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That’s it really.
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What a great idea! The What ifs are great, particularly as they stimulate debate and actually show people how much better their high street could be…..
Any chance of doing some of these for Forest Hill? It desperately needs it and the Forest Hill Society have been trying to think of ways to get shop owners to realise how much better things could be?
Keep up the great work.
Thanks Hilary, I plan to focus on Sydenham to start with and move towards Forest Hill later.
Feel free to pass the word around!
All the best
Lee
Good luck with this one, Lee. Very creative.
I love this website and I think your designs are great. I work in Sydenham Road and walk past these shops every day. It just goes to show how some simple and relatively cheap improvements could make such a change. I hope the Sydenham Town Centre Manager is looking!
Keep up the good work/
Thanks Tom, more to come soon, watch this space!
Lee – I think your “what if” ideas are fab. They are creative and, if taken up, would certainly help to smarten up Sydenham high street and probably boost the numbers of local and passing shoppers. I hear some of the shops are keen to consider taking up your design ideas; this only proves how a “can do” attitude can make a difference to an area. Thanks for your contribution to our community.
Well, hopefully…if anyone can, mention it to the shop owners. Spread the word!
Dear Lee and Ariana,
We think the whatif website and your efforts are valuable for the Sydenham community and we support your work.
We’re sure your designs would definetly leave an impressive mark on the high street and your website designs are really asthetic too.
Gurkha’s will definetly consider you when we make design changes in the future.
Our best wishes,
Gurkha’s Management
Great Lee. Keep it coming. There are a lot of town’s, villages etc, that need an uplift and interest that you are giving. We need more like you around. If they are around, please come out of the woodwork, and give what you can to your local area. We can be “great again”. Thanks.
Lee – I think your “what if” ideas are fab. They are creative and, if taken up, would certainly help to smarten up Sydenham high street and probably boost the numbers of local and passing shoppers. I hear some of the shops are keen to consider taking up your design ideas; this only proves how a “can do” attitude can make a difference to an area. Thanks for your contribution to our community.
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Thanks Gerome, please talk to shop owners about them. Word of mouth is invaluable. The more people know abut this the better. We are spending millions on doing up the high street but doing nothing about the shops. Unless the shops look better the perception of the high street won’t change. The perception of the high street is that it is shabby. It’s a shame that the council can’t see this.
Keep looking as t here will be more in the future. I’m also preparing an article on costs of things like roller shutters and blinds and signs so keep looking.
W.I.S.
Sterling work, keep it up.
Many thanks Barry, we have been approached by some other businesses in the high street to create what if’s and will will do some work down in Home Park soon for a potential cafe.
Lee,
I love your vision with the “What Ifs” – and it takes someone with vision to show that things can progress & change, and that attaining the community you dream of is acheivable.
Good luck with everything — I really hope at least some of it it comes into being!
Jenn
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Really creative, would love you to consider Croydon which has more than its fair share of abandoned shops. Good luck with Sydenham and keep trying!
Julie
Hi Julie,
Many thanks for your kind words.
We are now working with the GLA and the Outer London Fund on similar schemes which came out of doing the one in Sydenham. Our latest scheme is in Ruislip Manor in North London (www.whatifthemanor.wordpress.com). We continue to add work to this blog and work with Sydenham businesses for free along with a number of charities etc. Funnily enough we may well turn our attention to empty shops in the near future. Good luck in Croydon, the council have probably seen our presentation as they did win funding for the Outer London Fund and I’m sure a representative was at the launches, but we haven’t been invited to consult with them.
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