News – Forest Hill

SE23 Rocks!

SE23.Rocks is trying to recapture the best of SE23.life’s with a more modern user interface. It already has more than a 100 members and efforts are being made to keep it in safe hands.

Safer crossing on Woolstone / Cranston / Houston Rd junction

It was exciting to see that work has FINALLY started on the dangerous junction on Woolstone Road where it is crossed by the traffic from Cranston Road and Houston Road.

Horniman twinned with Khanenko Museum in Kyiv

The Horniman has signed an agreement to twin with the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, in an arrangement which will see the cultural exchange of knowledge and support between the two organisations.

Welcome to the new Forest Hill Website

Featuring the latest and most comprehensive collection of news curated from social media and elsewhere. Plus upcoming events, travel, planning, photos and more to come. Not forgetting links to discover more about Forest Hill and the community.

Perry Rise Lido

14 July 2026

The new Lido is taking shape with installation of a fountain feature. Seriously, avoid Bell Green in a car, traffic is backed up in all directions 2 posts - 2 [...]

Graffiti in the area

11 July 2026

Does anyone know what can be done about the increasing amount of graffiti down Dartmouth and London Road? I’ve reported it on Love Clean Streets and had success in the [...]

Spotted several dragonflies in my garden

10 July 2026

I’ve seen them once or twice before, but this year I think I’ve counted 4 or 5 dragonflies of different sizes and colours in my garden. I don’t have any [...]

August 2026 events listing

10 July 2026

A list of local events happening in and around SE23. This is a wiki, so if you know of any other interesting events, please feel free to add them For [...]

Regeneration of Forest Hill

10 July 2026

The potential regeneration of Forest Hill, especially the town centre, is frequently alluded to in various topics here and previously on other forums. But I’m unsure whether this is something [...]

New burger joint in town

9 July 2026

The finishing touches are being applied before an opening next week. I just met Ali, the proprietor of the new burger takeaway in the old Jollibee opposite Forest Hill station [...]

Lewisham is looking healthier

7 July 2026

Today the Forest Hill Society took part in a presentation of the latest “Healthy Streets Scorecard” for all London Boroughs, the 8th year this has been running. The main take-away [...]

Looking for ideas for a new Forest Hill Kiosk

7 July 2026

We’ve adopted! The Forest Hill Society are now the proud guardians of the traditional red phone box / kiosk outside The Capitol on London Road. It has been a long [...]

Casualty on line at Forest Hill station (6/7/26)

6 July 2026

There are no services through Forest Hill due to a casualty on the track according to TfL. 5 posts - 2 participants Read full topic [...]

Forest Hill in the Media

6 July 2026

My London – 4 Jul 26 Neighbourhood named London's best place to live but you may not have heard of it With leafy streets and a village vibe, this pretty [...]