Tag: Windrush Square
Two thirds of Windrush Square lights not working
Brixton resident David Chambers has complained to Lambeth council and local politicians over the state of lighting in Windrush Square.
He has told them that...
Artists at work in Brixton
Two artists are captivated by our Brixton streets and paint what they see. Simone Richardson was drawn in to find out why
Frank Gregory moved from Jamaica...
Resistance with rhythm in Brixton
Extinction Rebellion members joined Africa reparations campaigners to block Brixton Road from Max Roach Park to Windrush Square earlier this month. Simone Richardson meets...
Reparations Rebellion event returns to Brixton’s roads and Windrush Square
The Afrikan Reparations Rebellion event will again take place in Brixton’s Windrush Square this year.
The “Groundings Space” in the square on Sunday 1 August...
Covid variant testing extended to Brixton
Lambeth council is expanding its Covid PCR testing operations to Brixton and Stockwell as a precautionary measure after a rise in local infection rates.
Some...
Sunday ceremony to open Brixton Cherry Groce memorial
The Cherry Groce memorial pavilion on Brixton’s Windrush Square is due to be officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday 25 April at...
From lockdown to Mocktales
The Mocktales played outside The Ritzy throughout the lockdown, helping Brixton meet its need for live music. Simone Richardson listened and asked how they...
New chair for Black Cultural Archives
Ansel Wong CBE, a political activist, cultural historian and community leader, is the new chair of the board of trustees of Brixton’s Black Cultural...
Brixton – dynamic, oppressed and a game
Getting out the PlayStation to survive a locked down Christmas? You could join Richard Haas on a virtual stroll through our town in the...
Brixton’s Christmas Tree is placed in Windrush Square
This year Brixton's Christmas Tree has been installed in Windrush Square to mark the 72nd anniversary since the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush.
The tree,...
Townscape Heritage Initiative – The Black Cultural Archives
The Black Cultural Archives – A home for Black British History, the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, preserving, and celebrating the histories...
Man detained after racial abuse in Windrush Square
Police detained a man outside the Ritzy in Brixton’s Windrush square shorty before 8am this morning (28 October) after an incident in which a...
Windmill community centre ready to open
Brixton Windmill’s new education and community centre is set to open next month.
It will house a new onsite education and community centre funded by...
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...
Police impose conditions on plan to close Brixton Road
Police have today (31 July) imposed conditions on tomorrow’s planned “lockdown” of Brixton as part of the seventh Afrikan Emancipation Day Reparations March which...
Work to start on Brixton memorial to Cherry Groce
Construction of the Windrush Square memorial to Cherry Groce is to begin within weeks – with completion due to coincide with the 35th anniversary...