West Norwood news, chitter chatter and gossip
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)gaijingirl
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boohoo - Cherry Tree (barton road) is great but massive waiting list - often closed to new names. But worth putting C's name down all the same for the future (I have a long story of regret with regards to that). The one in St Luke's is popular I think .. according to a friend. I can ask some W.N. mums but worth asking on the Streatham mum's FB page too.
clandestino
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Just saw a poster for a folk gig at the Portico Gallery. I love that space, would be interesting to see live music there.
http://www.folkofthewood.co.uk/
http://www.folkofthewood.co.uk/
gaijingirl
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I quite fancy this on Sat night... got a friend staying from Philadelphia - might be a fun thing to do with her..
http://westnorwood.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/cemetery-evening-performance/
http://westnorwood.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/cemetery-evening-performance/
lemontop
hungry luma
Little Starz is a really good nursery in West Norwood but it's quite far from Crown Point.
lemontop
hungry luma
That looks interesting! I would be well up for that but I am at a wedding. Do you ever go to anything in the South London theatre in West Norwood? Think they have just secured some lottery money to do it up.
gaijingirl
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I haven't been - I saw all that about the lottery win - really good news for them. I think you have to be a member to go, although I don't think membership is very expensive. Keep meaning to go.
gaijingirl
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put this in the tittle tattle thread but should have put it here really..
it seems Antic (after ditching another venue in W. Norwood) are looking to take on the This, That and the Other shop (next to the brilliant Homewares shop)... !
http://www.knowlesofnorwood.com/
it seems Antic (after ditching another venue in W. Norwood) are looking to take on the This, That and the Other shop (next to the brilliant Homewares shop)... !
http://www.knowlesofnorwood.com/
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
re. Antic - not sure what's going on - in my neck of the woods, the Catford Bridge Tavern has gone tits up and is about to be taken over by another pubco, and Jam Circus in Brockley is burnt out with no re-opening date on the horizon.
, and thrice .
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
re. Antic - not sure what's going on - in my neck of the woods, the Catford Bridge Tavern has gone tits up and is about to be taken over by another pubco, and
Jam Circus in Brockley is burnt out with no re-opening date on the horizon.
They are speculative Antic. The Gremio place at St Matthew's Brixton is a long shot.
clandestino
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Interesting...
I went to the Effra Social the other day, and was really impressed with the place. Of course this would be starting from scratch,but if they could create something similar that would be great. It would transform that stretch of the high road I think...
gaijingirl
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it would definitely make a big change but really really odd place to put a pub.. what about all the flats above it?
gaijingirl
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ooh.. and now a record shop opening up too!
clandestino
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Oh dear. 
discobastard
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Shame the website they listed isn't actually live. Schoolboy error.
Worth a look in though I reckon.
Worth a look in though I reckon.
discobastard
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Agree its a bit of an odd place, but it would certainly transform the place. Give the Railway by Tulse Hill station a bit of competition. The Railway is a nice space and they've done a lot with it over the last couple of years, but getting served is a total nightmare. Really slow and disorganised.
Anybody been in Mine bar?
gaijingirl
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no.. tbh - I think it's aimed at a bit of younger/trendier clientele than myself - or at least I get that impression from their FB updates. Seems to be doing ok though.
gaijingirl
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That Antic pub looks like they have pretty big ideas ...
"Division of an existing retail unit into two units, involving the change of use from existing A1 retail into Use Class A4 (Public House) and Use Class A3 (Restaurant). Partial demolition of existing rear extension, with the erection of a single storey ground floor extension to north of the building. Installation of a new shopfront, including glazed openings to the south and west elevations. Creation of a rear garden area and installation of two external openings to the rear/side of the building"
"Division of an existing retail unit into two units, involving the change of use from existing A1 retail into Use Class A4 (Public House) and Use Class A3 (Restaurant). Partial demolition of existing rear extension, with the erection of a single storey ground floor extension to north of the building. Installation of a new shopfront, including glazed openings to the south and west elevations. Creation of a rear garden area and installation of two external openings to the rear/side of the building"
ringo
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clandestino
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Just had to take some records of my own to post at the post office - critically acclaimed blah blah, available from here folks http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/hdiflabel.html 
- so I thought I'd take a walk up to the new record shop and the new Bits And Pieces second hand shop that's recently opened on Norwood High Street.
From the looks of it, the Book And Record Bar will be on the site of an old pub, on the corner of Norwood High Street and Cotswold Road. They're still working on it now, but it looks like a big space - as you'd expect from an old pub. So I guess it's going to be a bar and a record store all in one. It's just down the road from the South London Theatre so maybe they'll pick up some trade from there too.
That part of the High Street is still pretty bleak. There's the Hope pub, and I guess Scandals is further up, and The Sugar Bar that's just applied for a 2am license, but it's still not the most welcoming stretch of road in the area. The Bits And Pieces place was nice though - he's only been open for a few weeks so they're still sorting stuff out, but the guy was cheery and it's well worth a look. Good luck to them all. As much as Norwood High Road is coming up, Norwood High Street still has quite some distance to go...
- so I thought I'd take a walk up to the new record shop and the new Bits And Pieces second hand shop that's recently opened on Norwood High Street.From the looks of it, the Book And Record Bar will be on the site of an old pub, on the corner of Norwood High Street and Cotswold Road. They're still working on it now, but it looks like a big space - as you'd expect from an old pub. So I guess it's going to be a bar and a record store all in one. It's just down the road from the South London Theatre so maybe they'll pick up some trade from there too.
That part of the High Street is still pretty bleak. There's the Hope pub, and I guess Scandals is further up, and The Sugar Bar that's just applied for a 2am license, but it's still not the most welcoming stretch of road in the area. The Bits And Pieces place was nice though - he's only been open for a few weeks so they're still sorting stuff out, but the guy was cheery and it's well worth a look. Good luck to them all. As much as Norwood High Road is coming up, Norwood High Street still has quite some distance to go...
clandestino
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Looks like the pub that was there before was called the Gipsy Queen.
http://theantonineitineraries.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/gipsy-queen-of-norwood.html
It got one review from Fancy A Pint:
"Small, packed with locals, grubby; the Gypsy Queen's recently decorated exterior is somewhat misleading. It's one of those places with copper-covered tables and stools that date from the winter of discontent, where a departing customer is bade farewell by half the customers. Do yourself a favour - leave it to the locals."
http://www.fancyapint.com/Pub/london/gipsy-queen/1377
http://theantonineitineraries.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/gipsy-queen-of-norwood.html
It got one review from Fancy A Pint:
"Small, packed with locals, grubby; the Gypsy Queen's recently decorated exterior is somewhat misleading. It's one of those places with copper-covered tables and stools that date from the winter of discontent, where a departing customer is bade farewell by half the customers. Do yourself a favour - leave it to the locals."
http://www.fancyapint.com/Pub/london/gipsy-queen/1377
gaijingirl
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That pub's been gone for ages - cycle past there - should be a good location, just behind the train station. That whole 1-way system is shut down now for ages whilst they get rid of the absolutely enormous pot holes outside the bus garage... you have to go further up the hill to turn.
world's most boring post..
world's most boring post..
gaijingirl
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http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/..._Cinema_Weekend_in_the_heart_of_West_Norwood/
free open air cinema. I don't have the right postcode for advance tickets, but W.Norwoodians will have.
free open air cinema. I don't have the right postcode for advance tickets, but W.Norwoodians will have.
boohoo
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It would be nice if they kept the Gypsy Queen name - as the blogger mentioned it's very much part of the local history. Only been up this way for two months and I've already studied the local history book!
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