Brixton news, rumours and general chat - October 2012

[lefteri]

There are West African restaurants on Moorish Rd (up the hill)

thanks yes, Morrish road (typo makes it more North African!) been up there, haven't sampled yet

 

[kittyP]

Where is the best place for cheap sunglasses in Brixton today?
Mine broke and I am a pile of dust without them

 

[Biddlybee]

H&M or maybe TKMAxx? or borrow a pair?

 

[editor]

TK Maxx? Or one of the old stores in Granville Arcade?

 

[Orang Utan]

You can get them from market stalls for a fiver

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

...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.

liquor supply?

 

[Badgers]

Battersea? That's really far

Brixton voted on it

 

[colacubes]

You can get them from market stalls for a fiver

This is correct. I've just walked through and saw at least 2 stalls doing them on the market.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

You can get them from market stalls for a fiver

That's not cheap, you can nearly buy a pint for this amount.

 

[gaijingirl]

Where is the best place for cheap sunglasses in Brixton today?
Mine broke and I am a pile of dust without them

Due to his superhuman ability to lose things my husband bulk buys them at pound stores.

 

[Ms T]

Done em all.

Me too!

 

[Chilavert]

Film crew in the back room of the EPT :suspicious:

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Film crew in the back room of the EPT :suspicious:

Maybe they're going to film the new loos downstairs?

Haven't quite figured out if they're finished or whether the current look is intentional

 

[leanderman]

Maybe they're going to film the new loos downstairs?

Haven't quite figured out if they're finished or whether the current look is intentional

hate downstairs loos. death trap when drunk

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

hate downstairs loos. death trap when drunk

Agree. Those steps are far too steep. Are the loos finished or is the undercoated look the final look?

 

[Chilavert]

I have no idea tbh.

 

[paolo]

Wots EPT ?

 

[Orang Utan]

Elm Park Tavern

 

[Badgers]

Things I have never done:

I have never been to the Hand In Hand pub
Never seen the Britxon Windmill
Not once purchased an item from Brixton Wholefoods
Never seen Usain Bolt running

We need a Brixton Bucket List. Separating Proper Brixton from Nu Brickers.

 

[leanderman]

We need a Brixton Bucket List. Separating Proper Brixton from Nu Brickers.

My list of things not done is too embarrassing

 

[Badgers]

My list of things not done is too embarrassing

Never slipped over in the toilets at The Albert then?

 

[mango5]

Come and say hello to me and Boohoo at the flea market on Brixton Station Road today

 

[Thimble Queen]

Come and say hello to me and Boohoo at the flea market on Brixton Station Road today

thanks for the ace jumble. I like the religious iconography best

 

[gaijingirl]

Come and say hello to me and Boohoo at the flea market on Brixton Station Road today

oh BOLLOCKS! only just seen this and was a free agent today... could totally have called by!

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Apparently Sainsburys in Herne Hill has been robbed - shop shut and lots of police there.

 

[gaijingirl]

got this too: http://www.brixtonblog.com/herne-hill-sainsburys-closed-after-robbery/7332

 

[editor]

Never slipped over in the toilets at The Albert then?

In the pre-refurb days you'd always be OK if you slipped as there was a handy ad-hoc paddling pool underneath to cushion your fall.

 

[gaijingirl]

In the pre-refurb days you'd always be OK if you slipped as there was a handy ad-hoc paddling pool underneath to cushion your fall.

*hurls*

 

[Onket]

Lovely and cooling on a hot summer's day.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Apparently Sainsburys in Herne Hill has been robbed - shop shut and lots of police there.

and in other news

UPDATE: 3 arrested after police officer struck by a car in Tulse Hill

Two men and a woman have been arrested after a police officer was badly hurt in a collision with a black BMW.
The 35-year-old officer sustained a broken wrist and bruising after being hit by the car

Well I suppose a broken wrist and bruising can hurt quite badly