News that Carlton Mansions tenants are facing eviction at a court hearing on May 22nd 2013 is unwelcome and disturbingly follows an earlier trend. Carlton Mansions Housing Co-op dates back to the early 1980s when many compulsorily purchased properties remained…
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We help shape the future of Brixton by working to understand our history and built environment.
To do this we hold regular meetings, lead heritage walks, and produce publications about our local area. Our members come from all walks of life and all parts of Brixton, helping to enrich our discussions and campaigns.
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Support Your Local Park
The London Parks and Green Spaces Network has asked us to publicise a campaign to urge Members of Parliament to support an inquiry into urban parks (which would include Windrush Square) in the light of the disproportionate cuts to their…
read moreGEORGE IV and TESCO
Tesco’s plans to turn the George IV pub on Brixton Hill into a “Tesco Express” suffered a setback at last evening’s Planning Application Committee (PAC) meeting held in Lambeth Town Hall. At issue were four applications to alter the front…
read moreThe Great Brixton Bake Off II – 27 April
Brixton Market traders are once again hosting a showcase of the best that local bakers have to offer. On Brixton Station Road from 10 to 5pm. Competition will have 6 categories and be judged by a panel of local business…
read more100 More Police for Lambeth
From May 2010 to December 2012 the number of police officers in Lambeth has fallen from 1,052 to 838: that is a reduction of over 20%. The Mayor of London is responsible for policing London. Whether some overall reduction in…
read moreBrixton SPD – Final Week
The consultation on the Brixton Supplementary Planning Document – which has the potential to shape the future of Brixton for the next decade or more – closes this Friday, 15th March. You still have time to have your voice heard….
read moreMinicab office next to McDonalds turned down
Lambeth have refused planning permission for the newsagents and general store next to McDonalds on Brixton Road to set up a mini cab control point in the front part of the shop. The society objected to this proposal because it…
read moreGive and Take Market 30 March
Brixton Market Traders Federation in partnership with and supported by Veolia is putting on its second Give & Take Market on Brixton Station Road on Saturday 30th March! Following on from last year’s success this day will celebrate re-using, recycling,…
read more200 Coldharbour Lane – takeaway refused
200 Coldharbour Lane, on the corner of Flaxman Road is a corner shop which for many years was run as a house clearance second hand junk shop (see photo below). The second hand furniture shop closed last autumn, and an…
read moreMarket Walks
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Our next committee meeting which is our AGM is at 7pm on Thursday 13 June 2013, in the Vida Walsh Centre.
All members are welcome to attend.
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Carlton Mansions – update 22/5/13
At Lambeth County Court this morning full hearings of the eviction cases against residents of the Carlton Mansions Housing Co-op were deferred until the second week of August to enable a further fire safety inspection to take place. Lambeth Council’s…
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