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2 Jul 2022
Considering adopting "Well we’re not prim here in Streatham, we’re as broadminded as the rest of you, but there’s a limit." as new tagline...
1 Jul 2022
Sorting through some old boxes and came across this letter to Ceramic Review from 1988
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Jun 11
Fun fact. For the 1966 World Cup, England debated denying visas for North Korea. FIFA responded that if any players from any teams were denied visas,they would relocate the World Cup, even at the last minute.
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Jun 9
Here is London Fire Brigade's own page on Saturday's flat fire in Streatham, that thankfully led to no serious injury or loss of life.
A helpful reminder of the basics of how to avoid kitchen fires.
london-fire.gov.uk/incidents…
ALT A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "Cooking should never be left unattended on the hob or grill - if you have to leave the kitchen, turn off the heat. "Be fabric aware – loose clothing can easily catch fire, so take care not to lean over a hot hob, and always keep tea towels and cloths away from the cooker and hob. “Cooking with hot oil can be really dangerous and the risk increases when you start frying food more than once. All it can take is for you to become distracted for a few seconds and your cooking oil can quickly go up in flames.
ALT “Never fill a pan more than one third full of fat or oil and make sure food is dry before putting it in hot oil – oil and water are a dangerous mix. “If the oil starts to smoke, it’s too hot so turn off the heat and leave it to cool. We also advise using an electronic deep fat fryer if possible – they have automatic temperature controls and are much safer. "It's also really important to keep the hob, cooker hood and extractor fan clean too – built up fat and grease can ignite and cause a fire."
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Jun 9
The task of sharing the helpful fire prevention advice from @FireLambeth following yesterday's flat fire in Streatham is not helped by commercial posters using a stock image of a sensational apartment fire in the USA to drive traffic to their own site.
Jun 9
London Fire Brigade issue guidance reminding people to take care when cooking following a fire at a block of flats on Streatham High Road.
Click here to bit.ly/4eelnsC find out about the fire and how you can avoid fires starting when cooking.
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Jun 10
RT @instreatham: Streatham's Hillside Gardens Park Summer Fete is on Saturday 27th June, 12-5pm. Should be a fun day out.
To book a stall…
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The North of Ireland has the second highest rate of femicide in Europe, but you don't see all these supposed 'concerned citizens' taking to the streets over that, do you? Probably because a lot of these hateful neanderthals are beating their wives behind closed doors themselves.
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Just home from dealing with the consequences of tonight's lawlessness.
Perhaps some of the English right wing influencers and local politicians enthusing about these protests would explain to children I met why they have no beds to sleep in tonight.
Utterly disgusted.
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How to sneak a chocolate bar into a FIFA World Cup match in the USA
🚨🏴 NEW: Nine people have been injured at a shooting near England’s World Cup camp in Missouri
[@TheAthleticFC]
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Nearly 2,000 people were targeted with a phishing email after the suspected hack of a staffer of Vauxhall & Camberwelel Green MP Florence Eshalomi.
politico.eu/article/uk-labou…
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Jun 9
The thing about this announcement of a pothole report is that there's no legal definition of what a pothole is.
Local councils can define a pothole as at least 1 metre wide, and this new report will show 100% compliance with fixing them.
gov.uk/government/news/how-w…
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Join @stmarybalham on Sat 13th June for a FREE concert at 6pm by The Marimo Trio with Julia Hart and Angelika Stangl on violins and Tom Dewey on piano.
The programme will include pieces by Mozart and Shostakovich.
Admission is free with donations welcome.
Refreshments available.
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Jun 2
Left: Nigel Farage using the murder of Henry Nowak to sew division in society, "rights of white people matter less than ethnic minorities"
Right: Henry Nowak's father, "We do not want his death used to create further division hated or tension"
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By-election date announcement for 9 July:
🌍Clapham Park (Lambeth) GRN
🌍Stretham St. Leonard's (Lambeth) GRN
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Professor Robert Flanagan (1948-2026)
It is with great sadness that we share news of the recent and unexpected death of Bob Flanagan.
In 1990, Bob led a dedicated group of community members, historians and conservationists, to establish the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery.
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The appearance of this building has nothing to do with the window tax. The side round the corner is full of windows. The blanks are not bricked up but decorative devices.
In 1696, the British government decided to tax sunlight. Under the Window Tax, households were charged according to the number of windows in their homes. To avoid paying, many people simply bricked up or boarded over their windows, choosing to live in darkness rather than hand money to the state for daylight.
The tax was presented as a fair way of taxing wealth, since larger houses tended to have more windows. In practice, it proved crude and damaging. Tax inspectors were given the power to enter homes and count the windows, which was widely resented as an invasion of privacy.
The consequences were severe. Poorer families, in particular, bricked up windows to reduce their liability, leaving homes darker, damper and poorly ventilated. This contributed to higher rates of disease, including tuberculosis and rickets. Architects began designing houses with fewer windows to minimise the tax, resulting in buildings that were less healthy and less pleasant to live in.
Far from being an efficient revenue raiser, the Window Tax distorted behaviour, harmed public health and became increasingly unpopular over time. Yet it remained in place for 155 years until it was finally abolished in 1851. The Window Tax required invasive enforcement and created more resentment, hardship and economic distortion than revenue. It is a classic example of the unintended consequences of taxation.
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May 29
#OnThisDay 36 years ago City Thameslink opened. Fascinating image of the newly-opened station in its original 'St Paul's Thameslink' incarnation (its name changed after just 16 months on 30/09/1991), and before it was rafted over. Tom Burnham buff.ly/y1UPDLY
ALT Southbound Class 319 unit in network Southeast livery arrives at St Paul's Thameslink station (now City Thameslink). Temporary hoarding and platform shelters made of scaffold and corrugated metal indicate the entire station would soon be rafted over for office development above.
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May 29
What next for the Crown & Sceptre pub?
#StreathamHill #BrixtonHill
Plans for 173 "co-living units" on top of the pub and in new buildings replacing the beer garden and car park.
I seriously doubt if a pub in the remaining space would be viable.
May 29
A Planning Application has been received by Lambeth Council for development at The Crown And Sceptre Streatham Hill & 1A And 3 Streatham Place London SW2.
Please see the attached document for details of the proposal and on how to comment.
planning.lambeth.gov.uk/onli…
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May 28
What a petty little man he is.
This letter from Neil Coyle MP (deliberately?) spells the name of the new Southwark Green leader incorrectly
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May 27
RT @LambethMPS: Do you recognise Ja’Nyah, 13?
His family are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare as he was last seen in Lambeth…
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