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Antics after dark in Brixton Village

By jenni | Published: May 3, 2010
Thursday 29 April saw the first late night opening of Brixton Village Market. To mark the event, alternative club night Feeling Gloomy travelled South of the river from their usual home in Islington bringing with them teddy bear racing, gorilla Twister and robot Connect 4 (which looked as bizarre as it sounds).  Elsewhere in the [...]
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B£ backed by gold?

By brixtonpound | Published: May 2, 2010
The Brixton Pound featured at an Islamic Finance conference in Norwich yesterday. B£’s Josh Ryan-Collins was invited to speak about the currency to the local Muslim community who are interested in developing a complementary currency in Norwich backed, not by sterling as the B£ is, but by Gold and Silver. Gold and silver-backed currencies are seeing [...]
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Blow-up politics in Brixton

By jenni | Published: April 28, 2010
On Saturday Power 2010* hosted ‘Blow-up Politics in Brixton’, an informal event where Brixtonians had the opportunity to have a chat with parliamentary candidates from the three constituencies of Streatham, Vauxhall and Dulwich and West Norwood. Candidates sat on bright pink inflatable sofas while constituents queued to have their say or add their thoughts to a [...]
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Brixton Pound badges are the latest craze…

By annalisa | Published: April 27, 2010
Did you know that you can buy yourself our very special Brixton Pound badges and key rings from our community shop? They come in various colours and design, are handmade in store, by our team of creative craftspeople, using recycled materials as much as possible, and we are selling them at the bargain price of 1 [...]
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Olley’s Fish & Chips

By annalisa | Published: April 20, 2010
Olley’s fish and chips has been a Herne Hill institution for almost 20 years, and it still serves some of the best fish and chips you will find in town. Whether for take-away or to have-in, you will be impressed by the quality of the food and the diversity of the menu, with a vast choice [...]
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New pop-up shop opens doors

By annalisa | Published: April 7, 2010
As part of the Space Makers initiative and for two weeks only the NEW GENERATION project has set up shop and is offering a range of workshops in Unit 67 Granville Arcade, Brixton Village. Available workshops really offer something for everyone, and include: wood carving stone sculpting costumes making banners making stainglass making drumming bicycle repair So whether you are artistically inclined, or [...]
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Community Shop lease extended!

By annalisa | Published: April 6, 2010
We are absolutely thrilled that Transition Town Brixton (TTB) has decided to keep the shop in Granville Arcade for at least the next 6 months. It will be home to the 3 Future Jobs Fund workers, including our very own new Project Manager, the Remade in Brixton Marketing and Engagement Coordinator role, and TTB’s Shop Manager [...]
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B£ Portuguese User Guide now available

By annalisa | Published: March 15, 2010
We are delighted to inform you that in addition to our Spanish and Italian versions, our user guide is now also available in Portuguese, therefore enabling us to reach further into our diverse community. The user guide is currently available on our website, but it is soon to be circulated also in key public places, including Olive Morris [...]
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Opening of Windrush Square

By annalisa | Published: February 25, 2010
Good afternoon fellow B£-ers,    Just a very quick reminder that the much talked about [and somewhat delayed] Grand Opening of Windrush Square is happening this weekend. The weekend promises to be a lively one packed with live acts, dance and of course in true Brixton style… plenty of live music.   There’ll be lots of opportunities to get involved in during the day with art [...]
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Few days to consultation deadline

By annalisa | Published: February 11, 2010
There are a few more days left for taking part in our consultation on B£ aims, values and the B£ becoming a Community Interest Company (CIC). Please let us know your thoughts by Feb 15th, by clicking here.  The same deadline also applies for anyone interested in becoming a B£ director: although there are some skills [...]
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