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 a Registered Charity (No.: 1058103), and is
affiliated to the
London Forum of Amenity
and Civic 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 has two sub-committees: The Friends of
Windrush Square and The Friends of Tate Library,
Brixton.
The
Society plays an active part in several borough-wide
and local organisations including Lambeth Local History Forum, The Brixton
Stakeholders' Forum, The Community Police Consultative Committee,
Lambeth Parks and Green Spaces Forum, and the Lambeth Voluntary Action Council.
The
Society monitors local planning applications and
tries to comment on all applications of
significance.
