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Gramsci
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The comunity have got very little out of the Nine Elms/ Vauxhall development. I did think the new Better run leisure centre at Vauxhall was but its not..
It was meant as private gym/pool for the student flats above with some limited access to the pool for Lambeth residents.
Better took out commercial lease and somehow persuaded Council to pay them to give access to Lambeth residents.
With the pandemic looks like Council is going to end up footing the bill.
I had assumed it was Council owned as part of planning gain for the regeneration of the area.
It was meant as private gym/pool for the student flats above with some limited access to the pool for Lambeth residents.
Better took out commercial lease and somehow persuaded Council to pay them to give access to Lambeth residents.
With the pandemic looks like Council is going to end up footing the bill.
I had assumed it was Council owned as part of planning gain for the regeneration of the area.
madolesance
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Iron church being demolished, Hetherington Road.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Aw - I've always been fond of that place.
BusLanes
Pedestrian
Weirdly enough I was about to say the same thing - a very strong rural Kiwi/Aussie vibe!
I had my first jab there the other week and thought it was looking more run down than it was last time i'd walked past in 2020.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
There was one night in the Albert no? I remember this as I avoided it. Very popular apparently ."When news of his death was announced, Brixton's residents put on a host of events to celebrate Bowie's life.
The mural on Tunstall Road became an immediate focus point for people to pay their respects.
Flowers and cards were left at the scene and street performers put on spontaneous gigs celebrating Bowie's musical catalogue.
At the Prince Albert pub, just a stones throw from the house Bowie was born in, a week of tribute parties were performed in his wake."
Err, no.
David Bowie's Brixton roots 'no big deal' for childhood home owner
David Bowie is one of Brixton's most famous sons, but not everybody's impressedwww.mylondon.news
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hiraethified
Yes - there was one on the night after he died and it was probably the best night I've put on. The atmosphere in the Albert was incredible: emotional, celebratory, wild.
It really felt like this was the place to be.
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Beautiful sky over Barrington Rd.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
sadly no shepherds in brixton
TopCat
Putin fanboy
I bet there are a few sheep tucked away.
theboris
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It was a great night, I've only a couple of photos, as it was so rammed you could hardly take a pic
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There was an absolutely huge queue outside and I kept having friends and acquaintances text me asking if I could get them in - but I knew that if I went out there it would be carnage. It was easily the most emotional I've ever been at a DJ gig. The crowd were amazing.
theboris
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Fortunately, I knew the bouncer and she let us in
billythefish
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Nooooo! So sad - I thought this had been protected as one of the last Tin Tabernacles to survive. I used to love it in the summer when it was so hot they would leave the doors open and we could hear the Gospel music drifting down the road. Picture taken of the sunrising from the roof of my old place.
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That's such a shame. Does anyone know what it's being replaced with?
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Je ne regrette les gazebos
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Je ne regrette les gazebos
Hmmm... How much did someone involved in Nine Elms "regeneration" pay in project placement fees to be a Digital London "Boro"?
theboris
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How far does it go up Brixton Hill, do you know? Asking for a friend
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It doesn’t- it stops just after St Matthew’s
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
Feb is lgbt history month - see the official library programme of events here,
Lambeth LGBT history month brochure
https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-01/101816 LGBTQ+ brochure WEB.pdf
Our new local lgbt forum has its launch event tomorrow at 2pm and a history event each sat in feb - links to all their events on the website:
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Lambeth LGBT history month brochure
https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-01/101816 LGBTQ+ brochure WEB.pdf
Our new local lgbt forum has its launch event tomorrow at 2pm and a history event each sat in feb - links to all their events on the website:
Home | Lambeth Links
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
In case anyone is interested in the ancient history on this site
It was built as a Primitive Methodist Chapel in the 1890s.
Methodists sold it to Bible Truth Church in 1962.
The first article below indicates Lambeth Council had issued a Compulsory Purchase Order (presumably for replacement with council flats - as per Bowland Close opposite side of Bedford Road)
The Clapham Society supported the church at the public enquiry, or the grounds that their Hetherington Road location was well suited for Pentecostal worship.
The second article gives more details about the denomination - founded by Barbadians in New York in 1917.
They would like to build a proper church (in the last paragraph). So this has now come to pass, apparently.
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Mural news
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In photos: Brixton’s Michelle Obama mural gets painted over
Some two and a half years after it was created on the side of the Marks & Spencer store in Brixton, a large chunk of the Michelle Obama mural has been painted over.
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And this is wonderful stuff
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Take One Leave One – free clothing initiative in Brixton, Windrush Square on Sundays
Seen last Sunday braving the inclement weather in Windrush Square were the people behind the Take One Leave One initiative for Brixton. The project is straightforward – if you’re in nee…
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Paulet update
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Paulet Estate community garden to be redesigned with a new space for residents to grow food
The Paulet Estate community garden is going to be redesigned to give the community a space to grow their own food and to help the environment.
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