Brixton news, rumours and general chat: Summer 2019

[organicpanda]

....strange to see one of those shonky "£10 any item" joints rock up on't main drag (formerly doddle) man on mic flogging prada sunglasses and designer watches, ain't seen that for a long time, Oxford st, 199X ?

there was one last week in a newly closed shop on Oxford Street

 

[Pickman's model]

....strange to see one of those shonky "£10 any item" joints rock up on't main drag (formerly doddle) man on mic flogging prada sunglasses and designer watches, ain't seen that for a long time, Oxford st, 199X ?

kingsland high street last year

 

[cuppa tee]

there was one last week in a newly closed shop on Oxford Street

kingsland high street last year

Thanks

 

[TopCat]

Thanks

I used to go in the Oxford Street ones just for a political based laugh. They give it the old chat. Encourage the crowd to come in (half the crowd are shills), shut the doors, whip up a bit of heat with the shills and fleece the gullible. I used to stand there with my money out demanding my PlayStation in a very loud voice. Good scuffle fun generally commenced and the crowd would scatter.

 

[TopCat]

Party outside the walls of LCS this weekend. Herne Hill entrance under the big tree.

 

[editor]

I used to go in the Oxford Street ones just for a political based laugh. They give it the old chat. Encourage the crowd to come in (half the crowd are shills), shut the doors, whip up a bit of heat with the shills and fleece the gullible. I used to stand there with my money out demanding my PlayStation in a very loud voice. Good scuffle fun generally commenced and the crowd would scatter.

There's a good thread here with video expose!
80s Oxford Street Scam Shops

 

[editor]

Party outside the walls of LCS this weekend. Herne Hill entrance under the big tree.

Excellent news. I just hope that the hefty security don't try to get involved. It's a public park after all!

 

[TopCat]

Excellent news. I just hope that the hefty security don't try to get involved. It's a public park after all!

They will be busy elsewhere.

 

[editor]

Thought this may be of some interest

 

[CH1]

Thought this may be of some interest

Well they're trying. I'd have found it more riveting watching Johnny Kwango and Mick McManus doing their wrestling moves there.

 

[Rushy]

Seems like a bizarre spot to put a new venue with rooftop terrace and bar and djs - it's a small office building surrounded by residential. I wonder how that got permission?

 

[CH1]

Seems like a bizarre spot to put a new venue with rooftop terrace and bar and djs - it's a small office building surrounded by residential. I wonder how that got permission?

Delegated powers?

 

[Rushy]

Delegated powers?

Delegated powers aren't a carte blanche. They need to be exercised in line with established guidelines. I wonder what licensing / planning guidelines are used to justify the idea of a rooftop club and dj bar on top of a small, quiet office building in an otherwise residential location?

 

[CH1]

Delegated powers aren't a carte blanche. They need to be exercised in line with established guidelines. I wonder what licensing / planning guidelines are used to justify the idea of a rooftop club and dj bar on top of a small, quiet office building in an otherwise residential location?

I really don't know Rushy
All I can see on the database is change of use to a childrens day nursery in 1992.
https://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage

As far as I can see the alternatives are:
1. They don't have planning permission
2. Their advisers have told them that roof terraces and film showing come within the use class of a children's nursery
3. Lambeth Planning themselves might have told them this.

If you are really concerned why not check it out - I'm sure you have the contacts necessary.

 

[Rushy]

I really don't know Rushy
All I can see on the database is change of use to a childrens day nursery in 1992.
https://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage

As far as I can see the alternatives are:
1. They don't have planning permission
2. Their advisers have told them that roof terraces and film showing come within the use class of a children's nursery
3. Lambeth Planning themselves might have told them this.

If you are really concerned why not check it out - I'm sure you have the contacts necessary.

You're right - they don't seem to have any permissions at all. Neither licence nor planning. Looks like they are winging it.
My interest is more general - what is Lambeth doing to contain the night time economy so that it does not spread even further into resi areas?

 

[editor]

As I recall, Lambeth was only too happy to turn a blind eye to some booze-shunting, license-free on-trend new businesses that originally opened up in the Village, but if you're an off licence selling cheap booze the 'wrong way' you can expect to feel the full wrath of the licensing gang.

Out of curiosity, does the Village need a special music license for the Avenue-roaming DJ suite?

 

[theboris]

Thug threatens 'I'm a Burger Bar Boy' in terrifying McDonald's scrap Thug threatens 'I'm a Burger Bar Boy' in terrifying McDonald's scrap

A bit strange it's Brixton news on a Brum news site. I suppose the fact hes come all the way down to London for a Big Mac gives him the right to clamber up the counter instead of queuing.

The Burger Boys is an infamous Brum gang

 

[TopCat]

Party outside the walls of LCS this weekend. Herne Hill entrance under the big tree.

Small but may grow with enough people.

 

[shakespearegirl]

This is an interesting service from Lambeth - affordable funerals - I could only find a link to this article though

https://www.renegadeproduction.co.u...rdable-multi-denominational-community-service

 

[BCBlues]

The Burger Boys is an infamous Brum gang

I know that. I was being a bit sarcastic about him actually wanting a Big Mac

 

[TopCat]

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Small but may grow with enough people.

Not the herne hill reference duh but the Hoot end.

 

[urbanspaceman]

Peak Gentrification ?

Ultra-glossy magazine, Conde Nast Traveller has published an extensive article of things to do in Brixton

www.cntraveller.com/gallery/things-to-do-in-brixton

From CNT's media pack:

CORE BUYER
Female 55%
Male 45%
Average age 45 years
AB 79%
London/SE 45%
Average Household Income £158,495
£6,045 on average on luxury items (fashion, accessories, watches & jewellery), in the last 12 months

Let's look forward to welcoming: "A core readership of 335,000 discerning, intelligent and high spending men and women"

 

[BusLanes]

Peak Gentrification ?

Ultra-glossy magazine, Conde Nast Traveller has published an extensive article of things to do in Brixton

www.cntraveller.com/gallery/things-to-do-in-brixton

From CNT's media pack:

CORE BUYER
Female 55%
Male 45%
Average age 45 years
AB 79%
London/SE 45%
Average Household Income £158,495
£6,045 on average on luxury items (fashion, accessories, watches & jewellery), in the last 12 months

Let's look forward to welcoming: "A core readership of 335,000 discerning, intelligent and high spending men and women"

Fucking hell.

Will have to speak to the GF. We're both going to have to get better jobs if we're to impress Conde Nast Traveller magazine

 

[T & P]

It’s a.decent enough article though.

The Albert featured in Conde Nast Traveller. What a time to be alive...

 

[editor]

It’s a.decent enough article though.

The Albert featured in Conde Nast Traveller. What a time to be alive...

Complete nonsense too:

The Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane does a cheap pint (by London standards) and is the sort of place punters bring a speaker on a Saturday night and pour Jamaican ska into the smoking area.

 

[sparkybird]

They are right about Salon being the best restaurant by miles...

 

[cuppa tee]

Peak Gentrification ?

Ultra-glossy magazine, Conde Nast Traveller has published an extensive article of things to do in Brixton
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Out in Kennington Park one time, the dog got friendly with another and I engaged the owner in conversation, turned out they worked for the above publication writing up similar articles. I said it must be nice to have a job travelling the globe, but no, she said, they do not travel at all but get busy on google instead, knock up the requisite number of words and jobs a good'un....

 

[Mr Retro]

Out in Kennington Park one time, the dog got friendly with another and I engaged the owner in conversation, turned out they worked for the above publication writing up similar articles. I said it must be nice to have a job travelling the globe, but no, she said, they do not travel at all but get busy on google instead, knock up the requisite number of words and jobs a good'un....

Do they lift the photographs from google too?

 

[shakespearegirl]

I had a friend who was the ski writer for Conde Nast Travel and he spent all winter travelling to resorts

 

[cuppa tee]

Do they lift the photographs from google too?

Dunno didn't talk about that but photos in article are credited, borrowed from instragrammers ?

I had a friend who was the ski writer for Conde Nast Travel and he spent all winter travelling to resorts

Staff writer going to specific resorts somewhat different to someone writing featurettes about niche destinations possibly ? I took the dog walker in good faith, dunno why she'd tell porkies