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Bestselling, multi-award-winning children’s author, Robin Stevens, will headline this year’s Stepping Into Stories Kids’...
06/01/2025

Bestselling, multi-award-winning children’s author, Robin Stevens, will headline this year’s Stepping Into Stories Kids’ Lit Fest, which returns to Herne Hill for the sixth time from 4 to 9 February 2025. Organisers say tickets are already selling fast. Internationally celebrated for her Murder Most Unladylike series, Robin Stevens will be joined by more than 50 other children’s authors and illustrators for a week of public and school-based events celebrating children’s books....

Bestselling, multi-award-winning children’s author, Robin Stevens, will headline this year’s Stepping Into Stories Kids’ Lit Fest, which returns to Herne Hill for the sixth time from 4 to 9 February 2025. Organisers say tickets are already selling fast. Internationally celebrated for her Murde

Steadman Scott and Pastor Lorraine Jones-Burrell (Image Julia Cleaver) Two of Brixton’s most dedicated workers for young...
31/12/2024

Steadman Scott and Pastor Lorraine Jones-Burrell (Image Julia Cleaver) Two of Brixton’s most dedicated workers for young people and the community are recognised in the New Years Honours list announced today (31 December). Pastor Lorraine Jones-Burrell, founder and chief executive officer of theDwayne Simpson Foundation, is made an MBE, Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to young people and to tackling knife crime....

Steadman Scott and Pastor Lorraine Jones-Burrell (Image Julia Cleaver) Two of Brixton’s most dedicated workers for young people and the community are recognised in the New Years Honours list announced today (31 December). Pastor Lorraine Jones-Burrell, founder and chief executive officer of th

Karaoke, a Christmas jumper contest and a magnificent feast made the Brixton Immortals Domino Club’s (BIDC) seasonal cel...
24/12/2024

Karaoke, a Christmas jumper contest and a magnificent feast made the Brixton Immortals Domino Club’s (BIDC) seasonal celebration a very special event. Kicking off at 5pm with a buffet and prosecco reception, guests were greeted warmly and invited to participate in a festive Christmas jumper photoshoot for a competition later in the evening....

Karaoke, a Christmas jumper contest and a magnificent feast made the Brixton Immortals Domino Club’s (BIDC) seasonal celebration a very special event. Kicking off at 5pm with a buffet and prosecco reception, guests were greeted warmly and invited to participate in a festive Christmas jumper photo

A trade union is predicting “Christmas chaos” on Lambeth streets as traffic wardens go on strike for two days. GMB, a lo...
20/12/2024

A trade union is predicting “Christmas chaos” on Lambeth streets as traffic wardens go on strike for two days. GMB, a local government union, said its members employed by the parking outsourcing company Apcoa in Lambeth, Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth will not be working on Monday 23 or Tuesday 24 December, “which will see little or no civil enforcement across the boroughs on the two days preceding Christmas”....

A trade union is predicting “Christmas chaos” on Lambeth streets as traffic wardens go on strike for two days. GMB, a local government union, said its members employed by the parking outsourcing company Apcoa in Lambeth, Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth will not be working on Monday 23 or Tuesd...

Lujain from Glenbrook primary school in Clapham is the winner of this year’s Clapham and Brixton Hill Christmas card com...
20/12/2024

Lujain from Glenbrook primary school in Clapham is the winner of this year’s Clapham and Brixton Hill Christmas card competition, run by constituency MP Ribeiro-Addy.

Lujain from Glenbrook primary school in Clapham is the winner of this year’s Clapham and Brixton Hill Christmas card competition, run by constituency MP Ribeiro-Addy.

If you are wondering what the new Christmas lights in central Brixton are and where they came from, we have the answers....
19/12/2024

If you are wondering what the new Christmas lights in central Brixton are and where they came from, we have the answers. The “Winter Wonder Lights” are the work of local Lambeth school pupils – many of them from Brixton. Some date back to 2017 when Squire and Partners, the international architects based on Ferndale Road, first helped local primary school pupils to create light-based artworks to decorate the windows of their Department Store headquarters....

If you are wondering what the new Christmas lights in central Brixton are and where they came from, we have the answers. The “Winter Wonder Lights” are the work of local Lambeth school pupils – many of them from Brixton. Some date back to 2017 when Squire and Partners, the international archit

The Windrush Square toilets, being offered for rent for the third time in a decade by Lambeth council, were recently ope...
12/12/2024

The Windrush Square toilets, being offered for rent for the third time in a decade by Lambeth council, were recently opened for viewing and the Blog took the opportunity to visit. Closed since the 1980s, they were in a better state than might have been expected. While there has been some interest from possible commercial users, council officers have also met the Friends of Windrush Square to discuss the future use of the Brixton landmark....

The Windrush Square toilets, being offered for rent for the third time in a decade by Lambeth council, were recently opened for viewing and the Blog took the opportunity to visit. Closed since the 1980s, they were in a better state than might have been expected. While there has been some inter

Clovis Salmon at Brixton Cycles Clovis Salmon, famous to generations of Brixtonians as Sam the Wheels with the bicycle s...
12/12/2024

Clovis Salmon at Brixton Cycles Clovis Salmon, famous to generations of Brixtonians as Sam the Wheels with the bicycle sculpture in his Railton Road front garden, is now also known in high places. A year ago he was awarded an OBE for services to culture and to the Black community. More recently, he received a lifetime achievement award at the National Diversity Awards in Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, presented by diversity awards founder Paul Sesay and journalist Clare Balding....

Clovis Salmon at Brixton Cycles Clovis Salmon, famous to generations of Brixtonians as Sam the Wheels with the bicycle sculpture in his Railton Road front garden, is now also known in high places. A year ago he was awarded an OBE for services to culture and to the Black community. More recentl

Two of Brixton’s most treasured shops now have a single owner, as Diverse founder Anita Thorpe has taken over Brixton Wh...
09/12/2024

Two of Brixton’s most treasured shops now have a single owner, as Diverse founder Anita Thorpe has taken over Brixton Wholefoods following the retirement of its founder Hilary Waterfield. Wholefoods, whose 45-year status as a much-loved Brixton institution has been confirmed by popular support, was in danger of closing until Anita stepped in. “There’s lots of work to be done to turn the business round,” she says, “but we hope that with the support of the community and our followers, the business will flourish and thrive....

Two of Brixton’s most treasured shops now have a single owner, as Diverse founder Anita Thorpe has taken over Brixton Wholefoods following the retirement of its founder Hilary Waterfield. Wholefoods, whose 45-year status as a much-loved Brixton institution has been confirmed by popular support, w

Ciara and Ken outside F Mondays on Brixton Hill Ten years ago today F Mondays opened its doors on Brixton Hill. Alan Sli...
09/12/2024

Ciara and Ken outside F Mondays on Brixton Hill Ten years ago today F Mondays opened its doors on Brixton Hill. Alan Slingsby spoke to co-owner Ciara O’Shea Ciara O’Shea and her co-owner Ken Nally have lived just across the road from their Brixton Hill coffee-and-more establishment for 20 years. Both originally from Ireland, they would walk or drive past the derelict former estate agents that is now the Brixton Hill F Mondays and think “that’s a great shop” the sun “shone right through it in the morning”....

Ciara and Ken outside F Mondays on Brixton Hill Ten years ago today F Mondays opened its doors on Brixton Hill. Alan Slingsby spoke to co-owner Ciara O’Shea Ciara O’Shea and her co-owner Ken Nally have lived just across the road from their Brixton Hill coffee-and-more establishment for 20 year

Lambeth civic centre in Brixton Lambeth council is considering increasing its income from parking and events in parks an...
02/12/2024

Lambeth civic centre in Brixton Lambeth council is considering increasing its income from parking and events in parks and consulting on reducing the number of children’s centres in a bid to save £50m towards a funding gap of £69m caused by the demand for emergency housing. Proposals due to be considered on 9 December also dimming streetlights during the middle of the night and renting out space in council offices....

Lambeth civic centre in Brixton Lambeth council is considering increasing its income from parking and events in parks and consulting on reducing the number of children’s centres in a bid to save £50m towards a funding gap of £69m caused by the demand for emergency housing. Proposals due to be

The Brixton-based Make It Stop campaign is today (29 November) named as one of the 49 recipients of a National Trust “Tr...
29/11/2024

The Brixton-based Make It Stop campaign is today (29 November) named as one of the 49 recipients of a National Trust “Trees of Hope” sapling. The brutal felling of the much-loved Sycamore Gap tree (above) on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland in September 2023 shocked many people for whom it was a symbol of hope. Some 49 saplings grown from the tree’s seeds are being planted across the UK as Trees of Hope....

The Brixton-based Make It Stop campaign is today (29 November) named as one of the 49 recipients of a National Trust “Trees of Hope” sapling. The brutal felling of the much-loved Sycamore Gap tree (above) on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland in September 2023 shocked many people for whom it was...

Tirzah Harwood: Beyond Ravilious is the new show at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Tirzah Harwood has been very largely ov...
27/11/2024

Tirzah Harwood: Beyond Ravilious is the new show at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Tirzah Harwood has been very largely overshadowed by Eric Ravilious, her more celebrated husband, and this is the first major show of her work since 1951. She experimented with a number of media throughout her life and this show includes her wood engravings, watercolours, oils, collage and marbling as well as a sprinkling of works by Ravilious to illustrate their respective differences and similarities....

Tirzah Harwood: Beyond Ravilious is the new show at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Tirzah Harwood has been very largely overshadowed by Eric Ravilious, her more celebrated husband, and this is the first major show of her work since 1951. She experimented with a number of media throughout her life and

Opening on 4 December, RESPUN is an exhibition of works by the Fankle Art Collective (www.fankle.art) in the Durning Lib...
27/11/2024

Opening on 4 December, RESPUN is an exhibition of works by the Fankle Art Collective (www.fankle.art) in the Durning Library in Kennington. Fankle is a Scottish word for entanglement which reflects the complex web of ideas that combine in their shows and the varied generational and geographic origins of their members. Their focus is making, remaking, spinning and transformation....

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Opening on 4 December, RESPUN is an exhibition of works by the Fankle Art Collective (www.fankle.art) in the Durning Library in Kennington. Fankle is a Scottish word for entanglement which reflects the complex web of ideas that combine in their shows and the varied generational and geographic ori

If you find yourself in Loughborough Junction, make sure you pop into the Platform Cafe for some delicious vegetarian fo...
27/11/2024

If you find yourself in Loughborough Junction, make sure you pop into the Platform Cafe for some delicious vegetarian food and to catch Upcycled Works - a collection of pieces by local artist, Jo Gibbs. Quirky and whimsical, Jo’s work is made from repurposed and recycled materials - “junk made beautiful”. But behind each piece is a serious message. Jo’s work is ringing an ecological alarm bell as she highlights the various ways in which we are damaging the natural world....

If you find yourself in Loughborough Junction, make sure you pop into the Platform Cafe for some delicious vegetarian food and to catch Upcycled Works - a collection of pieces by local artist, Jo Gibbs. Quirky and whimsical, Jo’s work is made from repurposed and recycled materials - “junk made b...

Sir Frank Bowling OBE and member of the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts, is an artist of international repute. Now in ...
27/11/2024

Sir Frank Bowling OBE and member of the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts, is an artist of international repute. Now in his nineties, his work has been celebrated and collected since the 1960s and is on display in major museums and galleries across the world. Born in Guyana, Frank arrived in this country in 1953 as a young man. He studied art and began to paint shortly thereafter and still works today....

Sir Frank Bowling OBE and member of the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts, is an artist of international repute. Now in his nineties, his work has been celebrated and collected since the 1960s and is on display in major museums and galleries across the world. Born in Guyana, Frank arrived in this co

The joint Brixton House and Poltergeist production of Alice in Wonderland is a blast. Fans of the original story writte...
26/11/2024

The joint Brixton House and Poltergeist production of Alice in Wonderland is a blast. Fans of the original story written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll will recognise the characters and narrative, but writer and director Jack Bradfield has completely reimagined and relocated that world. Instead of disappearing down a rabbit hole, 11 year old Alice jumps on a train in Brixton Underground and suddenly finds herself surrounded by weird and wonderful passengers speeding into nonsense in the grip of a very determined queen....

The joint Brixton House and Poltergeist production of Alice in Wonderland is a blast. Fans of the original story written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll will recognise the characters and narrative, but writer and director Jack Bradfield has completely reimagined and relocated that world. Instead of dis

The annual cold water challenge Icebreaker, organised by the homelessness charity Crisis, is at Brockwell Lido on Saturd...
26/11/2024

The annual cold water challenge Icebreaker, organised by the homelessness charity Crisis, is at Brockwell Lido on Saturday 7 December. The challenge is not only to endure the cold, but also to help end homelessness. Brixton supporters can join the Crisis team at the event or create their own chilly challenge – from a dip a day in your favourite outdoor swimming spot, or braving a freezing shower, to dunking into an ice-filled paddling pool....

https://youtu.be/ePwC-nHuGLE?si=9soboX4rJMPbeMH8 The annual cold water challenge Icebreaker, organised by the homelessness charity Crisis, is at Brockwell Lido on Saturday 7 December. The challenge is not only to endure the cold, but also to help end homelessness. Brixton supporters can jo

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