A side issue perhaps but I see it as quite unfortunate that the Syd Soc and its member seems to have so much influence over Forest Hill matters, particularly now that Forest Hill has an amenity society of its very own, which has had considerable divergences of opinion with Syd Soc including in respect of the approach to the pools discussion. I've been pilloried before for having this view however given that most such organisations are not necessarily representative of their local community nor are they democratically elected, any that are consulted surely ought to be at least geographically relevant.
I do clearly recall trying to join Syd Soc many years ago but being told that although I was welcome to pay the fee, I could not participate in meetings as I did not live in the right area! ( Perry Vale). Despite this, Syd Soc were at that time playing a vocal role in FH town centre development, my local town centre. They claim to do so now as their' boundary' extends to Round Hill which is in SE26. As you can probably tell, this issue has irked me for some time! The unfortunate thing is that most beneficiaries of Syd Soc policies and activity already have a nice pool close to them- the Bridge- hence its unlikely that they will feel the need to travel to Forest Hill.

There therefore needs to be careful consideration as to whose voice gets listened to in this and in any debate concerning Forest Hill regeneration including the pools and consultation and whose voice gets priority.