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Ice skating at Somerset House, London
London / Places

Festive ice skating at Somerset House, London

Wed 21st November, 2012Wed 21st November, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

In my world, anyone erecting Christmas trees before December has even started should be forced to co-habitate with Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid,  Donner and Blitzen for a month. In a cave. Unsurprisingly, …

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Brixton / Places

‘Ice Skate in Brixton this Christmas’ predicts Lambeth Council

Wed 14th December, 2011Wed 14th December, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It didn’t look too finished when I passed it yesterday, but new posters around Lambeth are confidently advertising the fact that  there’ll be ice skating in Brixton this Christmas. Which …

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Brixton / photos / Places

Construction work speeds ahead at Brixton Ice Rink

Fri 21st October, 2011Wed 14th December, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Work is continuing apace on the new ice rink being erected on the corner of Brixton Station Road and Pope’s Road in central Brixton.

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Brixton / Places / stuff

Brixton Roller Skating Rink – memories from the late 1950s

Tue 11th January, 2011Mon 14th July, 2014 - by editor - 70 Comments.

For over half a century Brixton had its own roller skating rink, located on the corner of Effra Road (opposite the George Canning/Hootenanny). Opening  in 1910, contemporary reports say that dance bands …

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