jimbarkanoodle
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Hopefully not the Jamm?
Brixton news, rumours and general chat: Summer 2019
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hiraethified
Pretty sure they own the building.
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Next month at Photofusion and the 198:
Neil Kenlock – Lost Legacies Of The British Black Panthers, Brixton photo exhibitions, 19th July- 30th Aug 2019
Neil Kenlock – Lost Legacies Of The British Black Panthers, Brixton photo exhibitions, 19th July- 30th Aug 2019
I've heard rumours that a well loved Brixton bar/club could well be rent-rised out of existence soon
Prince of Wales ?
jimbarkanoodle
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Hope not
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I know a couple of older venues are just not getting the footfall they did. Rent rises won't help them at all.
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What with Lambeth-sponsored Pop Brixton and US Billionaire-sponsored Brixton Village grabbing all the publicity and new footfall, it's o surprise to see some venues struggling in the face of such resourceful competition. That said, places like the Effra Social, Effra Hall Tavern, PoW, Jam and Albert etc still seem to be doing pretty good business (not that that will protect them from going under due to huge rent rises).
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I will read between the lines of omissions on that!
Do you have a contact at the social who will actually respond to a query. Ska fest organisers are looking at it as a venue and getting no reply!
Do you have a contact at the social who will actually respond to a query. Ska fest organisers are looking at it as a venue and getting no reply!
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Nope. They put a load of them up for sale/rent a while ago.
Antic London market 11 pubs with Fleurets
Albert still seems pretty busy to me on weekends, but getting rid of the live bands and consigning the DJs to a big box in the corner and turning the sound down has maybe made it less of a party venue.
In the week, it almost always does better than most other local pubs/bars.
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I think you have in the past editor posted details about Wandsworth Council operating an active policy of offering established venues a kind of cultural asset listed status protecting against unscrupulous landlords wanting to sell off the land to developers for a quick buck. This should be implemented nationwide, and there should also be protection against unduly rent increases.
The latter is sadly far less likely to happen any time soon, but it’s a disgrace the former is not policy in Lambeth. Even the perma-Tory Westminster and the until-recently Tory controlled Wandsworth can appreciate the value and significance of established local venues and put them above property speculators’ interests ffs...
The latter is sadly far less likely to happen any time soon, but it’s a disgrace the former is not policy in Lambeth. Even the perma-Tory Westminster and the until-recently Tory controlled Wandsworth can appreciate the value and significance of established local venues and put them above property speculators’ interests ffs...
Southlondon
The river's there for a reason
Lambeth councillors were very supportive of the campaign to save the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and it ended up getting community assert status which has given it a good degree of protection from developers. I think the big problem with pubs is that people’s habits have changed. More people drink in restaurants and bars. Lunchtime drinking is all but a thing of the past anywhere away from central London. People drink less in general due to greater awareness of safe limits ( boring bastards). As much as I hate the owner, weathersooons offer good beers at cheap prices and that seems to be the business model that still packs them out midweek. But no other operators have the economies of scale they enjoy to enable them to match pricing.
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I was on it - steam dreams are doing a 4 hour Surrey loop every Tuesday it was quite an experience. Sad you can no longer see it : (
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The guy who appears to be head of the company that kicked out the 414 Club has recently been appointed secretary of Brixton Village - so presumably he was hired by Mr Billionaire Socialite. If anyone fancies having a dig about please post in this thread with what you've found: Club 414 to close at the end of May 2019
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The cheapest ticket was £49 they also do a single day trip to Windsor for £30/35:
https://www.royalwindsorsteamexpress.co.uk/
Thankfully all back to normal, hopefully a good sign for the people involved
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It was a motorcyclists reportedly been hit by a car
Live updates as reports of 'motorcyclist hit by car' closes Brixton road
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Interesting history talk at the Effra Social next month Reading group: Stonewall & the Gay Liberation Front, Effra Social, Sun 21st July 2019
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Library listings for next month
Lambeth Libraries Events – full listing for July 2019
Lambeth Libraries Events – full listing for July 2019
According to Twitter escape from Brixton prison and helicopter tried to land in Ruskin park, could all be bollocks of course.
Whoops they are old posts from years ago.
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