Brixton coronavirus: local help, resources, business closures and news

[editor]

Here's a wonderfully readable and user friendly page from Lambeth

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Information about support available to individuals, businesses and other organisation and how you can help your community.

www.lambeth.gov.uk

 

[Gramsci]

Lambeth

Local councils are already trying to sabotage the mutual aid networks - Freedom News

With the UK’s Covid-19 situation worsening at an exponential rate, you’d have hoped local government officials spent their weekends productively: drafting up plans to suspend rent payments for council tenants, for example, and putting pressure on local landlords to do the same. After all...

freedomnews.org.uk

I had a look at Cllr Ed Davie twitter. The crisis does not stop him having a go at Corybn. Ed reckons he is more socialist than Corbyn.

I see the national party intead of trading sectarian insults around has said to the Boris gooverment they should pass legislation to stop evictions of people who fall behind in this crisis.

As the Freeedom article say the Lamabeth Labour group would help more if the actually did something rather than criticise others.

 

[DietCokeGirl]

Lambeth

Local councils are already trying to sabotage the mutual aid networks - Freedom News

With the UK’s Covid-19 situation worsening at an exponential rate, you’d have hoped local government officials spent their weekends productively: drafting up plans to suspend rent payments for council tenants, for example, and putting pressure on local landlords to do the same. After all...

freedomnews.org.uk

The good will and enthusiasm of people to help has been heart warning, but I did laugh when I read in one local mutual and group about plans to all meet up as a group and deliver fliers together. Full respect for having their hearts in the right place but somewhat contradicts the idea of social distancing as a tactic to slow the spread.

 

[bimble]

brixton soup kitchen on chl asking for essentials

 

[editor]

Brixton update. Almost every single pub is open.

Brixton pubs, clubs and venues currently open or closed until further notice (18th March 2020)

 

[editor]

Word is that the millionaires in charge of the Village are going to still charge rent if the market is forced to close and still charge rent if unit owners are compelled to self-isolate.

 

[editor]

brixton soup kitchen on chl asking for essentials

Buzzed: Brixton Soup Kitchen appeals for essentials as shelves empty out

Almost every post on Buzz is an appeal of some kind now. It's really depressing.

 

[editor]

Mama Dough, The Laundry and Courtesan have al closed their doors. Trying to get confirmation on Hootananny.

 

[editor]

Help needed: South London Refugee Association asks for emergency donations

 

[cuppa tee]

Pop Brixton has closed. Several other venues are hanging on f

most would say the ‘grow’ concept now looks better in hindsight
My hometown had its own version of Pop and look whats happening there

Spark:York reborn as a collection and delivery hub

www.yorkmix.com

a chance for pop to give back to the community maybe ?

 

[editor]

Depressing times:

In photos: Sainsbury’s Brixton Superstore picked clean by panic buyers, 18th March 2020

This is the depressing sight of Sainsbury’s Brixton Superstore, with rows and rows of shelves left completely empty after panic buying shoppers grabbed everything in sight.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[Treacle Toes]

Please, please, please donate to Brixton Foodbank, produce or money. Age UK have been receiving above and beyond requests for assistance but also donations and offers of help. They would like the community to help the foodbank who are and will be under enormous pressure now the schools are also closing.

editor please Buzz this. The foodbank is central to the community and needs all the help it can get.

 

[editor]

Please, please, please donate to Brixton Foodbank, produce or money. Age UK have been receiving above and beyond requests for assistance but also donations and offers of help. They would like the community to help the foodbank who are and will be under enormous pressure now the schools are also closing.

editor please Buzz this. The foodbank is central to the community and needs all the help it can get.

Already done!

Norwood and Brixton Foodbank need your donations

As Lambeth braces for the full impact of the coronavirus crisis, more and more people are likely to turn to foodbanks for help. The Norwood and Brixton Foodbank is appealing for more food and donat…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

And

Brixton Soup Kitchen appeals for essentials as shelves empty out

The Brixton Soup Kitchen has appealed for donations after revealing that they’re going to be running out of supplies for the most vulnerable very soon as “their shelves are empty.&#8221…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

South London Refugee Association asks for emergency donations

As the coronavirus crisis deepens, more and more charities are reaching out for help. Today, we’re highlighting the South London Refugee Association who are asking for emergency donations to …

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Brixton homeless charity urgently need help after break in and laptops stolen

Groundswell is a Brixton-based charity that looks to “enable people who are homeless to take more control of their lives, have a greater influence on services and play a full role in our comm…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Bit of news for anyone still needing to travel to / from work - have it on fairly good authority that TFL buses will be going on to saturday timetables (daytime that is, without the enhanced night service you usually get on saturday) as from monday. may affect early / late journeys, and times on the more infrequent routes.

Nothing public out there yet.

 

[editor]

Bit of news for anyone still needing to travel to / from work - have it on fairly good authority that TFL buses will be going on to saturday timetables (daytime that is, without the enhanced night service you usually get on saturday) as from monday. may affect early / late journeys, and times on the more infrequent routes.

Nothing public out there yet.

Makes sense seeing as there's (comparatively) so few people travelling.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Makes sense seeing as there's (comparatively) so few people travelling.

and also bus drivers / other staff getting ill and / or having to look after children or other relatives (not clear yet if transport workers will be among the 'key workers' whose kids will be allowed to go to school next week)

there may well be a plan B based on sunday services being got ready in the background

 

[Gramsci]

I was chatting to my friend who runs the off license in Brixton about this government help.

He is still open but his takings have gone down 40% on weekend when Brixton, entertainment centre , is busy.

The government scheme to support small business has not been clarified yet. Also it will be administered by local Councils.

He is concerned by the time the bureaucracy gets round to organising it he will find it hard to survive.

Looks to me the measures the government is putting forward are to timid.

Basically the government needs to underwrite all peoples wages and all small business.

At moment a lot of smalll business and precarious workers are potentially going to go under.

So the whole market based ethic is going to have to be put on hold if people are expected to stop work for several months

 

[CH1]

I was intending to be a good boy tonight and stay in.

Unfortunatelty Tesco chose to close early - without notice - the staff were still perambulating around inside at 10 pm when the sign says closed at 11pm.
Not sure if this was because of lack of bog rolll or school snacks. Anyway I was prevented from buying a couple of bottles of beer and my Radio Times.
Natch I caught the bus round to the Beehive, which was open but quite deserted.

Saw a couple of friends round there. The staff seemed a bit apprehensive - about their jobs I should think.

PS does anyone checking the Johns Hopkins website believe the the China fiigures. They haven''t changed for nearly a week.
Presumably this is because Trump has fallen out with China Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

PPS just announced on Sky News that 40 tube stations are to close.

 

[paolo]

I was intending to be a good boy tonight and stay in.

Unfortunatelty Tesco chose to close early - without notice - the staff were still perambulating around inside at 10 pm when the sign says closed at 11pm.
Not sure if this was because of lack of bog rolll or school snacks. Anyway I was prevented from buying a couple of bottles of beer and my Radio Times.
Natch I caught the bus round to the Beehive, which was open but quite deserted.

Saw a couple of friends round there. The staff seemed a bit apprehensive - about their jobs I should think.

PS does anyone checking the Johns Hopkins website believe the the China fiigures. They haven''t changed for nearly a week.
Presumably this is because Trump has fallen out with China Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

PPS just announced on Sky News that 40 tube stations are to close.

Early close will be because of early open - 6am now. I was there at 6:05 this morning and it was selfish-c**t central. Cars parked blocking fire exits, disabled bays full of non-displaying vehicles, and trolleys full of unjustifiable quantities. And the people choosing to do this then maximise the chance of transmission standing 10cm away from someone else in a 30 minute queue. Morons.

I ditched my basket with it’s handful of items and went home.

Sainsbury’s by the tube has a pretty good stock level - presumably because the idiots don’t see it as having enough quantity for their special needs, and that there’s no car park to allow one to take home half an aisle.

 

[editor]

Another venue needs help

Crowdfunder launched to support the Windmill Brixton venue during coronavirus crisis

With the government’s hopelessly inept response to the coronavirus pandemic plunging venues into uncertainty, there’s incredibly hard times ahead for independent bars, restaurants, club…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[editor]

Here's the places confirmed as closed as of today


Brixton Ritzy – CLOSED until further notice (along with all Picturehouse cinemas)

Brixton Underdog – CLOSED

Cafe Cairo – CLOSED

Courtesan – CLOSED until further notice

Laundry – closed

Mama Dough – CLOSED

Phonox – CLOSED until further notice

Prince of Wales – CLOSED until further notice

Upstairs at the Ritzy – CLOSED until further notice

Brixton pubs, clubs, restaurants and venues currently open or closed until further notice (updated: 20th March 2020)

The recent indecisive government advice has left bars and venues having to decide whether to stay open and gamble on spreading the virus further, or immediately closing and risk losing everything &…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[Gramsci]

Lambeth stands together

content.govdelivery.com

Got this from Cllr Hopkins.

Council say they will not evict Council tenants.

 

[CH1]

I just went to Loughborough Junction Tesco Express.
Its probably slightly busier than usual - and fresh out of bread. And past.a.
I expect it's not too desperate as parking there would be difficult.

Minor supplies of rice available. But not what I was after - baked beans. I never buy those in Tesco Express anyway - normally I go for the Morrisons 4-pack @ £1 which are quite delicious and good quality. Obviously Morrisons sold out weeks ago, but so have Tescos on their 65p individual tins.

Much to my delight the reduced shelf is in full operation at Tesco Express LJ.
They have loads of single cream @ 55p (from £1).
There's other stuff too - ironically including reduced price ready meals consisting of pasta!

 

[editor]

Lambeth stands together

content.govdelivery.com

Got this from Cllr Hopkins.

Council say they will not evict Council tenants.

Let me get that on Buzz ASAP - a lot of people are very concerned about this ....

Edit - done!

Lambeth Council services and coronavirus: no evictions to be pursued during the pandemic

Cllr Jack Hopkins, leader of Lambeth Council, has sent out a message advising residents about council services and schools and stating that, “no evictions will be pursued by the council.&#822…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[CH1]

Several underground stations are closed due to Coronavirus:
Stations, lifts, escalators, works and closures

 

[editor]

Brixton scenes

In photos: Brixton venues and coronavirus, signs and notices

In the face of the government’s hopelessly inept response to the coronavirus pandemic, this is a terrible time for Brixton’s venues with many facing financial ruin. With no meaningful g…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[madolesance]

Market House closed until further notice

 

[editor]

Shit is getting serious

In photos: Brixton panic buying – Iceland stripped clean, low stocks in Marks & Spencer, 19th March 2020

These were the scenes in Brixton half an hour ago, with the busy Iceland supermarket pretty much picked completely clean, and Marks & Spencer showing many empty shelves:

bit.ly

 

[teuchter]

Early close will be because of early open - 6am now. I was there at 6:05 this morning and it was selfish-c**t central. Cars parked blocking fire exits, disabled bays full of non-displaying vehicles, and trolleys full of unjustifiable quantities. And the people choosing to do this then maximise the chance of transmission standing 10cm away from someone else in a 30 minute queue. Morons.

I ditched my basket with it’s handful of items and went home.

Sainsbury’s by the tube has a pretty good stock level - presumably because the idiots don’t see it as having enough quantity for their special needs, and that there’s no car park to allow one to take home half an aisle.

I've been thinking I'm glad I live somewhere where people don't go shopping by car.

 

[theboris]

If you have to shop, please say thank you to those working on check outs - too many people giving them grief