friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
have done that too late - was fooled by the no need for a email invite bit of that tweet
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hiraethified
Bugger. That's annoying. Looks like they screwed up
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
Stop.New hardware store has opened up
Hammertime DIY – a new hardware store opens on Atlantic Road, Brixton
There’s a new independent hardware store in Brixton, with the Hammertime DIY store opening up this week on 50 Atlantic Road, right in the centre of town.www.brixtonbuzz.com
Can't touch this.
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hiraethified
I've messaged my friend at the library and told them to look at this thread...
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
next time. We could just go to the pub instead ... oh hang on ....
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theboris
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I was just walking my dog on Bonham Rd and this friendly little chap ran across the road to say hello. There was no owner around and no collar. As I had my dog with me, I reluctantly I left him there. This was just before 6pm on Thurs. He looked well fed and didn't look distressed, I'm hoping he just popped out of his garden and went back, but could not tell. My wife has just gone out again to have another look
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hiraethified
Sat night in Brixton:
www.brixtonbuzz.com
In photos: Saturday night in lockdown Brixton – closed bars, deserted streets and an eerie silence, 18th April 2020
Around 11pm on a typical Saturday night, Brixton is usually jam-packed full of noisy drinkers, pubbers, clubbers, hustlers, drunks, dealers and people rushing from one place to another. But now now…
www.brixtonbuzz.com
David Clapson
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The council has put signs in Windrush Sq saying 'No Sitting'. They seem to work - the cat and I had the whole square to ourselves for half an hour. No dealers, not even in Rushcroft Road. No homeless guy on the library steps. No drinkers on the seats. I'm not convinced the signs comply with the new list of Reasonable Excuses issued by plod on the 16th. But anyway. The cat and I enjoyed having a sit on the chairs, watching the world go by. I wonder what the procedure is for challenging a fine? Do you go to court, or a tribunal, or what? Not that I want to find out, but it's as well to know the risk one is taking, when sitting down in a park.
Eta: the list of reasonable excuses is here: https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/COVID-19/Documents/What-constitutes-a-reasonable-excuse.pdf. It was issued on the easter weekend and has not been revised as I implied above. But it's news to some police officers who were enforcing the law incorrectly. It doesn't say 'no sitting'. It says "Stopping to rest or to eat lunch while on a long walk' is 'likely to be reasonable', and 'A short walk to a park bench, when the person remains seated for a much longer period' is 'Not likely to be reasonable'.
The Lambeth signs also say that dogs must be on a lead. There's nothing about that in the new Coronavirus law and I think it's reckless and stupid to say it in the context of the virus - it can only help the scare stories that pets are at risk of spreading the virus. Next thing you know, people will be abandoning their pets.
Eta: the list of reasonable excuses is here: https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/COVID-19/Documents/What-constitutes-a-reasonable-excuse.pdf. It was issued on the easter weekend and has not been revised as I implied above. But it's news to some police officers who were enforcing the law incorrectly. It doesn't say 'no sitting'. It says "Stopping to rest or to eat lunch while on a long walk' is 'likely to be reasonable', and 'A short walk to a park bench, when the person remains seated for a much longer period' is 'Not likely to be reasonable'.
The Lambeth signs also say that dogs must be on a lead. There's nothing about that in the new Coronavirus law and I think it's reckless and stupid to say it in the context of the virus - it can only help the scare stories that pets are at risk of spreading the virus. Next thing you know, people will be abandoning their pets.
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hiraethified
I see the premises used by Fujiyama Brixton have been taken over by the Advocacy Academy
The building was on sale for £2.1m
www.novaloca.com
en.wikipedia.org
What? The Advocacy Academy is a transformational Social Justice Youth Organising Movement for young people from South London who are passionate about creating a more fair, just and equal society. It’s the only one of its kind in the UK, but follows in the footsteps of a long line of youth movements who have changed the world.
Why? For generations young people have been leading the struggle against injustice and inequality. Our voices are needed now more than ever. It’s no secret that mainstream politics doesn’t represent or reflect us, so it’s up to us to change things for ourselves.
We will not be inheriting this mess. We will be fixing it.
How? The Advocacy Academy is home to the most radical, creative, and powerful youth-led campaigning in the country. Our calendar of programmes range in length from a few days to six months, and cover topics from intersectional feminism (The Sisterhood Academy) to racial equality (The Freedom Fellowship), and almost every issue in between. No matter what social justice programme you’re on, you’ll be trained to make real and lasting change, like the Advocates who came before you - they’ve convinced Lambeth Council to divest from fossil-fuels, secured genuinely affordable homes for local families, sparked a national debate on black representation in the media, convinced KCL to become the first University in the country to collect data on their Latin American students and won a BAFTA for a film on colourism - all before finishing school
The Advocacy Academy | Home For Grassroots Youth Organising In The UK.
We are A home for grassroots youth organising in the UK. We train young people with lived experiences of injustice to achieve long-term systemic change for themselves and the communities they live in.www.theadvocacyacademy.com
The building was on sale for £2.1m
5-7, Vining Street, Brixton, London - Novaloca.com
The property comprises two commercial buildings. The ground floor comprises an interlinked double fronted restaurant trading as Fujiyama.<br
The Advocacy Academy - Wikipedia
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
They have been there a while. Part of 'We the People' documentary was filmed there last summer and there was a screening there with q&a with some of the young people involved. Inspiring young activists.
We The People Film Screening at The Advocacy Academy
Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (GMT) The Advocacy Academy
7 Vining Street
London SW9 8QA
United KingdomOrganized by We The People
blameless77
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Next Bookjam lockdown special on mon 27th April. TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a tiny URL bookjam. Password hello
We have Stuart Maconie!
Brixtonbookjam.com for info x
blameless77
Well-Known Member
Well - youngest child is a bit scared of dogs. One ran up and jumped on her the other day and owner had to come right up and pull (cute and friendly) dog away - thus coming within inches of all of us. Wouldn’t have happened with a lead ... personally I love dogs, but they are not always predictable.
David Clapson
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Never mind.
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hiraethified
Brixton BookJam returns online next Monday!
www.brixtonbuzz.com
Brixton Lockdown Bookjam returns online on Mon 27th April 2020
After the success of their first virtual event earlier this month, the Brixton Bookjam crew are back hosting another “live, online Lockdown BookJam” on Monday April 27th from 8pm, and t…
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CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I walked through about three in the afternoon today and it was a bit like old times by the bus stop. I didn't see any drinking, but it was the normal types - older black men and women being social. Actually I can't see the harm in that - they weren't forcing themselves on anyone else.
Frankly there might come a time when you are getting old that it seems better to risk some time with your mates that die in solitary confinement.
phillm
Trolling through Life (TM)
A message to you Dan Dan
Brixton sign of the day: ‘It’s not safe to be out, Dan Dan’
We’ve absolutely no idea what this is all about, but we spotted this hand drawn sign above a Brixton letterbox imploring ‘Dan Dan’ to stop posting any more letters and CDs.
discobastard
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Regardless of our mutual ignore.So how does this work then? For over 25 years the water has been included in my rent. British Water (or whoever the fuck they are) tell the council they want to charge for it separately and - bam! - I'm handed a £330 annual bill with no reduction in rent.
‘British Water’ is a trade association and shouldn’t be charging you directly. Thames Water supplies all properties within a large boundary. It is possible that given Lambeth housing is a major account this could be transferred to another wholesaler but I can’t find anything online to this effect. You certainly shouldn’t be hit with something like that without any kind of warning. Can you give more specific detail about the communication you received? I may be able to shed some light.
DietCokeGirl
Fishing in the rivers of life
That's the bill for the year. Get them to set up a monthly direct debit to make it more manageable. Your housing was likely including the water in the total overall (usually called eligible charge/s as an umbrella term) of rent + various service charges, so they should deduct the water from the total overall although the amount billed as rent may not change, but it'll be something like a quid a week difference.
Depending on your financial situation you might be eligible for the WaterSure plus scheme that will half the bill. It's a one page form, which is easily found online including the eligability criteria. (There are 2 schemes, WaterSure and WaterSure plus, one is based on health needs and one on income and finances).
Depending on your financial situation you might be eligible for the WaterSure plus scheme that will half the bill. It's a one page form, which is easily found online including the eligability criteria. (There are 2 schemes, WaterSure and WaterSure plus, one is based on health needs and one on income and finances).
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I've never been able to understand my Thames Water charges. So many times they've hit me with large unexpected bills, other times they've given me rebates. They once sent me significant sums of money for disruptions to supply when I had no recollection of being disrupted. Plus they've stolen hours of my life in traffic round the Norwood Road.
They're a private monopoly who try to outsource as much as possible and invest as little in London as possible.
If you can avoid dealing with Thames Water, I'd give them the widest berth imaginable.
They're a private monopoly who try to outsource as much as possible and invest as little in London as possible.
If you can avoid dealing with Thames Water, I'd give them the widest berth imaginable.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I went to a focus group awayday thingy with Thames Water about three years ago - near the Elephant and Castle.
This was an all-day event, 10 am to 3 pm or so - nice lunch provided.
There were about 80-100 of us in tables - as in "Your New Lambeth" planning exercises.
The difference was Thames Water paid - I think it was £80. Lambeth never pay people who volunteer their time to have their views on planning ignored.
Anyway what it came down to was this - the government of the time was proposing to make Thames Water charges dependent on service improvements - such as if the amount of leaks went down etc.
I can't recall anyone being enthusiastic to allow charges to go up - and I think someone even had the temerity to ask that directors bonuses should be cut!
Gramsci
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So how does this work then? For over 25 years the water has been included in my rent. British Water (or whoever the fuck they are) tell the council they want to charge for it separately and - bam! - I'm handed a £330 annual bill with no reduction in rent.
You shoud have got a letter from Council about rent and charge for this year. Rent has increased but water charges have been removed.
I have applied for a payment card and monthly payments I can do at a paypoint. Its on the Thames Water website. I do it online.
Paying your bill | Help | Thames Water
Learn how to pay your bill quickly and easily, from setting up a direct debit, to paying with a debit or credit card, we'll explain all your options.
www.thameswater.co.uk
urbanspaceman
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Where did it happen ?
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hiraethified
Doesn't say but it looks familiar!
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hiraethified
Yes - the rent went up a small amount FFSYou shoud have got a letter from Council about rent and charge for this year. Rent has increased but water charges have been removed.
I have applied for a payment card and monthly payments I can do at a paypoint. Its on the Thames Water website. I do it online.
Paying your bill | Help | Thames Water
Learn how to pay your bill quickly and easily, from setting up a direct debit, to paying with a debit or credit card, we'll explain all your options.
shakespearegirl
just worked out taglines
So how does this work then? For over 25 years the water has been included in my rent. British Water (or whoever the fuck they are) tell the council they want to charge for it separately and - bam! - I'm handed a £330 annual bill with no reduction in rent.
that’s the same amount as we pay For our water bill for a 3 bedroom house with a garden! How can it be the same for a flat (I assume it’s for a flat)
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Thames water have sent me bill for £327.91 for this year. Its a one bed flat.
ash
Inittogether
On one of the memories Facebook pages they said it was just behind the Angel town.,
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