May 2011 – Page 2

Dulwich Ukulele Club May Ball – Japanese rock, go-go and ukuleles

Mon 9th May, 2011Mon 9th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

With Japanese rock, Morris dancers, Actionettes and our good friends the Dulwich Ukulele Club playing live, the May Ball at the St. Thomas More hall in East Dulwich was well worth …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Electro-pop at Brixton Offline Club with Marble Fairy

Sun 8th May, 2011Sun 8th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s some photos from Friday’s lively gig at the Prince Albert in Brixton, with Marble Fairy laying down the thumping electro dance beats.

London / Places

Really Free School booted out of the Hand and Racquet, Whitcomb St, London

Sat 7th May, 2011Thu 31st July, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The building had lain empty for years on end, so I was pleased when the Really Free School squatted this old central London pub and put it to productive use.

photos / Places / wales / Wales

Cooling off in Cardiff Bay at the Torchwood Tower

Sat 7th May, 2011Sat 7th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On a red hot August afternoon in 2004, kids are seen cooling off in the water feature in Cardiff bay (also known as the Torchwood Tower after its appearances in the BBC …

Brixton / Places

Guinness trust estate campaign continues in Brixton [video]

Fri 6th May, 2011 - by editor - 11 Comments.

Here’s the second part of the award winning ‘9 stories Brixton’ film about a residents group on the Guinness trust estate in Brixton (see part one here).

London / photos / Places

A spring strut through the Barbican estate, London

Thu 5th May, 2011Thu 5th May, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

It has to be said that parts of it are looking a bit run down these days, although the vast Barbican estate in the City of London remains a desirable …

Brixton / Places

We salute the awesome might of Brixton Cycles!

Wed 4th May, 2011Wed 4th May, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Opening in January 1983, the first premises for Brixton Cycles was on Coldharbour Lane, conveniently opposite the Prince Albert pub. The business has been run as a co-op since the offset, …

London / Places

Newman Passage, Fitrovia – a walk into London’s past

Tue 3rd May, 2011Mon 2nd May, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Veritably dripping with Victorian atmosphere is Newman Passage, a narrow alleyway in Fitzrovia linking Newman and Rathbone Streets.

Brixton / Places

Brixton Windmill reopens to big crowds

Tue 3rd May, 2011Tue 3rd May, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

A huge crowd turned out yesterday for the official reopening of the Brixton Windmill, which first opened in 1817. Here’s some photos from the procession up Brixton Hill and the party in …

London / Places

The oddest anti-royal wedding protest of the lot, Oxford Street

Mon 2nd May, 2011Mon 2nd May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There were all sorts of protests and expressions of disinterest towards last weekend’s Royal Wedding, but this one-woman campaign seen on Oxford Street had to be the strangest.