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  • hilly 9:29 pm on September 1, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Spitfire steam train coming through falconwood station 

    Judging by the relatively large amount of visitors this website receives via its post on the falconwood model railway1, it seems that there is much enthusiasm for steam trains in these parts, and so it gives great pleasure to announce2 that this train will most likely be passing through falconwood on it’s way to kent having left london bridge at 0955 on sunday september the 5th and due to arrive at faversham at 1145. The train is expected back at london bridge at 2000, so it might come back through falconwood too.

    I say most likely going through falconwood station as the journey is advertised as passing bexleyheath, which is on the same tfl line as our station, whether or or not the same goes for special services I’m not sure. As a provisional guestimate, and pending the actual departure times, I would reckon that the train might come through the falconwood at around 1015-1100, and potentially 1900-1945 on the return leg.

    steam train

    London, Midland & Scottish Railway "Black Five" No. 44932 (this is not at falconwood by the way)

    1. Welling and district model engineering society ↩
    2. Thanks to 853, ianvisits, and event sponsors sheperd-neame, the journey itself is being run as part of a two day hop festival in faversham this weekend. ↩
     
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  • hilly 10:19 pm on August 28, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Have you seen toad of toad hall? 

    I just read an interesting bit of news on the neighbourhood watch site, Apparently we hillians are being encouraged to collect data on speeding drivers, and relay this to the met’s traffic police via 999:

    Sergeant Barry Edge confirmed the issues of speeding drivers around Shooters Hill could be tackled by getting the traffic division of the Met Police involved, but this will only happen if more residents call the issues in.

    We need your help in calling any issues of speeding drivers, logging the date, time and registration numbers.

    So, provided any speed freeks don’t whizz by too fast, and the vital statistics can be taken, why not 999 it (noting that callers are sometimes interrogated about themselves as well as the dangers they see).

    According to the latest police report for this ward, local safety is up on the last quarter, so collecting previously unknown information on speeding would support new safety initiatives in the area (such as solar powered smiley/frowny faces), and perhaps even give the police the odd chance of a go in the helicopter.

     
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  • hilly 11:18 pm on August 21, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Shooters Hill on Ice 

    bramble ice cream

    bramble ice cream


    -- Ingredients
    blackberries - 1 Pound
    double or whipping cream - 1 Pint
    sugar - ¼ to ½ Pound

    --Steps
    whizz and sieve the berries
    mix the juice & sugar
    whisk the cream into soft falling peaks
    fold ingredients together
    spoon into a carton
    half freeze (about 3 hours)
    whisk again, add a few whole berries, and wait...

    Bramble time is here again! I’ve tried various recipes over the years: crumbles, pies, juice, jelly and jam, but when I was on my holidays this year I came across some blackberry ice cream which was so nice I decided to try making some myself, luckily it was easy, the trickiest part being the waiting around.

     
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  • hilly 10:57 pm on August 21, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Views of and from the hill 

    Twilight on Shooters Hill

    Twilight on Shooters Hill

    There’s been some interesting hill related action on flickr lately, but unfortunately it’s of the look but don’t touch variety, so instead of being added to the site header, here are some links – i hope they stay up.

    Shooters Hill (with tower bridge in the foreground)

    Shooters Hill (with tower bridge in the foreground)

     
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  • hilly 9:16 pm on August 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Ham Radio Summit 

    gb4sh cray valley radio society

    GB4SH Cray Valley Radio Society

    As we know, shooters hill is an excellent location for communicating wirelessly, and so the Bull plays host once again to an aptly named ‘summit’ for ham radio enthusiasts organised by the cray valley radio society:

    The Cray Valley Radio Society are again being given on the 28th August 2010 the opportunity to operate from the highest point on their home ground which is also the highest point in South London

    The Bull is the highest Pub in South London being situated at the top of Shooter’s Hill at JO01AL, WAB TQ47. It is, also, on a par with another non-functionning pub in North London.

    It is 14 Km (~8.5 miles) SE of central London in the London Borough of Greenwich in SE18

    Shooter’s Hill is the highest pt. in Inner London south of the River Thames It is 132 m (432 feet) asl. The highest pt in Greater London is Westerham Heights at 245 m (804 feet).

    Because of its height the location has a long association with communications:

    1585 – beacon chain site
    1790’s – Napoleonic wars shutter telegraph site ( part of chain from admiralty to Sheerness and Deal)
    21st century – communications site with numerous antennas and dishes on surrounding high buildings.

    It is a local prominent landmark: at the summit a Victorian water tower can be seen for miles around London and surrounding counties

    Cray Valley members operated from the garden of the Pub on the summit, this highest pub in inner London South of the Thames is at 127m (416.7 ft. Previously there was a pub on Hampstead Heath NW3 some 9m higher but that is now closed and the building has been redeveloped. The highest pub in Greater London is near Westerham Heights at 235m (771 ft).

    The name of the area may be derived from an archers practice area. Later it became infamous for activities of Highway men ambushing travellers on the London to Dover Road that passes over the summit (the former Roman road Watling street). It was also the site of a gibbet!

    There is a summit ‘folly’: – Severndroog castle (19m high) built in 1784 to commemorate Sir William James (East India Co) who, in 1755, attacked and destroyed the Indian island fortress of Suvarnadurg. The Castle is currently undergoing restoration.

    The summit includes areas of ancient woodland: a nature reserve and a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) (Oxleas Wood, Jack Wood and Shepherdleas Wood)

    On the eastern slope there is situated one of the last farmland areas of London : 36 Hectare (89 acre) Woodlands Farm Trust – it is open to public and is frequently visited by schoolchildren to view the animals.

     
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  • hilly 1:22 pm on July 25, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Restaurants 

    Recently links have been added to the site for two restaurants on shooters hill, one for Ruchita Bengali Cuisine, just down from the red lion pub and chummys shellfish van, and one for City View Restaurant.

    Ruchita, which was previously known as Dhanshirry, and still has the same menu and plates, was awarded a food hygiene certificate in June 2009, and has its own tandoor oven, and so offers good naan, chicken, and lamb dishes.

    City View, which is part of the catering school in the Shooters Hill Post 16 campus on Red Lion Lane, also holds a current food hygiene award (which surprisingly few eateries in greenwich achieved), and offers an ever changing and very fancy menu for relatively low prices – the only down side of going there is the walk of shame past all the smoking youngsters by the front gates, plus they only take cash, or at least that was the case when I visited a year ago.

    The Red Lion and Bull pubs also got their food hygiene certificates, and only one of eleven eateries on Herbert Road did not get their award, Herbert Best Kebabs, and that was in mid January 2009, so hopefully things have improved there.

     
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  • hilly 1:08 pm on July 12, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Pavement Parking 

    Recently it’s been observed that fixed penalty notices are being handed out in the area for pavement parking. The council are possibly going to apply this law more intensively now as they are probably getting fairly desperate for cash, what with central government pulling the plug on building three borough schools, so drivers beware… pedestrians however can probably enjoy having a bit more of their space back.

     
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  • hilly 11:29 am on July 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Danson Festival 

    danson festival plan

    Danson Festival Plan


    It’s the danson festival this sat/sun, just a few stops on the 89 or 486 bus. There’s also lots of activities to do with the “big dance” this weekend, including tango at the tudor barn on sat, and some kind of jamboree at eltham palace on sunday. (the dance events are sponsored by a mobile phone company; surely if they can add gloss to their image with some art sponsorship they can do likewise by sorting out their nasty masts!)

     
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  • hilly 4:40 pm on June 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    SHAM Petition 

    There are lots of masts on the hill, almost 20 in fact, i must say the mobile reception has got a lot better…

    sham petition

    sham petition

    Here’s a copy of the SHAM petition in text:

    Residents Petition Against the Shooters Hill Masts

    Please complete this petition; it will be collected by a SHAM (Shooters Hill Against Masts) member. It is important you complete your name and address to ensure the validity of the petition.

    l/we the undersigned hereby support SHAM’s aims as outlined below in regard to the phone masts in the Shooters Hill area and in particular the powerful TETRA mast on Eaglesfield Road:

    1. That Greenwich Council ensure masts ad [original typo] all existing mobile/TETRA/and other operators immediately remove their equipment from the Shooters Hill area and relocate them away from peoples homes in the area;

    2. That Greenwich Council seek the immediate removal of the recently installed TETRA technology on the mast at Eaglesfield Road;

    3. That OFCOM seek the immediate removal of various equipment on the masts which does not confirm to agreed licences and safety guidelines;

    4. That the London Fire Brigade remove their mast on Eaglesfield Road and relocate it on one their own operational sites; and

    5. That Greenwich Council refuse further planning applications from communications companies where these affect heavily populated communities.

    SIGNED:

    Name:

    Address:

    Email Address:

    Telephone No:

    Your Health:

    Have you, your family or your pets experienced poor health that you think may be caused by or exacerbated by the radiation from the phone masts? If so, please give details below.

     
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  • hilly 11:09 pm on June 17, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Trim Trail 

    In a previous post on Eaglesfield park, I linked to some negative feedback on trim trails, which said no one uses them – but the other day I was on Lakedale road (very nice it is too) and i saw two wooden trim points by the paddling pool, both of which were very much in use: one by a solitary runner, possibly trying to get his arm muscles in proportion to those of his legs, and one by a family who were having lots of fun twirling round on some hoops, this was at 7 o’ clock in the evening. The devices themselves were not unattractive and it was a pleasant evening, perfect for a bit of exercise.

    Seeing this definitely made me feel more enthusiastic about the possibility of fitness facilities coming to Eaglesfield park.

     
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