George IV/Music Bar at 144 Brixton Hill closing as another Tesco comes to Brixton

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Lots of builders in there today. Filled up one of those freights containers already

Surprised to see nobody on top of them seeing what they could liberate

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Did anyone go to the meeting on Saturday? I couldn't make it unfortunately...

 

[Brixton Hatter]

BUMP: meeting tonight at 6pm (in 40 minutes!!) at Corpus Cristi Church on Brixton Hill/Trent Road.

Tesco are supposed to turn up, but I bet they won't.

 

[Winot]

According to Brixton Blog on Twitter, they are there.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I thought this was Saturday

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Matt is a Twat

Following on twitter. The Tesco guy sounds like a right arsehole

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

SaveGeorgeIV ‏@SaveGeorgeIV
Matt's finished up by pleading to be allowed to leave safely. I'm not making this up!

 

[quimcunx]

Couldn't do either meeting. Here's a run down of the Friday night one.

http://storify.com/SaveGeorgeIV/bri...er&utm_content=storify-pingback&utm_campaign=

 

[lefteri]

Couldn't do either meeting. Here's a run down of the Friday night one.

looks quite an encouraging result judging from the turnout, Ummuna's summing up and the fact that the council have taken enforcement steps

 

[Disappointed]

Boycott Tesco Acre Lane.
The ‘Stop Tesco Express Brixton Hill’ meeting at Corpus Christi Community Hall (Friday 14th) wasn't exactly what had been rumoured. Sadly, there were only around 150 people there (I guess having the meeting on a Friday evening wasn't such a good idea). Some important points were voiced. But at the end of the meeting, when asked by our MP, the vast majority of people there were honest enough to admit that, despite being anti-Tesco Brixton Hill, they already shop at the Tesco Super Store in Acre Lane!!
To those, and to all those who signed the petition against the opening of the Tesco Express, can I suggest that you vote with you feet and your pockets, cut up your Tesco points card and not shop at Tesco Acre Lane anymore. We have a choice. For example there is a Lidl a bit further along Acre Lane. (I’ve been doing my weekly shop for years).
Anything you can’t buy at Lidl can be bought at our local independent stores. Also, some of the 150 people at the meeting didn’t even seem to be aware that there are, not one – but 2 convenience stores, a men’s hairdresser, Post Office (with free to use cash machine) launderette, art shop and The Elm traditional pub at Elm Park Parade- half way along Elm Park at the top of Leander Road – less than 500 yards from where the Tesco Express will be.
If you couldn't make the meeting there is some good news. Planning permission to create a car park at the front of the pub has been declined.

 

[fortyplus]

Thank you, Disappointed - but to reiterate, it is not just Tesco Acre Lane. For every penny you spend in a Tesco anywhere, whether it's the garage on Tulse Hill, on New Park Road or even further afield, your soul will rot in hell for an eternity. This is a true fact.

 

[twistedAM]

Thank you, Disappointed - but to reiterate, it is not just Tesco Acre Lane. For every penny you spend in a Tesco anywhere, whether it's the garage on Tulse Hill, on New Park Road or even further afield, your soul will rot in hell for an eternity. This is a true fact.

I forgot about the Tescraps on Tulse Hill and South Circ. There's also ones on Croxted Rd and Crown Hill.
I keep forgetting about them as I never shop at Tescrap.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Also, some of the 150 people at the meeting didn’t even seem to be aware that there are, not one – but 2 convenience stores, a men’s hairdresser, Post Office (with free to use cash machine) launderette, art shop and The Elm traditional pub at Elm Park Parade- half way along Elm Park at the top of Leander Road – less than 500 yards from where the Tesco Express will be.

Maybe, but Elm Park Dairies closes early, and the other one doesn't sell newspapers. I wanted mushrooms last night, but neither shop had them.

 

[twistedAM]

Maybe, but Elm Park Dairies closes early, and the other one doesn't sell newspapers. I wanted mushrooms last night, but neither shop had them.

Is it such a long walk down to Sainsburys and the other shops on that strip that are even closer?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Is it such a long walk down to Sainsburys and the other shops on that strip that are even closer?

I would have gone to Nisa over Sainsburys

 

[twistedAM]

I would have gone to Nisa over Sainsburys

For fresh veg??? It never seems properly priced so if they can't be arsed pricing it I can't be arsed buying it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

For fresh veg??? It never seems properly priced so if they can't be arsed pricing it I can't be arsed buying it.

No, but if it was just for mushrooms (ie. one item), I'm not going to Sainsbury's just for mushrooms. I'll end up coming out with cream cakes and other stuff

 

[twistedAM]

No, but if it was just for mushrooms (ie. one item), I'm not going to Sainsbury's just for mushrooms. I'll end up coming out with cream cakes and other stuff

Ha ha. I'm the same. I do a Homer and think "wow that's on offer so I must buy it". Often NISA have run out of their offers
My regular shop aka the Phone Guy's on the corner of Blenheim gardens does cakes. They're 101% artificial but somehow taste nice.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ha ha. I'm the same. I do a Homer and think "wow that's on offer so I must buy it". Often NISA have run out of their offers
My regular shop aka the Phone Guy's on the corner of Blenheim gardens does cakes. They're 101% artificial but somehow taste nice.

Yeah, I've had their "cream" cakes before and my first thought was that the cream had been squirted out of a can

I wonder if anyone ever uses that newish shop near Poleo? (The old Bazaar Bazaar)

 

[Onket]

My regular shop aka the Phone Guy's on the corner of Blenheim gardens does cakes. They're 101% artificial but somehow taste nice.

I'm going to have to try this place now, you bugger.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm going to have to try this place now, you bugger.

It's bouncy so be aware when you bounce it may not be because you're pissed but that the floors are dodgy

 

[twistedAM]

I'm going to have to try this place now, you bugger.

Actually it's quite a well stocked shop in some ways and cheaper than NISA on its staples of soft drinks and confectionary. Booze is probably cheaper too and it carries some things like demerara sugar that the bigger shops don't.
I also suspect they have sourced the cheapest phonecards for calling Pakistan.

 

[lefteri]

where's the art shop?

 

[Greebo]

where's the art shop?

To the right of the post office, one or two doors along.

 

[slcr]

"On Friday I held another of my People's Question Time events. For those of you haven't been to one before, I hold People's Question Time sessions to ensure that when the community feels strongly about a particular issue, our voice is heard loud and clear by those in power making the decisions that affect us. This question time was focused on Tesco's plan to open a store on the site of the old George IV pub/music bar.
I am not against having supermarkets in our area; I know many people make good use of the supermarkets we already have and Tesco in particular have made a significant contribution to our area through the Streatham Hub.

However, my conclusion after hearing from everyone attending the meeting, and from those who have written to me on this issue, was that there is little support or need for another chain express supermarket in the locality. I will be writing to the Tesco Chief Executive to make clear the strong views expressed at the meeting and I will publish any response received on on my website."

... I don't know why it won't let me make all the text a legible colour, but: thought I'd post: just got it in my email.

 

[quimcunx]

and Tesco in particular have made a significant contribution to our area through the Streatham Hub.

Fuck off, have they!

 

[fortyplus]

"On Friday I held another of my People's Question Time events. For those of you haven't been to one before, I hold People's Question Time sessions to ensure Tesco in particular have made a significant contribution to our area through the Streatham Hub.

Quimcunx put it more succinctly. They might have done had they adhered to their original S.106 agreement, but they reneged on that and our feeble (the most charitable explanation) councillors Reed and Prentice rolled over for them, condemning Central Brixton as a shopping zone to a slow death. Gentrification will wither if the diversity dies.

It was an appalling - but all too familiar - case of a big corporation crushing democracy with lies and broken promises. Promise the earth, get Council backing, plead "changing economic circumstances", renege on promises, ignore local interests. Penny to a pound they'll renege on the promise to relocate the "temporary" ice-rink too, after all, they can always plead "changing economic circumstances" again, can't they?

They are corporate bullies and put up well-funded lawyers against whom Lambeth stood little chance. But popular campaigns scare councillors into showing some spine, so max credit is due to the organisers of the Save George IV campaign.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's gutted. Spoke to a builder there today, confirmed cellar was staying but agreed with me that it will never become a pub again.

Had quite a chat with him and seemed like a nice guy. Shame he's working for Tesco. Won't say any more as don't want to get him into trouble. It'll be a while (ie. months rather than weeks) before it opens.

 

[quimcunx]

What's going to happen to the windows and ironwork?

It's quite an unusual building really.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What's going to happen to the windows and ironwork?

It's quite an unusual building really.

Oh, windows are staying by the sounds of it. Was pleased about that as I'd heard that a lot of parts of that pub were supposedly listed, although whether that was true or not, I have no idea as when it was taken over years ago, the bar was ripped out. I heard the doors leading to the back room were listed as well but they probably aren't.