Stockwell film screening Sun 5 Feb: The Economics of Happiness

There's an opportunity to see The Economics of Happiness, a film by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick & John Page, in Stockwell on Sunday 5 February.

The film features a chorus of voices from six continents calling for systemic economic change and shows shows that countless initiatives are united around a common cause: rebuilding more democratic, human scale, ecological and local economies.You can view the trailer at www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org.

Transition Town Brixton Centre
6-8 Robsart Street
London SW9 0DJ

Doors open at 6.30pm for 7pm start

Entry - £3 suggested donation

“‘The Economics of Happiness’ offers a unique global perspective on a movement that is often reduced as being too small. Not so. The film tells the story of a grassroots movement for localization that is bubbling up from the cracks of a faltering global economy, in every corner of the world. These are the real ʹgreen shoots’ to be hopeful about.” 

(Anuradha Mittal, Executive Director, The Oakland Institute)

Thusha shooting trial begins at Old Bailey

The trial of of three men for shooting five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran and Roshan Selvakumar, 35, at Stockwell Food and Wine in March 2011 has begun. The jury will be sworn in tomorrow and the prosecution's case will start later this week.

Kazeem Kolawole, 19, from Kennington, Anthony McCalla, 19, from Streatham, and Nathaniel Grant, 21, from Camberwell deny causing grievous bodily harm with intent and also deny the attempted murder of Shaun Bryan and having a firearm with intent to endanger life.


More details at Press Association

Watch out - there's a scam about

Tradescant and South Lambeth blog has a list of a number of local scams doing the rounds. "Let's be careful out there..."

The Vauxhall Society has details of the status of many possible developments proposed, and objections to them.

Great Gatsby at Stockwell's Lost Theatre: 27 and 28 Feb

Tour de Force Theatre Company is bringing its acclaimed production of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 classic The Great Gatsby to Stockwell's Lost Theatre on Monday 27 February and Tuesday 28 February at 7.30pm. Fitzgerald’s novel graphically portrays a society being destroyed by money and dishonesty, an American Dream of happiness and individualism degenerating into the mere pursuit of wealth. The cast includes John Berry, Sharlit Deyzac, Kathryn Duffy, Charlie Kerson and Andrew John Tait. The production has a capella jazz singing, which sounds intriguing...


Tickets £10, available from the Lost Theatre Box Office: 0844 847 1680 or www.losttheatre.co.uk
Lost Theatre
208 Wandsworth Road
London SW8 2JU

Man dies at Stockwell tube station

There was a "non-suspicious" death at Stockwell underground station today at 5.40pm. A man died after falling under the train on the southbound Victoria line on Platform 4. More information at Press Association.

Tickets for South Lambeth ceilidh now on sale

Awarded "Best Keep Calm Pun"

Andrew from Tradescant Road and South Lambeth has organised a ceilidh on Saturday 18 February 2012 from 7pm - 11pm at the Wheatsheaf Hall, Wheatsheaf Lane SW8 2UP (beautiful Grade II listed building - apart from anything I'm looking forward to having a nose around).

Tickets are £10 and MUST be purchased in advance. They are also very limited - most have already been snapped up.

To buy your ticket email tradescantroad@gmail.com or call Andrew on 07958 314615.

Stockwell cafe wants artists

Anna from Leila's Corner in the Stockwell Piazza (for anyone confused by this location, it is the three-sided square between the launderette and Gregg's on Clapham Road) is appealing for artists to hang their works on her cafe. She says:

"Hi everybody. I run a small, fun cafe in Stockwell with great wall space for artwork. There are some good pieces on already from my private collection but it is time for change so I want to invite local (and distant) artists to display, promote and sell their work plus could organize art evenings and stuff. Please come and see me in the heart of Stockwell at 294 Clapham road, London SW9 9AE. Alternatively, call me on 07432 624 551."

 Leila's Corner is clean, friendly and enticingly warm. I didn't eat when I visited yesterday, but I can attest that the latte is good. Nice atmosphere, and I would recommend it as one of the few relaxing places to hang out in Stockwell.

Your chance to contribute to Durning Library's future

The Friends of Durning Library (167 Kennington Lane) have launched a survey to gather views on the future of the service and of the building.

As they explain on their brand new website ...

"Lambeth Council is currently considering the future organisation of its library service.  We know that there are to be severe budget cuts and if the community does not step in, our library may not survive.  

"As the library’s Friends, we need your help to decide how best to plan for its future, and so we need to hear your views, whether or not you use the library. 

So please take a little time (it's really not long) to complete their short survey – available online and as a downloadable PDF. 

There will be a public meeting at the Durning Library on Monday 27 February to enable everyone to give their views and the results of the survey will contribute to this discussion. The deadline is Monday 30 January.

Carve Her Name With Pride - Simon Heffer discusses story of Stockwell's Violette Szaboon Radio 3

In episode 2 of his Radio 3 series The Essay - British War Films of the 50s, Simon Heffer talks about Carve Her Name With Pride, the British movie of 1958 which tells the story of Stockwell's wartime Resistance heroine Violette Szabo (played by Virginia McKenna). Read more at The Daily Mail.

Don't worry if you missed it... you can listen to the programme on iPlayer.

David Bowie's Stockwell schooldays - "defiance and brawling"

No 52 in The Mirror's "65 crazy facts and bizarre myths about David Bowie", published today on the occasion of the Thin White Duke's 65th (yes, really) birthday:

"A pupil at Stockwell Infants School in south London, he had a reputation for 'defiance and brawling'."

Slade Gardens playground is now open!

The Friends of Slade Gardens have announced that the new Slade Gardens playground is open and ready for play. They urge you to "go along and enjoy the new equipment. Take the children, grandchildren, neighbours' children...Or just go and have a look."

The regeneration of the space had help from SPRA (Stockwell Park Residents Association), CTH, as well as the Big Lottery and many individuals.

An official opening and a community planting day are planned.

Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library: free party to celebrate Rabbie Burns

The Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library are having a free pre-Burns Night party on Monday 23 January at 7pm.

On offer: culture (Scottish), haggis (including a veggie version), neeps, tatties, whisky, wine – and January's best party.

Meet fellow-Friends, bring some new members and – very important as the cuts in 2012 will be painful – find out the news.

Tate South Lambeth Library
180 South Lambeth Road
London SW8 1QP
020 7926 0705

New residents association for Tradescant Road

Launch of the Tradescant Area Residents Association (TARA)
Wednesday 11 January 2012, 7pm
Ruby Lounge
Upstairs at the Vauxhall Griffin
8 Wyvil Road
London SW8 2TH
To contact organisers email tradescantroad@gmail.com

Happy Christmas to you all

Let's hear it for Stockwell!

Police target Stockwell drug dealers: 11 addresses raided

This news is on the Met Police website:

Wednesday, 21 December began with dawn raids by officers from Lambeth’s Omega Team assisted by the Territorial Support Group (TSG) in partnership with housing association, The Hyde Group, to target the activity of drug dealers in and around the Stockwell area, resulting in ten arrests as part of pre-planned, Operation Aberdeen.

The intelligence-led Operation aimed to target individuals who are believed to be responsible for drug dealing in this specific area through executing a series of warrants. These enabled officers to arrest and search premises with a view to reducing drug enabled crime and anti-social behaviour in the borough.

Eleven addresses were targeted in Stockwell identified through public concerns raised to police and careful intelligence gathering.

DS Ed Allen from the Lambeth Omega Team comments; "Working alongside the Met’s Territorial Support Group and with support from Hyde we have arrested ten individuals after a series of co-ordinated raids. We seized a large quantity of class A and B drugs and large sums of money. Drug dealing can blight the lives of a community and Lambeth Met Police will continue to plan pro-active policing activity that will disrupt this cycle. Partnerships with the community such as Hyde are essential to achieve results such as seen this morning and help to create a safer Lambeth."

John Delahunty, Hyde Southbank Head of Tenancy said: “We are pleased to continue to work closely with the Police in order to make the streets and estates safer for our residents.”

All those arrested remain in custody in south London Police Stations.

Boxing Day tube strike: Victoria and Northern Lines

According to London 24 limited services will run as follows: 

Victoria line: Running between Seven Sisters and Brixton with a service frequency of every 10 minutes.

Northern line: A limited service will run between Morden and Stockwell. Due to planned engineering works replacement buses will also operate between Camden Town and Mill Hill East/High Barnet, with extensions to Euston / King’s Cross.

Jordan Burree jailed for 33 years for Stockwell murder

Jordan Burree, 23, was sentenced to a minimum of 33 years at the Old Bailey today for the ride-by gang murder of Sadiq Adebiyi, 25, close to Stockwell tube station. Tadzingwa Gambiza, 20, will be sentenced next month for perverting the course of justice.

More details at Press Association

History of Brunswick House - talk at Tate SL Lib 25 Jan

The Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library invite you to a talk by Lassco's Ferrous Auger about the history of Brunswick House (it's that beautiful Georgian mansion marooned in the middle of all the new-build at Vauxhall) on Wednesday 25 January at 7pm

Place: Tate South Lambeth Library
180 South Lambeth Road
London SW8 1QP (directly opposite the Estrela Café) 
Date: Wednesday 25 January, 7pm

If you plan to attend, please notify friendsoftsl@hotmail.com or call 020 7622 8673

Next Oval farmers market - on Friday 23rd Dec

ie not the usual Saturday!

Sadiq Adebiyi murder trial: Jordan Burree and Tadzingwa Gambiza found guilty

Jordan Burree, 24, of West Mosely and Tadzingwa Gambiza, 20, of Wandsworth Road, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of involvement in the gang murder of 25-year-old Sadiq Adebiyi outside Stockwell tube station in May 2011.

Burree was found guilty of murder, and Gambiza of perverting the course of justice for attempting to get rid of the motorcycle used in the killing. Burree or his pillion rider (never identified) shot Adebiyi at close range with a MAC-10 machine pistol. Adebiyi was shot in view of police who were on patrol and saw it from their van. There is no evidence that he knew his attacker personally.

Sentencing has been scheduled for 20 January 2012.

More details at Surrey Comet and Get Surrey.

Sexual predator spotted in Stockwell

The Sun reports that Glenford St Hilaire, described as "a violent and a dangerous sexual predator" by Judge Recorder Judge Recorder Rosamund Horwood-Smart at his trial for kidnap and indecent assualt (in an earlier case he was found guilty of rape), has been seen at Stockwell tube station. His bail conditions mean that he is allowed in public only in daylight hours.