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They all look like ‘experts’The loons were on the march
In photos: small anti-vaccine march saunters down Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
These were the scenes in Brixton on Tuesday afternoon when a small procession of anti-vaxx protesters walked down Coldharbour Lane, inexplicably chanting, “Save Our Children”:www.brixtonbuzz.com
Tron Cruise
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The pushy Brixton Project again fail to read the room.
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hiraethified
Was it those clowns again? Jeez.
Tron Cruise
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‘81 Acts have partnered with a number of Brixton based and national facing cultural and civic organisations including The Brixton Project to realise the programme.’
It'd be interesting to make a venn diagram on how these various agencies, creatives and organisations overlap, who is behind them and how they’re funded. I'll do some research.
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Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
They’ve approached us about a mural on the side of our house but it’s all gone quiet recently.
GarveyLives
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Allan Wilmot, a regular speaker on 1940s Caribbean migration to the UK, including at many events organised by The Windrush Foundation in and around Brixton, died unexpectedly, but peacefully, on 20 October 2021 at the age of 96.
(Source: Twitter)
On 16 April 2019 he received the ‘Certificate of Recognition’ from the then Mayor of Lambeth for his voluntary work in the borough.
(Source: Twitter)
On 16 April 2019 he received the ‘Certificate of Recognition’ from the then Mayor of Lambeth for his voluntary work in the borough.
Allan Wilmot, a regular speaker on 1940s Caribbean migration to the UK, including at many events organised by The Windrush Foundation in and around Brixton, died unexpectedly, but peacefully, on 20 October 2021 at the age of 96.
(Source: Twitter)
On 16 April 2019 he received the ‘Certificate of Recognition’ from the then Mayor of Lambeth for his voluntary work in the borough.
Respect.
Glad it was peaceful.
What an amazing life lived.
What an amazing man.
I just googled his name and found this :
Allan Wilmot - Windrush Foundation
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Global Majority Resistance Jam in Brixton Station Road on the last Sat of the month
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Global Majority Resistance Jam in Brixton Station Road on the last Sat of the month
Queer Tour of Brixton – Sunday 24th October 2021
Coming up this Sunday is a guided walking tour, conducted by Ian Townson, concentrating on the radical gay community and gay squats in Brixton from the mid 1970s to 1981, the year of the Brixton up…
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Great stuff
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Adblock Lambeth launches campaign for a ban on harmful advertising with the support of politicians and campaign groups
Co-leader of the Green Party, Carla Denyer, is among the signatories to an Abdlock Lambeth proposal seeking a ban of harmful advertising within Lambeth borough. The groups are asking for a council-…
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CH1
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Anybody heard anything about the "Bidders Day" at
"The community" has been invited, though mo obvious signs of how or who in the council web pages.
They do have this Matthew Bennett special though https://lambethnow.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Growing-Brixtons-Rec-Quarter-MOI.pdf
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due 30th October I believe."The community" has been invited, though mo obvious signs of how or who in the council web pages.
They do have this Matthew Bennett special though https://lambethnow.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Growing-Brixtons-Rec-Quarter-MOI.pdf
Gramsci
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The Black Cultural Archives, based in Brixton’s Windrush Square, is to have a new managing director. Current director Arike Oke will step down at the end of this month.
Her successor will be Lisa Anderson, who will join BCA as interim managing director on 6 December.
Her successor will be Lisa Anderson, who will join BCA as interim managing director on 6 December.
cuppa tee
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Crowdfunder launched....
Donate to Save Brixton Wholefoods, organized by Hilary Waterfield
This is an old page. Please donate to our new GoFundMe campaign here: https://www.gofundme.c… Hilary Waterfield needs your support for Save Brixton Wholefoods
David Clapson
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Odd that they're struggling. It's not as if they have much competition. How do they compare to healthfood shops in other areas? Or is the problem that supermarkets are stocking more and more healthfood products?
ricbake
working out how
Someone broke in through the roof and trashed the place...
sparkybird
ask the bird...
They say that the rent increases are the main problem
SwitzerlandHero
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Hello!
I'm currently writing a book on London pubs and the story behind their names.
I'm going to include the Atlantic (Dog) and I was wondering if anyone knew the reason behind the choice of the name Dogstar for the pub when it reopened in 1995? My Internet searches brought me here as there were several other interesting articles about the pub on the website.
(As my username suggests I wish I was also able to ask about the Hero of Switzerland but I know that is sadly no more - great pub sign though...)
I'm currently writing a book on London pubs and the story behind their names.
I'm going to include the Atlantic (Dog) and I was wondering if anyone knew the reason behind the choice of the name Dogstar for the pub when it reopened in 1995? My Internet searches brought me here as there were several other interesting articles about the pub on the website.
(As my username suggests I wish I was also able to ask about the Hero of Switzerland but I know that is sadly no more - great pub sign though...)
For some reason I’ve always thought it was a reference to DH Lawrence & the Southern reference alluding to South London but not actually sure if that’s true.
Naples Life,Death & Miracle
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I suspect it was just a trendy sounding name. As an aside, it's been suggested the company Antic who have owned the building for many years, took their name from the Atlantic.
I wrote this a while ago:
Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – bar review and history
Now a Brixton institution loved by clubbers, the Dogstar is an imposing three-storey Victorian pub, standing on the busy corner of Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road, Brixton. The Dogstar operates …
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twistedAM
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Not sure about that. The developer-cum-publican Anthony Thomas's first company was Black Ant who you might remember from the eviction of residents on Blenheim Gardens about five years ago.I suspect it was just a trendy sounding name. As an aside, it's been suggested the company Antic who have owned the building for many years, took their name from the Atlantic.
I wrote this a while ago:
Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – bar review and history
Now a Brixton institution loved by clubbers, the Dogstar is an imposing three-storey Victorian pub, standing on the busy corner of Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road, Brixton. The Dogstar operates …
Anthony James THOMAS personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
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Tron Cruise
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It‘s in Henry Miller’s ‘Sexus’ (published in 1949) which is also where Keanu Reeves‘ band got it’s name from (1991). There’s also Stan Brakhage who made a film called Dog Star Man in 1964. So was it Henry, Stan, DH or Keanu who provided the inspiration?
SwitzerlandHero
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It was that excellent article which brought me to this forum to ask the question.I suspect it was just a trendy sounding name. As an aside, it's been suggested the company Antic who have owned the building for many years, took their name from the Atlantic.
I wrote this a while ago:
Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – bar review and history
Now a Brixton institution loved by clubbers, the Dogstar is an imposing three-storey Victorian pub, standing on the busy corner of Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road, Brixton. The Dogstar operates …
I also emailed Antic directly who told me you'd be the best person to ask as they didn't know either.
I was curious if they'd been any articles at the time it opened where the guy gave some explanation behind the name but it doesn't sound like it.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
Sirius is also mentionned by Robert Anton WIlson and Philip K Dick, so who knows?
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Was just coming on here to post thisCrowdfunder launched....
Donate to Save Brixton Wholefoods, organized by Hilary Waterfield
This is an old page. Please donate to our new GoFundMe campaign here: https://www.gofundme.c… Hilary Waterfield needs your support for Save Brixton Wholefoodswww.gofundme.com
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
I imagine their footfall fell considerably during the lockdowns, and also when they were restricted to four people in the shop at a time.
I feel dreadfully sad for them, but in recent years they’ve felt more and more like a relic from a bygone era. When I first turned veggie in the late 80s I would go to shops like this for pulses, grains, organic veg, and the like - all of which can now be found everywhere. Even biodegradable soap refills are available at a couple of other places hereabouts. Fresher herbs and spices can be found at Nour, and even oddities like Tartex pâté and TVP chunks (neither of which I’ve touched for well over a decade) are in Holland & Barrett.
In a world where wholefoods and diverse global ingredients are now commonplace, I wonder how they’ve been hanging on.
Plus - I hate to say - they are pricey, and they can be slow and quite rude sometimes.
All that aside, I hope they make it.
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