Herne Hill news, chitter chatter and gossip

[friendofdorothy]

Punk in the basement.

at veg place? didn't know punk still existed, it was all so long ago. buscador get get your bondage trousers on ...

Have just had a look at their website and see I missed a Cressingham gardens benefit last week, no one mentioned it.

 

[Rushy]

at veg place? didn't know punk still existed, it was all so long ago. buscador get get your bondage trousers on ....

Proper sweat dripping of the ceiling affair when I saw it.

 

[GarveyLives]

Has anyone been charged with racially aggravated criminal damage as yet?​

 

[Greebo]

Well just some pics would be nice. It's good to document these things!

I'll try to get my camera there if up to it on the day, but I'm not making any promises at this stage.

 

[Greebo]

That was a very Herne Hillish protest - cheerful, well behaved, lots of dogs and small children. Photos have been dropboxed via VP to Brixton Buzz.

 

[299 old timer]

There was a small article in the Evening Standard last week whereby Dulwich Estates said that the rent for the toy shop had been 22k for about five years and now has gone up to 28k. I don't think this is unusual. The accounts would reveal all.

 

[leanderman]

There was a small article in the Evening Standard last week whereby Dulwich Estates said that the rent for the toy shop had been 22k for about five years and now has gone up to 28k. I don't think this is unusual. The accounts would reveal all.

Hard to tell with these things. But a 70pc rise has been cited.

 

[299 old timer]

Hard to tell with these things. But a 70pc rise has been cited.

I'm only mentioning what I read in that bumwipe paper, so I wait to hear what the real figures are. 70% rise is a shocker, no business can cope with that.

 

[Greebo]

I'm only mentioning what I read in that bumwipe paper, so I wait to hear what the real figures are. 70% rise is a shocker, no business can cope with that.

70% is real alright - and several shops have been hit by it, not just the toyshop. But you think that's bad? The spokesman at the protest said that Bon Velo's rent has been raised 80%

Apparently, DE are justifying it by saying that as a pro rata increase (ie factoring in no increase for 5 years) it's lower, but that's no consolation when it comes on top of local flooding etc.

Also, that new shop doing nails on Half Moon Lane accepted the the high (post rise) rent when they moved in and are struggling to break even, just a few months after opening.

Herne Hill is quite a prosperous area - if well established shops there can no longer make a go of it, where the hell do independant retailers stand a chance?

 

[gaijingirl]

70% is real alright - and several shops have been hit by it, not just the toyshop. But you think that's bad? The spokesman at the protest said that Bon Velo's rent has been raised 80%

Bon Velo gave a load of kids Frog bikes to the Velodrome to help kids learn to ride - which is where my two learned their skills and on those very bikes. As a result, I bought them the same model of bikes from Bon Velo. I could have gotten cheaper bikes from Halfords or wherever but we liked those particular bikes and I liked that they had done that so I went direct to them.* I'd be sad to see them go, I hope they can withstand such a massive rent hike.

*and actually it's just one bike at a time as they get passed down from older to younger sibling and being excellent quality they can withstand that level of use.

 

[editor]

Photos from Saturday's protest, with many thanks to a urbanite!

Save Our Shops: Herne Hill residents take to the streets – photos

 

[pesh]

A bloke who was seriously amused by the word wood in Milkwood just Melvined himself on the bike racks as he walked past The Commercial.

 

[teuchter]

I was in the Commercial for the first time in ages last night and felt a bit like I was in North London.

 

[Greebo]

<snip> Have just had a look at their website and see I missed a Cressingham gardens benefit last week, no one mentioned it.

I only came across it on Face Ache, and I've not been checking there recently on account of life getting in the way... and VP checks it even less often than I do.

 

[friendofdorothy]

I was in the Commercial for the first time in ages last night and felt a bit like I was in North London.

its been so long since I've been to North London - I don't even know what that means.

 

[friendofdorothy]

yesterday afternoon I went to our new cocktail bar First Aid Box. It was fab - over 25 types of gin and I was seriously bad mood in need of gin medication. I was up front that I only had £9 on me (£4 for a small gins ok.) I had a local Peckham gin - lovely and then some fantastic rhubarb gin (mango5 you would love it) Chris, the host, was very chatty and pleasant local lad who remembers the plumbing shop. Weird shop that, very anti retail. He was very knowledgable about all the booze. We had an amusing conversation about this and that.

He insisted I try a cocktail on the house - which was delicious. Then insisted I try an Aviation, then offered 'one for the frog' no idea why, but it was a superb stawberry martini - all on the house. As I'm neither young nor attractive, and obviously not rich, I can only assume he found me witty or he was bored - either way I appreciated the generousity.

 

[Maharani]

yesterday afternoon I went to our new cocktail bar First Aid Box. It was fab - over 25 types of gin and I was seriously bad mood in need of gin medication. I was up front that I only had £9 on me (£4 for a small gins ok.) I had a local Peckham gin - lovely and then some fantastic rhubarb gin (mango5 you would love it) Chris, the host, was very chatty and pleasant local lad who remembers the plumbing shop. Weird shop that, very anti retail. He was very knowledgable about all the booze. We had an amusing conversation about this and that.

He insisted I try a cocktail on the house - which was delicious. Then insisted I try an Aviation, then offered 'one for the frog' no idea why, but it was a superb stawberry martini - all on the house. As I'm neither young nor attractive, and obviously not rich, I can only assume he found me witty or he was bored - either way I appreciated the generousity.

What hat were you wearing?

 

[friendofdorothy]

What hat were you wearing?

Just one of my workaday ones - a litte black one. Not my best one or a fancy one or anything. The staff did say they liked it though. Do you think it helped?

 

[ViolentPanda]

Just one of my workaday ones - a litte black one. Not my best one or a fancy one or anything. The staff did say they liked it though. Do you think it helped?

Women in hats give good chats, innit?

 

[Maharani]

Please advise on good hairdressers in Herne Hill. I want to go from long to very short so it's drastic and I want a mod cut so I need somewhere that knows about these sorts of cuts.

 

[Winot]

Please advise on good hairdressers in Herne Hill. I want to go from long to very short so it's drastic and I want a mod cut so I need somewhere that knows about these sorts of cuts.

Mrs W goes to Boki on South Norwood Rd. It's very popular.

 

[innit]

Please advise on good hairdressers in Herne Hill. I want to go from long to very short so it's drastic and I want a mod cut so I need somewhere that knows about these sorts of cuts.

I'd go somewhere specialist for that. One of my friends raves about Lucie Luella for 60s cuts... North London though.

 

[Maharani]

Just one of my workaday ones - a litte black one. Not my best one or a fancy one or anything. The staff did say they liked it though. Do you think it helped?

Hats always help.

 

[Maharani]

Mrs W goes to Boki on South Norwood Rd. It's very popular.

I'll try this place I think. Ta

 

[Steel Icarus]

Please advise on good hairdressers in Herne Hill. I want to go from long to very short so it's drastic and I want a mod cut so I need somewhere that knows about these sorts of cuts.

Pics when you've done it then Maharani

 

[Maharani]

Pics when you've done it then Maharani

Bit scared!

 

[Fingers]

It looks good!

 

[Manter]

Looking for a spare room for a refugee.

Syrian man who has spent 7 months (!) in the jungle and has crossed. He doesn't speak much English and has been through a lot so it would be great if he could stay here in London close to a large group of friends who have all crossed- they will teach him English for a start! The NASS people will send him somewhere random up north in his own.

Can anyone help? Needs to have an address the home office can send letters to so has to be legit, not a squat or sub let or anything

 

[Lizzy Mac]

Please advise on good hairdressers in Herne Hill. I want to go from long to very short so it's drastic and I want a mod cut so I need somewhere that knows about these sorts of cuts.

Please try Jane at Love Hair Brixton, opposite Lidl. She is brilliant. I have massively thick hair and she is the only person who is not scared of it. I have a short modern cut, she is just the tops.

 

[friendofdorothy]

Looking for a spare room for a refugee.

Syrian man who has spent 7 months (!) in the jungle and has crossed. He doesn't speak much English and has been through a lot so it would be great if he could stay here in London close to a large group of friends who have all crossed- they will teach him English for a start! The NASS people will send him somewhere random up north in his own.

Can anyone help? Needs to have an address the home office can send letters to so has to be legit, not a squat or sub let or anything

I hope you can find somewhere