The
Brixton Society is the amenity group
covering the whole of the Brixton
Area from Stockwell to the South
Circular. The Society covers a wide
area of central Lambeth, not just the
commercial town centre. It aims to
make Brixton a better place to live
and work in, and to give local people
a voice in what happens to their
surroundings.
The
Society is registered with the
Civic
Trust,
is a Registered Charity (No.: 1058103),
and is affiliated to the London Forum
of Amenity Societies.
The
Society produces 4 Newsletters a year
which are distributed to all members.
The Executive Committee of the
Society meets 8 times a year and the
Society holds occasional open
meetings on topics of interest to the
local area.
The
Society hosts guided walks and runs
stalls at local fairs. These help
promote the Society and sell the
Society's publications.
The publications are designed to
bring Brixton's past alive and
include reprints of Edwardian
postcards, small books on Brixton and
the environs, and, most recently, a
History of Brixton produced with the
help of a grant from Brixton
Challenge. Local history talks are
given to schools and the Society
deals with a steady trickle of
enquiries from students and family
historians.
The
Society plays an active part in
several borough-wide and local
organisations including the Borough
Transport Forum, Local History Forum,
The Brixton Forum, Community Police
Consultative Committee, Lambeth
Environment Forum, Brixton Sheltered
Street Scheme, and the Lambeth
Voluntary Action Council.
The
Society monitors local
planning applications
and tries to comment on all
applications of significance.
