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Lambeth's plans to demolish Cressingham Gardens and other estates without the consent of residents

There's a march on the town hall planned for Saturday 18th Oct - meet at the estate at 11am.

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http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/10/...march-on-lambeth-town-hall-saturday-18th-oct/
 
*Reminder of the march tomorrow morning. It looks like I won't be able to make it. Can anyone take pics for B Buzz if they're going?
 
Back. The children who came with the rest of us were remarkably well behaved, in spite of the long walk and the hanging around. :)

Maybe trying to get more signatures on the petition while standing outside Brixton tube on a Saturday (along with the street preachers and near the chuggers) wasn't the best idea in the world. Still, it didn't go too badly.

Same time, more or less same place next week. Any support within reason (on Saturday or just spreading the word etc) welcome. :)
 
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Somebody has written 'These plans don't exist' on the poster asking people to sign the petition to save Cressingham Gardens in the Brockwell Park Cafe.
 
Greebo said:
Back. The children who came with the rest of us were remarkably well behaved, in spite of the long walk and the hanging around. :)

Maybe trying to get more signatures on the petition while standing outside Brixton tube on a Saturday (along with the street preachers and near the chuggers) wasn't the best idea in the world. Still, it didn't go too badly.

Same time, more or less same place next week. Any support within reason (on Saturday or just spreading the word etc) welcome. :)
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Ru going to be outside the Tube next Saturday or the Town Hall? Will try to come and say hello.

I like the T shirts. Are they for sale?
 
nagapie said:
Somebody has written 'These plans don't exist' on the poster asking people to sign the petition to save Cressingham Gardens in the Brockwell Park Cafe.
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Wow, those 6 pages from the "Consultation document" that I scanned in and posted on here must have been a figment of my imagination. Either that, or the twat who wrote that on the poster is a clueless fuckwit. :)
 
Gramsci said:
Ru going to be outside the Tube next Saturday or the Town Hall?<snip>
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Yes. Probably Town Hall first, then the tube. One of the other tenants on the estate printed off a load, a fiver each, XL only, there may be a child size too. Haven't got her contact details (we're a bit disorganised), but if she brings more to the start of the march again, I'll get hold of one and you can pick it up from me or I'll get it to you. :)
 
The resident adviser was going to be at the Rotunda tonight between 7 and 8 pm.

So kind of him to not send the email to that effect before 4.50pm today. :rolleyes:

I missed it, as I don't usually check my email between midafternoon and midevening, what with having more urgent things to see to.
 
Greebo said:
The resident adviser was going to be at the Rotunda tonight between 7 and 8 pm.

So kind of him to not send the email to that effect before 4.50pm today. :rolleyes:
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I have a reasonable handle on that type of work, though not done it myself, and two hours' ten minutes' notice is REALLY unacceptable - no wonder you're pissed off.
 
oryx said:
I have a reasonable handle on that type of work, though not done it myself, and two hours' ten minutes' notice is REALLY unacceptable - no wonder you're pissed off.
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I'm trying hard not to smell a rat, but this, combine with somebody from the council cancelling a meeting on the estate at the last moment last week...
 
Update: Had an aggrieved reply this morning. The sender of the email is only the voluntary chap, and only sent that email because the so-called professional resident adviser hadn't bothered to do so at all.

How many facepalms?
 
editor said:
I've been told that this march is taking place every week now.
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Same place same time suggested, and nobody who made it to the first one said "no" to the idea.

The trouble is that the estate has a large number of people who are disabled, elderly, or have small children. How many of us manage to turn up as the weather gets worse will be anyone's guess.
 
Love the enthusiasm of all the residents to fight for their community. Actually incredible... and constantly building as people start to believe that they don't just have to accept what the council says. This is what a 'co-operative' is supposed to be about.
 
If anyone rembers waving hand conductor man (old skool Brixton eccentric), he stood with us for a bit, having a whale of a time trying to conduct the drums.

Edited to add: Lambeth's second best showed a touching concern for our safety and ability to locate the Town Hall. Two PCSOs turned up outside the rotunda and were exceptionally keen to escort us down the road and watch over us outside the Town Hall.

So keen that they even posed for photos with one of the organisers. ;)
 
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