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Prince Albert on Bellenden Road

+1 for humax

"The key point is that by itself without external intervention, Peckham has been creating from within a whole set of enterprises right across the cultural and creative industries and across four linked sites in the town center. They are thriving while left alone, but heavy handed regeneration will kill them off. It is likely to be a fiasco and will kill the golden goose that has made Peckham such a hot spot in the first place." http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-michael-petry/peckham-in-peril_b_4643580.html

Another drop here

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_01071330.asp#.UdFHYedDulh

Tweeps also report it started with a man smashing up KFC after jumping the counter and taking chicken. When the "feds" arrived the baseball bat was turned against one of the cars. Never a dull momement, huh.

I recently found out that there is a new microbrewery - Brick Brewery - opening in Peckham next month. http://www.brickbrewery.co.uk/ It's half way between Bar Story and the Refreshment Rooms, which could make for a great Saturday afternoon crawlette if we ever see the sunshine again. a

Like this... http://www.mondaytofriday.com/

Here's a snap from the private launch party last night... http://t.co/cWRcxLnxyT

So, twitter has just told me that the Peckham Refreshment Rooms are opening this Friday. Their (rather spartan) website has a menu, which looks tasty in a sort of tapas-y way. http://peckhamrefreshment.com/ Mrs A and I will be popping in for sure. (I've no affiliation other than living locally, btw).

Fare thee well.

This approach seems to work, but it can take a couple of seasons before all of the rootstock is killed off for good. - chop the stem off a foot or two about ground level - ram a bamboo cane down the stem a few times to break the membranes between each segment - fill the stem up with a glyphosate-based weedkiller - burn the offcuts (JK is a 'controlled waste' so you need special permissions to transport it) Southwark have a page dedicated to JK and provide a removal service, albeit for a fee. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/530/food_and_garden_waste/2119/japanese_knotweed/1

I've used Arlington's a couple of times and they were great. They were very helpful with my purchasing decision (when I first went in I wasn't really sure what I was after, other than a diamond ring, of course). Not pushy at all. http://www.arlington-co.com/

Pexprinces, it's the shop on Blenheim Grove that used to be Jean's Smart Fabrics - take a look here http://goo.gl/maps/VzxNt IIUC, Hannah Barry is involved and it's going to be called the Peckham Refreshment Rooms (which was the original name of the now defunct Bun House, if anyone's interested). a

There's an older thread on this topic over in The Lounge. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,1089787