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Crystals, soul and songs on Brixton Station Road
Sofreeya Soul sells crystals and jewellery at Brixton Station Road market on Saturdays – and has a lot of other projects besides her stall. Simone Richardson finds out more
Sofreeya spent a lot of time on her own as a child. Her favourite game was making up songs.
“I remember the first song...
7,000 jab target for Saturday at the Oval as Lambeth Covid cases rise ahead of lockdown lift
On Saturday (17 July) you can help to “Knock Covid for 6” at The Kia Oval cricket ground in Kennington by joining an initiative to get as many people in Lambeth vaccinated as possible before restrictions are lifted on Monday.
“Cases are rising fast and there are still a lot...
Electric scooter trial extended to North Lambeth
Electric scooters will be available to rent legally in northern parts of Lambeth from today (5 July).
They will also be available in the City of London. Southwark will join the existing trial in five London boroughs as a “ride-through” borough.
The use of privately owned e-scooters on public roads is not covered by the...
Big choice as London votes
Lambeth voters in delayed local elections on Thursday 6 May will have a choice of six candidates for the London Assembly in the Lambeth and Southwark constituency, 18 parties in the list of candidates for “additional” assembly members, and 20 candidates to be Mayor of London.
Democracy Club has researched information...
You can’t go through hell alone …
Gargie Ahmad watched the Black Men’s Consortium and Tony Cealy perform Kwame and The Lockdown – keeping up the conversation about Black men’s mental health
After a year of lockdown, the impact of the pandemic on mental health has become clear.
The pandemic has also disproportionately affected Black people and communities of colour,...
Pending – the new show at the San Mei Gallery
Pending is an exhibition for our times. As much of the world is in limbo waiting for the end of the pandemic, the outcome of a contested US presidential election, an effective response to climate change, and closer to home, the full consequences of Brexit, the San Mei Gallery’s...
Brixton tower opponents launch legal campaign
Opponents of plans to build a 20-storey office tower on Pope’s Road in central Brixton today (24 November) launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund legal action against it.
Lambeth council’s planning g sub-committee approved the plans on a split vote earlier this month.
Funds will be used for legal appeals to...
Legacy & Hope – a concert by the Pegasus Opera Company
Celebrate Black History Month with “Legacy & Hope” a concert by The Pegasus Opera Company.
This free performance can be viewed at 7.30pm on Sunday 25 October by visiting www.PegasusOperaCompany.org/VirtualConcert where you will also find a copy of the programme.
Hosted by actor Martina Laird ( Blitz, Casualty, Eastenders, Great Performances), this wide...
Brixton Village’s Hondo still a ‘micro-entity’
Hondo Enterprises, sometimes seen as the owner of Brixton Village and Market Row, has published annual accounts showing that the company’s total assets amount to less than £50,000.
The accounts, for the 12 months ending 30 December 2019, show that the company continues to qualify as a “micro-entity”, allowing it...
“Sleepers” and ‘The Structure of Feeling” – new shows at Block336
The Structure of Feeling
(A Ghost Train Ride) Andy Holden
Described as a “A socially distanced journey through a desolate post-cartoon landscape”, the new solo exhibition by Andy Holden at Block 336 was built in the four weeks leading up to the COVID-19 lockdown in Britain and was never opened to...
Council to aid jobseekers
Lambeth council’s adult learning service is launching a support service to help local people get work.
More than 20 per cent of Lambeth employees are currently furloughed, and so are at risk of redundancy once government support is withdrawn or reduced.
The government furlough scheme is due to finish at the...
Council to underwrite cost of Cherry Groce memorial
Lambeth council is to underwrite more than £80,000 of the cost of the Cherry Groce memorial in Brixton's Windrush Square.
A council report says the total cost, including £10,000 for an opening ceremony, will be more than £150,000, but that the organisers of the memorial are £81,749.24 short of the...
Brixton covered markets in virus protection first
Brixton’s indoor markets are to be protected against coronavirus by the first UK use of a new protective system.
The Bioprotectus™ system is supplied by BioSupplies.com, which says that, when it is applied to surfaces and spaces, it creates a durable protective shield that provides antimicrobial protection for up to 90...
Brixton station statues to undergo checks and repairs
Some of Brixton’s truly iconic artworks – the statues on the platforms of the overground station – are to be checked over after waiting in the wind and rain for more than 30 years.
The three statues, including two works thought to be the first public statues of Black British...
Nour announces deal to stay in Brixton Market
Nour Cash & Carry last night announced that it had reached agreement with its landlords that will enable it to remain in Brixton’s markets.
The struggle of the Shaheen family to remain a central part of social, cultural and commercial life in Brixton had been the centre of a growing...
Brixton starts to get back to business
Brixton photographer Luke Forsythe captures the careful reopening of many local traders this week
Slideshow below, full gallery on next page
Brixton covered markets: full reopening Monday
Brixton Village and Market Row are to reopen fully on Monday 15 June, Hondo Enterprises has announced.
The company said social distancing and hygiene measures will be implemented, including new signage, entry posters, floor markers and “informational wayfinding” to help visitors navigate safely once non-essential shops reopen.
To aid traders, Hondo...
Local writer Simon Lewis on his new film Four Kids & It
Jessica Dyer catches up with local writer Simon Lewis during lockdown to hear about the new film he has written, what it's like working from the confines of home and how Brixton has inspired his subject matter.
Simon Lewis started his writing career as a guidebook researcher in China and...
Performance: Black men and the lockdown
Kwame and the Lockdown is an interactive theatre performance and community dialogue event about Black men in the time of Covid 19.
The Black Men’s Consortium is staging a virtual performance so that Black men can connect and dialogue about how they can move forwards with personal and collective...
Big response to key worker campaign
Veolia, Lambeth council’s waste collection contractor, says it has received an overwhelming response to its national #StreetSmiles campaign to recognise the contribution of waste workers carrying out essential services.
People all over London are putting out thank you notes or displaying smiling suns in their windows.
“When I started to see...