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Brixton news, rumour and general chat - November 2016

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Had a cracking DJ night in the Albert last night. Killing Joke were up the road so we got a proper old-school rock crowd in. Loved it.
 
Small World Urbanism are having a gardening day this Sunday in Beehive Place by the Rec.
The time has changed, the darkness looms, the cold is here, winter is marching up onus! Help keep the warmth glowing in the beehive place!-this sunday- we will varnish the art to protect and grow the space a little by adding new art and plants for the winter and a little recycling cheer! :D


They are also seeking to raise £200 to pay for upkeep of the planters over winter.

Weʼre raising £200 to help fund the winter maintenance of the community street art garden in Beehive Place, Brixton
 
Just been to the fireworks in Battersea Park with the pre-teen. Very slick display, better than the last one at Brockwell Park and better organised. Apparently there were close to 50,000 people there. To be fair, it's an easier space in which to hold a large event.

The highlight for me though was working out that we could bypass the traffic jams and get back to Acre Lane by walking to the Patmore Estate and getting on the start of the P5 route.

/bus nerdery
 
Just been to the fireworks in Battersea Park with the pre-teen. Very slick display, better than the last one at Brockwell Park and better organised. Apparently there were close to 50,000 people there. To be fair, it's an easier space in which to hold a large event.

The highlight for me though was working out that we could bypass the traffic jams and get back to Acre Lane by walking to the Patmore Estate and getting on the start of the P5 route.

/bus nerdery
What were the crowds like. We went the first year and thw crush was scary??!!
 
What were the crowds like. We went the first year and thw crush was scary??!!

Not too bad - plenty of room to stand and watch. Getting out was a bit of a squash and a squeeze but only for 5 mins till we got past the pinch point.
 
Not too bad - plenty of room to stand and watch. Getting out was a bit of a squash and a squeeze but only for 5 mins till we got past the pinch point.
Sounds better. The first year it was in we left before the fireworks as it felt dangerously crusshy. We had a had a 6 year old with us but if if been only own I wouldn't have felt safe.
 
Some pics:

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Photos: the abandoned stinky beds of Brixton
 
I'm slightly surprise no-one has yet commented on the new squat in the old coach depot behind Brixton Cake Shop.

The rather demented owner/minder of 316 wanted me to barge in there with him the other night when they seemed to be re-enacting the baked bean scene from Paint your Wagon
 
I'm slightly surprise no-one has yet commented on the new squat in the old coach depot behind Brixton Cake Shop.

The rather demented owner/minder of 316 wanted me to barge in there with him the other night when they seemed to be re-enacting the baked bean scene from Paint your Wagon

Are you sure? I walked past there yesterday and went to look through the hole in the door and saw the back of a van marked 'security' before a near-rabid sounding dog barked itself into such a frenzy I feared it night eat its way through the metal door.
 
The mural getting defaced is a fucking disgrace. It doesn't look like a quick tagging either, where's the CCTV to catch these little shits?
 
Are you sure? I walked past there yesterday and went to look through the hole in the door and saw the back of a van marked 'security' before a near-rabid sounding dog barked itself into such a frenzy I feared it night eat its way through the metal door.
Must have been last Monday I'm talking about. They had been there several days already then maybe even a couple of weeks.

Sounds like they've been evicted from what you saw.
 
Gentrifree doesn't have to mean living in a shithole...
Don't you see that removing mouldy mattresses from our streets makes them more attractive for cafe culture and luxury food grazing? You need to be wiser to the real motivation behind these initiatives.
 
The 'mouldy mattress cafe' is my new hipster venture.

Come and experience the life of a homeless person on our bona fide mouldy street mattresses. White lightning cider 5.50 a pint. Pissy blankets for hire. £125 for the head kicked in by strangers experience.

FlopHouse®
 
Does anyone know a *reliable* dogwalker?

We've honestly been through FOUR (sorry for the mail-esque flourish there but im fucking pissed off) in the last week. Seriously, how fucking hard is it to put a lead on a dog and walk in the park, for 60 quid a week.
 
Does anyone know a *reliable* dogwalker?

We've honestly been through FOUR (sorry for the mail-esque flourish there but im fucking pissed off) in the last week. Seriously, how fucking hard is it to put a lead on a dog and walk in the park, for 60 quid a week.
Wow!! How do you get through four. What happened? Sorry lol. I'm such a nosey cow :rolleyes: x
 
They either don't turn up at all or think mty dog (who is the most gentle creature on earth) is going to bite them because she barks when they try to gain entry. She's a dog. That's what they do.
Actually the latest one sent her 'assistant' today, rather than going herself (it was the first walk). Despite us having her over on both saturday and sunday so the dog could get used to her in our presence so see we trusted her. And then she sends someone else. Unbelievable.
 
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