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The bloke in the bottom left of the image sure doesn't look too pleased about having his picture taken...
BusLanes
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More Brixton 6 news - acquittal by Court of Appeal for Courtney Harriot, Paul Green and Cleveland Davidson
www.theguardian.com
Three members of Stockwell Six cleared after nearly 50 years
Courtney Harriot, Paul Green and Cleveland Davidson jailed for allegedly trying to rob police officer
jimbarkanoodle
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Anyone know what the score is with the Effra Hall Tavern and the football tomorrow? Do they have bookings, or first come first served?
Despite me and my mates having spent hundreds of pounds in the pub for the last 2 rounds at Knowles, they told us on Saturday they cannot accommodate us for the semi or final due to being booked up
Despite me and my mates having spent hundreds of pounds in the pub for the last 2 rounds at Knowles, they told us on Saturday they cannot accommodate us for the semi or final due to being booked up
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hiraethified
My guess would be that if you haven't already booked or bagsied a seat you may be out of luck. The Railway sold out their allocation of tickets in 18 minutes.Anyone know what the score is with the Effra Hall Tavern and the football tomorrow? Do they have bookings, or first come first served?
Despite me and my mates having spent hundreds of pounds in the pub for the last 2 rounds at Knowles, they told us on Saturday they cannot accommodate us for the semi or final due to being booked up
madolesance
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Station Road outside the Craft beer place. They have a couple of big screens in their windows. Big crowds of people watching with BYO tiinmies. Great atmosphere as most people there didn’t actually support England but where keen to see a good football match.Anyone know what the score is with the Effra Hall Tavern and the football tomorrow? Do they have bookings, or first come first served?
Despite me and my mates having spent hundreds of pounds in the pub for the last 2 rounds at Knowles, they told us on Saturday they cannot accommodate us for the semi or final due to being booked up
jimbarkanoodle
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i was thinking that after having seen the photo further up. cheers.
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hiraethified
I note that the Dogstar has now got two floors showing the football....
madolesance
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jimbarkanoodle
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I ended up on Station Road last night until the early hours, lots of pretty chuffed people.
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hiraethified
New Brixton Book Club The Open Book: new book club for Brixton/Lambeth starts on Weds 11th Aug 2021
Casaubon
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The subject of Lambeth overcharging tenants for water has been discussed here before.
The council has been trying to wriggle out of repaying the money in question, but the matter seems to have been settled.
The current issue of the Blenheim Gardens Residents Management Organisation (BGRMO) newsletter has this update.
The council has been trying to wriggle out of repaying the money in question, but the matter seems to have been settled.
The current issue of the Blenheim Gardens Residents Management Organisation (BGRMO) newsletter has this update.
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hiraethified
I moved the Squire & Partners chat to this dedicated thread
www.urban75.net
Squire and Partners in Lambeth
Anyone Who believed squire and sons was going to benefit the wider community must have been tripping or just completely deluded. No one did.
www.urban75.net
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hiraethified
Some local news that was sent to me:
Brixton resident William Longden has been honoured with a unique, handcrafted bench designed by restorer and eco-designer Jay Blades - face of hugely popular show The Repair Shop.
William, a sculptor, fine artist and musician who lives in Brixton, South London founded Joy Of Sound 20 years ago. The charity runs inclusive music sessions using an amazing array of bespoke instruments and inclusive approaches that are accessible to people of all abilities.
He is one of 13 community workers across the UK recognised for their time and efforts in supporting some of the most vulnerable in communities during the pandemic, thanks to National Lottery funding.
William said: “The transition [after Covid struck] was instant – within seven days we delivered our first session, a dance movement session that I co-hosted with a dance and movement practitioner.
“Within a very short time, the JOS team was delivering a full programme five days a week and engaging with people who had never been involved before, along with our regular client base and, amazingly, participants from all over the world.”
The bench dedication has been inspired by the work that William undertakes for the community group which he set up in 2000, after a chance meeting with a young man with profound and multiple learning access requirements, who was trying to play a guitar.
It became obvious to William that this man could play and share music if given appropriate equal opportunity. He just needed an instrument that suited his personal choice and needs.
William, who now facilitates three primary workshops in Hackney, Kensington and Lambeth, and delivers an average of 140 session a year, realised that by creating usable, adapted instruments and accessible workshops, everyone could enjoy and benefit from music, boosting their confidence and mental health.
For the last two decades, ‘Joy of Sound’ has offered weekly workshops around London, as well as taking part in international collaborations and special events, with everything run by volunteers. But when face-to-face workshops halted at the start of the pandemic, William wanted to ensure beneficiaries, their familial and professional caregivers, and volunteers could still access activities. He started a programme of inclusive participatory online workshops, initially running three a week, before expanding to six different sessions a week.
He added: “This situation proved we could improvise to make the best of any situation, even when using a very different technological medium for online workshop delivery.”
William’s bench is installed in Hackney Marshes and will feature design motif of a guitar. It is also emblazoned with his poignant quote “We Can All Play”. An in-built QR code will allow visitors to the bench to listen to an audio recording of Jay Blades regaling William’s story.
Other benches being unveiled across the UK today celebrate inspiring individuals such as Brighton resident Emily Kenward, the founder of charity ‘Time to Talk Befriending’, South Wales resident Mal Emerson who formed charity ‘Marauders Men’s Health’ designed to help men with mental health issues and Oldham resident Oyovwe Kigho, who is the founder and chief executive of the ‘Widows Empowerment Trust’, a scheme set up in 2017 to combat loneliness.
Jay Blades said: “Like most of us, I have witnessed inspirational acts of selflessness and kindness this year as people have adapted their lives to help others. It has been an honour to hear about the 13 people whose work is being honoured with a bespoke bench being placed in their local area. Each bench represents the person’s personality, passions and the impact they have had on others in their community. It is hopefully a fitting tribute to their efforts this year – efforts that too often go unheralded but never unappreciated by those they help – that these benches can be places where others can find out more about their work.”
Brixton resident William Longden has been honoured with a unique, handcrafted bench designed by restorer and eco-designer Jay Blades - face of hugely popular show The Repair Shop.
William, a sculptor, fine artist and musician who lives in Brixton, South London founded Joy Of Sound 20 years ago. The charity runs inclusive music sessions using an amazing array of bespoke instruments and inclusive approaches that are accessible to people of all abilities.
He is one of 13 community workers across the UK recognised for their time and efforts in supporting some of the most vulnerable in communities during the pandemic, thanks to National Lottery funding.
William said: “The transition [after Covid struck] was instant – within seven days we delivered our first session, a dance movement session that I co-hosted with a dance and movement practitioner.
“Within a very short time, the JOS team was delivering a full programme five days a week and engaging with people who had never been involved before, along with our regular client base and, amazingly, participants from all over the world.”
The bench dedication has been inspired by the work that William undertakes for the community group which he set up in 2000, after a chance meeting with a young man with profound and multiple learning access requirements, who was trying to play a guitar.
It became obvious to William that this man could play and share music if given appropriate equal opportunity. He just needed an instrument that suited his personal choice and needs.
William, who now facilitates three primary workshops in Hackney, Kensington and Lambeth, and delivers an average of 140 session a year, realised that by creating usable, adapted instruments and accessible workshops, everyone could enjoy and benefit from music, boosting their confidence and mental health.
For the last two decades, ‘Joy of Sound’ has offered weekly workshops around London, as well as taking part in international collaborations and special events, with everything run by volunteers. But when face-to-face workshops halted at the start of the pandemic, William wanted to ensure beneficiaries, their familial and professional caregivers, and volunteers could still access activities. He started a programme of inclusive participatory online workshops, initially running three a week, before expanding to six different sessions a week.
He added: “This situation proved we could improvise to make the best of any situation, even when using a very different technological medium for online workshop delivery.”
William’s bench is installed in Hackney Marshes and will feature design motif of a guitar. It is also emblazoned with his poignant quote “We Can All Play”. An in-built QR code will allow visitors to the bench to listen to an audio recording of Jay Blades regaling William’s story.
Other benches being unveiled across the UK today celebrate inspiring individuals such as Brighton resident Emily Kenward, the founder of charity ‘Time to Talk Befriending’, South Wales resident Mal Emerson who formed charity ‘Marauders Men’s Health’ designed to help men with mental health issues and Oldham resident Oyovwe Kigho, who is the founder and chief executive of the ‘Widows Empowerment Trust’, a scheme set up in 2017 to combat loneliness.
Jay Blades said: “Like most of us, I have witnessed inspirational acts of selflessness and kindness this year as people have adapted their lives to help others. It has been an honour to hear about the 13 people whose work is being honoured with a bespoke bench being placed in their local area. Each bench represents the person’s personality, passions and the impact they have had on others in their community. It is hopefully a fitting tribute to their efforts this year – efforts that too often go unheralded but never unappreciated by those they help – that these benches can be places where others can find out more about their work.”
Gramsci
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Out of the blue I got letter from Lambeth few weeks ago saying they had credited my rent account with money they had overcharged me.
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hiraethified
Me too. Much needed dosh too.
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hiraethified
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
Massive anti lockdown protest/rally this afternoon under the tree outside the library, all 6 of them.
editor
hiraethified
Hahaha. Wankers.
And the lockdown ends in three days anyway, the twats.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
I have to say it was funny to observe, they didn't stop talking to themselves and videoing it to presumably upload to bitchute as they would get "censored" on youtube.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
We’ve been asked to have a mural on the side of our house as part of a project celebrating the artistic heritage of the area! It will be a ghost mural (think the Bovril image on Windrush Square).I’ve said yes provisionally pending a meeting to discuss the details.
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hiraethified
Brixton scenes:
www.brixtonbuzz.com
Motorcycle roar and burning rubber: Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane at night
There were noisy scenes in Coldharbour Lane around 10pm last night as a number of motorbike riders gathered by the Sports Club/Soup Kitchen on Moorland Road. Here’s some photos:
www.brixtonbuzz.com
GarveyLives
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I believe that he went back to being a refrigeration engineer and and the State arranged for the importation of its chosen "community leaders".
GarveyLives
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GarveyLives
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Thank you for this helpful reminder.
I suspect that most people would associate the Coldbarbour Lane site with The Voice rather than Blue Star House, and by the time that it occupied Blue Star House it was already in decline as a meaningful source of influence.
GarveyLives
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ricbake
working out how
Does that relate to the commission they received from Thames Water against collecting water rates with rent?
Gramsci
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All I know is that every year I get breakdown of what I pay as a Council tenant.
It used to include what they called water charges. Council tax was separate bill.
Then I got letter saying I had approx £400 credited to my rent account. I'm to busy to work out what it was for.
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