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This Forum must be nearly 20 years old ... !

It used to be so busy.What's gone wrong with Brentfordtw8.com?No photos these days as before?Little humour.Sad!

Jim Lawes ● 335d4 Comments

That's a very negative view in my opinion. Why not contribute yourself if you feel it's that bad. As for transport if you mean public transport I believe we are well served in Brentford particularly by the buses. The underground is reached easily by bus and Brentford station for going into Waterloo or out to Staines or Windsor.

Pat Kingham ● 334d

You have every right to freedom of speech but there does seem to be a bit of a logical fallacy posting a complaint about a lack of posts on particular subjects. Why not start a thread on issues you'd like to see discussed?You are doing a gross injustice to the participants on this forum who include a range of people many of whom have some interesting insights into what is going on in the area. All of the issues you say are not discussed are in fact regular topics and I would say that what has been contributed has expanded my knowledge of the subjects. The Pret grafitti hasn't been discussed here perhaps because people want to avoid touching on events in the Middle East but it has been covered in the site's newsletter. If you do want to dip your toe into those troubled waters - fill your boots.There are sound reasons to avoid sites like Facebook and NextDoor so other means of community discussion are to be encouraged in my view.

Jeremy Parkinson ● 334d

If I may offer my own view (like it or not, but we still just about live in a country where freedom of speech is a right). This forum is an echo chamber - it is devoid of original thought.  Many posts focus on petty matters and appear to ignore huge issues like Brentford’s overdevelopment and the terrible state of its transport and local infrastructure, (btw has anyone seen the new disgusting graffiti on the hoardings of the yet unopened Pret adjacent to Morrisons?)  . Some participants rail against the Labour dominance of this ward, yet when it comes to the ballot box, despite all the evidence, Labour candidates are still voted in. I hope the electorate will choose a worthy local alternative at the next election.

R Destcroix ● 335d

People tend to use Facebook and Nextdoor these days. Most local people don’t know about these Neighbournet sites, ChiswickW4 being the exception of course.

Richard Williams ● 335d