

Did this go off well? Was on my obligatory observances - otherwise I'd had been there like a shot. Love a public meeting. Nice to get stuff from the horses mouth rather than mediated by A Neil A Boulton etc etc.

 

[wjh]

Did this go off well?

Unfortunately it turned out to be each of the candidates in their own 'stall' with people talking one-on-one, not the public meeting type hustings I was expecting.

Got to talk to Resham Kotecha, Helen Hayes and James Barber about the Library and the Tulse Hill gyratory. Pity Rashid Nix hadn't turned up when I was there, would have liked to talk to him. Couldn't bring myself to talk to the UKIP candidate, wanted to stay in a good mood.

 

[gaijingirl]

["wjh, post: 13820217, member: 8578"]Unfortunately it turned out to be each of the candidates in their own 'stall' with people talking one-on-one, not the public meeting type hustings I was expecting.

Got to talk to Resham Kotecha, Helen Hayes and James Barber about the Library and the Tulse Hill gyratory. Pity Rashid Nix hadn't turned up when I was there, would have liked to talk to him. Couldn't bring myself to talk to the UKIP candidate, wanted to stay in a good mood.[/QUOTE]

What's the story with the gyratory and library?


Especially - did they say why the gyratory will take so long?

 

[wjh]

What's the story with the gyratory and library?

Especially - did they say why the gyratory will take so long?

Didn't find out anything I didn't already know TBH, but expressing my displeasure at the Library being closed for so many years and now having to piggy-back on a commercial venture, with many more risks. Helen Hayes said something vague about fighting with Cineworld/Picturehouses for a living wage for all staff. James Barber talked about his record of improving the roads in Southwark.

More usefully I talked to some people from Norwood Action Group about the Tulse Hill gyratory project. There is a kick-off meeting about it in the James Wilson cafe on the 14th April at 6.30pm:

http://norwoodforum.org/norwood-roadtulse-hill-gyratory-tfl-project/

Going to try and get to that meeting and find out more.

 

[gaijingirl]

Brilliant - thanks.

 

[discobastard]

This kind of sits in the Tulse Hill thread too but the West Norwood thread doesn't get quite as much love so thought I'd stick it here.

Nice little account of a wander round West Norwood and how it's changed.

http://deserter.co.uk/2015/04/we-know-west-norwood/

 

[Maharani]

Lost cat:

• black and white
• female
• around age 4
• distinctive white line down one side of her face
• white belly and black top

Please PM me if anyone knows of her whereabouts...

Posted on THCC thread too...

 

[Maharani]

 

[ringo]

The WN Ladbrokes was shut on Saturday, hope it's permanent.

 

[ringo]

The WN Ladbrokes was shut on Saturday, hope it's permanent.

It's shut, signage removed and now has a sold sign. Wonder what we'll get there instead. Not an estate agent I hope and we probably don't need another newsagent/crap offie/Portugese cafe. A quality offie or, a Mexican food place would do me.

 

[Fingers]

It's shut, signage removed and now has a sold sign. Wonder what we'll get there instead. Not an estate agent I hope and we probably don't need another newsagent/crap offie/Portugese cafe. A quality offie or, a Mexican food place would do me.

Foxtons mate. We are doomed.

 

[Fingers]

Actually, I don't know what is going there... should not be starting rumours ha ha

 

[Maharani]

And the fire station...

I posted on a really old thread today. What's the news?

 

[Maharani]

I thought it was an estate agents. The more betting shops that close the better IMO. leave one maybs but we have far too many for such a small high street.

 

[ringo]

And the fire station...

I posted on a really old thread today. What's the news?

I thought the fire station was going to be flats, or did I dream that?

 

[Fingers]

Flats yep. They were boarding up the outside when I walked past earlier.

 

[clandestino]

The WN Ladbrokes was shut on Saturday, hope it's permanent.

The one next to Co-Op? It was open the other day...

 

[ringo]

The one next to Co-Op? It was open the other day...

The one opposite the old fire station.

 

[Maharani]

I went for a swim at the leis today for the first time with my girl. It was ok. Very small but luckily my girl can swim now so we took a lane.

It was really nice to be able to swim and walk home fast.

 

[clandestino]

I like the fact it's quite small - it usually means it's never too busy. And it is lovely being able to just walk home afterwards.

 

[ringo]

Flats yep. They were boarding up the outside when I walked past earlier.

Including the ground floor? Looks like a likely spot for a Sainsburys/Tesco Local.

 

[Fingers]

This is what they had planning permission for. I believe the whole lot sold for about £4m.

• Planning permission approved for 22 flats plus D1 use
• Refurbishment of front building to provide a day nursery and 12 flats above
• New build block for additional 10 flats
• Only 2 affordable units

http://www.acorncommercial.co.uk/files/1b1185485334d86815996cabe66dc0e2.pdf

 

[ringo]

This is what they had planning permission for. I believe the whole lot sold for about £4m.

Cheers, good to see a nursery instead of Tesco.

 

[alfajobrob]

What type of jobsworth cunt is responsible for pruning/chopping/fucking the tree in my front garden..shamefully on Knights hill..no fucking letter or anything though..just a totem pole left. I had the only decent tree left 40ft+ on the road. TFL or Lambeth?

No bill yet - so prob TFL....they can all fuck off. \\i'm tempted to chop the rest and leave on the road.

In fact I'm going to start that now...I hope your a dcikhead memebr of bikelife tv if you hit a chunk although that would be too good. I'm closing the road.

 

[alfajobrob]

Scum/ if its tfl..they can sort the speeding/crashers out first that i get every few months.

 

[clandestino]

It dawned on me today that the Snooker Club in west Norwood was closed, and has subsequently been demolished, because of the new development above Iceland. I took a look down that side street and it's going to be a huge building.
Gentrification comes to West Norwood it seems...

http://theloft-se27.com/

Also, there was someone who appeared to be doing something in Knowles today. God knows what. Maybe they're waiting for the Loft thing to open, but they're certainly dragging their heels.

 

[editor]

It dawned on me today that the Snooker Club in west Norwood was closed, and has subsequently been demolished, because of the new development above Iceland. I took a look down that side street and it's going to be a huge building.
Gentrification comes to West Norwood it seems...

http://theloft-se27.com/

Also, there was someone who appeared to be doing something in Knowles today. God knows what. Maybe they're waiting for the Loft thing to open, but they're certainly dragging their heels.

Ooh, a Loft! How original! And "duplex" too! Veh cosmopolitan.

As our columnist Ed Mead, of estate agency Douglas & Gordon, puts it: "A maisonette would suggest a traditional apartment, whereas the duplex is very modern, appealing to the single person wanting something a bit groovy and new."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/3360547/Duplex-apartments-Going-up-in-the-world.html

 

[clandestino]

Ooh, a Loft! How original! And "duplex" too! Veh cosmopolitan.

Duplex makes me think it'll be made out of this stuff...

 

[Sister Midnight]

http://theloft-se27.com/[/URL]

But over Iceland! Wouldn't appeal to a true gent....

 

[clandestino]

The latest on Knowles...

https://westnorwood.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/knowles-update/