Brixton news, rumours and general chat - November 2013

[Remus Harbank]

My money is on a ... convenience store

About time they opened a convenience store there.

 

[Remus Harbank]

The White Horse appears to be gutted as well

 

[leanderman]

Yep I've seen that too; the convoy goes down Brixton Road and then Kennington Rd. Not sure whether that's the quickest way to get to the Old Bailey Though.

Leanderman - when you say convenience store do you mean another Tesco on Brickers Hill?

No - but what a sorry sight that Tesco is - I mean another samey little store that that strip excels at. High Spirits is very good however.

 

[leanderman]

The White Horse appears to be gutted as well

Opens on Friday. Refurb.

 

[TruXta]

Opens on Friday. Refurb.

One can only hope they would refurbish the clientele as well.

 

[shifting gears]

Anyone know anywhere in Brixton to get a flu jab? Superdrug 'out of stock', Boots referred me to their Clapham Common branch. Was hoping to walk in somewhere today

 

[AKA pseudonym]

New poster for the Barrier Block Soup Kitchen.

Thanks to Unite Community Trade Union we now have a heap of these posters in varying sizes to distribute around Brixton...
As to the recent appeal for a Van, so we can start nightly food-runs, it was rather aspiritional and was really a tester to see what may happen. There are other 'income/funding streams' being investigated and any assistance/advice is greatly welcomed..

 

[Chilavert]

Opens on Friday. Refurb.

Do you how extensive a refurb? I've only been in a couple of times and can't decide whether I like it (at least the old place) or not....

 

[leanderman]

Do you how extensive a refurb? I've only been in a couple of times and can't decide whether I like it (at least the old place) or not....

Can't be much work going on. Closed for under two weeks in total. It had a bit of a 90s feel maybe.

 

[Winot]

Thanks to Unite Community Trade Union we now have a heap of these posters in varying sizes to distribute around Brixton...
As to the recent appeal for a Van, so we can start nightly food-runs, it was rather aspiritional and was really a tester to see what may happen. There are other 'income/funding streams' being investigated and any assistance/advice is greatly welcomed..

Can donations be gift-aided?

 

[AKA pseudonym]

Can donations be gift-aided?

Not at the moment unfortunately though its being worked on...

 

[Winot]

Not at the moment unfortunately though its being worked on...

Thanks. Does it need to become a charity for that to happen?

 

[AKA pseudonym]

Thanks. Does it need to become a charity for that to happen?

Aye you need a Charity reg, which takes a while to get sorted..

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

Perhaps an offer both of us would tempt her? Double the men, twice the chance?

sorry to break this to you and TruXta but I'm guessing you won't get invited to her wedding
#howtocrushhope

 

[TruXta]

sorry to break this to you and TruXta but I'm guessing you won't get invited to her wedding
#howtocrushhope

S'alrigth - both me and Badgers are married anyway

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Free screening of the Badger Army film at the Grosvenor on Thursday

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Market Row getting a public toilet - grand opening on 1 December

 

[TruXta]

Badgers

 

[Yelkcub]

Free screening of the Badger Army film at the Grosvenor on Thursday

D Dyer - "Fackin' Cunts These Fackin' Hunters"

 

[Smick]

I've seen this happen three or four times over the last couple of weeks - seems to be a convoy that leaves the prison just after nine heading into town. Someone on trial maybe who's considered high risk?

It was about 8.35 when I saw it going past Water Lane. There was a blue police van which looks like something you'd expect from the NYPD as well as a load of BMW X5s and a Range Rover.

I suppose the prison makes sense. Seems quite like what they did when the IRA were at large. Would jihadist types be likely to hijack a prison convoy?

 

[Chilavert]

It was about 8.35 when I saw it going past Water Lane. There was a blue police van which looks like something you'd expect from the NYPD as well as a load of BMW X5s and a Range Rover.

I suppose the prison makes sense. Seems quite like what they did when the IRA were at large. Would jihadist types be likely to hijack a prison convoy?

Some sort of organised crime gang would be more likely in my opinion.

 

[leanderman]

D Dyer - "Fackin' Cunts These Fackin' Hunters"

I wouldn't object to a fox cull. They keep dumping on my doorstep and stealing my milk

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

I wouldn't object to a fox cull. They keep dumping on my doorstep and stealing my milk

 

[Onket]

I wouldn't object to a fox cull. They keep dumping on my doorstep and stealing my milk

Not a fox.

 

[leanderman]

Not a fox.

Very much a fox. Drank and spoilt six pints of milk, six eggs and four croissants on Saturday

 

[Onket]

Look, I'd had one too many and got caught short.

 

[editor]

Here's a fox strutting around by the tube station at 2.30am.



*Actually, I think I'll start a new thread for this.

 

[T & P]

I found one of the stickers referred to in the article near my front door the other day - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24994148 - I promptly removed it and didnt think anything further - is it just paranoia?

Was it a printed sticker? If so it shows a worrying degree of sophistication/ enterprising.

Which sign was it, out of curiosity? Perhaps instead of removing it you should change it to the 'fuck all worth stealing here' one

 

[Rushy]

I wouldn't object to a fox cull. They keep dumping on my doorstep and stealing my milk

Very much a fox. Drank and spoilt six pints of milk, six eggs and four croissants on Saturday

In the 80s I remember Mum having a doorstop box for the milk because birds would peck the lids open. Not sure whether she considered culling the local bird population - how unimaginative of her!

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Got a nice welcome from Mr Amigo in his off licence - aka The Cage - on Loughborough Road this evening, even though I moved away to a different bit of Brixton 18 months ago. Nice to know that wherever I've lived and drank in Brixton the shopkeepers still remember me

In other news, they are filming The Bill (or something similar) outside the Grosvenor on Aytoun Road this evening. All the roads blocked off, traffic lights in place and all parking suspended. It's amazing the hoops you have to jump through when you want to organise a protest or get a cycle lane built, but if you want to film a TV show…..