I hope all SE23 businesses have taken advantage of this grant(not loan), have Lewisham council promoted it as hard as Brent ?
If only we had a swimming pool that was owned by the council that needs funds to open…
What relevance is the swimming pools,did you even read the article ?
This is Government money in grants available from the council for local businesses.
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I read quite a lot about these from Lewisham communications when launched and saw mentions across social media. Yet when I spoke to a local business they were unaware.
I’d suggest if people were comfortable with it to mention it to businesses. Word of mouth is powerful.
Because the Lewisham gyms (aka local businesses) have not reopened and it is believed to be a funding/contract issue (aka they want more money like a grant…).
Forest Hill pools are run by Fusion Corporation in the name of Lewisham Council which is not a local business,also if you had bothered to read the article you would have seen it is also available to businesses that have NOT closed during the crisis.
So you are saying Fusion isn’t local? If you bothered to read the article it doesn’t matter if they stayed open
FUSION LIFESTYLE
Unit 2-4, Bickels Yard. 151–153 Bermondsey St, London, SE1 3HA
Love a bit of Brick! Probably my favourite SE London brewery.
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We took advantage of that last night. It was a beautiful evening. There were well spaced groups of people drinking, eating and chatting in the gardens enjoying the heat and lovely views across London. We are very lucky to have access to this beautiful, well managed space.
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Rude!
Nadia, I am sorry if you thought I was rude. The point I was trying to get over to John was that Forest Hill swimming pools are a Leisure service provided by Lewisham Council not a local business in SE23.
I would hope the council can get funds from the Government to reopen the pools but not from this particular coronavirus fund.
I was involved in a business which traded successfully in Forest Hill for 50 years so can appreciate the difficulties this crisis has created.
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This sounds lovely. Do you happen to know if the Brick pop-up was a one off or is it a permanent feature?
It is still there now if you want to pop up for a sneaky pint!
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I did and it was delightful 
highly recommend!
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I just ordered some online - they deliver for free ‘locally’ which includes SE23 