Gramsci
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As has been said before if you want a guided tour of market by a knowledgeable local Brixton Society do them for £3 including the very good book on the market.
Fox and Squirrel can fuck off with their £70 tours.
Brixton news, rumour and general chat - January 2015
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As has been said before if you want a guided tour of market by a knowledgeable local Brixton Society do them for £3 including the very good book on the market.
Fox and Squirrel can fuck off with their £70 tours.
editor
hiraethified
I'm going to be doing a piece about these £70 shysters and make a big point of plugging the Brixton Society one
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Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
As a more than occasional dog walker, I find it strange that people would even consider not picking up their dog's poo, and then put it in the nearest bin. It's disgusting not to. All the regular dog walkers I see in the park pick up the poo. Even my blind friend (who owns the dog I walk) can manage it. And as for leaving the poo hanging on a fence. Wtf?
The reason there's more poo though is less street cleaning because of spending cuts. I used to regularly see a really nice lady street cleaner on my way to an early shift. Not any more.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Crikey. How on earth do they manage that? (Detailed response not required!)
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Dog is on the lead so he knows roughly where it is. If she's off the lead, I am there (or Hendo).
snowy_again
Slush
I'm just leaving these here:
https://www.zoolafix.com/london/brixton
https://www.zoolafix.com/search/london
Sadly no one specialises in Brixton yet.
https://www.zoolafix.com/london/brixton
https://www.zoolafix.com/search/london
Sadly no one specialises in Brixton yet.
steeeve
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Just read the article, brilliant
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Good work. I wouldn't even pay £70 for a wine tasting. Well, not quite.
editor
hiraethified
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
bunch of cunts
teuchter
je suis teuchter
So if I've got £70, I shouldn't spend it on the food tour because "ventures like this are the very thing that are driving market prices up".
Instead the £67 I've saved gives me "a whole load more money to spend in the local shops and restaurants".
How come spending the £70 drives prices up but the £67 doesn't?
editor
hiraethified
editor
hiraethified
Not interested, sorry.
editor
hiraethified
Other local news for discussion:
- Labour table only one motion out of a possible three at Full Council as Green party ask for allocation
- Myatt’s Fields Park Project gains funding to help develop co-operative management on behalf of Lambeth Council
- Cllr Jack Hopkins provides update over Pope’s Road but provides little explanation as to why project has changed
- Council to undertake resident parking review after pressure from Brixton Hill, Tulse Hill & Vassall Cllrs
brixtonblade
Well-Known Member
What is the parking review looking at? If there should be more/less CPZs?
T & P
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I suspect more... Many streets around Brixton Hill are free to park on- quite surprising, considering that a short stroll will then take you to Brixton Tube and onto central London.
Some areas of Tulse Hill are also free, so they are a magnet for out-of-towners who work in The City- a mere 15 minutes away by train from Tulse Hill BR Station.
It would be nice if the CPZs were free to the residents, or at least a very low nominal charge. There is no justification whatsoever for charging three-figure amounts. It is not about deterrence, as by definition only residents can park there.
Some areas of Tulse Hill are also free, so they are a magnet for out-of-towners who work in The City- a mere 15 minutes away by train from Tulse Hill BR Station.
It would be nice if the CPZs were free to the residents, or at least a very low nominal charge. There is no justification whatsoever for charging three-figure amounts. It is not about deterrence, as by definition only residents can park there.
ricbake
working out how
More CPZ's - most of Vassall Ward has free for all parking - it is getting jam packed Monday to Friday with commuters driving in and then continuing their journeys by foot, bike, bus, train and tube. It makes it difficult to deal with abandoned vehicles, it causes incidents of road rage and obstructive parking - CPZs are the way it will go - We have seen people down on Patmos and Calais St. park up while they get the bus to Victoria with their suitcases then on to Gatwick for a fortnights holiday with free parking!
T & P
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Amateurs. If they park around Tulse Hill or West Norwood, they avoid having to go via Victoria and thus save time and money
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
we have this on our street... at the weekend there's only a smattering of cars. During week days people circle around waiting for householders to leave and take the spaces. There's the usual debate on our street between those who want a CPZ and those who don't. Some worry it means friends/family won't come and visit. At my mum's they do a 1 hour period bang smack in the middle of the day when people can't park which means people can't leave the cars there 9-5.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
so latest is that a 24 year old man has been arrested in connection with this (unconfirmed)
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
I noticed they have that in some of the streets round Herne Hill station. Seems like a sensible solution to me.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
yeah.. it seems sensible to me. She also gets free tokens for visitors should they wish to park during that time.
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Cheers for the info
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
We are campaigning for 12-2 (or similar) on Brixton Hill, where it is 8.30-6.30.
Council is refusing to play ball, so the ombudsman is being called in.
passivejoe
Well-Known Member
Seems a bit harsh... wrapping sneering speech marks around selected quotes from their website, digging through one of the guide's blogs to find more salacious gossip. How disgusting that she has a large kitchen in Lambeth! Did you try calling to talk to them about it, to ask their opinion on the fee? Did you ask where the £70 goes... how much the restaurants on the route get vs how much the guides take for a 3 hour tour?
He blog says she writes for Brixton Blog and bugle so it can't be hard to track her down to ask a couple of basic questions....
editor
hiraethified
I used the information that had freely been posted in the public domain, and also provided links so others could read the full story, if so inclined. I didn't feel the need to ring her up and personally ask her about her amazingly large kitchen, but if you wish to find out more, feel free to contact her and publish your own thoughts.
passivejoe
Well-Known Member
Not really, just seems a bit snide. You made the effort to scour her blog and write the article, add a few flawed assumptions on the fee and publish for all to see but not to ask her directly?
Given Brixton Buzz's tagline "The latest Brixton news, listings, features...", would this come under News or Features? Perhaps a new category is needed.
editor
hiraethified
For the record, I did no 'scouring' - I wanted to do a bit of research into who was behind the tour, so I typed in her name and that's what I came up, right at the top. No 'digging' was needed as it was her most recent post on her own site. Took me a few moments.
No, I think it's just fine as it is, thanks.
What are these "flawed assumptions" btw?
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
snowy_again
Slush
How do you feel about Elsa telling her stories?
"Come meet Elsa this weekend on our Brixton Food Walk. She'll be telling you all about Ethiopian Xmas, which is celebrated on the 6th of January instead of the 25th of December, and the customs that accompany this lovely celebration. She'll tell tales while serving her delicious coffee accompanied by the magical scent of frankincense"
You don't get that at Federation.
"Come meet Elsa this weekend on our Brixton Food Walk. She'll be telling you all about Ethiopian Xmas, which is celebrated on the 6th of January instead of the 25th of December, and the customs that accompany this lovely celebration. She'll tell tales while serving her delicious coffee accompanied by the magical scent of frankincense"
You don't get that at Federation.
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