Brixton Village/Granville Arcade indoor market, Brixton
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The place was buzzing today!
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/photos/brixton-village-indoor-market-march-2010.html
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/photos/brixton-village-indoor-market-march-2010.html
yeah, the music went really well. JD even sold a few CDs I think.
Laura Victoria played some v interesting laidback and spooky cello songs
I managed to wing a bit of banjo playing on some spontaneous trad bluegrass numbers with a new resident of Brixton, Ryan Carr. He's a pretty nifty jazz/country/bluegrass mandolinist and guitarist from Canada.
One half of the Severed Limb came up afterwards to say he'd enjoyed it and find out if they could play sometime. I replied that I'd sent them a myspace message asking if they wanted to play this afternoon and they'd said they couldn't make it!
(To be fair, I think it was the other half that had replied, and he was indeed out of town today)
We'll do it again sometime, but not for a couple of weeks - I had to lug two guitar amps, a banjo, a guitar, a micstand and a bag of leads etc on my own from Bellefields Road to the market.
Laura Victoria played some v interesting laidback and spooky cello songs
I managed to wing a bit of banjo playing on some spontaneous trad bluegrass numbers with a new resident of Brixton, Ryan Carr. He's a pretty nifty jazz/country/bluegrass mandolinist and guitarist from Canada.
One half of the Severed Limb came up afterwards to say he'd enjoyed it and find out if they could play sometime. I replied that I'd sent them a myspace message asking if they wanted to play this afternoon and they'd said they couldn't make it!
(To be fair, I think it was the other half that had replied, and he was indeed out of town today)
We'll do it again sometime, but not for a couple of weeks - I had to lug two guitar amps, a banjo, a guitar, a micstand and a bag of leads etc on my own from Bellefields Road to the market.
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hiraethified
Shame I missed you! If you fancy a low key gig next Friday, I've got an Offline night...
yeah, I'd be up for that.
mind you if you haven't heard what I do, then you can have a listen here:
www.myspace.com/mattmilton0
and here:
(and feel free to change your mind if you don't like it or don't think it's appropriate or whatever...)
I've PMd you as well.
mind you if you haven't heard what I do, then you can have a listen here:
www.myspace.com/mattmilton0
and here:
(and feel free to change your mind if you don't like it or don't think it's appropriate or whatever...)
I've PMd you as well.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
You've got to hand it to Spacemakers - BV was buzzing again today. Very encouraging, although it's pretty dead during the week which is a shame. I'm liking the new Italian café - I got some fantastic fresh tagliatelle from him which was delicious and not too expensive at £3 which fed two of us for dinner tonight.
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hiraethified
What are you on about?
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
It's all a bit bonkers and I can't imagine much of it would be workable at going "market" rates, but it's excellent to see that once increasingly-gloomy space being filled up ... even on a mid friday afternoon there seemed to be a bit more foot traffic about in that section than there used to be.
another vote for Federation's indescribably gorgeous coffee - possibly the best in South London, not just Brixton.
another vote for Federation's indescribably gorgeous coffee - possibly the best in South London, not just Brixton.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
I wasn't "moaning", I was commenting that it's going to be difficult for all those new businesses to survive on the basis of one day a week.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
That takes the biscuit coming from you! You're famed for the inane! Still, thanks for the guffaw quotient with that one. My husband called up the stairs asking what I was finding so hilarious.
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hiraethified
I'm pretty sure most people are interested in talking about the market rather than hearing your pointless contributions, so could you be a dear and zip it now please?
Thanks, awfully.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Had lunch at Islander's Kitchen today - run by a lovely Filipina woman called Margareta. Rarely have I been served with such warmth and friendliness, and the food was very good too. I had a Good Friday special of udon noodle soup with cod balls and can't wait to go back and try some of her other things.
Also had lunch at the new Italian café the other day - a superlative pasta bake that was very nice indeed. And the coffee at Federation Coffee is stunning.
Also had lunch at the new Italian café the other day - a superlative pasta bake that was very nice indeed. And the coffee at Federation Coffee is stunning.
I could be wrong, and I'll check with the spacemakers lot (Tuesdays 6pm Dogstar, if anyone fancies coming along) but I don't think there are any barriers to any of those stallholders using them all week.
People can bag space for a "Saturdays pop-up shop" to do whatever they want with - commerce, workshop, performance, whatever - but those take place in unused stalls. If there's a cafe or restaurant only open on a Saturday, then I get the impression that is that cafe/restaurant-owner's own choice. If they wanted it the whole week, they could have it. (I think...!) The impression I get from Spacemakers is that they'd like those spaces to be used all working days if they could be.
From what I can see, the nouveau stallholders that will last the longest - and remain once SPmakers have moved on - will be the food-related ones. Brixton does love to eat. It seems there's never too many cafes, restaurants, butchers, fishmongers etc in Brixton.
I can't see the vintage clothes/art gallery type spaces lasting the course. I just don't think they've got the turnover necessary to keep a stall going on the regular market rental prices. Whereas cafes, restaurants etc - as this thread goes to show - are perennially popular.
And also they're perennially popular across the board. Sure, white middle class people are admittedly probably about 80 percent of BVillage's foodie patrons, you still see a broader mix of people in the restaurants than you do in any of the more Shoreditchey pop-up shops.
lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
There was a story last month on Friends of Brixton Market's website that English Heritage had changed their minds and were minded to recommend "listing" Market Row and Reliance Arcade as historic buildings, but not Granville Arcade (aka "Brixton Village") which was the area most threatened by redevelopment.
Today, Building Design (paywall) and the Daily Telegraph
both have a story that Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has "listed" the whole of Brixton Market.
However, I can't find any official Government News Network press release to this effect.
The Telegraph story has the geography of Brixton completely arse about face so I'm not sure how much of the rest of the story makes sense.
Today, Building Design (paywall) and the Daily Telegraph
both have a story that Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has "listed" the whole of Brixton Market.However, I can't find any official Government News Network press release to this effect.
The Telegraph story has the geography of Brixton completely arse about face so I'm not sure how much of the rest of the story makes sense.
The friends of Brixton Market blog is very confused too. Suggests that market Row (which is currently having its frontage removed, so might be too late) and Reliance Arcade are covered.
http://www.friendsofbrixtonmarket.org/brixton-market-listing-update/
Nothing about the Victorian bits or Granville.
Plus this from Labour council candidate and Friends of Brixton market volunteer: http://twitter.com/brixtonalex/status/11711088286
