Brixton news, rumours and general chat - October 2012

[lefteri]

if market row loses the stall with the household cleaning goods & the one opposite with batteries, smoking accessories and slightly kitsch paintings I will have to go postal in there

 

[editor]

if market row loses the stall with the household cleaning goods & the one opposite with batteries, smoking accessories and slightly kitsch paintings I will have to go postal in there

It's only a matter of time.

 

[lefteri]

better start saving for psychotherapy then

 

[spanglechick]

All this talk of pizzas. I miss living within a hop of Brixton. No oregano delivery in Sydenham hill.

 

[Badgers]

I have not had a pizza in ages

 

[lefteri]

make dough with italian flour in a breadmaker or mixer with dough hook, top & place in oven, can do in most places in britain, better than most places in Brixton

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Ms Hatter and I had a pizza at Ferndales the other day: http://www.118ferndalespizza.com

It was decent - not as good as Francos, but good nonetheless, esp for £6 or so. There is a French-theme to the pizza and the rest of the menu in there given the guy who runs it is French. He's been there for 19 years. The restaurant wasn't busy when we went in (only two other parties...but it was a Tuesday) but its really popular with locals who ring up to order and then pop into the place to pick them up.

 

[twistedAM]

Has no one else noticed the completely out-of-place Chillbox yoghurt bar roughly oppposite Seven?

It looks like something out of Westfield Stratford

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Cool. Frozen yoghurt.
It does look bright but I've had enough of distressed furnishings .

 

[leanderman]

Also, I understand that the rents on some of those places are so high that you need a lot of customers to make any money.

True. I did some maths and worked out it would not work out!

 

[Manter]

The "largest frozen yoghurt franchise in Greece" apparently - the chains have arrived!!!

http://www.chillbox.gr/stores/

We all know how good the Greeks are at business- it'll either be bankrupt by Thursday or used to siphon illegal funds by the church, and god knows what that'll mean for it....

(grump)

 

[T & P]

This morning's incident at Brixton station was a 12 year old hit by a train, according to the ES. Seriously injured but no suspicious circumstances according to the plod.

ETA: never mind, I see that this has its own thread.

 

[lefteri]

We all know how good the Greeks are at business- it'll either be bankrupt by Thursday or used to siphon illegal funds by the church, and god knows what that'll mean for it....

(grump)

grumpy OR casual xenophobia

 

[Brixton Hatter]

cool dustbin lorry spotted on Ferndale Road

 

[RaverDrew]

Does anybody round Brixton have an iron I could possibly borrow for the afternoon ?

 

[Orang Utan]

Got one in Deptford!

 

[RaverDrew]

Thanks, but can't really travel far atm, only need to use one for about 30 mins.

 

[RaverDrew]

Does anybody round Brixton have an iron I could possibly borrow for the afternoon ?

sorted

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

I have not had a pizza in ages

Agile rabbit was alright the one time I tried, always loved Franco's.

make dough with italian flour in a breadmaker or mixer with dough hook, top & place in oven, can do in most places in britain, better than most places in Brixton

use your hands, 00 flour does not need to be specifically italian.

 

[Orang Utan]

Do they serve not-quite-agile-enough rabbit pizzas?

 

[shakespearegirl]

Neighbours got burgled in the middle of the night a couple of days ago whilst they were asleep. Police have said there are a lot of nighttime burglaries happening at the moment, there have been at least 4 in our street over the last couple of months. Top of Brixton Hill. Make sure your windows and doors are properly secured

 

[gaijingirl]

Neighbours got burgled in the middle of the night a couple of days ago whilst they were asleep. Police have said there are a lot of nighttime burglaries happening at the moment, there have been at least 4 in our street over the last couple of months. Top of Brixton Hill. Make sure your windows and doors are properly secured

yes, on our street too... Tulse Hill.

 

[Gramsci]

if market row loses the stall with the household cleaning goods & the one opposite with batteries, smoking accessories and slightly kitsch paintings I will have to go postal in there

I was chatting to a friend of mine. She was going on about the latest place in Market Row. I realised that I did not know about it. Then realised I have gradually used the covered markets less and less. Not on purpose its just that the stalls I used to use like those u mention are going.

I use a few of street market stalls, Iceland, Poundland , 99pence shop, the Portugese deli in Atlantic Road.

There is a real contrast between the people I see in Iceland and Brixton Village. Two different sides to present day Brixton that lead completely separate lives.

I kind of cross both. An observation rather than a criticism.

My off license (one of the oldest in Brixton) is doing well due to popularity of Brixton Village. People come to buy beers and wine to drink at places there that do not do drink.

 

[Ms T]

I have to admit I rarely set foot in Iceland. I am beginning to see hipsters in Nour's though, along with the people who've always shopped there.

 

[quimcunx]

There is a real contrast between the people I see in Iceland and Brixton Village. Two different sides to present day Brixton that lead completely separate lives.

I kind of cross both. An observation rather than a criticism.

I don't think that's a particularly new phenomenon.

 

[paolo]

cool dustbin lorry spotted on Ferndale Road

"I know what you're asking yourself... Was it five bin bags, or six?"

"Because for the sixth bin bag, you'll need to be registered as a business premises."

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I was chatting to a friend of mine. She was going on about the latest place in Market Row. I realised that I did not know about it. Then realised I have gradually used the covered markets less and less. Not on purpose its just that the stalls I used to use like those u mention are going.

I use a few of street market stalls, Iceland, Poundland , 99pence shop, the Portugese deli in Atlantic Road.

There is a real contrast between the people I see in Iceland and Brixton Village. Two different sides to present day Brixton that lead completely separate lives.

I kind of cross both. An observation rather than a criticism.

My off license (one of the oldest in Brixton) is doing well due to popularity of Brixton Village. People come to buy beers and wine to drink at places there that do not do drink.

Yeah I know what you're saying, I notice all that too. A mate who I used to live with in Brixton years ago came to visit a couple of weeks ago from Denmark. I took him to the "Village" for lunch and he was amazed at the change. However, even though it was a weekday and relatively quiet, we felt quite uncomfortable sitting there.

I have to admit I rarely set foot in Iceland. I am beginning to see hipsters in Nour's though, along with the people who've always shopped there.

I've noticed that too. But fair play to them - better to shop in Nours than in Sainsburys. Everyone knows Nour's is the best shop in Brixton

 

[Manter]

grumpy OR casual xenophobia

I was there trying to get something done last week. And two of my team are in Athens at the moment. They aren't supposed to be in Athens, but the airport has gone wrong again and they can't get back. So if its casual xenophobia, it's informed casual xenophobia

 

[Badgers]

Shit London

http://now-here-this.timeout.com/20...day-confused-food-stall-lambeth-country-fair/

 

[Onket]

Nail bar (ex Red Records) is now an off licence. Just noticed that today.

 

[Onket]

Shit London

http://now-here-this.timeout.com/20...day-confused-food-stall-lambeth-country-fair/

Cheers for that link. I really like this one- http://now-here-this.timeout.com/2012/08/21/shit-london-photo-of-the-day-not-bionic-hammersmith/

They don't seem to know what 'shit' means, though. Those photos are all great.