Clapham, Stockwell and Kennington news, rumour and general chat

[aussw9]

Hopefully we'll get a Stockwell Market by the summer. There's talk of a spring soft launch.

ANYTHING to stop those bloody cars still driving down Binfield Road.

BBuzz piece.

There are a ridiculous amount of cars that still pass down binfield road. To be fair, the signage is almost non existent to warn motorists and the one sign that is there is placed at street level and in a position where even if it is spotted it is too late to go back.

The pedestrianized zone has been very poorly executed.

 

[boohoo]

Tricky Skills Would a new market not be the start of the gentrification of that little bit of Stockwell?

 

[Tricky Skills]

Tricky Skills Would a new market not be the start of the gentrification of that little bit of Stockwell?

Absolutely. Although to be honest it's already underway with Sainsburys moving in.

It depends what type of stalls are there. The consultation threw up farm produce, delis and cakes

The fruit and veg lady that has been there since I moved in back in 1997 seems to survive. It shows that a more traditional market could find a home there.

 

[RoyReed]

Tricky Skills Would a new market not be the start of the gentrification of that little bit of Stockwell?

Joanna Lumley's lived in Stockwell for years. You don't get much more gentrified than that!

 

[Tricky Skills]

I mistook her last summer for *ahem* a local Cllr whilst I was outside doing a bit of gardening. We had a charming conversation for almost five minutes about council funding and future projects.

She made her excuses when I started to quiz her a little deeper.

Whoops.

 

[ricbake]

I mistook her last summer for *ahem* a local Cllr whilst I was outside doing a bit of gardening. We had a charming conversation for almost five minutes about council funding and future projects.

She made her excuses when I started to quiz her a little deeper.

Whoops.

Probably thought you were about to have a go about her dodgy bridge....

 

[boohoo]

Joanna Lumley's lived in Stockwell for years. You don't get much more gentrified than that!

There has always been well off people in Stockwell - I moved there in 1977 as a small child and went to the local playgroup where the granddaughter of a prominent Tory MP also attended.

 

[boohoo]

Absolutely. Although to be honest it's already underway with Sainsburys moving in.

It depends what type of stalls are there. The consultation threw up farm produce, delis and cakes

The fruit and veg lady that has been there since I moved in back in 1997 seems to survive. It shows that a more traditional market could find a home there.

Fruit and veg lady has been there since I was a kid.

We had Sainsburys in Stockwell when I was a kid (commonly known as little Sainsburys after they built the one in Vauxhall).

The consultations are likely to be attended (or responded to) by those who want a farmers market.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

There has always been well off people in Stockwell - I moved there in 1977 as a small child and went to the local playgroup where the granddaughter of a prominent Tory MP also attended.

Yep…the bit of Stockwell to the west of Clapham Road and South Lambeth Road is stuffed full of £1m+ houses. The area around the tube station might be considered a little grotty but I've always thought of most of Stockwell as pretty posh.

As for Binfield Road, until they ban all traffic, it's a dangerous waste of space. It's not pedestrianised. You can't have a 'town square' with 10 tonne buses powering through the middle. Bit of a con if you ask me!

TfL are planning to close off and pedestrianise a bit of South Lambeth Road as part of junction improvements….if the consultation is a success. Good move if it works out.

 

[SpamMisery]

Absolutely. Although to be honest it's already underway with Sainsburys moving in.

Have I misunderstood or is that saying a Sainsburys is an indicator of gentrification?

 

[CH1]

Have I misunderstood or is that saying a Sainsburys is an indicator of gentrification?

Ironically I remember Sainsburys moving OUT of Stockwell (1980 or thereabouts) presumably because it wasn't gentrified enough.

 

[leanderman]

Have I misunderstood or is that saying a Sainsburys is an indicator of gentrification?

The arrival of a Sainsbury largely maintains the status quo vis-a-vis similar areas of London.

Not to have one might signal de-gentrification.

 

[boohoo]

Ironically I remember Sainsburys moving OUT of Stockwell (1980 or thereabouts) presumably because it wasn't gentrified enough.

No it was because the big one opened in Vauxhall. Back in the day when businesses were a little more sensible.

 

[boohoo]

Have I misunderstood or is that saying a Sainsburys is an indicator of gentrification?

Stockwell has some wealthy pockets. I don't think Sainsbury moving in is a sign of gentrification, I think they have just spotted another business opportunity - in fact it surprises me how slow Tesco et al have taken a place at Stockwell station. Lidl has been the newest big store (although there was complains from locals about it moving in).

It is the loss of long standing Jacks that is sad -that's another part of my childhood gone.

 

[leanderman]

Durand Academy's Sir Greg is on £400k, MPs were told today. And found time to run a dating website from the school

https://news.tes.co.uk/b/news/2015/01/26/durand-academy-head-earns-163-400k-salary.aspx

 

[editor]

Durand Academy's Sir Greg is on £400k, MPs were told today. And found time to run a dating website from the school

https://news.tes.co.uk/b/news/2015/01/26/durand-academy-head-earns-163-400k-salary.aspx

One for Tricky Skills I think. His article caused quite a stir: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/11/...rt-for-taking-payments-from-stockwell-school/

 

[Tricky Skills]

Interesting pic with Kate Hoey in the background. Can't read her expression. Her election agent (and Lambeth Cllr) managed to trouser half a million out of Durand for his own private business whilst also serving as a Governor at the school.

ALL ABOVE BOARD, of course.

 

[Tricky Skills]

A little more on the 7am booze licence for Stockwell - the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods voted in favour of this

 

[Onket]

Wasn't expecting that 'link' to be a download!

 

[Tricky Skills]

Wasn't expecting that 'link' to be a download!

Apologies - should have stated that this links to a pdf.

The role of the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods includes:

"Working alongside the police and local organisations to reduce crime, anti-social behaviour and help people to stay safe."

The Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods has gone against the local Met Police Ward Panel advice and voted for Sainsbury to sell alcohol in the new Stockwell 'public realm' at 7am

 

[boohoo]

It surprises me that they did that as there is a fair amount of street drinking in the memorial gardens.

 

[cuppa tee]

More grief for the Durand Academy...........
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/e...t-inquiry-by-charity-commission-10055017.html

 

[leanderman]

More grief for the Durand Academy...........
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/e...t-inquiry-by-charity-commission-10055017.html

It's madness. All state primaries should be brought back under LEA control.

I thought the boarding school plan had been blocked.

 

[cuppa tee]

I thought the boarding school plan had been blocked.

AFAIK planning permission was declined but the first intake are on site
The Academy is pushing ahead without planning permission, the reasoning behind this is here......
http://www.durandacademy.com/news/durand-develops-boarding-school-plans/

 

[footballerslegs]

I'm part of a local neighbourhood group and received the following email about the situation facing independent traders at Stockwell Station (I asked their permission to post it here as a way to raise awareness of what's happening):

"The flower and fruit stand at Stockwell station has been told they are a fire hazard and must close by the end of March. Lambeth have offered them a tiny space, about a quarter of what they now have, opposite Jack's (closes this weekend), outside a new Costa Coffee. The stall has been there for 15 years and is frequented by Joanna Lumley among many others.
The stallholders are starting a petition (I think paper not online) to try to persuade Lambeth to let them have enough space to be able to trade."

In addition, another member of the group has heard that it is a similar situation for Oliver, who runs Tintos cafe in the station. TFL have asked him to leave and not given him the option of bidding on the bigger space in the station.

What with Network Rail and Brixton Arches, it feels like part of a widespread assault on independent businesses! For anyone travelling through Stockwell station over the next few weeks it might be worth checking out and signing the petition.

 

[footballerslegs]

An online petition has been set up - you can sign it here:

https://www.change.org/p/transport-...twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive

 

[aussw9]

A costa fucking coffee for stockwell?

How about allowing the independent that is there first shot?

A sainsburys and a costa coffee... come on, stockwell deserves better than a homogenised 'town square'

 

[editor]

An online petition has been set up - you can sign it here:

https://www.change.org/p/transport-...twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive

Signed - and I'll post this on Buzz today.

Edit: here's the article: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/03/...nder-threat-of-eviction-at-stockwell-station/

 

[footballerslegs]

Signed - and I'll post this on Buzz today.

That's great - the Buzz article will really help. This is a smaller scale than the Network Rail action in Brixton, and in a less fashionable area in many ways, but it deserves the same amount of attention as it's all one and the same - ripping the heart out of established local communities.

 

[editor]

That's great - the Buzz article will really help. This is a smaller scale than the Network Rail action in Brixton, and in a less fashionable area in many ways, but it deserves the same amount of attention as it's all one and the same - ripping the heart out of established local communities.

It's been tweeted out to 14.4k followers, and I've shared it on my Facebook page. I'll tweet it out from the urban75 account now too.

I'm sure we can get it over 82 sigs today!