Out with the Old... Network Rail tell businesses to vacate Atlantic Road arches

[editor]

Pretty sure we could organise a whip around on urban for campaign funds. I'd be happy to put together some fund raising/awareness raising gigs too.

 

[:-D]

Will Self has been in occasionally, not sure what his feelings are, but worth asking

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Will Self has been in occasionally, not sure what his feelings are, but worth asking

IIRC he wrote a pretty decent article somewhere recently bemoaning gentrification/house prices etc. I'm sure he'd support...

 

[Chrisco]

Elitist

 

[WaiGong]

Cnuts


Network Rail say "We are the not for dividend owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure…."

They have some "transparency and ethics" pages on their website which blather on about how they are open, honest and accountable. Need to keep the pressure up on them…they are taxpayer funded after all.

The way they treated Cable nightclub says all you need to know about their ethics.
http://www.cable-london.com/broadca...ces-closure-of-prestigious-underground-club-c

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Maybe some Flanagan & Allen as campaign music?

 

[Crispy]

Pretty sure we could organise a whip around on urban for campaign funds. I'd be happy to put together some fund raising/awareness raising gigs too.

Yep, will put in the pot as soon as it's handed round

 

[Manter]

Yep, will put in the pot as soon as it's handed round

Ditto

 

[shakespearegirl]

I'll put in the pot and am more than happy to stand shaking said pot outside the tube station for a few hours if that helps.

 

[Steve Busker]

Well done for flagging this up, the petition has taken off at huge speed, so many of the good people of london are up in arms about this. Every one of the cafes is it's own little community and the value of them is huge. Small independent traders and a real 'people' feel is what Brixton is all about. We are not the homogenous flavourless high st shopping mall sort of place.. We are far too groovy !!

 

[Carpetman]

That's a lovely post footballerslegs - I feel similarly about it being something that will be lost to not just me but to my kids. We use the Rec a lot and then eat/shop in the arches shops. My older daughter says it's her favourite place - the music pumping out, the huge variety of colours, sounds, people - it is always a joyous experience and we always bump into someone. It's not just shopping/consuming/spending - it's interacting, laughing, making friends - living!

I can assure you she doesn't feel the same about Bromley High Street...

 

[cuppa tee]

We need Slogans

maybe railway puns like...........

"I'm siding with the traders"
"stop network rail in their tracks"

 

[Carpetman]

. All the traders know that we will never be able to afford the new rents when the Arches are revamped and are realistic enough to know that when a large multi national business expresses interest their rent is guarenteed and we stand no chance ! . You soon won't know where you're shopping it might as well be Bromley High Street

 

[:-D]

thank you

I have a friend who has volunteered to produce some visual stuff that you can all put on your shop fronts - I'll have a chat with her now.

If some funds are needed for campaign activities then we have the Brixton Fund which we have recently set up, built using transaction fees from electronic B£ payments. It's not a huge amount but we'd gladly make some available in this instance. Your wife has my contact details if need be.

 

[Dil Green]

Seems to me we might get quite a few for a solidarity demo / flash mob this Saturday - tell the press, turn up for an hour, have a whip round to buy coffees from the cafes, hand them out together with a quick leaflet. What say?

 

[:-D]

maybe railway puns like...........

"I'm siding with the traders"
"stop network rail in their tracks"

more like "Wrong kind of traders under the Tracks"

 

[Rushy]

maybe railway puns like...........

"I'm siding with the traders"
"stop network rail in their tracks"

Network Rail:
Brixton's Arch Rival

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Good to see a lot of new members joining the Board and posting on this thread.

 

[footballerslegs]

Network Rail:
Brixton's Arch Rivals?

Network Fail?

 

[Mrs Redboots]

People have been signing the petition from all over the place - one of my Facebook friends in the USA has signed it and shared it, as has someone in Spain! I think Network Fail have really put their foot in it this time, and hope that the amount of public feeling they have aroused (especially in the run-up to the election, someone ought to remind Chuka who will support us if he thinks he'd lose votes if he didn't) will cause a rethink. Best of luck to the traders involved!

 

[:-D]

Arch enemies

 

[Baron]

I've just realised where my Brixton improvement money has gone............ Got myself evicted.

 

[editor]

This was posted on facebook so I'm not sure where it's been quoted from:

A spokesman for Network Rail told ITV News that the plans would 'spruce up' the archways rather than totally redevelop the area.

A spokesman said that the project was at the very early stages and that planning permission had not yet been given for the work.

The were keen to stress that they were trying to give the current tenants as much notice as possible."

 

[cuppa tee]

Here's a graphic I knocked up, not intended for official use but may amuse/ inspire others.........

. .

 

[:-D]

This was posted on facebook so I'm not sure where it's been quoted from:

I think I saw this on the ITV NEWS site

 

[cuppa tee]

I think I saw this on the ITV NEWS site

it's down towards the bottom of the page
http://www.itv.com/news/london/2015...amous-arches-facing-eviction-by-network-rail/

 

[T & P]

Here's a graphic I knocked up, not intended for official use but may amuse/ inspire others.........

.View attachment 67380 .

I think that's brilliant

 

[:-D]

Network Fail?

Casey Jones, Raiders of the Last Arch

 

[editor]

Looks like the Brixton BID were too busy working with local businesses to improve Brixton to answer my tweet.

 

[Baroness 47]

Looks like the Brixton BID were too busy working with local businesses to improve Brixton to answer my tweet.

I'd like to know what work they've been doing. All we've ever had is a demand for money for something we know nothing about!