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As a white s mall woman, brIxton centre has never been a no go at for me.sc Including in the midst of them1981’and 1983 riots. I have walked through Central Brixton tearly morning to midnight for 35 years, and apart from a handbag snatch on Mervin Road around 1980, I never had a problem. Saw dealers early morning buts I never had any interest In drugs. I also saw and continue to see, people drinking high strength Carlsberg alcohol cans at 7am. Alcoholism and loneliness are the most serious problems.
i didn’t say it wasn’t a nice job, i just said that the area wasn’t a no-go area. and no, i didn’t used to go there to buy drugs. i just went there to enjoy the sunshine, etc.
did you used to find brixton town a no go area?
Yep, it’s ridiculous to say it was a ‘no go area’ previously; unless someone was of a very nervous dispostion! Lambeth should be a bit more accurate in their descriptions. However, we seem to agree that the space is a great improvement, both aesthetically and as a meeting place.
it wasn’t no go before. i went there lots of times.
Was that to buy skunk from the entrepreneurs hustling in Atlantic Avenue? It was fairly rough. And aesthetically it is much improved and integrates St Matthew’s Peace Garden with the High Street. It’s a nice job,