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Brixton Chitter Chatter and News - August 2012

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The inevitable hipster art book and 'cool stuff' store is opening up in Market Row in the unit previously occupied by the wanker tattoo lot.
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He was in there doing a bit of decorating when I went passed the other week. He seems a decent enough bloke, tbf.
 
:D Don't know the bloke. Went in there once out of interest but cos I've already got a tattooist up north that I use (although no money at the moment), I was never going to get anything done anyway. I think I asked him how long he'd been there or something. Completely unremarkable conversation.

Why have I bothered typing that?
 
Mrs Magpie said:
Overheard through my window, from a woman passing by. Dunno why, it just made me crease up.
"Madison! Get out of that fucking tree NOW!"
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Cat, ferret, dog or child? ;)

In more gentrification news, the last unit on the right as you walk through Market Row towards 'Brixton Village' (ptuh!) has also changed hands and is now occupied by a retro vintage assortment of stuff. Opposite the fishmongers, if this sort of thing does it for you.
 
I've been on here before but I've never signed up. Now it's three days (eek) until I move into my flat in Brixton (near the prison) and I wanted to say hi to forum people and ask what advice you'd all give to a newbie.

Hello!
 
Beta Finn said:
I've been on here before but I've never signed up. Now it's three days (eek) until I move into my flat in Brixton (near the prison) and I wanted to say hi to forum people and ask what advice you'd all give to a newbie.

Hello!
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Hello! My advice is this: if daddy has just bought you the flat, keep that fact to yourself.

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Beta Finn said:
I've been on here before but I've never signed up. Now it's three days (eek) until I move into my flat in Brixton (near the prison) and I wanted to say hi to forum people and ask what advice you'd all give to a newbie.

Hello!
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If that's you in your avatar pic I'd take it down sharpish. Lend us a fiver?
 
Top advice. Shop in the Market proper and get to know the stallholders and they'll see you alright, especially if it's towards the end of the day. Fruit and veg are much cheaper in the market, the market is being squeezed by Lambeth Council, Market landlords, and the supermarkets. use it or we'll lose it. Really walk around and get to know the place and the people. Interact.
 
Mrs Magpie said:
Top advice. Shop in the Market proper and get to know the stallholders and they'll see you alright, especially if it's towards the end of the day. Fruit and veg are much cheaper in the market, the market is being squeezed by Lambeth Council, Market landlords, and the supermarkets. use it or we'll lose it. Really walk around and get to know the place and the people. Interact.
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Thanks :) I'm pretty excited about the markets quite honestly!
 
editor said:
New flats opposite me start at a quarter of a million a pop. For a crappy one bedroom Barratts Home.
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Our flat - a largish 1 bed but slightly decrepit old Victorian terrace ground floor flat has just been valued at 320-350K. Madness.

I hasten to add that we're merely renting.
 
Beta Finn said:
I've been on here before but I've never signed up. Now it's three days (eek) until I move into my flat in Brixton (near the prison) and I wanted to say hi to forum people and ask what advice you'd all give to a newbie.

Hello!
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Everything you know about Brixton is wrong. Actually everything anyone knows about Brixton is wrong.
 
TruXta said:
If you're that poor, how did you afford a place in Brixton? Serious question - it's not cheap around here anymore. Would've lent you some dosh, only I'm on a different continent.
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That's why I can't afford to eat any longer. Our place isn't too expensive, thankfully.

ericjarvis said:
Everything you know about Brixton is wrong. Actually everything anyone knows about Brixton is wrong.
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That's comforting.

quimcunx said:
Object to the Tesco they're going to open on Brixton Hill.
http://www.brixtonblog.com/campaign-how-to-object-to-the-george-iv-becoming-a-tesco/6244
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Signed. I heard about that the other day and was deeply upset. Thanks for the petition link!
 
Been doing some research on my family tree for a whileand I've just discovered a very distant relative - in fact my 3rd great grand uncle - Henry Flower, lists place of birth as Brixton in 1858. He and his family lived at 4 Albion Place, which appears to be off Camberwell New Road but I can't seem to pinpoint it any closer, I guess it's long been redeveloped.
 
ajdown said:
Been doing some research on my family tree for a whileand I've just discovered a very distant relative - in fact my 3rd great grand uncle - Henry Flower, lists place of birth as Brixton in 1858. He and his family lived at 4 Albion Place, which appears to be off Camberwell New Road but I can't seem to pinpoint it any closer, I guess it's long been redeveloped.
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See, you do belong here.
 
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