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Brixton news, rumours and general chat - October 2012

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sleaterkinney said:
Article on cricket in Brixton: http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/587094.html
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Interesting article. And shame about the lack of cricket pitches in Lambeth - there isn't a single one anymore. The artificial wicket in the south east corner of Brockwell Park was removed a few years ago and it looks like it won't be returning. The nets up by the tennis courts aren't in very good condition either. Southwark / Southbank Uni / Dulwich College has pitches you can hire but it costs £££... Just like with football, the public playing spaces for cricket have often been privatised and people are less likely to play when you have to pay, instead of just turning up with some mates and having a game with whoever is there.
 
gaijingirl said:
my husband does it about once a month (the ending up in Bromley on the Thameslink). I used to have an alcoholic boyfriend who lived in Orpington. He would regularly wake up in Dover in the middle of the night after catching the vomit comet home from Charing Cross.
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I hadn't even been drinking! (Bromley while drunk... <<shudder>>)
 
Brixton Hatter and I are embarking on a trip to the Hero of Switzerland, 142 Loughborough Road, London, SW9 7LL for a beer on Wednesday the 24th if anyone fancies? Probably meeting about 7pm and just a few quiet beers in a pub a little off centre (off kilter?) to cross it off the list.

Anyone?

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fortyplus said:
Takings were down by a third last Saturday. Looks like another thin day tomorrow then.
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Blimey. Do you think the majority of your customers are from other parts of London then? I'm never sure whether the weekend influx to the Village etc is people from all over London, or more locals from Streatham, Clapham etc.
 
Brixton Hatter said:
Blimey. Do you think the majority of your customers are from other parts of London then? I'm never sure whether the weekend influx to the Village etc is people from all over London, or more locals from Streatham, Clapham etc.
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Yes, but we are a fairly specialised business, probably the only one in our niche in London - and our customers come from the other side of the world as well as the other side of the Thames to buy our stuff. I don't know how the other traders fared, it did seem less busy in the market as a whole but I guess it hits us harder because more of our customers come from further afield.
 
I mistook that pub for another one in the last BNR&GCC thread. I did not used to drink there and have not been. Apologies for any confusion.
 
Kanda said:
For a local, going on the weekend is as bad as going to Oxford St on a Saturday :)
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And that's a little depressing in itself. Saturdays at the market used to be a time when it was hard not to bump into friends, neighbours and relatives. Now, iike you, I find myself less likely to visit at weekends, when it feels more of a tourist experience.
 
tarannau said:
And that's a little depressing in itself. Saturdays at the market used to be a time when it was hard not to bump into friends, neighbours and relatives. Now, iike you, I find myself less likely to visit at weekends, when it feels more of a tourist experience.
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I generally avoid the place completely on weekends too, as do many of my friends. 'Tis a sad state of affairs.
 
happyshopper said:
Looks like we are being invaded by Kennington people on bikes.

See http://kenningtonpob.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/free-brixton-neighbourhood-ridesun-oct.html
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'If you email to say you're coming before Wednesday 24th October you'll definitely get a free bag of goodies from Barclays (doesn't include a 6 figure bonus Or the right to gamble with vast sums of imaginary money safe in the knowledge that if all goes wrong someone else will bail you out) and free back-up lights from Lambeth Council.................Barclays are proud to support “Lambeth by Bike” "
 
gaijingirl said:
Can I just say out loud that I fucking love Brixton. Just had the most amazing day - doing fairly mundane things - chatting, eating, swimming, walking from Stockwell to Tulse Hill and in between - but it was just brilliant.

and on that note... is there anything that can't be bought in Nour? It constantly amazes me.
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I thought the same this evening, riding home through the dreich weather and the mad Friday evening crowds, knackered and ready for an early night - as every Friday is for me these days. Do people in other parts of London feel the same about their localities, or is it just us?
 
fortyplus said:
Takings were down by a third last Saturday. Looks like another thin day tomorrow then.
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Ive heard this from other shopkeepers. It also affects the bars as well. One shopkeeper reckoned because of so many tube closures some people go elsewhere and do not come back.
 
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