Better Beckenham

Text reads: Residents in south-east London have said the authorities have done nothing to stop speeding cars despite sending police more than a thousand reports of vehicles breaking the limit. People living on Siward Road and Godwin Road near Bromley town centre said drivers use their roads as short cuts. The residents said there were eight accidents there between 2024 and 2025, including a pedestrian being knocked over, and want traffic calming measures such as chicanes, road narrowing and planters to be installed. The Met Police said traffic calming was a council responsibility, but Bromley Council said those roads were not a priority for further action as no one has been injured in collisions recently.

While other London boroughs have been getting on with investing in traffic filters, school streets & cycle lanes, which are *proven* to make streets safer... Bromley Council resolutely ignores residents' demands to tackle speeding & high traffic volumes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good morning, lovely readers and residents of Beckenham (and beyond). We are so in love with our view across from St George's this morning, we had to share photos of the most glorious dafs that are out and proud and enjoying today's sunshine.

Three Hounds x Beckenham RFC Beer Festival.
Friday 8th & Saturday 9th May
Tickets are live. Spread the word!

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Beckenham and Penge Local Leaseholder Survey Are you a leaseholder in Beckenham and Penge? Fill out Liam Conlon MP's survey to have your say on the changes you would like to see on leasehold.

I just responded to Liam Conlon MP's Beckenham and Penge Leaseholder Survey. Have your say here: actionnetwork.org/forms/becken...

No Beckenham and New Addington trams for 2 weeks in Feb It’s not only the ageing rolling stock that requires replacement on south London’s tram network. Transport for London is to close half of the network, from East Croydon to Beckenham Jun…

No Beckenham and New Addington trams for 2 weeks in Feb insidecroydon.com/2026/01/29/n... #Croydon #NewAddington #Beckenham #Trams @abcommuters.bsky.social @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social

We are a friendly amateur orchestra based at Beckenham Methodist Church. This and next Thursday 7:30pm, we'll be playing through Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances for fun, without the pressure of a performance. Suggested donation of £10 per evening. Violins, violas, and lower brass especially welcome 😁

Southeastern service update: No trains at London Victoria, Saturday, December 27 to Wednesday, December 31. Trains are diverted to London Cannon Street; no service between London and Beckenham Junction via Herne Hill. Replacement buses available.

❗ There are no Southeastern trains at #LondonVictoria until Wednesday 31 December inclusive.

🔀 Most trains are diverted to Cannon Street.

📲 More Info: spkl.io/63324AlDK2

Southeastern notice: No trains at London Charing Cross & Waterloo East, Thursday 1–Sunday 4 January, due to engineering. Trains divert to London Victoria. A map shows alternative routes.

🎄Travelling with us over the festive period?

❗ There will be no Southeastern trains at #LondonCharingCross & #WaterlooEast from Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 January inclusive.

🔀 Most trains are diverted to London Victoria

📲 More Info: spkl.io/63323Acdu9

We’re at Beckenham Place Park this weekend for our Winter Vintage Market at the Mansion
Sat 13 & Sun 14, 10-4pm

40 traders inside & out
Street food
Artists’ Open Studios
Food Market joining us on Sunday

Beckenham Place Mansion, SE London, BR3 1SY

It’d be great to see you!

Judge & Priestley are proud to be sponsoring this year’s Beckenham Christmas Lights Switch On.

Join us on Saturday 29 November, from 4pm–7pm at Beckenham Green, for an evening packed with food and drink stalls, crafts, live bands, choirs and the big switch-on moment.

VITTLES Restaurants Is There Anywhere Good to Eat in Bromley? Where to eat in Penge, Welling, Sidcup and Beckenham by Jonathan Nunn, MiMi Aye, Gary Doherty, Apoorva Sripathi, Toyo Odetunde and Tom Jenkins. VITTLES NOV 14

Extremely proud to have
contributed to @vittles.bsky.social
'Six of the Best' South South East London Special and cracking up to discover that *two* of our recommendations are on the exact same road.

Out today!

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Google Streetview photo of Elmfield Road, north of Bromley South station

Bromley Council has started procurement for a £900k public realm overhaul of Elmfield Road, immediately north of Bromley South station. The current state of the road is pictured below. Interested to see what improvements are introduced here www.architectsjournal.co.uk/competitions...

Map showing the extent of the permit parking zone on Westgate Road, Beckenham

It finishes at the end of Westgate Road

Text: Three simple changes could transform this situation: 1/ Re-establishing the School Street with ANPR, 2/ Making up the road with green infrastructure for drainage, and 3/ Installing zebra crossings with bulb-outs on routes leading to the school - particularly Foxgrove/Westgate Road

Text: In 2022 Bromley Council set up a School Street to improve air quality and traffic safety - this was a bit better, even if it didn't resolve the flooding. But the council wouldn't buy ANPR cameras to monitor the School Street, so it was shut down by late 2022. Sign showing traffic sign for school street with black plastic covering the top half.

Text: When it rains, the unsealed road turns into a series of giant puddles - not just the roadway but the pavement too. However, the road is unadopted and Bromley Council doesn't hold legal responsibility to maintain it, so they won't do anything to fix the road.

Text: The entrance to St Mary's Primary School is on the left hand side in this photo below. This short stretch of Westgate Road is used by ~400 primary school students and their parents or caregivers as they arrive and leave each school day. Photo showing traffic, school children and parents in Westgate Road.

Text: The northern end of Westgate Road in Beckenham has everything you don't want to see outside a London primary school in 2023. A thread and a call for action. Map showing Westgate Road, satellite view.

Over 2.5 years ago we posted about the poor management of Westgate Road, Beckenham (thread below). Glad to see Bromley Council officers out this week, enforcing a new permit parking zone that should make the school gate safer & healthier for St Mary's Primary students @chloe-janelibdem.bsky.social

Heritage buses will run on the 54 bus route, Blackheath -> Elmers End, on Saturday 13 September

Back in Beckenham Place Park on Bank Holiday Monday 25 August!

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Heritage buses will run on the 54 bus route, Blackheath -> Elmers End, on Saturday 13 September

Be careful out there, people!

Multiple reports of cyclists being mugged for their bikes by moped gangs.

Shirley Church Road (Croydon) and College Road (Dulwich) targeted in recent days.

Keep an eye out for these scumbags and report anything suspicious to the police!

@insidecroydon.bsky.social

Teachers strike at South London school over treatment of its Jamaican staff

Around 20 teachers went on strike at the Beckenham school over its treatment of overseas workers

Cartoon showing street scene with lots of cars, some of which are on or blocking pavements. One bike is also parked on a pavement. A couple are saying ‘Look - someone’s left a hire bike on the pavement’.

New drawing: Hire bike

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Planning permission refused for Bromley Civic Centre redevelopment, due to a lack of natural light for the proposed flats, as well as inadequate waste storage and too many parking spaces

In two weeks - Vintage Market at the Mansion, in Beckenham Place Park south east London🌿☀️
50 traders with plenty of mid century furniture, homeware, art & interior decor, clothes & more.
Food market, too!
FREE 10-5pm

Teachers strike after Jamaican staff 'targeted' at south London school

Teachers at a school in Beckenham have complained about being ‘severely overworked to the point of exhaustion’

Service disruption | Southeastern If you are travelling you can find out the latest information about our services and see if there are any disruptions that might affect you.

ONGOING: Urgent repairs to the railway at #PengeEast
Trains are unable to run from Shortlands - London Victoria via Herne Hill until end of service today. Full information on alternative travel arrangements: southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-infor...

🎉 One Week to Go! 🎉
Market On The Green – Beckenham
🗓 Saturday 12 July | 10am – 5pm
📍 Beckenham Green

✨ Market Stalls
🎠 Kids Fun Fair
🍔 Delicious Street Food
🎤 Live Performances on Stage

Checkout what’s is on offer at: beckenhamresidents.org/market-on-th...

#MarketOnTheGreen