🕗 Pubs, Paths & Petitions

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I’ve been getting an earlier train all of this week, and have seen an entirely new set of faces on the morning commute. It always interests to me to see if there’s theme of people that get earlier versus later trains. Are these just early birds that like to be at work before everyone else? Or does their job require they start early? We’ll probably never know. Maybe one day we can survey the whole carriage 🤣

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I’ve known of this vendor in Spitalfields for many years, but I’ve never bought anything from here, having always preferred Fen Noodles opposite, however, that changed last week when a colleague said they’d like to try it. And what a great choice! We both took the special which was barbecued pulled pork in focaccia, and it was absolutely delicious.

The Roost Cafe in Chislehurst Rec is under financial pressure as Bromley Borough Council will require 15% of their turnover, once revenue goes over £10,000. Considering the pavilion was built almost entirely from community funds, this seems pretty steep. There are still plenty of other costs that need to be paid, and the venue is an important community asset used by many different local groups.

From next month, they may only open at the weekend for football.

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It was announced in the news this week pub chain Green King are to make some cost cutting changes with a number of pub closures which could impact around 150 jobs. We have two Green King pubs in the area, The Tiger’s Head on the common, and The Chequers on Southborough Lane. Pubs have always been a part of our community and it’s a shame to see how many of them are closing these days. This is a friendly reminder to use them or lose them.

The planned tube strikes have been called off, so no excuse to work from home next week, whilst both sides negotiate.

As a reminder, the trade union wants a 32-hour week over four days, meaning drivers would work a total of three hours less each week for the same salary.

There’s a “Yellow Brick Road” through the commons, which has been bought back to it’s former glory. Originally laid in 2004, the path from Royal Parade to the High Street had become pretty overgrown, but thanks to a number of volunteers, it has been restored.

See you next, Friday!
Simon

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