Urban Intervention No. 78

Mar 112012

Urban Intervention No.78

Glue a cheap Woolworths light-switch to each lamp post in your street along with a small printed note saying “Please turn off after use”.

Looking back through the clouds…

The Ghost of Tooting Bec Common

by Kevin Acott
Normans from Bec ended up in Streatham, as everyone does, and – having bought some cheap Bulgarian shaving foam in Lidl, a samosa in the Somalian internet cafe and a can of aloe vera-infused iced tea in Chicken Cottage – settled on Tooting Common, building a swimming pool but running out of money before they could get the roof done. Having integrated with a tribe of eternally disappointed warriors known as Palisfans, they effectively disappeared, leaving behind only the name and the infamous South West London shoulder shrug. [read more...]

Lookin’ Out My Window

by Des Garrahan
There was a time I was scathingly scornful of suburbia. Growing up in Lewisham, I couldn’t really see the point of it. Since then, I’ve moved steadily through the zones, both north and south of the river, heading for the periphery. These days, I’m thoroughly and happily ensconced deep in zone 6. And here, in Kingston upon Thames, with apologies to the Pet Shop Boys, you’re more likely to walk with the foxes than run with the dogs at night. [read more...]