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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Merle’s Diner
Here’s another epic post from my conversation with Merle, South Kilburn’s Queen of Caribbean cuisine. Merle’s Diner ran for 25 glorious years, and it all started with a plate of corned beef and rice. I’ll leave the lady herself to … Continue reading
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Tagged Merle, Merle's Diner, oral history, poetry, South Kilburn
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Food for thought
Speeding children chase each others’ smiles Around tables laid with crayons, lego bricks and connect four Nathaniel moves slowly Through the sunshine of mellow reggae basslines Oblivious to a bellowed request for snack time orders to be placed He ignores … Continue reading
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Tagged poetry, regeneration, Simon Mole, South Kilburn, spoken word, tabot centre
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Old and New
kilburn market These wonderful photos were kindly sent in by a local resident who dropped into the pop up shop during the week. If anyone else has photos of the area, either from the past or more current, that they’d … Continue reading
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Missing
Today is cold but the sun is beautiful bright against the red of the tower block. Women with buggies cluster round the Salvation Army church. She says ‘We’re too soft on them, that’s the trouble, all this back chat, not … Continue reading
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OK club drop in
As the rather unimaginative title of this post suggests I went to the Ok club drop in on thursday – great to see a local venue so well attended on a week night. Nice lively vibe with young people floating … Continue reading
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Tagged ok club, rap, Simon Mole, South Kilburn, spoken word, writing by local residents
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Merle’s Flat
There is one lady that I’ve been eager to meet since I started the project. Merle is a well known figure in South Kilburn, she’s lived here for forty years but really became a familiar face when she ran a … Continue reading
Roll up, Roll up, Welcome to the rap zoo!
“South Kilburn is a lion The lion is funnky It sounds rough It feels like a piece of fluff It moves with its roar…” “South Kilburn is a fierce tiger Spotty and orange and black It sounds weird It feels … Continue reading
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Tagged poetry, rap zoo, regeneration, Simon Mole, South Kilburn, tabot centre, writing by local residents
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South Kilburn is…
Ashlani is eleven, but judging by her creative writing skills you wouldn’t believe it. She came to the Tabot centre yesterday and her presence had a really positive influence on some of the younger poets getting involved – I was … Continue reading
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Tagged poetry, regeneration, Simon Mole, South Kilburn, tabot centre, writing by local residents
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I saw a fox in South Kilburn…
I saw a fox in South Kilburn, It was early in the morning, sunrise The fox came down to me Then it ran away. by Rocky, Rashid, Ashlani, and Anushaka at The Tabot Centre
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Tagged poetry, regeneration, Simon Mole, South Kilburn, tabot centre, urban fox
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