Things heating up in Brixton
It’s been a bit of a weekend in Brixton. There was ’nuff aggro outside my block on Friday afternoon. And then a bloke was tragically shot dead in Rushcroft Road …
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Streatham Common Kite Day
This was a whole heap of fun, with the skies around Streatham Common Kite Day being peppered with kites of every shape, size, design and colour. I flew this triplane …
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Football: cut out the “industrial language”
Went to see the mighty Cardiff City play like a bunch of disinterested park walkers at QPR on Saturday and was rather baffled by match programme’s curious warning about “industrial …
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Went to a friend’s birthday at the Charterhouse Bar last night (oh, all right, he owns the place) and first impressions weren’t good: the upstairs bar was jammed with extraordinarily …
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Alfie Howard, Lambeth Town Crier
It’s nearly a year since the legendary Alfie died. Read his remarkable story here: Remembering Alfie Howard
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Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Some wintery photos from Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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Some more New York photos…
I’m slowly getting through my pics from December’s trip! Here’s some more from Midtown Manhattan
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Myatt’s Fields Park
The park was built on the site of an old market garden in late Victorian times and is well worth a visit.Myatt’s Fields Park, London SE5
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A trip inside the Camberwell Submarine
This remarkable nuclear sub-like structure sits in the middle of a fairly quiet road in south London. Deep below the ground, boilers provide heat for local council estates, with the …
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View from my desk, 1981
Here’s a view from my desk back in the 1980s when I was working for a horrendous company called Farmiloe & Farmiloe in Smithfield, central London. The company was stuck …
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Feel the lycra!
While rummaging around in my woefully disorganised pile of old photos, I came across this one of me in full cycling regalia. I used to do a lot of cycling …
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Ruskin Park
It’s not as well known as its high profile neighbour Brockwell Park but Ruskin Park is well worth a visit. Here’s all that remains of a once grand Georgian mansion. …
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The Effra & The Albert, Brixton
Had a fine night tonight drinking in two fine old Brixton boozers: The Effra First stop was the Effra Tavern, a traditional boozer in Kellet Road that often puts on …
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Speakers’ Corner
I haven’t been to Speakers’ Corner for years but popped over last Sunday and had a hoot. And I even saw an Offline performer giving it some on a soap …
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Birthday drinks
That was fun. Lots of chums turned up. I drank loads. And more besides. And now I feel rubbish! More pics
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Happy Birthday To Me!
Yep, it’s my birthday today and I’m about to hotfoot it down to the pub for a feast of beer with some chums. I suspect I’ll be a tad hungover …
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