Loughborough Junction chitter-chatter
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teuchter
je suis teuchter
I was on an overheated eastbound 35 yesterday that descended into mild chaos after the driver announced at the town hall that it would be going via Herne hill. Then it proceeded to turn left do the whole circuit around by the skate park and so on which is when various people started demanding to be let off. I don't think the driver was having a good day at work.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
It affects 35, 45, 345, P4 and P5.
I was being economical with the truth!
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
It's weird actually. Any car drivers with local knowledge - or a TomTom - will simply bypass the incident via Barrington Road and 50 metres of Loughborough Road (LJ end). If buses did that it would only cut out one bus stop on each side of Coldharbour Lane rather than the whole length of Coldharbour Lane. Instead of this as you say the 35, 45, 345 0 and even the P4 - are going via Morval Road, Dulwich Road and Herne Hill, Denmark Hill between Brixton and Camberwell. A detour of TWO MILES leaving no public transport for a mile round Loughboroiugh Junction (except Thameslink).
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Normal bus service resumed in Coldharbour Lane at about 8.30 am this morning.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Maybe so - Google maps was showing their own diversion route via Flodden Road of all places. I dare say the residents of Flodden Road would be happy TFL chose the long route via Herne Hill/Denmark Hill!
editor
hiraethified
Local developer trying it on
www.brixtonbuzz.com
Locals complain as developer trashes former Victorian shop frontage in Loughborough Junction
Loughborough Junction locals have expressed displeasure about a Hinton Rd shopfront which appears to have been altered without planning permission (see photo above).
www.brixtonbuzz.com
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
goldengraham
Well-Known Member
Does anyone know what's happened to the world's happiest lollipop man, who used to stand outside Loughborough Primary School? He has been substituted with a perfectly adequate but much less joyful replacement ...
I’m really missing him. Brightens every morning as I cycle past. I wondered to begin with whether he was off duty due to the roadworks, but I’ve seen the new guy twice now so I fear he’s gone.
We always wave to each other and say hello. Funny how you can feel so connected to someone. I never even learned his name!
madolesance
Well-Known Member
Yeah, he was a legend along that road. Always a pleasure to cycle past him and shout back 'good morning'.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
can't say for the LJ one, but I use other co-ops (depends which particular co-op group this one is part of - the three nearest where i live are all different) and basically, yes - you get the discounts applied when you scan your card (with some places there's an option to have the 'card' as an app on a smart phone) and it re-calculates the total at that stage (much the same as how clubcard / nectar card prices work in tesco / sainsburys)
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I've been a Coop member for years. Get points every time I shop. This discount prices for members is Coop following other big stores. Not sure I like this trend
I notice , for example, in Superdrug you only get discounts if you have loyalty card now. I used to look around Superdrug and buy discounted lines. Now to do this I need a loyalty card
Coop membership isn't meant to be a loyalty card. If you buy a certain amount each year you getting voting rights. It's not a worker coop . It's a consumer coop.
I think Coop should make it clearer that it's a Coop. And ask members more about how they want shops run. What they want for the shops
goldengraham
Well-Known Member
Spoke to the new chap this morning. He said all the lollipop people had been swapped around to different crossings over the summer, so at least it's nothing concerning. Still a bit sad though - any news of where he is now gratefully received.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Lift for LJ train station petition
Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG) and the LJ Neighbourhood Forum calls on Network Rail, as a matter of urgency, to install a lift at Loughborough Junction station. The station is not currently accessible to wheelchair users, parents with children in buggies, and anyone with heavy luggage.
This is a busy and popular station as it offers a cross-London service, including to Luton airport, and is used by workers and patients at King's College Hospital. It is used by over 721,000 passengers a year; a number which will increase sharply with over 600 new homes planned. It is currently the 509th busiest station in Britain out of a total of over 2,500 stations and with one platform only one lift is needed.
Please sign this petition; we need to build momentum before National Rail opens its Access for All programme - when it decides which stations need to improve access - in spring 2024.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Signed! Those stairs kill me every time. There's a perfect spot for lifts right where the shutters are at the bottom of the stairs.
Lift for LJ train station petition
Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG) and the LJ Neighbourhood Forum calls on Network Rail, as a matter of urgency, to install a lift at Loughborough Junction station. The station is not currently accessible to wheelchair users, parents with children in buggies, and anyone with heavy luggage.
This is a busy and popular station as it offers a cross-London service, including to Luton airport, and is used by workers and patients at King's College Hospital. It is used by over 721,000 passengers a year; a number which will increase sharply with over 600 new homes planned. It is currently the 509th busiest station in Britain out of a total of over 2,500 stations and with one platform only one lift is needed.
Please sign this petition; we need to build momentum before National Rail opens its Access for All programme - when it decides which stations need to improve access - in spring 2024.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Thanks. Do please email it on to anyone you think might want to sign it.
editor
hiraethified
Buzzed - Local residents and workers petition for a lift to be installed at Loughborough Junction station
Let's hope it helps get the signatures past 242 people. It's mad that such a busy station still doesn't have step free access.
Let's hope it helps get the signatures past 242 people. It's mad that such a busy station still doesn't have step free access.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Thanks. I was at the LJ Neighbourhood Forum tonight and it at was much appreciated that you put it on the Brixton Buzz.
We are doing a leaflet to be distributed as well.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Below is from an email circular for Whirled Cinema members.
For anyone who doesn't know about it, Whirled Cinema is in one of the railway arches along Hardess Road. 2 minutes walk from Loughborough Junction station. Membership is £99 for a year (you can buy it monthly too). For that, you can see a different film pretty much every week of the year, and you can bring a friend with you too. It means that if you go regularly it costs less than £2 per person, but even if you just go once a month it's still a lot less expensive than going to a mainstream cinema. There's generally an interesting programme of films, and it's a decent screen and sound system.
It's a friendly place, there's a bar and you don't have to sit through any adverts before the film starts.
Use it or lose it! It's really been struggling to get people through the doors since covid.
www.whirledcinema.com
For anyone who doesn't know about it, Whirled Cinema is in one of the railway arches along Hardess Road. 2 minutes walk from Loughborough Junction station. Membership is £99 for a year (you can buy it monthly too). For that, you can see a different film pretty much every week of the year, and you can bring a friend with you too. It means that if you go regularly it costs less than £2 per person, but even if you just go once a month it's still a lot less expensive than going to a mainstream cinema. There's generally an interesting programme of films, and it's a decent screen and sound system.
It's a friendly place, there's a bar and you don't have to sit through any adverts before the film starts.
Use it or lose it! It's really been struggling to get people through the doors since covid.
Home - Whirled Cinema
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GarveyLives
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On 5 March 2023, Co-op security guard lost a pint of blood after he was slashed with a 6-inch kitchen knife while trying to stop a shoplifter stealing alcohol (assuming this is the branch in question):
Brixton Co-op security guard loses pint of blood after female shoplifter slashes him with 6-inch kitchen knife
(Source: Metropolitan Police)
Susan Sparman has 134 convictions for 219 offences. Hopefully, Handy Dembele is making some progress towards recovery after the attack.
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