Pop Brixton (formerly Grow Brixton) Pope's Road development
- Thread starter editor
- Start date
SpamMisery
Pretty comfortable here right under your skin
Tried the naanwich at Bhangra burger (baba g's) and the dumplings at Koi Ramen. Both really good. Also accidentally ordered the tofu burger at Bhangra which was lovely (except for the fact it was tofu).
I can also independently verify that you can indeed spend £5 on a pint... in a plastic cup... without a table or chairs... or cutlery.
I can also independently verify that you can indeed spend £5 on a pint... in a plastic cup... without a table or chairs... or cutlery.
Last edited:
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
Sorry haven't been following the thread so apologies if this has been asked.
Anyone go along to /have experience of /heard much about the free exercise stuff - yoga, tai chi etc that happens at pop?
Feel free to point me to other free or cheap exercise classes in Brixton.
Anyone go along to /have experience of /heard much about the free exercise stuff - yoga, tai chi etc that happens at pop?
Feel free to point me to other free or cheap exercise classes in Brixton.
brixtonblade
Well-Known Member
I didn't know they did any free classes at pop.
I've heard a few people recommend the tai chi at the windmill.
Parkrun is good.
SpamMisery
Pretty comfortable here right under your skin
It's free unless you want to hire a mat (for which the hateful capitalists will sting you for 80p)
sparkybird
ask the bird...
friendofdorothy
The tai chi is at Brixton windmill windmill, rather than the pub!
I don't go, but I know people who do and like it.
Blog - brixton windmill
I think the plan is to carry on fundraising so it can continue
The tai chi is at Brixton windmill windmill, rather than the pub!
I don't go, but I know people who do and like it.
Blog - brixton windmill
I think the plan is to carry on fundraising so it can continue
aka
Brixton Hill
probably take this to a new thread?
aka
Brixton Hill
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
The CEO of Cloudy Bay wines was on BBC Business Live just now.
I see the New Zealand wine shop in Pop Brixton stocks one of his.
Can anyone tell us what it was like?
I see the New Zealand wine shop in Pop Brixton stocks one of his.
Can anyone tell us what it was like?
That, Dogpoint and Greywacke are three of the more popular Sav Blancs from NZ.
I personally really like all of them for a nice summer afternoon/evening glass of wine - although not every week as they aren't the cheapest.
Cloudy Bay is usually the most expensive, although a quick look at the prices on the Pop shop and they are all a couple of quid a bottle more than my local independent wine shop. You can get Dogpoint for around £13, Greywacke tends to be between the two somewhere (although not the one that shop sells, that is more expensive)
I went to a BBQ in Melbourne a few weeks back and took a bottle of Cloudy Bay - even with an ok exchange rate the price was very similar to the UK.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
You've lost me there. I'm more concerned with Wetherspoons selling off the Capitol in Forest Hill.
I thought Ian Morden estate manager of Cloudy Bay was very down to earth and interviewed well. He is on some sort of promotional visit to the Chelsea Flower Show, though this was only mentioned in passing. He was very graphic on the topography of the company's vineyard in New Zealand when the TV presenters started asking him about expansion for some reason (not possible he said).
Sorry to see in a way that Cloudy Bay sold out to LMVH, but then Body Shop sold out to L'Oréal. I guess from the customer's point of view there may be no difference and maybe the Cloudy Bay people feel they can sleep better at night [an end to all those pesky business worries!].
editor
hiraethified
The ever community minded Pop Brixton is inviting you to help celebrate their first birthday! That'll be just £45 for the 'tasting menu', thanks.
1 YEAR HERE: Pop Feast Birthday Supperclub Pop Brixton London | DesignMyNight
1 YEAR HERE: Pop Feast Birthday Supperclub Pop Brixton London | DesignMyNight
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
The ever community minded Pop Brixton is inviting you to help celebrate their first birthday! That'll be just £45 for the 'tasting menu', thanks.
1 YEAR HERE: Pop Feast Birthday Supperclub Pop Brixton London | DesignMyNight
I got an email about this. Its so shit.
editor
hiraethified
That picture kind of sums it up.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Brixton Rec is cheap for yoga. But its not easy to get a class as they are popular.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I know. I have emailed "Sarah" at Pop asking where they got my email address from. Been getting regular emails from them and had enough of it now got one for a £45 event.
I guess they got my email from Future Brixton as I’m on there email list. If so my email shouldn’t been handed on to what is commercial outlet.
editor
hiraethified
The fact that they're using that particular photo to advertise the event speaks volume of the kind of people they're looking to target.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
At the risk of setting off this forum's resident carpers, it's a bit mono-culture, isn't it? Loads of white people, and little else.
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
Haven't been to the rec in a long time - I'm not that fit and I'm easily put off. I was trying to find out abot their stuff on line - utterly confused. I may be getting this wrong but don't you have to join then pay monthly fee =
Initial Cost £76.83
Ongoing Cost £29.95
which I'd rather not spend on an activity I already find a bit intimidating.
I'll try the pop free yoga again.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
My friend does it on payg and its cheaper with a membership card.
But take your point. The GLL website is confusing. A lot of the prices are comparable to private gyms which put it out of range of a lot of people.
brixtonblade
Well-Known Member
Their website is a pain
I think you should be able to do classes pay-as-you-go. Try calling reception.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Yes the GLL website is Byzantine, and as Gramsci says the Rec is very busy so getting a free slot is difficult. However it's worth checking for free places a few hours before the class starts for reasons I'll explain below.
I suspect the Rec won't work for you FoD but I'll put this here as it might help others. Have you looked at YogaPoint btw? It is pretty gentle and has drop in classes for a tenner I believe.
Back to the Rec - I don't do yoga there but swim and use the gym (occasionally) and go to spin class.
AFAIK PAYG is available for most classes. If you go often then paying for membership becomes the cheaper option.
With spin classes it works like this:
- you can book classes from 10pm seven days before the class
- so for my Fri spin class I can book from 10pm the Fri before
- in practice all 15 places are booked by the next morning
- they can be cancelled and you can get your morning back (or not be charged) up to about 5 hours before the class starts
- so at about 1pm on the day a whole load of tickets get released as people who've reserved them realise they'd rather go to the pub than the gym
It's frustrating but I can't see a better way of arranging it - it's an inevitable consequence of too much demand.
newbie
undisambiguated
How on earth does anyone afford that? I haven't been to the rec for years but I don't recall the cost being significant the last time I went for a swim and a sauna. Now it appears to be completely exclusionary.
