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Streatham Night Wolves versus Statesmen ice hockey match, Brixton Ice Rink, Sat 12th Jan 2013
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Streatham Night Wolves versus Statesmen ice hockey match, Brixton Ice Rink, Fri 11th Jan 2013

Mon 14th January, 2013Tue 15th January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve never been to an ice hockey game, so when I heard that a friend was playing a match at the Brixton Ice Rink on Friday night, it seemed too …

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Tonight Brockwell Park and Streatham Common fireworks displays - details, timetable
Brixton / London / Places

Brockwell Park and Streatham Common fireworks displays 2012 – full details and timetable

Fri 2nd November, 2012Mon 5th November, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

Lambeth is putting on two fireworks displays tonight (Fri 2nd Nov) at 8pm in Brockwell Park and Streatham Common, south London. Both events are free.

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Streatham Kite Day 2012
Brixton / London / Places

Streatham Kite Day 2012 – sunshine, kites and a modest amount of wind

Mon 2nd April, 2012Mon 3rd June, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The wind was a little on the sporadic side, but the weather was glorious at the fourteenth Streatham Common Kite Day yesterday.

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Brixton / Places

The Dark Side of the Bus, south London

Tue 12th April, 2011Fri 17th February, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

Seen on the back of a Brixton-bound bus in Streatham High Road was this hand-drawn tribute to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ album, smudged on to the the …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / London / Places

Streatham struggles to keep its leisure and entertainment venues

Tue 12th April, 2011Tue 12th April, 2011 - by editor - 10 Comments.

Things aren’t looking too good for Streatham residents at the moment, with the High Road peppered with closed down swimming baths, cinema and clubs.

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Brixton / festivals / London / Places

Streatham Kite Day 2011 – photos

Mon 11th April, 2011Mon 11th April, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This was a lovely day out – the weather was fantastic and there was enough wind about to keep most kites up.

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London / Places

The Rookery, Streatham Common, London

Mon 12th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This attractive, formally-landscaped area at the top of Streatham Common used to be known as Streatham Spa and once stood in the grounds of a large house called The Rookery.

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London / Places

The Streatham Common Annual Kite Day

Mon 12th April, 2010Mon 12th April, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This was a fantastic day out and the weather was near perfect (apart from the nadger-freezing temperature).

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Brixton / photos / Places

Streatham High Road in photos

Tue 6th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s not often I venture south into Streatham,  but here’s some photos from Streatham High Road which has the honour of being both Britain’s longest High Street and its worst …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Two lost pubs of Streatham

Tue 6th April, 2010Tue 6th April, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I’ve already compiled a depressingly long list of closed pubs in Brixton, but I came across another two on Streatham High Road. The 1882 Bedford Park pub was housed in …

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