Brixton news, rumour and general chat - June 2014

[editor]

Well, I saw Badgers earlier on and am impressed that he managed to post after his return from the pub.

As for me, I popped into the Wednesday night bar that must not be mentioned and had rather a splendid night. Interesting to see a change in direction for the live band too, who were decidedly funky.

 

[editor]

From now on Badgers will forever be known as Badgers the Squirrel Murderer.

I'm pretty sure I overheard words to that effect. Possibly.

 

[editor]

Here's the all-important Albert cistern sticker update.



The mix of local politics, activism against modern football and the celebration of a 1970s glam rock band remains intoxicating.

 

[Badgers]

From now on Badgers will forever be known as Badgers the Squirrel Murderer.

I stand by my actions on this matter

 

[Winot]

I stand by my actions on this matter

Unlike the squirrel.

 

[Greebo]

Unlike the squirrel.

Tbf it was a grey squirrel - an eater of fledglings among other things.

 

[gabi]

Here's the all-important Albert cistern sticker update.

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The mix of local politics, activism against modern football and the celebration of a 1970s glam rock band remains intoxicating.

Ahem, yeh. That's what makes the bogs in the Albert intoxicating. Oh yes.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Badgers yesterday;

 

[zenie]

Trinity last night...great friends, great staff, shittest burger in Brixton. Avoid.

Youngs are getting am email once I've had a coffee

 

[Rushy]

Trinity last night...great friends, great staff, shittest burger in Brixton. Avoid.

Youngs are getting am email once I've had a coffee

Mail Becky the landlandy direct before mailing Youngs. She's ace and I'm sure will appreciate feedback.

Rebecca Rees trinityarms@youngs.co.uk

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Over a dozen police checking traffic eastbound on Acre Lane, opposite the Town Hall.
The traffic happens to be very light and they are standing around in high visibility jackets doing nothing.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Four of them have just followed me into Tesco to do on duty shopping,

 

[Rushy]

Four of them have just followed me into Tesco to do on duty shopping,

Glad to hear that they are keeping an eye on you.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

At junction, tourist (he self identified) type riding a Boris bike asked for the nearest docking station. I told him there were none in Brixton. I think i am correct. This is a glaring oversight.

 

[teuchter]

Not really an oversight; they just haven't extended the scheme out this far yet. Prejudice against South London as it extends further into Zone 2 in North London than it does on our side of the river.

 

[colacubes]

At junction, tourist (he self identified) type riding a Boris bike asked for the nearest docking station. I told him there were none in Brixton. I think i am correct. This is a glaring oversight.

You are correct. Nearest ones from here are up by the Oval.

 

[editor]

Trinity last night...great friends, great staff, shittest burger in Brixton. Avoid.

Youngs are getting am email once I've had a coffee

The staff were very pleasant indeed - and the beer is always good - but the Trinity remains a pub that's very low on my list of Brixton faves. It's just too Clapham-esque for my tastes.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

You are correct. Nearest ones from here are up by the Oval.

Thankfully, i pointed him in that direction but it was just a confident guess.

 

[cuppa tee]

The Oval Quarter gym bag saga is recieving a lot of coverage on BBC London this morning, they have despatched a reporter to the former Myatts North.

 

[Manter]

Why don't I have friends who buy me £450 handbags? Tight bastards

What sort of friend does stuff like that though? Regardless of whether they can afford it, it's just a bit, dunno what the right word is... Flashy?

 

[cuppa tee]

At junction, tourist (he self identified) type riding a Boris bike asked for the nearest docking station. I told him there were none in Brixton. I think i am correct. This is a glaring oversight.

The Boris bike seems to be enjoying a surge in popularity amongst teenagers in this area, you have to admire the skills involved in popping a wheelie on one of those brutes even if they do use a kerb stone to achieve lift off

 

[ffsear]

joker! - only in Brixton!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...t=100&max=100&reply=56182948#comment-56182948

 

[editor]

Quite fantastic

 

[zenie]

Mail Becky the landlandy direct before mailing Youngs. She's ace and I'm sure will appreciate feedback.

Rebecca Rees trinityarms@youngs.co.uk

Okie doke

 

[Rushy]

The staff were very pleasant indeed - and the beer is always good - but the Trinity remains a pub that's very low on my list of Brixton faves. It's just too Clapham-esque for my tastes.

I'm not picking an argument but I think it is a genuine shame when you say things like that. It's very much a Brixton pub catering for a huge range of folk. Lots of us Brixton people have been happily using it for years and years. It has managed to stay a straightforward relaxed and unpretentious pub whilst others have been transformed into much more profitable "venues". There are lots of different Brixtonites living Brixton our own ways - not all constantly living up to the media's vibrant edgy alternative Brixton stereotype. We're just quite normal. It requires a very narrow take who has been living in Brixton for the last 20yrs to describe it as Clapham-esque. The great thing about Brixton has been all sorts reasonably happily rubbing along together - not pretending that some of them belong elsewhere.

 

[editor]

I'm not picking an argument but I think it is a genuine shame when you say things like that. It's very much a Brixton pub catering for a huge range of folk. Lots of us Brixton people have been happily using it for years and years. It has managed to stay a straightforward relaxed and unpretentious pub whilst others have been transformed into much more profitable "venues". There are lots of different Brixtonites living Brixton our own ways - not all constantly living up to the media's vibrant edgy alternative Brixton stereotype. We're just quite normal. It requires a very narrow take who has been living in Brixton for the last 20yrs to describe it as Clapham-esque. The great thing about Brixton has been all sorts reasonably happily rubbing along together - not pretending that some of them belong elsewhere.

I'm not trying to pick an argument either and I'm not only interested in 'vibrant edgy alternative Brixton,' but it's genuinely how I feel about the place. Every time I've been there (and that's quite a few times over the years), I've never much warmed to the place.

Given its location in a fairly secluded square away from the hubbub of Brixton and the fact that its clientèle has always been overwhelmingly white, it does feel like it's a pub from Clapham or somewhere. I'm glad the pub exists, mind - I'd certainly get involved in any fight to save the place if it came under threat - and I've no complaints about the beer or the staff, but it's just not a pub I particularly want to spend my nights in. Each to their own, eh?

 

[gabi]

Check out the pictures of Offline at the Albert and my god, it's proper Clapham these days by the looks. Hipsters galore. Give me the trinity any day over that.

 

[editor]

Check out the pictures of Offline at the Albert and my god, it's proper Clapham these days by the looks. Hipsters galore. Give me the trinity any day over that.

You should try going rather than 'looking at photos.'

They really are worlds apart.

 

[editor]

Anyway, I'm not interested in a childish argument about which is pub is 'better.' Both offer quite different experiences and have quite different clientèle. They both have their place and I'm glad both exist.

You pays yer money and you takes yer choice, etc.

 

[Badgers]

Off to the village later.
Will report back tomorrow.