Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Happy New Year

Posted on: 6th January, 2012 in Events, News

Welcome back to our website. We have put all the key dates for the Society into the 2012 Calendar. A new venture for us this year is that we will be leading guided walks around the Brixton Market area in…

Friends of Tate Library Brixton

Posted on: 15th September, 2011 in Events, News

The Friends of Tate Library Brixton will meet on 28 September at 6 pm at the library (this is after the library has closed but the manager has very kindly arranged for us to be let in – and out).  We…

Open Garden Squares Weekend

Posted on: 25th June, 2011 in Events, News

Last week The Brixton Society was out in force for Open Garden Squares Weekend 2011. On Saturday Windrush Square was taken over by local plant nurseries and other community groups for our theme of 'growth in Brixton'. The day was…

New Society Website

Posted on: 20th June, 2011 in News

The Society has been going from strength to strength in recent years and we have decided to build a new website to enable us to continue this work – but while we're making the transition you may experience a glitch…

Plaques, blue or otherwise

Posted on: 31st May, 2011 in Brixton Stories, News

In our last newlsetter, we reported on the installation of a plaque to commemorate lawyer, councillor and activist, Rudy Narayan. This is not a "Blue Plaque" installed by English Heritage under their scheme. It is perhaps not widely understood that…

Recycling update

Posted on: 31st May, 2011 in News

Lambeth has made several changes to domestic refuse collection arrangements, to boost the percentage of waste that goes for recycling rather than land-fill. At last we can recycle a wider range of plastic containers, but strangely not aluminium foil (once…

Myatt’s Fields Park update

Posted on: 31st May, 2011 in News

The recent renovation of the park included setting up the Little Cat CafĂ© in a little building near the bandstand. So far opening times have depended on the availability of volunteers, but recently the Walcott Foundation and the Big Lottery…

Keeping it local with Brixton Green

Posted on: 31st May, 2011 in News

We have been trying to get to grips with several of the ideas in the Localism Bill which has begun its journey through Parliament. Much stress is placed on planning for and by Neighbourhoods but without defining what they are….