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Brixton news, rumours and general chat - November 2012

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Badgers said:
Ah. Town seemed more quiet to me last night. Was pretty damp.
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There was an immense queue sheltering under umbrellas in the pissing rain outside the Dogstar for most of the night. At one point it must have stretched 100m or so. I've never seen the place so busy. Lord knows where they all come from.
 
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There was an immense queue sheltering under umbrellas in the pissing rain outside the Dogstar for most of the night. At one point it must have stretched 100m or so. I've never seen the place so busy. Lord knows where they all come from.
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The Hoot crowd.
 
editor said:
There was an immense queue sheltering under umbrellas in the pissing rain outside the Dogstar for most of the night. At one point it must have stretched 100m or so. I've never seen the place so busy. Lord knows where they all come from.
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D'ya know, I've never been in the Dogstar? From the day I arrived in Brixton 6 years ago (tomorrow!) it was always busy went I went past, and I always wandered on somewhere else.
I'm sure that means I failed some sort of Brixter-test
 
Manter said:
D'ya know, I've never been in the Dogstar? From the day I arrived in Brixton 6 years ago (tomorrow!) it was always busy went I went past, and I always wandered on somewhere else.
I'm sure that means I failed some sort of Brixter-test
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I like it in the week, particularly Thursdays. You get a good local crowd in there and it's not rammed to the gills.
 
Winot said:
Like a wedding reception for instance.
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The Dogstar is usually booked on all floors come with the weekend and it's not ideal for a reception seeing as the guests would have to battle their way through the crowds downstairs.
 
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The Dogstar is usually booked on all floors come with the weekend and it's not ideal for a reception seeing as the guests would have to battle their way through the crowds downstairs.
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I had my 40th on the top two floors. The band we'd booked were a bit surprised how busy it was downstairs when they tried to leave at 3am with their drum kit.
 
A little series of photos taken in Brixton yesterday:

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More: Strangers and umbrellas passing by in the rain, Brixton
 
Brixton Hatter said:
iirc they seemed to go a bit quiet after the food 'revolution' grew in Granville Arcade. I went to a few of their events when they were first set up (2008ish?) when there was a real threat that Granville Arcade would be knocked down and turned into some sort of retail development. I guess they might perceive there's less of a need for FBM now (given the buoyant nature of business in the covered markets) but I still think the market in general could do with some more support, especially the retail (i.e. not cafes/restaurants) side of things.
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I think its more to do with the fact that one of the main people in it moved on. There was no fall out amongst people. Its one of those things with voluntary pressure groups. They are unpaid. If a few people leave then they go quiet.
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
Definitely. I had my elbow bashed once.

Not really possible to widen the pavement without narrowing the road though is it, other than knocking down the shops :D
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The changes to Brixton road as it goes through Brixton were supposed to bring traffic calming. Like Kensington High street. Remove all barriers and rely on traffic to learn to treat pedestrians with respect. The theory is that traffic adjusts driving behaviour if there are less barriers. It becomes "shared space".

As the accident outside M&S shows in Brixton this does not seem to work. I find cycling this section is difficult. As a pedestrian traffic does not necessarily alter there driving when getting to Brixton.
 
Gramsci said:
The changes to Brixton road as it goes through Brixton were supposed to bring traffic calming. Like Kensington High street. Remove all barriers and rely on traffic to learn to treat pedestrians with respect. The theory is that traffic adjusts driving behaviour if there are less barriers. It becomes "shared space".
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But there don't seem to be any 'shared space' features. It's still just a normal road surface with normal kerbs.
 
Frumious B. said:
But there don't seem to be any 'shared space' features. It's still just a normal road surface with normal kerbs.
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It is more further up from M&S to Mc Donalds. All barriers gone. Also the road was narrowed a bit on that section. This is supposed to slow treffic down both ways and affect the bit from the bridge to Barnardos. Does not work imo. Traffic hits Brixton and the drivers get frustrated as they know its a short bottleneck for traffic. So the traffic is really pushy.

I think there might have been a few barriers on the other bit as well. Cannot remember exactly.
 
Gramsci said:
The changes to Brixton road as it goes through Brixton were supposed to bring traffic calming. Like Kensington High street. Remove all barriers and rely on traffic to learn to treat pedestrians with respect. The theory is that traffic adjusts driving behaviour if there are less barriers. It becomes "shared space".

As the accident outside M&S shows in Brixton this does not seem to work. I find cycling this section is difficult. As a pedestrian traffic does not necessarily alter there driving when getting to Brixton.
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Why do you have trouble cycling through Brixton? I've always found it pretty straight forward, even when turning off the main road
 
I've started avoiding it now. Instead of coming down the hill and going through the high street, I get over onto Rattray Road and Atlantic Road and join the traffic by the police station. Much nicer ride, and not much slower.
 
Orang Utan said:
Why do you have trouble cycling through Brixton? I've always found it pretty straight forward, even when turning off the main road
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I sometimes find turning off Atlantic Road into Coldharbour Lane (when I'm coming from Herne Hill) a little perilous because so many tossers rush the lights/drive through reds.
 
editor said:
I haven't seen any so far, but are there any 'official' Christmas decorations up around town yet?

Or are we in for another parsimonious selection?
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I have just seen a tweet that leads mt believe they will be switched on this Friday.
 
Need a quick recommendation. Looking to find a nice, quiet pub with decent ale to sit in for a bit this afternoon.
Am a bit stumped.
Heading up to the Duck Egg in a bit so somewhere near there would be brilliant :)
Ta!
 
BoxRoom said:
Need a quick recommendation. Looking to find a nice, quiet pub with decent ale to sit in for a bit this afternoon.
Am a bit stumped.
Heading up to the Duck Egg in a bit so somewhere near there would be brilliant :)
Ta!
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Albert is very near but lacking ales
Kaff Bar on Atlantic Rd has one good ale on but not cheap
Craft Beer on Station Rd has good ales but not that comfy with a book
The Duke of Edinburgh on Ferndale Road is a bit of a trek but good beer and comfy seats
 
Badgers said:
Albert is very near but lacking ales
Kaff Bar on Atlantic Rd has one good ale on but not cheap
Craft Beer on Station Rd has good ales but not that comfy with a book
The Duke of Edinburgh on Ferndale Road is a bit of a trek but good beer and comfy seats
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The Effra has a couple ales and is alright for a bit.
 
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