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Brixton Rec - demolition proposed by council

Gramsci said:
btw I did say that the times of meetings were not that good for a lot of people. This one is 6.30 which is a bit better.

They might try to ask people what times are best.
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well for me it would be later - after 7:30pm realistically (and even that's at a push). I imagine similar for @nagapie too.

Can we hand out leaflets inside the Rec without there being some hoohaa. Eg.. if I take my kids to soft play can I hand them out to the parents inside? I can't think of any reason why not myself.
 
gaijingirl said:
well for me it would be later - after 7:30pm realistically (and even that's at a push). I imagine similar for @nagapie too.

Can we hand out leaflets inside the Rec without there being some hoohaa. Eg.. if I take my kids to soft play can I hand them out to the parents inside? I can't think of any reason why not myself.
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it's unstaffed now, the play zone
 
leanderman said:
it's unstaffed now, the play zone
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sorry.. I didn't make myself clear... I was more worried about getting staff in the Rec in trouble rather than the staff in the Rec getting upset with me iyswim

(and btw.. although the soft play is "unmanned" there is a member of staff who I don't want to identify obviously, who comes in and out to check on things - specifically to see if anyone has left a pram in there - I particularly wouldn't want to get her in trouble for having "allowed" it to happen.)
 
anyway... I picked some leaflets up today and there is a list of people who have picked up and where they're going to deliver to. So far they're really just being delivered to the market and shops, so I would urge people to come and pick up a few for their streets/neighbours - try to widen the net, so to speak.
 
gaijingirl said:
sorry.. I didn't make myself clear... I was more worried about getting staff in the Rec in trouble rather than the staff in the Rec getting upset with me iyswim

(and btw.. although the soft play is "unmanned" there is a member of staff who I don't want to identify obviously, who comes in and out to check on things - specifically to see if anyone has left a pram in there - I particularly wouldn't want to get her in trouble for having "allowed" it to happen.)
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It appears that it might be an issue. Someone said that last time the Rec was under threat they had to give out leaflets off Rec property. ie not on the entrance stairs. Im not clear whether this was the Council or GLL. At moment GLL are letting BRUG have noticeboard and hire rooms.
 
the meeting on the 10th December is on level 5 of Rec

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Gramsci said:
It appears that it might be an issue. Someone said that last time the Rec was under threat they had to give out leaflets off Rec property. ie not on the entrance stairs. Im not clear whether this was the Council or GLL. At moment GLL are letting BRUG have noticeboard and hire rooms.
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yes, this is what I was worried about. ok.. thanks.
 
fortyplus said:
Number One Brixton, perhaps to rise from the ashes of the Rec?

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/6463
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Thanks for posting this info up. More on this here


Lend Lease want to keep social rented tenants separate from private owners. This would mean building a separate ‘second core’, which would be required to provide:
“separate access including lifts and circulation areas to social rented accommodation within the development.”​
Planning Application ref 12/AP/2239 Officer’s Report​
The cost of this social apartheid makes the scheme financially unviable. Unsurprisingly Lend Lease’s solution is not to build any social rented or affordable housing!
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As Manter says dear god please no. :facepalm:

As BH says it does sound how it could possibly pan out on that site. I was looking at the Rec site and the Council offices behind Rec ( International House) are built as part of Rec site. The offices will be given to the developer of the Town Hall Site as part payment. It would make sense for Council to offer the whole site (Rec and International House) to one developer. And then do same deal on new Rec as at Elephant.

The Council have already said they would look favourably on change of use of offices to residential.

Lend Lease say:

"Local people wanted to see a confident and modern Elephant, and we will work with local partners to create a shared vision for the community, drawing on the diverse range of cultural and creative attractions which the Elephant has to offer."
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This is exactly the language Lambeth use. I wonder if developers and Councils go to classes to learn this bollox.
 
STOP PRESS: A loud, angry and at times chaotic meeting tonight, attended by around 100 people, appears to have forced the council to shelve plans for demolition of the Rec. After hearing various comments from the floor, Cllr Lib Peck gave us a verbal assurance that the Rec would not be knocked down. GOOD. Now we need to see it in writing.....

I'll write a fuller report later...

Also wanted to say that Gramsci has played an important role in tonight's events....
 
It was very chaotic at times. And found myself in the very odd position of feeling sorry for Lib Peck....

Gramsci's intervention was calm, rational and compelling, and precipitated the verbal assurance. Which was being videoed by the guy stood next to me....
 
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