Forest Hill Society

Another productive community Litter Pick The members of the Forest Hill Society once again joined forces with the Friends of Albion Millennium Green and Surfers Against Sewage, to deal with the litter along the railway path from Forest Hill ...

Gotta love your community

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#litterpick #community #valentinesday

Forest Hill Gambado jumps forward Update on The Capitol planning application

Some more news about the redevelopment of The Capitol in Forest Hill, SE23

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#se23 #london #community

Litter pick-up along the railway path | Forest Hill Society Join volunteers from Albion Millennium Green and Surfers Against Sewage to clean up this local path

'Tis the season again ... the autumn and winter rubbish has accumulated and we want to help put a proper Spring in everyone's step. Help us clean up this local footpath

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Forest Hill Society AGM 2025 | Forest Hill Society The Annual General Meeting of the Forest Hill Society will take place in the Library. Join us to hear about what we've been up to in 2025 and plans for 2026

If you live in Forest Hill, Honor Oak, Kirkdale or Perry Vale, come to the 2025 Forest Hill Society AGM TONIGHT from 19:30 (with informal drinks afterwards)

Details below, but members are invited to join via Zoom if they prefer.

#London #SE23 #society

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We've added a few more fundraising links to the post and will update this further as we hear of any more

In support of Finches after the recent fire Like everyone in Forest Hill and around, we were shocked to see dramatic flames and a column of smoke rising from somewhere near the Perry Vale exit of Forest Hill Station on Thursday evening, 16th of...

The Forest Hill and Perry Vale community has gathered together to offer support for the family affected by last week's fire and the loss of a well-loved business, and home.

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Here is the latest from the Fire Brigade

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Fire near Forest Hill Station.

Be aware that there is an ongoing incident on Perry Vale, south of Forest Hill Station #se23. There is a fire behind the shops. Firefighters are in attendance. The advice is to keep windows and doors closed. Southbound trains are also not stopping at the station.

Subway Cleaning - Summer 2025 | Forest Hill Society Help to make this underpass a more pleasant experience by freshening up the subway at Forest Hill Station

Help us make Forest Hill a more pleasant place to travel to and from, or just walk through:

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#se23

Public Service announcement: with both Thames Water remedial work on the South Circular, and the closure of Dartmouth Road, it is best to avoid driving through Forest Hill for the next two weeks

#psa #se23 #traffic

Lewisham Council is consulting on an Active Travel Strategy, including several potential corridors in Forest Hill, Perry Vale and Honor Oak Park.

Please do take moment to read the proposals, and maybe send your feedback (link on this page)

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Quiet, tucked away neighbourhood that was named best place to live in London It's surprising to find such a village-like oasis just a stone’s throw from Lewisham

Always nice to see our great local businesses and active community being celebrated ... but we're not THAT hard to find :)

#se23 #foresthill #shoplocal

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Forest Hill Walking Festival 2025 – A Weekend of Steps, Stories, and Community On Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th June 2025, around 100 residents, visitors, and members of the Forest Hill Society took part in one of the six walks on offer.

A short wrap-up post about last weekend's Forest Hill Walking Festival

Together we covered around 340 miles and 680,000 steps!

Hopefully we created some new friends and a better insight into our local area.

#se23 #lovelocal

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Perfect weather for a walking festival and edible plant giveaway. See you in Forest Hill #se23 TODAY.

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Forest Hill Walking Festival 2025 | Forest Hill Society Take part in one of 6 different local walks. Explore independently, or join the led walk. Join us to explore some local sights, learn some local history and stories, and meet the community

"We are new to the area and really looking forward to discovering more during the walk!

Such a great initiative!"

Wonderful words to hear from a neighbour who has just signed up to the Forest Hill Walking Festival taking place THIS WEEKEND (7-8 June '25)

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1/3 Dame Doris Beale b1889 over father’s drapers shop 42 London Road, Forest Hill. Joined Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service 1917 after nurse training & took many postings both in UK and overseas, her career culminating in the position of Matron-in-Chief of QARNNS from 1941 during WW2.

Take the Nature Reserves Challenge: Discover Forest Hill & Honor Oak’s Nature Reserves – All in One Day! Join us for an exclusive walk around the nature reserves of Forest Hill & Honor Oak

Join us in the feature 'challenge' walk of this year's Forest Hill Walking Festival - exploring 5 nature reserves in one circular walk - 8th June 2025 #se23

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Join me for a musical stomp around SE23 - Forest Hill railway station at 2.30pm on Sunday 8 June - and check out the playlist for a hint of what to expect open.spotify.com/playlist/6oe....

Lace up your walking shoes & join us for the Forest Hill Society Walking Festival on Sat 7th & Sun 8th June 2025 - Explore some beautiful London trails and discover the hidden gems of Forest Hill. Find all the details here: www.foresthillsociety.com/forest-hill-... #ForestHill #SE23 #ExploreLondon

Take the Nature Reserves Challenge: Discover Forest Hill & Honor Oak’s Nature Reserves – All in One Day! Join us for an exclusive walk around the nature reserves of Forest Hill & Honor Oak

We're very excited about our new planned walk, the Nature Reserves Challenge taking place as part of the 2025 Forest Hill Walking Festival

Come and join us on this exclusive walk - and meet the challenge - June 8th, 2025

#walking #nature #challenge #se23

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Havelock Walk Open Studios
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Dacres Wood Nature Reserve Open Day
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Next Open Days Railway embankment glade

Garthorne Road Nature Reserve Open Day
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There's a busy weekend of activities in Forest Hill and #SE23 coming up:

* Saturday *
Open days at Garthorne Road and Dacres Wood Nature Reserves

* Saturday & Sunday *
Havelock Walk Open Studios

Links to follow - have fun!

Mysterious development on Dacres Road Enquiries concerning a development on Dacres Road and Perry Vale

A development has appeared on the corner of Dacres Road and Perry Vale - and yet no-one seems to know what it is about. #se23

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Forest Hill underpass work is still ongoing An update with information on works to the Forest Hill underpass

Some good news on this story - but it took quite a bit of pressure and chasing

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Have your say on Lewisham Sustainable Streets programme Local people know their neighbourhood best and we want you to help us create streets that meet your needs and make your neighbourhood greener, safer, and more enjoyable places to live and work. We ...

Lewisham's Sustainable Streets initial consultation for Forest Hill & Perry Vale wards has opened. We encourage everyone to add their thoughts on ways that our streets can be made safer, healthier and less congested, and we will read this with interest too.
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Indeed, that could be good. Just need to consider the best route to connect an 'express' service in the area without getting stuck in existing traffic

Sign the Petition *Express Bus Route Between Forest Hill and Brixton*. Stopping at Key Stations in SE London

We were contacted by a local resident about an idea for an 'express' bus route (Superloop?) that would connect Forest Hill with Brixton via Herne Hill. What do you think?

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Introducing the Gulf of Forest Hill Announcing our selection of the Gulf of Forest Hill

Introducing the Gulf of Forest Hill

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