Brixton news, rumours and general chat - November 2012

[Brixton Hatter]

That's it - Ken's fish bar

 

[Biddlybee]

Yep Ken's is loads better than Olley's

 

[Orang Utan]

I've never had a decent one in the UK in 15 years. England's got a lot of cool features, but the food is generally shit. Unless you're loaded.

you need to go to the coast. or up north.

 

[Orang Utan]

Yep Ken's is loads better than Olley's

it's cheaper and their batter is much better, but they fail with chips.

 

[Biddlybee]

I like their chips. Olley's chips are horrible imo, only good thing about there is mushy pea fritters.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I feel a Review of Chippies in the Brixton Area coming on....

 

[colacubes]

I feel a Review of Chippies in the Brixton Area coming on....

If you do it can you put it in a forum I don't read as I'm supposed to be on a diet. Philosophy or photography would be fine. Ta

 

[Manter]

you need to go to the coast. or up north.

On the coast up north. There are towns that have nothing at all to recommend them on the NE coast but I'll go there for F&C

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Mrs Hatter wants to go to the cinema tonight - the Ritzy is fucking £10.50 a ticket now and £1.60 booking fee!

 

[editor]

By coincidence, I popped in the Albert and there was some people asking where they could get a sit down fish and chips in Brixton.

 

[Orang Utan]

On the coast up north. There are towns that have nothing at all to recommend them on the NE coast but I'll go there for F&C

skegness!

 

[Winot]

Mrs Hatter wants to go to the cinema tonight - the Ritzy is fucking £10.50 a ticket now and £1.60 booking fee!

It's worth considering joining - no booking fee and iirc 6 free tickets if you join as a couple (which almost covers the joining fee).

 

[Brixton Hatter]

It's worth considering joining - no booking fee and iirc 6 free tickets if you join as a couple (which almost covers the joining fee).

how much is membership?

 

[Winot]

how much is membership?

LMGTFY:
http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Ritzy_Picturehouse/Picturehouse_Membership/

 

[editor]

LMGTFY:
http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Ritzy_Picturehouse/Picturehouse_Membership/

Might be easier just to say:

Individual Membership​

(3 Free tickets)​

Standard​

£36.00​

Concession​

£30.00​

​

​

Joint Membership​

(6 Free tickets)​

Standard​

£67.00​

Concession​

£55.00​

​

 

[snowy_again]

You end up in a constant fight with the Ritzy over membership cards though - and the number of free tickets remaining. My membership this year, started off with 6, I then immediately used four, and was told that I had minus 4 left. Which then went up to 7 somehow. That place is baffling.

 

[Rushy]

You end up in a constant fight with the Ritzy over membership cards though - and the number of free tickets remaining. My membership this year, started off with 6, I then immediately used four, and was told that I had minus 4 left. Which then went up to 7 somehow. That place is baffling.

I took out joint membership but somehow they shacked me up with a lass in SW12 and loss my gf's details.

 

[Frumious B.]

It's worth considering joining - no booking fee and iirc 6 free tickets if you join as a couple (which almost covers the joining fee).

You forgot to mention £2 off all tickets. So in Brixton Hatter's case his bill is £16.50 instead of £22.60. And 10% off food and drink. Plus the occasional free preview of a film ages before it's released.

 

[colacubes]

I took out joint membership but somehow they shacked me up with a lass in SW12 and loss my gf's details.

Yeah yeah

They did that with me and my bloke when we were members too

 

[Peanut Monkey]

Two more weeks? Lordy

Hopefully they'll sort out that stretch half way down the street that has smelt of gas for decades.

2 more weeks? Bolarx. The temporary lights are right outside our bedroom - Idling buses are pretty loud in the middle of the night when they're outside your window for minutes at a time...

 

[Badgers]

Email from Steve

Dear Badgers

Thank you for your email about Shelter’s ‘Evict Rogue Landlords’ campaign. This is a campaign that we support in Lambeth and we welcome the continued lobbying of central government and calls for new guidance.

Locally we have worked hard to establish good practice in this area, which mirrors much of what Shelter sets out in its comprehensive guidance.

We work hard to ensure landlords carry out all necessary works to bring properties up to standard and then manage these properties well. If necessary, we will make full use of our legal powers to require owners to bring a property up to standard.

We also work hard to make sure tenants in Lambeth have proper support. Our Private Sector Housing Unit works to identify substandard private rented accommodation. A lot of focus in on houses in multiple occupation, as these are the properties where generally the poorest conditions in the borough are found. We currently have 7 cases which we have referred to Legal Services with a view to prosecuting landlords under our Housing Act powers.

We believe that everyone should have access to a safe and secure home. As well as cracking down on rogue landlords a big part of this is working to maintain good relationships to support the many good landlords which operate across Lambeth and we will continue to do this.

Thank you again for getting in touch.

Best wishes

Cllr Steve Reed
Leader of the Council

 

[editor]

Some photos from around town last night.
http://www.urban75.org/blog/a-thurs...our-lane-brixton-albert-414-dogstar-and-more/

 

[Badgers]

I feel a Review of Chippies in the Brixton Area coming on....

Have you ever been to Claylands Fish before? We were recommended this by someone (@Onket I think) a while back and had really good (and cheap) fish and chips there. It is really easy to miss if you don't know it is there, but well worth going out your way for. I hope they are still open.

 

[Manter]

Have you ever been to Claylands Fish before? We were recommended this by someone (@Onket I think) a while back and had really good (and cheap) fish and chips there. It is really easy to miss if you don't know it is there, but well worth going out your way for. I hope they are still open.

your photo change is distressing me

 

[Badgers]

your photo change is distressing me

It is tough love

 

[Manter]

It is tough love

it looks like maggots on my phone browser

 

[Badgers]

Anyone tried this delicious new snack? Available at the House of Bottles on Coldharbour Lane for a quid. Packing 23g of halal goodness and no artificial ingredients to speak of

 

[Greebo]

it looks like maggots on my phone browser

If it's any consolation it's a plateful of "macaroni cheese" which, according to most urbanites in their right minds, was done wrongly.

 

[Manter]

Anyone tried this delicious new snack? Available at the House of Bottles on Coldharbour Lane for a quid. Packing 23g of halal goodness and no artificial ingredients to speak of

When terminology gets all un-specific about WHAT meat, it's time to back away from any snack.... (P.s. pls can we have non-maggoty photo reinstated?. Pretty please??!)

 

[Badgers]

@Editor

Myatts Fields Park today...