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shygirl said:
Can anyone recommend venues for a leaving do in Brixton? It will probably be a late Friday afternoon/evening affair and will need to have a fair amount of space, with a bar and possibly a system for playing music. Not having been out in Brixton on a Friday evening for a long time, I haven't really got a sense of where might be a good venue. I'm thinking of Friday 21 August.
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2nd suggestion - Brixton East. More upmarket. Have license I think. Again check availability. 100 Barrington Rd.
 
Angellic said:
I'm surprised it's not yet been turned into a bar or cafe.
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If I remember correctly, they closed in the late 80s.
I only ever remember them being used by cottagers and drug users. I used to live just across the road, and found some bizarre and disturbing scenes on my way to work.
Some time in the mid-90s I looked into the possibility of turning them into a bar (my employer at the time had money to invest), but it quickly became clear that the technical problems would make it uneconomic.
Might be different now........maybe a themed cocktail bar serving 15-quid cocktails in upcycled Domestos bottles?
 
David Clapson said:
I'm confused by all the bikers at Splash - there must have been 30 of them wearing this outfit. What does NWB stand for? Why the number 14? Why spell Ride with a Y?

(Note: photo from this excellent set: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/08/brixton-splash-2015-superb-photo-set-by-jerry-tremaine/)


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quick google threw up this: http://www.nwbrydeordie.co.uk/ and a fb page. Bike club with chapters around the country it seems.
 
CH1 said:
Karibu have a licence (the community centre @ 7 Gresham Rd). You'd have to check if they're booked. Not for a posh leaving do - more traditional Brixton.
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I had thought of the Karibou, but have left it late and don't have enough money to put on food, music, etc.
 
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I guess I need to look for a pub which doesn't get too crowded early eve, and is fairly close to Brixton.
 
I was astounded by the cost of Brixton East, as I'd thought it was some kind of arty co-op type thing, but its a private business. They subsidise some stuff for/by community, tho', which is a good thing.
 
gaijingirl said:
quick google threw up this: http://www.nwbrydeordie.co.uk/ and a fb page. Bike club with chapters around the country it seems.
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I also found those, plus their twitter feed and their instagram, and went through masses of photos and comments without getting any answers. It seems to be all about black guys with sports bikes.

There's also North West Bikers http://www.northwestbikers.net/ but that seems to be a more general thing with all types of bikes and lots of white guys.
 
Casaubon said:
If I remember correctly, they closed in the late 80s.
I only ever remember them being used by cottagers and drug users. I used to live just across the road, and found some bizarre and disturbing scenes on my way to work.
Some time in the mid-90s I looked into the possibility of turning them into a bar (my employer at the time had money to invest), but it quickly became clear that the technical problems would make it uneconomic.
Might be different now........maybe a themed cocktail bar serving 15-quid cocktails in upcycled Domestos bottles?
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A pop down?
 
David Clapson said:
I also found those, plus their twitter feed and their instagram, and went through masses of photos and comments without getting any answers. It seems to be all about black guys with sports bikes.

There's also North West Bikers http://www.northwestbikers.net/ but that seems to be a more general thing with all types of bikes and lots of white guys.
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The faces covered up gangster style "about us" page is a bit :eek:.
 
It's similar to BikeLife http://ukbikelife.com/, also a mostly (but not exclusively) black thing about pulling wheelies and 'taking over' by riding around in masked groups. Interesting psychology - the Marlon Brando 'Wild One' biker gang thing, but a black interpretation of it, with sports bikes rather than Harleys or British rockers' bikes. BikeLife has its roots in Philadelphia. Dunno whether NWBRydeOrDie is also US-inspired.
 
shygirl said:
I was astounded by the cost of Brixton East, as I'd thought it was some kind of arty co-op type thing, but its a private business. They subsidise some stuff for/by community, tho', which is a good thing.
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St Matthews Tenants Hall has a bar, a kitchen, a massive amount of space and can be hired for a fraction of those prices. Just sayin'
 
Effrasurfer said:
St Matthews Tenants Hall has a bar, a kitchen, a massive amount of space and can be hired for a fraction of those prices. Just sayin'
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Out of (serious) interest, how much?

BTW before anyone asks why I (or others here) don't just hire the commumity hall on this estate, it's a long story with a lot of backbiting.
 
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