tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.comments2023-04-02T12:29:23.715+01:00What's on in Whitefoot and DownhamAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-32600075453011708672022-04-14T13:46:34.123+01:002022-04-14T13:46:34.123+01:00Interesting thoughtssInteresting thoughtssViolethttps://www.violetpayne.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-63778884468378892312012-06-03T19:17:41.147+01:002012-06-03T19:17:41.147+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889003193300686506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-72313584076871127372012-05-13T12:55:21.562+01:002012-05-13T12:55:21.562+01:00Mixing mortar and building a wall? You were busy! ...Mixing mortar and building a wall? You were busy! Are you aiming to coax the slugs to a watery end, or frogs to gobble them up? The two new smoothie bikes are great, the kids were queueing up to have a go long after the smoothie ingredients had finished!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-89121012746470018802012-05-13T09:23:12.214+01:002012-05-13T09:23:12.214+01:00Looks such fun, and the weather was magnificent f...Looks such fun, and the weather was magnificent for you all. <br /><br />I was busy mixing mortar, building a wall and digging a hole for a small pond!<br /><br />The smoothie bike would have been cleaner!Lewisham Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008604808935208883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-17620616511555939792012-05-02T05:46:26.300+01:002012-05-02T05:46:26.300+01:00Definitely not a fox, there were no feathers and t...Definitely not a fox, there were no feathers and the rest of them seemed quite unperturbed - they are very used to humans. We had a look at where someone could get in, without being noticed, from the prefabs side. If you are not overlooked it is surprising what can be achieved. A few months ago some of the roof lead was stolen via the same route.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-650867678935100192012-05-01T19:43:54.801+01:002012-05-01T19:43:54.801+01:00What on earth?
Is the preschool sure humans took...What on earth? <br /><br />Is the preschool sure humans took them and not a fox? How could people get in there?Lewisham Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008604808935208883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-56281913798568724222012-04-07T13:30:49.874+01:002012-04-07T13:30:49.874+01:00Read more about the Apothecary Garden on
http://l...Read more about the Apothecary Garden on <br />http://lewishamgardens.webs.com/apps/blog/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-48154661152462345982012-03-06T11:46:50.806+00:002012-03-06T11:46:50.806+00:00Thats not that good the leisure centre in Bellingh...Thats not that good the leisure centre in Bellingham it could be cleanerclairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-2941690109670011952010-07-03T09:36:16.446+01:002010-07-03T09:36:16.446+01:00Barry White performing his greatest hits at the Co...Barry White performing his greatest hits at the Community Association AGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-2113344799114321542010-03-22T15:33:33.321+00:002010-03-22T15:33:33.321+00:00These are from the comments box on the website:
P...These are from the comments box on the website:<br /><br />Please look at the photos that have been added from the Buildings by Design course at Hackney City Farm! We met yesterday 3 March to look at the model and discuss the latest updates.<br /><br />A mini eden project in the IT Suite: pomegranates and lemons grow while people surf the web. Rainwater is collected from the redesigned roof and used to water the plants and flush the accessible loos. Solar pv panels power and light the zones and provide heat to the rest of the building.<br /><br />i like hearty food - soups and stews -in the winter; interesting salads in the summer; fat chips with mayo dip; variety and choice but not too much so food hangs around for too long!; some squashy chairs for reading the paper; nice chalkboard with some regulars and daily specials too; tables with random chairs in different colours and shapes; nice muted greens on the walls and plants around; reasonable prices; friendly staff and some nice music playing; but most of all quality ingredients NOT basics stuff; i like a glass wall like Moonshot or Laban and tables outside like Pistachios in the Park and the solar panels are a great idea.<br />I dislike poor quality ingredients, use of cheap margarine and cheap bread particulalry; I dislike cheap coffee and not enough of it in the cup; i dislike a building that looks unfriendly and unwelcoming from the outside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-77243880597120653392010-03-03T09:19:37.497+00:002010-03-03T09:19:37.497+00:00The model we made (unfortunately the furniture was...The model we made (unfortunately the furniture was destroyed by my cat getting in the bin liner) will be on display at the meeting this afternoon 4pm and somewhere safe in the centre, at the festival etc. Photos of the model are on the cafe and community hub page<br />http://www.goldsmithscommunitycentre.info/#/cafe-and-community-hub/4535945085Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-84756873654640791832010-03-03T09:16:10.772+00:002010-03-03T09:16:10.772+00:00Lots of ideas about the food aspect from Hackney C...Lots of ideas about the food aspect from Hackney City Farm:<br />Volunteers who come twice a week on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon to plant, water and weed. Thursday is specifically focused on growing food so to learn more about how to grow plants from seed or how to propagate your fruit and veg this is the session for you<br />Fresh produce sold in season throughout the year (they were planting out mizuna and pak choi last week)and a special herb garden<br />Saturday vegetable gardening courses<br />Mini Farmers Club (8-12 yrs) on Saturday mornings<br /><br />The cafe is run as a business and pays rent to the city farm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-60994762832728633412010-02-15T11:07:59.780+00:002010-02-15T11:07:59.780+00:00I like to feel that I’m actually wanted ~ as a gue...I like to feel that I’m actually wanted ~ as a guest (even though I’m paying). It is especially important if I’m on my own.<br /><br />I like hot homemade soup and a chunk of good quality bread (homemade is best). I like to be able to fill up on bread as part of the price for the soup (or a small amount extra)… and I quite like it when they offer small bowls as well as ones you feel you could swim in! <br /><br />I like knowing that someone has lovingly prepared the food. It’s great if there is a story to tell, “we use our own herbs… I just need to pop outside and gather some more parsley…” <br /><br />I love fresh salads and a wide variety of vegetables and I like to think that the café is as environmentally friendly as possible (perhaps there is a leaflet on the table which tells me more about the values of the café and what they do to live these values).<br /><br />I like to know that my food tastes great AND is healthy too. I know there are going to be exceptions. For example ~ I know I’m kidding myself if I think that I’m going to find “healthy gooey chocolate cake”, but there are lots of ways of making main meals and snacks healthier. I love having a mixture of cake and fresh fruit salad. I may just be trying to ease my conscience here, but it feels like “having my cake and eating it”…<br /><br />I like it when the “healthier option” is also the less expensive. Makes it much easier to choose!<br /><br />I like being able to taste a teaspoonful of a “new” food without having to buy it.<br />And I like having a short description of the food to help me know what I’m buying.<br /><br />I like to be served by people who are willing to find a way to help. For example, I once asked for a mug of hot chocolate and I noticed the waitress nip out to the shop attached to the café and get a mug!<br /><br />I don’t like shop bought cakes or biscuits or food which is stale or cold when it should be hot. I like being warm.<br /><br />… and I love “discovering” a café with these attributes somewhere where I wasn’t expecting it.Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-53847702004659471782010-02-12T10:26:58.761+00:002010-02-12T10:26:58.761+00:00I like the idea of creating an entrance where the ...I like the idea of creating an entrance where the bike stands and noticeboard are at the moment (right hand side). It is not only really accessible as the slope is halfway up it also is almost perfectly level to the ramp entrance of the proposed food place. Maybe with a beautiful gate. It would be great to integrate accessibility rather than have to create it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-37535789708518495172010-02-12T10:19:14.020+00:002010-02-12T10:19:14.020+00:00Security and entrances - during the summer if a gr...Security and entrances - during the summer if a group, say of kids, are in the food place the doors will want to be open. Need to know that the kids will be safe and the outside space doesn't just go down to the road for a kid to be squashed by a bus or people won't just be able to stroll in. Would also be good to allow them to let off steam outside in the fresh air or even do some prep work on tables in a secure space. <br /><br />Therefore need to have a way that a section of outside area can be penned off to make an inside and outside area that is safe from passers by. Also if you are doing something outside and go in for a few minutes you want to know that what you have left outside is secure-ish.<br /><br />Sitting outside when it's raining - if the front is glass a waterproof retractable awning so that the space doesn't get too hot in summer, also the space could be open and used if it rains. Could double the numbers of people that can use the space as well. Free and liberating and a good advert to passers by!<br /><br />A raised area could be the limits of the penned area, with storage underneath? <br /><br />Going through a separate entrance means people may pass by what is on offer at the Goldsmiths - people may pick up bits of information on the way. A very inviting and welcoming entrance and not institutional in any form.kerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-74145093832428919192010-02-05T16:45:26.817+00:002010-02-05T16:45:26.817+00:001) I know it looks like a chest freezer when it...1) I know it looks like a chest freezer when it's shut (or possible a coffin. 2) I like these tables and wonder how much they cost. 3) For some reason this reminds me of a prefab, all the services coming through one pipe. 4) These are things of beauty apart from the recycled one. They can't possibly be $1000 each can they?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-75049075767338236112010-02-05T08:00:56.287+00:002010-02-05T08:00:56.287+00:00Things I like : Cosy and warm in Winter. Cool and ...Things I like : Cosy and warm in Winter. Cool and airy in Summer. Clean. Healthy food. Unhealthy food. Treats (cake). Friendly staff and customers.<br />Reasonable prices. Tables outside. Themed decor.Trevor Specialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-27220696475329133112010-02-05T06:53:13.658+00:002010-02-05T06:53:13.658+00:00Deptford Project
Like: writing on stools; ornament...Deptford Project<br />Like: writing on stools; ornaments on mini shelves outside (outside art brightens up area and this is good use of limited space); outside loo in shed is great innovation but should not be necessary for us; compact and well-designed kitchen; Hearty portions; Huge cakes<br />Dislikes: Made me feel sea-sick<br />Albany<br />Likes: Daily specials<br />Dislikes: Hard furniture - sofa was not inviting; White walls<br />Chumleigh<br />Likes: Comments book; Soft olive green walls; <br />Sofas back-to-back to create obvious child area;<br />Smaller flexible tables; Arches either side of chimney create space; Local interest art/decoration; Fire painting; Chalkboards<br />Dislikes: Trellis across window; Wide opening to kitchen<br />Moonshot: Walls creating rooms; Seating platform; folding Tables with flip tops; Stairs/seating flexibility<br />Dislikes: Cold colour scheme; Clinical school furniture; Tuck-shop counter<br />Pistachio's<br />Likes: Yellow/red colours - felt busy, warm and inviting; Option to open up front (but they do have lovely view - we don't)<br />Dislikes: Over 50% of space devoted to kitchen<br />Other ideas: Make interesting furniture/décor by including writing/objects/images that might spark up conversation/evoke emotion E.g. stools in Deptford Project, ornaments, wall decorations in ChumleighSueEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-35065548787302885302010-01-29T14:39:18.797+00:002010-01-29T14:39:18.797+00:00I like the name 'Goldcat' as it reminds me...I like the name 'Goldcat' as it reminds me of happy times, the space was once called that in the past.<br />I like friendly service always with a smile and if they haven't got it this time, they make sure they will have it for you the next time you come in.<br />I like the new and the different, with a 'bit of a surprise'.<br />I like new things that were once old. Like open plan converted factory studio apartments.<br />I like a variety of fresh fruit teas and the smell and taste of a million different freshly ground coffees.<br />I like home made CAKE!! 'Let them eat cake'. And every now and again, I like a Cream tea with a scone, jam and clotted cream. Without the tea of course.<br />I like warm and cosy and comfortable chairs. But not fabric upholstered chairs in food establishments, soft furnishings like cushions are much easier to keep clean.<br />I like a good variety of non meat based meals and snacks.<br />I like a place that everyone can feel comfortable and enjoy, that you can build relationships in.<br />I like a good value for money 'special'.<br />Oh and I nearly forgot I like 'zones'!<br /><br />Now for my dislikes:<br />I dislike unhelpful, unfriendly service.<br />I get bored of most menus after a while, so new dishes need to be introduced periodically.<br />I dislike old things that smell and things that aren't clean.<br />I dislike places you go to drink and they haven't got much choice. Only tea or coffee.<br />I don't like places that sell mass manufactured cakes, if I wanted that I'd go to Tescos.<br />I don't like chairs that have ground in pieces of old food on them.<br />I don't like the only non meat products to be cheese or fish.<br />I don't like to feel unwelcome or intimidated.<br />I don't like places that can't adapt, 'businesses need to change with the times'.<br />I don't like places that don't for fill and that aren't good value.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594941038340385504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557959178563797148.post-4154806871078068892010-01-29T11:40:41.448+00:002010-01-29T11:40:41.448+00:00Likes...
• ‘Feel’ – ‘community feel / hand made / ...Likes...<br />• ‘Feel’ – ‘community feel / hand made / did it ourselves quality / funky touches / community ownership, using appropriate inspiration as with the Deptford Project; knick-knacks for wall decorations (local markets) / coloured strips on tables (tube map colours) / a space that compliments the building and its setting.<br />• Decor – Things to look at or read / wording/lettering on walls/furniture / stencils on the windows / motto of the day board<br />• Colour – deep red for the comfy area and pistachio green for the seated/kitchen areas<br />• FOOD! - simple manageable home cooked/rustic food / regular sandwich/snack type foods plus a couple of daily hot choices / healthy snacks / good choice for veggies / temptingly presented food / cakes…the cakes!!!! (we all know the ones).<br />• Equipment - Stainless steel kitchen / proper coffee machine / chalk board of menu & separate for specials / newspapers<br />• Environment - Natural light / skylights / large attractive ‘feature’ windows / large fold back doors opening to the outside (as with Pistachios) / internal divider doors to separate areas (Moonshot) the smell of home cooking …<br />• Outside - Palms & chunky planters<br />• Furniture - practical small square tables / dark wood / comfy seating area (not just for those with kids) / highchairs and tall dining chairs for those out of high chairs<br />• Child Friendly - children’s toys / play area / kiddie seating / children’s menu/portions<br /><br />Dislikes...<br />• 'Feel' - clique / made to order cafe (not personalised or lending self to the building/environment)<br />• Décor – sparse cold empty walls (as with Moonshot)<br />• Colours – bright primary colours<br />• Environment – large gloomy open spaces (Albany) / artificial lighting (& plants) / strip lighting<br />• Furniture – (cheap looking) yellow pine / not appropriate for use/customers (Moonshot)<br />• FOOD – can’t see food before you buy / boring/poor selection / same as any old café / the never changing menu / badly displayed snacks & beverages / all plain food<br />• Not child friendly – tight space between tables for buggies / no play area etc<br />• Toilets – cold / no hot water / public bathroom feel<br />• Equipment – preparation areas too spread out (as with Chumleigh’s) / insufficient prep’ area / kitchens that only seem to have a microwave!<br /><br />Sorry if that's a bit too much<br /><br />SamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004036355232837652noreply@blogger.com