Construction work speeds ahead at Brixton Ice Rink
Work is continuing apace on the new ice rink being erected on the corner of Brixton Station Road and Pope’s Road in central Brixton.
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Say hello to Brixton’s happy postbox
Seen on the corner of Somerleyton Road and Coldharbour Lane, Brixton.
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Brixton Offline Club DJ night photos – 14th Oct 2011
Friday nights at the Prince Albert are something of a Brixton institution – it’s where you can guarantee a friendly, lively, really mixed crowd with a thoroughly eclectic (read: drunk) selection of party …
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Occupy the Stock Exchange London protest. Photos and police statement
With thousands currently occupying Wall Street in New York, and actions taking place from Paris and Madrid to Buenos Aires and Caraca, there’s a global day of action underway – and …
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Bike Parking Tax protest, central London 12th October 2011
There was much a-tootin’ of horns around the streets of Trafalgar Square last night, as a bevy of motorcyclists from the “No To the Bike Parking Tax” campaign group headed into town.
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The timeless Georgian architecture of Bedford Square, Bloomsbury
This is one of my favourite parts of central London, and on a Sunday afternoon – when the endless roar of traffic subsides – it’s easy to imagine how it might have …
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Kaffeine coffee bar, Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia – review
Situated in the heart of Fitzrovia, Kaffeine is an independent, Aussie/Kiwi-run café located at 66 Great Titchfield Street, a short stroll north of Oxford Street.
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Block the Bridge – Save the NHS protest, Westminster Bridge – photos
This banner sums up how I feel about the government’s dodgy plans to embark on a policy of mass privatisation for the NHS. We went along to a big protest …
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Good news! The INTERNET is OPEN today!
Sign seen on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, south London. [More Brixton photos]
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Ebony Horse Club, Brixton – horse riding for kids in deepest Lambeth
Great to see the new stables up and running for the Ebony Horse Club, a charity set up to “improve the life skills, education and attainment of some of the …
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A trip on the Bluebell steam railway, Sussex
A couple of weeks ago, we took a trip on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, and enjoyed the view from the window as we puffed past the autumnal English countryside. Naturally, I …
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urban75 camping trip to WoWo in Sussex, September 2011
Our late summer/early autumn urban75 camping trip in Sussex turned out to be a heap of fun, with loads of singing around roaring fires, drinking beers and mulling over life’s …
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Ice cream bike pedals around Myatt’s Fields on the hottest October day on record
Blimey – that was a hot weekend! We took a walk through Myatt’s Fields on Saturday and although it was the beginning of October, it felt like high summer, with temperatures nearly hitting 30 degrees …
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Offline Club mash up at the Brixton Albert, 30th Sept 2011
We had a lively night down the Prince Albert on Friday night, with a three-strong gang of DJs keeping the crowd going till late. As ever, my trusty old Ricoh …
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Lambeth Archives Open Day at the Minet Library, October 2011
This year’s Lambeth Archives Open Day was run on the theme of ‘festival’ and took place at the Minet Library, which houses the Lambeth Archives collection. Talks, films, workshops and an …
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Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton wins 2011 Stirling architectural prize
The striking Evelyn Grace Academy on Shakespeare Road in Brixton has just been announced as the winner of the coveted Stirling prize for 2011.
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Brixton’s new Ice Rink rises up at a rate of knots
Less than two weeks ago the site was completely flattened, but construction work is proceeding with gusto at the site of Brixton’s new temporary ice rink on Brixton Station Road.
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Brixton Pound launches electronic currency with a lively party at the Electric Brixton
Last night saw the launch of the UK’s first local electronic currency and unveiling of the four new Brixton Pound notes. The event took place at the Electric Brixton (that’s …
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The weirdness of the Lower Mill Estate: a gated, second-home Cotswold ‘community’
Feeling like a cross between a Hollywood set, The Prisoner, The Truman Show and some soulless gated community in a posh part of Los Angeles is the Lower Mill Estate, …
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A stroll around Capability Brown’s Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex
Originally laid out in the18th century by the landscape architect extraordinaire, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex is now a delightful National Trust property, covering 200 acres and including four picturesque lakes.
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Cirencester Town disused railway station – Victorian Gothic stuck in a car park
Now stranded in the middle of a car park in the centre of town is the remains of Cirencester Town railway station, a rather fine two-storey building designed by Isambard Kingdon …
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A visit to the New Brewery Arts, Cirencester – contemporary craft in the Cotswolds
Located in the centre of the town, Cirencester’s New Brewery Arts centre houses a contemporary art gallery, craft shop, cafe and theatre, plus a host of on-site ‘maker studios’. Billed …
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Hard-Fi headline the Electric Brixton reopening party, 20th Sept 2011
It’s great to see the old Brixton Fridge (now the Electric Brixton) back in business, and last night a charity performance by indie popsters Hard Fi had the place packed out.
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‘Composition is eyerthin …g’, graffiti on Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff
I’m not entirely sure why, but this piece of graffiti at the rear of the Martin Tinney gallery in Cardiff brought a smile to my face. The gallery was established in Cardiff …
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Socialist R’n’B for the masses! Thee Faction at the Brixton Albert
There was socialism in the air at the Prince Albert last Friday, with an accumulation of comrades laying down the socialist R’n’B, with the fabulous Thee Faction headling. I ended up having a bit …
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Dancing in the middle of the River Thames
Yes it’s true! The lovely E really is dancing in the middle of the River Thames, although anyone hoping for a dramatic water-splashing, leg kicking scene in the middle of a busy waterway is going …
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The Shard comes under close scrutiny from Southwark Cathedral
I’ve been watching the slow but steady rise of The Shard with keen interest, first documenting the skyscraper when I caught glimpse of its central core rising over London Bridge …
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Cardiff Bay railway station in old Tiger Bay quietly rots away…
Located in what was once the bustling area of Tiger Bay in Cardiff docks, Cardiff Bay railway station (Bae Caerdydd) is the southern terminus of the short Butetown Branch Line, …
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British Museum Australian walkabout – a slice of Oz in WC1
Running until the 16th Oct 2011 is the ‘Australian Landscape’ outside the British Museum in central London. Created in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the landscape ‘showcases the …
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A Viennese whirl of Balkan ska-punk with Roy De Roy at the Brixton Albert
Last Friday night at the Brixton Albert turned out to be one hell of a party, with Austrian Balkan ska/punk outfit putting on a sensational show. Here’s some photos from …
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