Brixton news, rumour and general chat - January 2016

[twistedAM]

Are there any voluntary organisations or charities in Brixton that could make use of a load of t-shirts? We have an event at the Windmill on 23 Jan that includes a t-shirt swap and the record label organising it would like to donate any leftovers (there might be some cash too).
I should also say the t-shirts will mostly be related to obscure indie rock bands

 

[Winot]

Are there any voluntary organisations or charities in Brixton that could make use of a load of t-shirts? We have an event at the Windmill on 23 Jan that includes a t-shirt swap and the record label organising it would like to donate any leftovers (there might be some cash too).
I should also say the t-shirts will mostly be related to obscure indie rock bands

Barnado's? Otherwise there are various people here involved in Calais refugee aid

Manter

 

[snowy_again]

Hustle Bucks maybe?

 

[cuppa tee]

nice new moon in clear skies overhead this evening
e2a some cloud just blew in

 

[EastEnder]

nice new moon in clear skies overhead this evening
e2a some cloud just blew in

You just had to jinx it, didn't you?!

 

[cuppa tee]

You just had to jinx it, didn't you?!

back now but very low in the sky

 

[trabuquera]

Are there any voluntary organisations or charities in Brixton that could make use of a load of t-shirts? We have an event at the Windmill on 23 Jan that includes a t-shirt swap and the record label organising it would like to donate any leftovers (there might be some cash too).
I should also say the t-shirts will mostly be related to obscure indie rock bands

Traid (secondhand clothes recycling place on Acre Lane, just opposite the mothballed Town Hall and clock tower) could probably make use of them, either for resale or recycling in Traid's own network, or to go to Calais or other places - they are doing collections specifically for the Jungle et al as well, you just have to mark the bags/containers FOR REFUGEES and take them to the Traid shop.

 

[Manter]

Traid (secondhand clothes recycling place on Acre Lane, just opposite the mothballed Town Hall and clock tower) could probably make use of them, either for resale or recycling in Traid's own network, or to go to Calais or other places - they are doing collections specifically for the Jungle et al as well, you just have to mark the bags/containers FOR REFUGEES and take them to the Traid shop.

Traid are collecting v specific things. Obscure indie band t-shirts are not one! Donations for Refugees - TRAID

 

[Manter]

Are there any voluntary organisations or charities in Brixton that could make use of a load of t-shirts? We have an event at the Windmill on 23 Jan that includes a t-shirt swap and the record label organising it would like to donate any leftovers (there might be some cash too).
I should also say the t-shirts will mostly be related to obscure indie rock bands

Traid is a good suggestion, though they won't be suitable for their refugee specific collection. We don't need them in Calais at the moment, we are focused on warm outer layers. We have loads of tshirts etc. they may be eBay-able though if any of them are likely to be collectors-item obscure as opposed to just obscure-obscure?

 

[Greebo]

What is going on? Chuka seems to be discoursing on the class system in Victorian courtship right now on Radio 4!

Is there no end to his talents?

I fear there is no beginning to his talents.

 

[friendofdorothy]

I like the way some one has added Aladdin Sane lightning make up to the Iman cosmetics ad next to the mural.

 

[aka]

Are there any voluntary organisations or charities in Brixton that could make use of a load of t-shirts? snip

suggest that the Remakery | Online would get use out of them for various events and courses. PM me if you need to contact them.

 

[CH1]

I fear there is no beginning to his talents.

I'd sooner of had him than Tessa as my MP tbf.

 

[Greebo]

I'd sooner of had him than Tessa as my MP tbf.

Really? You'd rather risk being accused of racsim (yes, really) any time you mention that he's a less than great MP?

 

[CH1]

Really? You'd rather risk being accused of racsim (yes, reall) any time you mention that he's a less than great MP?

I once asked Chuka where he was from (socialising after a non Labour party meeting) and he said his family were from Anambra State.
Didn't accuse me of racism then. But then it wasn't in any way a confrontational situation.

Some people are sensitive. I used to have a close friend from Grenada in the Caribbean (not Granada in Spain) who regularly accused me of having a "Jew nose" though as far as I know I'm as Anglo Saxon as Hengist and Horsa. I would have said that sort of comment was racist - but it was all a long time ago.

 

[leanderman]

As far as I know I'm as Anglo Saxon as Hengist and Horsa.

Culturally Anglo-Saxon ... the extent of their DNA on this island, compared with that of the earlier 'Britons', has been overestimated.

 

[CH1]

Culturally Anglo-Saxon ... the extent of their DNA on this island, compared with that of the earlier 'Britons', has been overestimated.

You mean I might have a "Roman Nose"?

 

[leanderman]

You mean I might have a "Roman Nose"?
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Nice try! But nope: their DNA is minimal

 

[CH1]

Nice try! But nope: their DNA is minimal

Yes, well that makes me an Amgle then. And accounts for my long felt desire to get rid of the off-shore St George associated with Edward III and replace him with St Edmund a less divisive figure from Bury St Edmunds.

 

[longvi1991]

I'm clearly not the only one with reading comprehension problems.

 

[editor]

I'm clearly not the only one with reading comprehension problems.

Thanks for that but we won't be sticking around for the spam payload to arrive. Enjoy Ho Chi Minh City.

 

[Tricky Skills]

Some Then & Now pics from The Graun.

 

[happyshopper]

Some Then & Now pics from The Graun.

I'm dying to hear the Hugh Grant version of 'Electric Avenue'.

 

[Tolpuddle]

Guardian today, Brixton gentrification in pictures

Brixton then and now: how much has gentrification changed the area?

 

[editor]

Some Then & Now pics from The Graun.

What a brilliant idea!

 

[editor]

What's happened to the frontage of the old Electric Social (now part of the Blues Kitchen chain). They can't have bricked in the entire window (can they?), so I'm assuming it's some sort of opaque cover?

 

[Maharani]

What's happened to the frontage of the old Electric Social (now part of the Blues Kitchen chain). They can't have bricked in the entire window (can they?), so I'm assuming it's some sort of opaque cover?

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Window tax...

 

[teuchter]

 

[snowy_again]

What's happened to the frontage of the old Electric Social (now part of the Blues Kitchen chain). They can't have bricked in the entire window (can they?), so I'm assuming it's some sort of opaque cover?

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That's now a live music venue so imagine the glass went.

 

[Rushy]

The facade looked like it was being proper rebuilt at the time.