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The tunnel under the station that links Station Road and Atlantic Road
has been decorated with artwork by local kids
and given the name the Forest of Wishes.....temporarily I guess.
 
editor said:
Great to see so many familiar old school Brixton faces at the Effra last night!

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Photos from the Brixton Buzz party at the Effra Social, Fri 14th Dec 2018
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Great to see and hear the ‘band back together’ but Miss Mills vocals where some what rather skrechy. Loved it and onto the Railway we will go.
 
colacubes said:
Yeah that’s fair :D Lost my voice halfway through the set due to shitty cold :mad: Fortunately free in so no one needs to claim a refund :D
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And we also didn't have a proper soundcheck or a proper soundman, so I'm not surprised it wasn't running at levels of Las Vegas smoothness :D

(*no offence to Ben who kindly helped out!)
 
The fucking dodgy UCKG has infested Iceland again this year. I'm going to write to the company and complain.

The church places a strong emphasis on money and employs “tithing”, a practice whereby members of their congregation donate a fraction of their income to the church.

“The tithe is 10% of all income, and it belongs to God. This is a very ancient practice followed by God-fearing people everywhere,” according to the UCKG website

The UCKG has, according to Forbes magazine, also made Bishop Edir Macedo a billionaire.

A 1997 report by the Belgian Parliament branded the church a “dangerous cult” and claimed it is simply out to defraud believers.

“This is an authentic crime organisation whose only goal is to enrich itself. This is an extreme form of religious merchandising,” it read.

The same year, the Advertising Standards Authority banned a church poster that claimed:

“Constant headaches, depression, insomnia, fears, bad luck, strange diseases… These are just a few symptoms caused by demons.”

In 2009 another poster was banned for claiming “blessed oil” could cure heart problems.

The UCKG has several “HelpCentres” in England, where it is registered as a charity with an annual income of £15m, and a small presence in the Republic of Ireland, however it has no permanent base in Northern Ireland.

It isn’t just financial or advertising standards issues the UCKG has found itself embroiled in over the years, however.

Back in 2000, the church was linked to the death of 8-year-old Victoria Climbie in London, in what is still regarded as one of the UK’s worst abuse cases.

Victoria was taken to a UCKG centre for an “exorcism” by her great-aunt, Marie Therese Kouao, in February 2000.

Kouao was found guilty of her murder in January 2001 and the church was later cleared of any wrongdoing, however the Charity Commission recommended the UCKG implement child protection policies in the future.

Controversial church branded a 'dangerous cult' planning on coming to Belfast - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
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madolesance said:
One thing of note about the funfair, they have stopped using diesel generators and are now connected to the electrical outlets in Windrush Square. Last year was ridiculous in the Square for all the high levels of diesel fumes.
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Every year they seem to monumentally struggle for customers, but they keep coming back!
 
editor said:
Every year they seem to monumentally struggle for customers, but they keep coming back!
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They do seem to come back every year. Wonder if maybe Lambeth are kind to them. Also they appear to not be using the grass, which is a good thing cause they have managed to trash it in previous years.
 
Now that was lovely. i was walking along Brixton Road and heard a steam train puffing past on the bridge. I only really saw the top of the engine and the smoke, but the smell made me go all festive.
 
cuppa tee said:
Good to see Morleys department store is now a dog friendly shop.
They have to be on leads which is a shame but I guess you can't have everything.
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I’ve never understood why dogs should be banned from any shops. Even restaurants or places where food is being served- it’s not as if dogs or members of the public would be allowed in the areas where food is being prepared.

And I cannot imagine it being a legal requirement either. Plenty of pubs allow dogs and serve food.
 
UK is super dog friendly compared to most places. Srill remember moving to London and being surprised to see a man with his dog on the tubrle, sipping from a bottle of vodka
 
what are people's thoughts on the ReadTheOnePercent bookshop in coldharbour lane? Has anyone been in there? Are the books good?
Name is a reference to the fact that only 1% of all children's books published in the UK had a BAME main character. Was a pop up shop and they're crowdfunding now to employ a bookseller and make it permanent, which would be pretty awesome, in my opinion.

INCLUSIVE POP-UP BOOKSHOPS IN THE UK AND IRELAND

I've considered it carefully and I don't think they will tread in Bookmongers toes ( that's my one true love of bookshops) so I'm all for this.
 
The BF and I will be spending Christmas day morning/lunchtime ferrying older people to and from a Christmas day lunch event in central Brixton at the Vida Walsh Centre and delivering meals to isolated older people in South London on behalf of Age UK Lambeth.

Please help us reach our target...almost there!
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Age UK Lambeth's Christmas Campaign 2018

editor Can you give this a little push on the buzz please?
 
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