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Brixton chitter-chatter and news - May 2012

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I've just come back from Brixton. TK Maxx wasn't nearly as busy as I thought it'd be. I queued in the wrong queue for about 5 minutes before I realised I was in the Customer Service queue though :facepalm:

Couldn't really be arsed looking around that much as I hate shopping and I didn't have the patience to figure out sizing and was too wound up after looking at menswear section
 
London_Calling said:
Popped into TK Maxx - takes longer to get up to the mens area than it does to walk around it :hmm:

Seemed to have mostly t-shirts and shoes. Bit shit really.

/review
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That's terrible news, erm rumour, about Tesco having a site right next to the market. How the fuck can this be stopped?
 
shygirl said:
That's terrible news, erm rumour, about Tesco having a site right next to the market. How the fuck can this be stopped?
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'Tis surely bollox. Too small for a big Tesco and not enough footfall for a Metro. That said, I don't know what the plans are for the site when the skating rink moves back to Streatham, as it is supposed to do. Or what happens to the lease? Does it revert to Lambeth? Or have that canny pair Prentice and Reed managed to give it away for us? FWIW, my money has always been on Tesco making another claim to modify its Streatham Hub undertakings so that the skating stays forever in Brixton.

Anyway, Tesco used to have a site even closer to the market, practically in it, and the market survived.
 
fortyplus said:
'Tis surely bollox. Too small for a big Tesco and not enough footfall for a Metro. That said, I don't know what the plans are for the site when the skating rink moves back to Streatham, as it is supposed to do. Or what happens to the lease? Does it revert to Lambeth? Or have that canny pair Prentice and Reed managed to give it away for us? FWIW, my money has always been on Tesco making another claim to modify its Streatham Hub undertakings so that the skating stays forever in Brixton.

Anyway, Tesco used to have a site even closer to the market, practically in it, and the market survived.
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Mine too. I actually drove past the Streatham Hub site the other day and it's fucking enormous. If it's going to be massive Tescos I suspect they'd much rather have a massive car park there than bring the ice rink.
 
fortyplus said:
'Tis surely bollox. Too small for a big Tesco and not enough footfall for a Metro. That said, I don't know what the plans are for the site when the skating rink moves back to Streatham, as it is supposed to do. Or what happens to the lease? Does it revert to Lambeth? Or have that canny pair Prentice and Reed managed to give it away for us? FWIW, my money has always been on Tesco making another claim to modify its Streatham Hub undertakings so that the skating stays forever in Brixton.

Anyway, Tesco used to have a site even closer to the market, practically in it, and the market survived.
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they're supposed to be returning it to a car park aren't they? I imagine they wont though - the land is too valuable and close to the centre of Brixton for that...
 
ianw said:
Can't wait!
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I know! we've been on a grand tour of S London playgrounds this week trying to keep toddler occupied after the arrival of no.2. It will be good to just go down the road again.... now we need some decent weather and we're sorted for the sandpit too!
 
Have you been to the one in Belair Park? It has a mini skatepark and a pirate ship. Maybe not quite right for you guys, but our boys love it.
 
My boy would love a pirate ship but I am lazy and live across the road from Brock Park so never venture further for a park unless it's for something very specific or to meet up with friends in other parts of town.
 
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