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Brixton news, rumours and general chat - September 2012

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Lambeth council is considering the demolition of Cressingham Gardens next to Brockwell Park and build even more flats on the site to raise cash for the council. Tenants will be relocated and private leaseholders and freeholders (27% of the estate) will be evicted under Compulsory Purchase Orders. Residents have set up an online petition to stop this absolute travesty and abuse of council powers:
www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-cressingham-gardens-estate
Also a Facebook page - pls 'like' to show support:
www.facebook.com/SaveCressinghamGardens
 
Foxtons are cunts of the highest order. The boy got utterly fucked over by them while he was at uni. The properties they rent are massively over priced. Rents in brixton have already gone up loads already, i worry it's gonna get worse with them moving in/ the rushcroft flats getting sold off. There might as well be a flashing sign up saying Brixton: wankers welcome. FFS
 
Gniewosz said:
Lambeth council is considering the demolition of Cressingham Gardens next to Brockwell Park and build even more flats on the site to raise cash for the council. Tenants will be relocated and private leaseholders and freeholders (27% of the estate) will be evicted under Compulsory Purchase Orders. Residents have set up an online petition to stop this absolute travesty and abuse of council powers:
www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-cressingham-gardens-estate
Also a Facebook page - pls 'like' to show support:
www.facebook.com/SaveCressinghamGardens
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That's also been mentioned by other posters on the Tulse Hill Thread and the Lambeth Country Show thread.
 
Hi guys, new to the forum & Brixton. Wondered if anyone knew an easy place to get bud in the area? Don't fancy being ripped off on the street. Maybe inboxing me might be best?
cheers, Simon
 
goldenT said:
Hi guys, new to the forum & Brixton. Wondered if anyone knew an easy place to get bud in the area? Don't fancy being ripped off on the street. Maybe inboxing me might be best?
cheers, Simon
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Nice try, but next time read the FAQ sweetie.
 
I was going to post a googlemap of Brixton Police Station, but just used spamcleaner with the email a withering message option instead, and unchecked the delete post option as a warning to other very stupid/trolling twunts.
 
Gniewosz said:
Lambeth council is considering the demolition of Cressingham Gardens next to Brockwell Park and build even more flats on the site to raise cash for the council. Tenants will be relocated and private leaseholders and freeholders (27% of the estate) will be evicted under Compulsory Purchase Orders. Residents have set up an online petition to stop this absolute travesty and abuse of council powers:
www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-cressingham-gardens-estate
Also a Facebook page - pls 'like' to show support:
www.facebook.com/SaveCressinghamGardens
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It is worth putting this up on a separate thread. More people likely to see it. As not everyone keeps up with this rumours thread every day. Also means u can update it as it goes on. This would be of interest as its likely the same thing could happen to other estates.
 
Gramsci said:
It is worth putting this up on a separate thread. More people likely to see it. As not everyone keeps up with this rumours thread every day. Also means u can update it as it goes on. This would be of interest as its likely the same thing could happen to other estates.
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What do you reckon, one in the Brixton section and one in London and the South East? Bear in mind that the estate is at the extreme southern end of the Brixton area.
 
Greebo said:
What do you reckon, one in the Brixton section and one in London and the South East? Bear in mind that the estate is at the extreme southern end of the Brixton area.
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Brixton section. I looked it up on map and its not that far. Also reckon this is possible future of other estates in central Brixton.
 
It was well foggy at 3.00am. The whole skyline had disappeared.

It's still disappeared, but that's because of the little drop of rain
 
Monkeygrinder's Organ said:
There's no reason it can't be both. Personally I quite like the new expensive real ale pubs springing up but they're clearly gentrifying unless you use the common Urban 75 definition of 'things I don't like done by people I don't know.':p
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Yeah....I'd say they were a symptom, rather than a cause, of gentrification.
 
Mrs Magpie said:
I was going to post a googlemap of Brixton Police Station, but just used spamcleaner with the email a withering message option instead, and unchecked the delete post option as a warning to other very stupid/trolling twunts.
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Did he need to be banned? I'm sure he'd have learned by being laughed at.

We need new people on here.
 
Brixton Hatter said:
Yeah....I'd say they were a symptom, rather than a cause, of gentrification.
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Yes and no, I'm not really sure you can separate the two tbh. They're not the 'cause' in the sense that they started it off or anything like that so in that sense yes they're a symptom but they definitely contribute to it continuing. Having said that I'm not sure it makes all that much difference really, if anyone wanted to tackle it properly they'd need to look at social housing provision and things like that more than pubs IMO.
 
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