Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I like your train ones best.
To be fair, the grass area was barriered off, presumably to do with the thing that looked like a big catherine wheel, which was probably part of the kid's procession today. It'll be interesting to see what state it's in after a week though.
My concern is simply the same one I've had all along - the seats are pleasant enough, we spent some time sitting in them watching the world go by this afternoon - but once the career alcoholics move back in and take over, and the drug dealers have settled their patches, it'll end up going back to a "no go" area for the average Brixton resident.
Ah, I see. Did anyone see the display then?
me twittering yesterday said:Back from second launch of Windrush Square (Boris + VIPs got sneak preview yesterday). Emergency Exit Arts phoenix was fab...
... but the human Catherine Wheel was a bit of a damp squib. Lots of Brixton kids in procession from lantern making workshops.
Having to put marquee and stalls across main desire lines suggests GrossMax new "magazine architecture" layout of WIndrush square not ideal?
Video still processing, I'm off to bed. Give the video 10 minutes or so. It's only 2 minutes long. Enjoy. We stayed for about 45 minutes total and tried not to end up with too much 'samey' stuff but when there's not much going on you don't have a lot of choice.
Anyone recognise themselves?
I went down today. It's awful. There's no lawn, no gardens, no flowers - just a vast, bleak expanse of stone and concrete. It looks like a landscaped supermarket car park.
No it doesn't.
And the less time is given to respond to the tender, the greater will be the disadvantage faced by the traders' new brixton market management community interest company, compared to firms already up and running markets
I'll find out if the invitations to tender have gone out, and let you know, one way or the other.
<<<Pushy parents - getting worse than Clapham it is!At 5 weeks gaijinbaby was certainly the youngest participant - her lantern is now hanging up at home.
YesAm i right in saying that they have decided that there will be a market in the square but it's not decided which market it will be/who will be running it?
Those are rushes...do they wave in the wind? Did the sculptor realise what the significance of the name 'Windrush'?
I have to say that I thought it was a complete joke when I passed it on the bus earlier today. It just looked like a paved area with different colours on the floor, like a play mat.
Perhaps it's more exciting when the weather's nicer or something.