Brixton news, rumours and general chat - July 2017

[GarveyLives]

The South London Press (and Greenwich Mercury) have been sold by the administrators to Romford based leaflet distributor Street Runners Ltd.
Sounds a bit grim. Didn't know they were in so much trouble - but I'm not surprised.

Will Lambeth have to re-tender their planning ads if Street Runner prove to be a dud?

South London Press sold to Street Runners Ltd - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage

It has shocking to see the decline of what was once staple weekly reading for the local communities in South London. Over the past 2-3 years - maybe longer, it is noticeable that it has carried virtually no news about Brixton, Stockwell, Tulse Hill, Streatham and West Norwood. For example, the major floods in the Tulse Hill / West Norwood area in late 2016 have been unreported, despite the impact on local residents. It is unclear whether they even had any journalists.

One can only hope that their archives do not disappear, or else recent local history will be completely whitewashed by recently arrived interests.

 

[ViolentPanda]

It has shocking to see the decline of what was once staple weekly reading for the local communities in South London. Over the past 2-3 years - maybe longer, it is noticeable that it has carried virtually no news about Brixton, Stockwell, Tulse Hill, Streatham and West Norwood. For example, the major floods in the Tulse Hill / West Norwood area in late 2016 have been unreported, despite the impact on local residents. It is unclear whether they even had any journalists.

One can only hope that their archives do not disappear, or else recent local history will be completely whitewashed by recently arrived interests.

The "journalists" were also the editorial staff. One of the reasons there was so little news in the SLP after the buy-out was that they relied almost exclusively on press releases and local stringers for news - apparently they didn't even subscribe to a news service.

 

[editor]

It has shocking to see the decline of what was once staple weekly reading for the local communities in South London. Over the past 2-3 years - maybe longer, it is noticeable that it has carried virtually no news about Brixton, Stockwell, Tulse Hill, Streatham and West Norwood. For example, the major floods in the Tulse Hill / West Norwood area in late 2016 have been unreported, despite the impact on local residents. It is unclear whether they even had any journalists.

One can only hope that their archives do not disappear, or else recent local history will be completely whitewashed by recently arrived interests.

The SLPs full-page, front page, pre-election sponsored advert imploring their readers to vote Tory was a fucking disgrace to journalism.

 

[EastEnder]

Holy crap that was some wicked thunder!

 

[editor]

Blimey, the clientele at the Effra Hall Tavern has homogenised somewhat. It's still one of the best pubs in Brixton, but it looks very, very different to how it did ten years ago.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Blimey, the clientele at the Effra Hall Tavern has homogenised somewhat. It's still one of the best pubs in Brixton, but it looks very, very different to how it did ten years ago.

Yeah...I went in with gf about 6 months ago and thought the same....

Loads of noisy white folk talking loudly about themselves...

Food still looked good though...only stayed for a pint as the boastful twentysomethings were dissolving my tolerance levels...

 

[teuchter]

Not far off 20 years living around Brixton now - and yet somehow I've managed never to notice this before, a few minutes from the town centre - a green square of almshouses just off Ferndale Rd.

 

[ricbake]

What kind of "unforeseen circumstances" closes a recently refurbished pub until further notice?

Fire
London Fire Brigade - Brixton - pub fire

 

[ricbake]

I thought pop was a temporary 2 year project, is it staying then?

I suspect that Pop Brixton will remain until the refurbishment of Brixton Rec is decided to be uneconomically viable around about the same time the Council manage to vacate International House and the combined sites are offered to a Tescos type development similar to the one in Streatham.

 

[editor]

Could this be the least newsy Brixton news ever? The entire advertorial 'story' is that you can order Ms Cupcakes via Uber Eats. and that's it.
Brixton bakery’s cupcakes by cab

 

[editor]

Fire
London Fire Brigade - Brixton - pub fire

Blimey. I've added a post here Hope & Anchor on Acre Lane, Brixton (formerly Grand Union) closed until further notice after substantial fire

 

[shakespearegirl]

Could this be the least newsy Brixton news ever? The entire advertorial 'story' is that you can order Ms Cupcakes via Uber Eats. and that's it.
Brixton bakery’s cupcakes by cab

Wowsers - how's that not an actual ad!!

 

[Casaubon]

Not far off 20 years living around Brixton now - and yet somehow I've managed never to notice this before, a few minutes from the town centre - a green square of almshouses just off Ferndale Rd.

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They're City of London almshouses, if I remember correctly.
If you're over 55 you can apply for a place there, I've had it in the back of my mind for a while.

I'm not sure how sustainable it would be, though. I can't believe the owners won't give in to the temptation to sell it at some point in the not-too-distant future. It must be worth an astonishing amount of money.

 

[editor]

They're City of London almshouses, if I remember correctly.
If you're over 55 you can apply for a place there, I've had it in the back of my mind for a while.

I'm not sure how sustainable it would be, though. I can't believe the owners won't give in to the temptation to sell it at some point in the not-too-distant future. It must be worth an astonishing amount of money.

I wrote a little piece about those almshouses years ago:
City of London Almshouses, Brixton, LAMBETH south London



And on a related note: The Friendly Almshouses (C) Robin Webster :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

 

[editor]

Tonight in Brixton!

Sunday night in Brixton: free live reggae and jazz at the Effra Hall Tavern and Club 414

 

[bimble]

^ last Sunday the trumpet player was the one and only 'Tan Tan' (Eddie Thornton) - not the one name-checked in your piece above ed.
I don't know if he was just there as a one off - was a joy to see anyway, he's now 84 though he knocked 30 years off when i asked him one day ages ago in the effra.

 

[T & P]

Does anyone know if there is any place in Brixton where I can buy brewing sugar (for brewing beer) on a Sunday evening? ? The likes of Wilko and any large supermarket will be closed now...

 

[brixtonblade]

Does anyone know if there is any place in Brixton where I can buy brewing sugar (for brewing beer) on a Sunday evening? ? The likes of Wilko and any large supermarket will be closed now...

If any of the tap rooms are open they might sell you some

 

[Mr Retro]

Not far off 20 years living around Brixton now - and yet somehow I've managed never to notice this before, a few minutes from the town centre - a green square of almshouses just off Ferndale Rd.

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It's beautiful in there. I knew the couple who used to be the caretakers. They used to drink in the Canterbury, they're retired now and moved back to Ireland. Back in the day they used to be really good at making sure the Duke of Edinburgh stayed responsible for how their punters carried on on the street outside the Duke.

 

[editor]

I'm at the 414 and it's pretty busy - the band are brilliant as usual.

Sadly there was another bunch of drunk young arseholes who came in to treat the night like a theme park.

They clearly had no interest in the music but proceeded to treat the band with no respect by doing stupid exaggerated dances in front of them.

They were either thrown out or left but WTF. It's a free night with a great band so how dare they treat it as a big joke. Wankers.

 

[Winot]

There used to be a gate that would let you cut through from Trinity Gardens to the alms houses but I think it's locked now.

 

[teuchter]

There used to be a gate that would let you cut through from Trinity Gardens to the alms houses but I think it's locked now.

I think there was a sign up specifically saying no way through, actually.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I'm at the 414 and it's pretty busy - the band are brilliant as usual.

Sadly there was another bunch of drunk young arseholes who came in to treat the night like a theme park.

They clearly had no interest in the music but proceeded to treat the band with no respect by doing stupid exaggerated dances in front of them.

They were either thrown out or left but WTF. It's a free night with a great band so how dare they treat it as a big joke. Wankers.

I sometimes wonder if the stupid exaggerated dances are a result of some stupid modern drugs that are supposed to be shoved up a horse's arse to make them spangly before they go for an operation....

Saying that.....I probably did my fare share of stupid exaggerated dances in the 414 during the 90s....

 

[Winot]

I think there was a sign up specifically saying no way through, actually.

We might have ignored that. I certainly remember going through at some point.

 

[David Clapson]

I am surrounded by Jerry Knight's buildings. And everywhere I look there's a crane where he's building another one. An estate agent told me that when viewing a Lexadon flat one must put in an offer the same day, or forget it. High standard of finish + reasonable price = flats flying off the shelves.

 

[teuchter]

I sometimes wonder if the stupid exaggerated dances are a result of some stupid modern drugs

I heard that some young people these days are on "alcohol". Thank goodness that wasn't around in our day, otherwise we too might have sometimes behaved like wankers in our 20s.

 

[Lizzy Mac]

And I'm sure that no-one ever had a good old moan about it.

 

[bimble]

Doing stupid pissed dancing is one thing but I think the feeling that editor had at 414 is about something else, when people act like complete arseholes towards the seriously talented jazz musicians who are performing right there in the room with them. Shout-talking over them or filming constantly on their phones, or prancing about in a self absorbed way as if it was a disco not live.
Tan Tan the old trumpeter for instance, he talked once about how much it does matter to him how the audience responds to the music, how shit it is to play for a crowd who don't have any interest or respect for the music at all and what a difference it makes when they do.

 

[Lizzy Mac]

Winston, the drummer in those pics, has been on the circuit for years. I last saw him play about 15 years ago.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I heard that some young people these days are on "alcohol". Thank goodness that wasn't around in our day, otherwise we too might have sometimes behaved like wankers in our 20s.

Fuck in my 20s...still happens now...