Is it true? cafe trio to close forever this Sunday

[Huggers]

If you are walking to bellenden road from east dulwich you almost certainly will walk past the new melange.

[spider69]

I hope you are right?

Would have thought people would have used Adys Road.

Sitting outside is not the same as in Bellenden Village.

[Jeremy]

"Backwater"? It's a 30 second walk from the old shop... visible from Bellenden Rd. I know it's not ideal, but doesn't seem like a disaster.

[Huggers]

Adys, Oglander, Maxted...will bring you out just by the new choc caff. Also And a lot of people using bellenden road live around bellenden road.

[spider69]

A lot of people live around Trio.

Sitting looking at nothing is not the same as Bellenden Village and people.

I wish them luck

[Jeremy]

"Bellenden Village"??

[edhistory]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> "Bellenden Village"??

When built, the North end of East Dulwich Parish.

Don't go there.

[Otta]

Spider69 you are a ray of sunshine.

[richard tudor]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> "Bellenden Village"??

That is what it is called. Look at Estate agents blurb

[Louisa]

Bell End Village would be more appropriate.

Louisa.

[ed_pete]

Louisa Wrote:

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> Bell End Village would be more appropriate.

>

> Louisa.

Why ?

[Louisa]

Peckham is Peckham. Estate agent drivel to re-brand existing neighborhoods with ridiculous names is a way of encouraging gentrification and super house price inflation. It sub divides communities unnecessarily. The short walk between Bellenden RD and Rye Lane may as well be a 8 hour flight from Heathrow. 20/30 years ago that was not the case. So yes, Bell End Village is more appropriate in my eyes.

Louisa.

[ed_pete]

Louisa Wrote:

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> Peckham is Peckham.

Then call it Peckham - no need to be rude about it.

[yeknomyeknom]

Agreed. Talk about lowering the tone.

ed_pete Wrote:

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> Louisa Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Peckham is Peckham.

>

> Then call it Peckham - no need to be rude about

> it.

[spider69]

I thought it was called Peckham

Bellenden Road shops are Bellenden Village.

Rebranding for the benefit of new house owners.

Perhaps I have got it wrong

[ed_pete]

Each to their own.

Bellenden Road shops are Bellenden Road shops.

Bellenden Village is Estate Agent guff.

[Jeremy]

I'm kind of OK with Bellenden Rd and the streets off it to be referred to as "Bellenden".. but "Village" is daft!

The Wikipedia entry made me giggle : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellenden_Road

Bellenden is claimed to be distinct from any of its surrounding neighbours for a number of reasons (largely those trying to justify why they spent over 600K in Peckham)

[DulwichFox]

Village:-

A self-contained district or community within a town or city, regarded as having features characteristic of village life:

The butcher, the baker the candlestick maker... MMhmm is there a candlestick maker..

Foxy

[Louisa]

Dulwich Village is a historical name. This was a village long before London consumed it. Bellenden Village is a made up thing by estate agents to make posh 'do me uppers' feel good about the fact they invested in an otherwise shit area (in their eyes).

Louisa.

[Jeremy]

Louisa Wrote:

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> an otherwise shit area (in their eyes).

In your eyes too... I thought you were not a fan of Peckham/Rye Lane?

[Louisa]

I love Peckham, I grew up there. I do think it needs an overhaul and tidy up, and that process is in motion right now so let's see what happens. Rye Lane is shit yeah, awful in fact. What I find patronising is estate agents giving areas these made up names for one purpose and one purpose only. It's annoying.

Louisa.

[JohnL]

Louisa Wrote:

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> I love Peckham, I grew up there. I do think it

> needs an overhaul and tidy up, and that process is

> in motion right now so let's see what happens. Rye

> Lane is shit yeah, awful in fact. What I find

> patronising is estate agents giving areas these

> made up names for one purpose and one purpose

> only. It's annoying.

>

> Louisa.

Graffiti on the front of John the Unicorn this morning

"John the Yuppiecorn"

[Louisa]

I'm prepared to give any business a chance. 'John the Unicorn' is brought to Peckham by the same owners of EDT so I'm thankful for a new boozer locally and wish it every success. Whether it's my 'cup of tea' is another matter, of course.

Louisa.

[DulwichFox]

Louisa Wrote:

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> I'm prepared to give any business a chance. 'John

> the Unicorn' is brought to Peckham by the same

> owners of EDT so I'm thankful for a new boozer

> locally and wish it every success. Whether it's my

> 'cup of tea' is another matter, of course.

>

> Louisa.

Well there are plenty of people living in Peckham but will John The Unicorn ever be a destination pub.

Foxy

[Louisa]

Interesting point foxy. It's certainly in a good location and will re-direct and possibly increase footfall from the starion up Rye Lane of an evening. Particularly so as a few doors along from here a new chain restaurant is set to open this year, 'Turtle Bay', which will give people a reason to head in this direction. Let's just hope this all inclusive a deep clean of the streets in front of these places.

Louisa.