28 September 2006

Sustainable Development Rail Services Review

Lewisham Council's Sustainable Development Committee is meeting on Thursday 5th October at 7:30pm at the Town Hall. They shall be taking evidence from expert witnesses and the public is invited to observe.

The expert witnesses include:

  • Paul Dean, Head of Rail Planning - Transport for London
  • Brain Cooke, Chairman - London TravelWatch
  • Kirsty Stalley, Campaign for Independent Living (CILL)
  • Mike Gibson, Public Affairs Manager - Southeastern Trains
  • Yvonne Leslie, Stakeholder Liaison Manager - Southern Railway
  • Roland Anderson, National Rail Utilisation Strategy (RUS) Consultation Manager
  • Richard Bourn, London Campaigner - Transport2000
  • Barbara Britton, Chair – Lewisham Disability Coalition

27 September 2006

Minutes from First AGM

Click here to view the minutes from the first AGM of the Forest Hill Society held on 25th September.

Below the minutes are open questions which are being followed up by TfL regarding the East London Line Extension.

We had 150 people at this meeting, demonstrating the demand for such a Society in the local area.

Picture of the Committee


This is a picture of most of the members of the committee, elected at the AGM.

26 September 2006

Video from the AGM

Which side of the railway?


And a new railway coming soon

You can download the full East London Line Overflight Movie from http://ellp.tfl.gov.uk/ellp.aspx/ell-further-information.shtml

19 September 2006

Membership Application Form

Click here to access the official application form. Membership costs just £5 per year and entitles you to recieve the Society's Newsletters and to vote in the AGM.

Forest Hill Society Leaflet to 10,000 residents

I found a way to put the leaflet on the web in PDF format. If you did not get a leaflet, or want another, you can print it out from here

This leaflet was delivered to 10,000 houses in SE23 and some of the surrounding area.

17 September 2006

Inaugural Meeting of the Society

The Forest Hill Society will be holding its first General Meeting
Monday 25th September at 7.30 pm
Friends’ Meeting House
34 Sunderland Road

We are pleased to welcome Nigel D'Souza from the East London Line project as our Guest Speaker. He will talk about possibly one of the most important events in Forest Hill history – the arrival of the London Overground (East London Line Extension - ELLX)