Brixton chitter chatter, part 2

[gaijingirl]

Yup, forgot about the Reliance. I don't think I've ever been in there. Anything interesting?

Good knife sharpening man....

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

 

[TruXta]

They have popcorn? Hm.

Could do with a good knife sharpener person akshli. Got a load of heavy thick Deutsche steel knives, a whole set that my parents got me years ago. They're a right pain to get sharp.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

They have popcorn? Hm.

Yes and other stuff

 

[twistedAM]

Is it organic and locally-sourced?

 

[teuchter]

"Village" is reminiscent of estate agent speak, and specifically of estate agent speak in areas of gentrification.

Part of "Brixton Village" is arguably currently the most visible bit of gentrification/claphamification going on in Brixton.

Just saying like.

 

[teuchter]

Yup, forgot about the Reliance. I don't think I've ever been in there. Anything interesting?

Good cheap alterations tailor.

And if you want catholic icons and whatnot there is a shop in there which will sort you out.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Is it organic and locally-sourced?

Dunno, don't eat the shit!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Good cheap alterations tailor.

And if you want catholic icons and whatnot there is a shop in there which will sort you out.

ah yes, when I was after a confirmation card, someone directed me to that stall

 

[miss minnie]

"Village" is reminiscent of estate agent speak, and specifically of estate agent speak in areas of gentrification.

Part of "Brixton Village" is arguably currently the most visible bit of gentrification/claphamification going on in Brixton.

Just saying like.

The name 'Brixton Village' was handed to it some seven years ago. The arcade remained half-empty until one year ago when shops were handed out rent-free to students, artists, craftspeople. The turnaround in fortune for the arcade seems to have nothing to do with the word 'village'.

 

[TruXta]

7 years ago, that long? I moved here 3 and a half years ago and can still remember the old sign. What gives?

 

[fjydj]

The name 'Brixton Village' was handed to it some seven years ago. The arcade remained half-empty until one year ago when shops were handed out rent-free to students, artists, craftspeople. The turnaround in fortune for the arcade seems to have nothing to do with the word 'village'.

they should stop using the stupid village name, its a covered market FFS, dulwich is a village, herne hill is, at a push but a covered market is not.

anyway on a brighter note the shop on the corner of acre lane and strathleven is at last reopening after about a decade closed up. "wooster and stock" either a cheese deli or a male cloths shop is my guess from the look of it but it'll probably be another fucking estate agents

 

[TruXta]

http://www.woosterstock.co.uk/

Sadly...

 

[Ms T]

Herne Hill is so not a village either.

 

[story]

Good knife sharpening man....

ooh, where?

 

[Orang Utan]

you'd have to be careful not to get stopped and searched on the way to and from him!

 

[teuchter]

I thought knife sharpening men traditionally came to you, rather than vice versa.

 

[story]

I thought knife sharpening men traditionally came to you, rather than vice versa.

You're as old as I am, teuchter.

They don't do that anymore, least not round here they don't. Maybe in St John's Wood and Upper Kensington.

 

[nagapie]

The Reliance arcade has the cobbler, I often need one of those.

 

[teuchter]

You're as old as I am, teuchter.

They don't do that anymore, least not round here they don't. Maybe in St John's Wood and Upper Kensington.

I only know this from talking to ancient people.

I've never had a knife man come to me, nor taken myself to a knife man.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I only know this from talking to ancient people.

I've never had a knife man come to me, nor taken myself to a knife man.

I think they did come to you as my b/f knows one

 

[TruXta]

Still some about I think? Mostly for the food and hospitality market obviously.

 

[ajdown]

What's going on down the hill? Just looked on BBC Travel.

A23 Brixton Hill Brixton, both ways at Brixton Water Lane
A23 London - A23 Brixton Hill in Brixton closed in both directions at the Brixton Water Lane junction, because of a police incident.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

My son said there had been a car accident stopping traffic up and down the hill.

 

[joyy]

Just read on bbc website there was a shooting on Brixton Hill in the early hours this moning

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Really ? I came back from Unsound about 3 and didn't see anything. Unsound @ Jamm was ace actually, good to see all the peeps again.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Really ? I came back from Unsound about 3 and didn't see anything. Unsound @ Jamm was ace actually, good to see all the peeps again.

Think it happened after 3.00am

b/f seems to think he heard it and got up thinking it was fireworks

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

after 4.00am

Man found with leg gunshot injury in Brixton

A man has been shot in the leg in south London, police have said.

Officers had been called to Brixton Hill, Brixton, at about 0430 GMT to reports of gunshots being fired.

A man in his 20s was found with a leg wound and was taken to hospital where his injuries were not thought be life-threatening.

A woman also suffered a foot injury in the incident and was taken to hospital for treatment. No arrests have yet been made.

 

[colacubes]

The shop between Specsavers and Topshop (the one that had the gas bottle explosion a couple of years ago) appears to be reopening as a Holland and Barrett. They were putting the sign up this morning so I imagine they'll open straight after Christmas.

 

[Orang Utan]

snake oil merchants wooh!