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Brixton £ goes Electric! 2nd birthday features e-currency launch and new notes

By brixtonpound | Published: September 13, 2011

Come and celebrate the launch of the UK’s first local electronic currency and unveiling of the new B£ 2nd edition notes at the Brixton Pound’s 2nd Birthday:

Thursday 29th September 2011 @ The Electric (formerly The Fridge), Town Hall Parade, Brixton. 7pm – till late.

To register for your free ticket to the B£ 2nd Birthday please go to: http://brixtonpound2ndbirthday.eventbrite.com

At the event there will be:

  • The Launch of the UK’s first electronic local currency, allowing customers to pay by text or on-line for goods in Brixton businesses who accept the B£ e-currency. For more information go to: http://brixtonpound.org/b-e-currency/
  • The unveiling the new B£ notes (2nd edition) – featuring a new set of Brixton Heroes, including some very famous ex-Brixton residents.
  • Brixton Pound Market & Business Stalls selling food & drink
  • Live music/DJs

Our program:

7:00pm     Doors open – Urban75 DJs
7:30pm    Welcome – Trevor Lock, Comedian and Brixton resident
7:40pm     Chuka Umunna – MP for Streatham & Shadow Minister for Small Business & Enterprise
7:50pm     ”Pay by Text” introduction and live demo – Josh Ryan Collins, B£ team
8:15pm      Derrick Anderson, Lambeth Council CEO
8:25pm      Blacker Dread – local entrepreneur and music producer
8:30pm      Unveiling of new notes – Charlie Waterhouse, B£ team
8:40pm     Speeches close and thanks – B£ team

And then…more Trevor Lock, live music by James Pyke Hip Hop artist, El Crisis spoken words master (tbc), and some very locally sourced DJing, as well as food stalls, a chance to buy our new notes, some good old mingling and generally meeting some very nice people of course.  Till late.

For Press & Media Enquiries please contact:

Rebecca Simpson, Press Manager, Brixton Pound, E: mediabrixtonpound@gmail.com

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Pay by Text or On-line with B£…Coming Soon!

By rebecca | Published: August 22, 2011

The Brixton Pound team is excited to announce that from the end of September you will be able to pay by text or on-line for goods in local independent shops and businesses using Brixton Pounds.  The Brixton Pound Pay by Text or On-line pilot scheme will be launched at the Brixton Pound’s second birthday on Thursday 29 September 2011.

You will be able to register and set-up an on-line Brixton Pound account from Tuesday 6th September 2011. Once set-up, you can top-up your Brixton Pound account via standing order or transfer from your current account. You will then be able to pay for goods either by text or on-line in an instant at any of the local independent shops that are taking part in the Brixton Pound Pay by Text or On-line pilot.

The Brixton Pound pay by text and pay on-line pilot is an exciting new scheme supported by the latest mobile phone and on-line technology. It will make transactions easier for customers and businesses, opening up more opportunities for local trade and strengthening our local economy and community in the face of recession.

A dedicated webpage on the Brixton Pound website will be available from Monday 5 September 2011. It will give you all the details on how to register, how it works and the businesses that are signed up to the Brixton Pound Pay by Text or On-line pilot. So watch this space!

 

The Brixton Pound is a Community Interest Company (CIC 07635113) that supports local independent businesses and a stronger and more sustainable local economy.

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A note-able piece of Brixton history

By annalisa | Published: August 12, 2011

Over the last couple of years Brixton residents have been able to enjoy their own currency to support their very own shops and businesses. The Brixton Pound has not only been supporting local independent traders, but it has also been able to highlight and promote what has been often understated and taken for granted. I am talking about a very strong community spirit and the will and commitment of people to do something positive for their local area.

The local businesses and residents coming on board in support of the Brixton Pound has been nothing short of revolutionary: it shows their tremendous dose of good will and vision, and a desire for a fairer economic system in which the diversity of our high street is defended and encouraged.

This is a little piece of history which we are humbled to be part of, but the sort of thing that often still goes on unrecognised, and which is at risk of fading away in the aftermath of the recent sad turn of events which saw riots and looting within (but not only) our local community.

But, just as before, the Brixton Pound is still hard at work highlighting that Brixton is a thriving, creative and progressive place to live and work in. And luckily our beautiful Brixton Pound notes, featuring important people in the history of Brixton as voted by the public, and designed by a local artist, still offer a stunning reminder of all things great about our local area.

So if you haven’t got your Brixton Pound notes yet, this is your chance to own the Brixton Pound First Edition collector’s set, before the notes expire at the end of September and our second edition is unveiled. You can purchase our First Edition collector’s  set on line by clicking here.

Please make your order by Friday 30th September 2011 – and guarantee yourself a little piece of history!

All proceeds are reinvested in the Brixton Pound, a Community Interest Company (CIC 07635113), that supports local independent businesses and a stronger and more sustainable local economy.

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