News

Makers Market Comes to Brixton

16/10/2011

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"What's your vision for the market?" workshop

01/08/2010

Back in May, FBM held a workshop to develop a more coherent vision for how we think the market should be. It was well attended and some great ideas came out of it. The Brixton Society was kind enough to dedicate the centre spread of their summer newsletter to it. Read more >>

All Three Covered Markets Listed Grade II

07/04/2010

The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced its decision to overturn the original refusal and has listed Brixton’s three covered markets at Grade II. The decision highlights the markets as the ‘most architectural manifestation of the post-war [African-Caribbean] presence in Brixton and given the significance of black history to post-war Britain...establishes some clear claims to historic interest.’ This is the first listing to take into account the significance of post-war multiculturalism in Britain and recognizes the cultural and historical significance of an ensemble of buildings that would not be listed on architectural merit alone. Read more >>

BBC London News covers LAP

27/02/2009

BBC London News covered the situation at Antiquarius, Camden Passage and Granville Arcade Yesterday. Gareth Hodges, one of the fishmongers from Granville, said: "The place needs tidying up, needs a lick of paint, needs this doing, needs that doing, but I can't say that redeveloping it and kicking everybody out for two years, and expecting us to relocate and still have a business left - I just think it's over-stretching things." Read more >>

Bike stand consultation in September

06/07/2010

FBM have been working with the Council to put more bike racks into the market area. Currently there aren't very many, but soon there could be bike racks all over the market area. We asked attendees at our workshop in May to plot on a map where they thought new racks could go and then Ben, FBM's chair, walked round the market with Suzy Harrison, Sustainable Transport Co-ordinator, and Richard Ambler, Cycle Programme Manager, to look at the potential sites. We identified around 10 new locations. The next step will be for Richard to consult with surrounding traders and customers to see if they approve. This will involve marking out the new locations and putting up signs to alert shoppers and businesses to the new development. We think this is scheduled to happen in September, so look out for them. Read more >>

Brixton Market Listing Update

05/03/2010

English Heritage have changed their advice Read more >>

Brixton Businesses 'Lock-Down' in Protest at the Council's ice rink plans

28/09/2010

Business across the market Locked-Down this afternoon in protest at the Council's plans to build Tesco's icerink on the market's carpark. Read more >>

Brixton Pound goes live!

18/09/2009

The Brixton Pound was launched at the town hall last night by Transition Town Brixton. It was a huge event! Read more >>

Brixton Pound launches consultation

08/01/2010

The Brixton Pound (B£) steering group today launched a public consultation to ask the Brixton community what the aims and values of the B£ organisation should be. Read more >>

Come and visit us at the Community Shop

20/01/2010

As part of the spacemaker project in Granville Arcade, we have set up a Community Shop with Transition Town Brixton, B£ and Brixton Market Trader's Federation. Read more >>

Council leader supports Granville Listing

09/03/2009

Back in 2008 Brixton resident Paul Bakalite and the 20th Century Society applied to have Granville Listed. The Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) rejected the application based on a very narrow architectural assessement made by English Heritage. Read more >>

Don't ICE Brixton Market

27/09/2010

Friends of Brixton Market vehemently oppose Lambeth Council's decision to allow Tesco to apply to build a temporary ice rink on Pope's Road carpark, allowing Tesco to try to wriggle out of their existing agreement - because Tesco - who made £3bn profit in 2009 - say they can no longer afford to pursue that agreement. Read more >>

Evening Standard cover rent hikes

21/09/2010

Monday's Evening Standard has picked up the South London Press article. Not the first time LAP have been featured in their Save our Local Shops Campaign... Read more >>

FBM Flickr Group

26/03/2009

Thanks to Effra FC, a bunch of local photographers, FBM now has a flickr group, that anyone can join and add photos to. We've got the slideshow on the pictures page[pictures-2/]. Read more >>

FBM deputation to Council

28/01/2009

Friends of Brixton Market led a deputation to Lambeth Council on Wednesday (28th) urging councillors not to support LAP's proposals. Read more >>

FBM is recruiting! meet us on 23rd March

19/03/2009

Friends of Brixton Market are meeting on Monday 23rd March to increase our pool of people who are prepared to stick their oar in and help out on a fairly regular basis. Read more >>

Fab cartoon about the market

02/01/2009

Stuart of the Market Trader's Federation sent us a link to this. Read more >>

Friends of Brixton Market Visioning Workshop and AGM

17/05/2010

What's Your Vision for the Market? Read more >>

LAP "Rent Hikes are a Kick in the Teeth"

17/09/2010

Today on the front cover of the South London Press, they reveal the truth of the rent hikes traders are facing in the market. FBM believe that London and Associated Properties are trying to force people out and turn the market into an upmarket destination shopping experience like Borough Market, that's to expensive for most people to shop in. Read more >>

LAP "destroying historic Chelsea antique market"

21/01/2009

The Evening Standard have reported another current situation where LAP are causing havoc with their properties, destroying cherished historic local facilities with scant regard for the desires of the local community. Read more >>

LAP "encourage binge drinking" in Islington

18/01/2009

The Islington Tribune has reported LAP's further abuse of Islington Council and Community. Not only have they turned the old antique market at Camden passage into a mall, they're allowing a night club to set up - which will sell off-license alcohol too! Islington Councillor is quoted as saying "the new building owners have no respects for residents and the local area." Read more >>

LAP shelve their plans for Granville...

14/04/2009

Friends of Brixton Market are pleased that London and Associated Properties (LAP) have listened to the people of Brixton and the traders of Brixton market. Though we have received no formal information from LAP about their decision, we understand they are withdrawing their intention to apply to knock down Granville Arcade. Read more >>

Market debate on Urban75

26/05/2010

There's a good discussion on Urban 75 about the market, kicked off by us posting a notice for the vision workshop and AGM. Read more >>

Meet the Market event

13/07/2009

On July 13th, FBM hosted a "Meet the Market" event at Lambeth Town hall. Read more >>

New Parking Bays by 2nd June

26/05/2010

Good news! The Council's long-promised 50 new parking bays are to be in place by 2nd June. Read more >>

Pope's Road Car park closure: Sign the Petition!

29/01/2010

Pope's Road Car Park was closed before christmas after a survey found it was dangerous. The proposed works have no scheduled finish date and there is no replacement parking. This is a disaster for Brixton Market. Whatever you may think about car use in the long term, Brixton market is dependent on customers who come and do a week's shopping by car. Read more >>

Public Art Consultation

03/04/2010

FBM has been involved with a public art project funded by Lambeth Council and members Helen Murphy and Jason Daponte have developed a number of proposals for pieces intended to brighten up Granville Arcade - now we'd like to know what you think. We'll be asking traders, shoppers and other members of the community for their opinions so that we can present the best and most suitable proposals to the council. It will only take a few minutes to complete. Follow the link to the site here; *http://brixtonvillageart.wordpress.com/* The consultation will be running until 8th April and we'll let you know the results after then. Read more >>

Public Art Consultation Results

17/04/2010

Thank you to everyone who voted and left their comments on our recent public art consultation. Read more >>

Public Meeting: How's the market doing? 17th December

29/11/2009

It's a year since Friends of Brixton Market got started. On December 17th 2009, we're having a public meeting to update you on what we've been up to, explain what we think is going on, and ask for your input on what you think we should be doing over the next year. Read more >>

South London Press Article about FBM

23/05/2008

South London Press Article about Friends of Brixton Market[http://www.southlondonpress.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=7845&searchword=brixton%20market]South London Press, May 23, 2008 Read more >>

South London Press quote FBM

27/01/2009

South London Press have quoted FBM and Councillor Rachel Heywood in their opposition to LAP's plans. Read more >>

Support the traders bid to manage the street market

09/03/2009

At the Brixton Market Traders' Federation (BMTF) open forum on Wednesday 4 March the first tentative steps were made towards setting up a Community Interest Company (CIC) to manage all market stalls in Brixton town centre. Read more >>

Tessa Jowell, Levi Roots, traders show support for Granville

17/03/2009

On Saturday, we held a photoshoot in the market for the Tessa Jowell, councillors and other people involved in trying to get Granville listed. FBM supporter Levi Roots joined in too. Read more >>

Thanks for coming!

12/02/2009

FBM's party was a great success on Wednesday night. Over 100 people fought their way through the cold and rain to celebrate Friends of Brixton Market's registration as a not-for-profit group. We had many drinks, lots of good talk and got a bunch of new volunteers interested in helping FBM. Read more >>

The national implications of the listing

17/04/2010

There have been some great bits of press coverage of the listing. As well as nice pieces in the local press, there have been a couple of features in the London Evening Standard and the Independent that have really explored the issues involved. Read more >>

We're having a party

02/02/2009

To celebrate FBM getting constituted and to raise awareness of LAP's threat to Granville, we're having a party on Feb 11th at Hootananay: STOP THE SCANDAL IN A BRIXTON MARKET! Read more >>

Website telling story of the listing of Brixton's covered arcades launched

22/09/2010

Finally! We've managed to sort out the website that tells the story of how Brixton's covered arcades came to be listed. Read more >>

The opening of Windrush Square - We were there

05/03/2010

Last weekend saw the opening of the much anticipated new Windrush Square. We set up stall and spent the day celebrating the new public space (and campaigning and recruiting new members,) Read more >>