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Things you didn't know about Falconwood

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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    My sister was christened at the Bishop Ridley church on The Green.
  • Darty Valiant
    Darty Valiant Posts: 618
    Shampan 3 Indian restaurant - arguably the best Indian Restaurant in SE London/NW Kent.
  • Morts-Genius
    Morts-Genius Posts: 967
    Falcon Tandoori is my choice, it's almost as good, probably the 2nd best curry house in SE London / NW Kent!

    Anyone local who wants a christening, then come and see me at the Church!

    http://www.bishopridleychurch.org.uk/index.html

    The Old Westwood Primary School (that I went to) is now named after the above church.
    Now a nice C of E School which bigs up the area further more!
  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
    now this is quite an interesting fact... winston churchill once drove past falconwood in a black daimler and reports say that he didnt knowingly know that he had until someone told him. but heres the best bit, when asked if he'd like to go back and drive past it again he said no!
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,430
    Shampan 3 Indian restaurant - arguably the best Indian Restaurant in SE London/NW Kent.
    Got a takeaway from there a few months ago and found it a bit bland to be honest. Prefer the other curry house along there.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    The Falconwood Community Centre was built in 1954.

    ;o)
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    The fields just along from the station were wall to wall football pitches and was where I played what passed for football back in the 70's. Pint in the Falcon afterwards, Sunday roast and the Persuaders on the box afterwards. Life was good.
  • Jimmy Seed Shooter
    Jimmy Seed Shooter Posts: 55
    I found a fur coat and a porn mag in the woods, what a day!
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    We leave/join the A2 at F'wood every time we go to the Valley and I've often wondered about the nonsense of the 'no left turn'. We've seen many a driver ignore it which means they have to swing out to make the turn and avoid the kerb line which makes it all quite dangerous. Otherwise I'm afraid the only times I've had dealings with F'wood is a blow out in a customers car in the east bound fast lane which was interesting, and my brother's funeral at the cemetary, which wasn't.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,590
    I found a fur coat and a porn mag in the woods, what a day!
    Result, a porn mag and something to mop up with.
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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    edited June 2011
    My grandmother and numerous aunts and uncles are all in Falconwood cemetery.
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    I hope they give my bro a hard time Oggy, but he'd have gone down rather than up!
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,227
    it's one junction up from Blendon


  • Jimmy Seed Shooter
    Jimmy Seed Shooter Posts: 55
    Seventies growler, i saw more fur in the mag than on the coat.
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,083
    The turn off the A2 is in Greenwich; the area in front of the station is in Bexley. That's why.. Airman Brown
    Good to see Greenwich and Bexley  have a close co-ordinated working policy then!.
    You could originally turn onto the A2 off Hook Lane, but was closed to stop traffic 'Rat - runs'
    The 'logic' of Bexley/Greenwich council and traffic management is featured every morning on the daily
    delays at the sun in the sands tailbacks, along with the 50 mph speed limit, that seems to cause such stress and chaos!
    Not sure if after the Greenwich/Bexley health authority liason was another great moment in local democracy, so be careful what you wish for with this bunch ! 
     
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    Has anyone on here been?

    http://www.wdmes.co.uk/public_running.htm


    Lived near there for years and never managed to. Shame its not running today.

    There is jousting in Oxford though today and tomorrow I think
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Many many times when my kids were young. Lovely way to spend a sunny afternoon. Tea and cake in the lovely garden while the nippers ride round on the trains.
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    Cool, we went to high rocks near tonbridge wells be careful but fun for kids


    http://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/secret-kent-the-high-rocks-35526/
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    There has been no sightings of a falcon for just over 41 years.

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