http://forum1.aimoo.com/claphamAimoo CityAimooen-USAimoo http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/We-need-more-shops-in-clapham-1-1654842.html Guest 2009-11-04 20:29:50.7 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hi all i think we need more shops of a higher and better quality and which are affordable in the Clapham Area. Presntly there are too many bars in the area and nothing else for the community. Unless you're a drinker and young there's pretty much nothing else to do in Clapham. http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Steelband-For-Hire-1-1613636.html Guest 2009-09-16 06:45:56.233 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Southside Harmonics - is one of europes finest steelbands. Based in the Clapham, the band is available for hire for Parties, weddings, corporate events and more . . .  Winners of the Nottinghill Carnival this band is able to provide your event we a varied reportoire including Calypso, Pop, Jazz http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Clapham-Venue-Hire-1-1594966.html Guest 2009-08-27 23:44:46.3 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area I'm looking for somewhere I can hire a smallish room (for around 30 people) on a Saturday afternoon. I know lots of local bars have areas or function rooms but ideally we want to brg our own booze. Does anyone know of anywhere?Thanks! http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/COFFEE-SHOCK-1-1559311.html ArtisticLeader 2009-08-08 10:08:48.013 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Just heard that Antonio (Coffee Man at Clapham North tube station) is no longer with us .....!!!  Anyone have any more news?  What will we do??? http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Clapham-Awards-2009-1-1554271.html JackJJW 2009-07-14 15:08:58.577 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hi all,I'm running the Clapham Awards 2009 for local businesses and people. The closing date for people to enter is Wednesday 29th July, so there isn't much time if you haven't entered yet. I've included all of the details below.CLAPHAM AWARDS 2009 The Clapham Awards, supported by Clapham Picture http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Are-you-a-Clapham-resident-fed-up-with-noise-fights-etc-disturbing-your-slep-every-weekend-1-1548740.html Guest 2009-10-18 04:24:57.483 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area I have lived in Clapham all my life and it really saddens me to see what has happened to the area.  Once upon a time it really could have been described as interesting, multi-cultural, diverse etc despite being rough around the edges, but in a short space of time (over the last 5-6 years) it ha http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Italian-Ice-Cream-parlour-in-Clapham-1-1535831.html Guest 2009-07-11 05:23:56.813 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Do try the newly opened Nardelli Ices next to Hamptons on The Pavement. Real Italian ice cream run by real Italians. Excellent stuff. Close your eyes and you could be in Naples!! http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/May-Contain-Nuts-1-1534078.html Guest 2009-06-25 09:22:08.947 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Did anyone see the ITV1 adaptation of John O'Farrell's novel 'May Contain Nuts' set in Clapham? I think its portrayal of clapham was far from accurate and did not mirror the novel's. The Clapham highstreet scene was filmed on a different highstreet and not clapham. It was about a middle class f http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Aircraft-Noise-in-Clapham-1-1533772.html davide 2009-10-18 04:39:55.343 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Have others noticed an increase in aircraft noise in Clapham over the past few years?It seems quite intrusive now ... if I am at home with the windows open, the planes are quite loud, and around 6am they are coming over every 90 seconds.I have the impression that they come lower over London than the http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Should-Clapham-High-Street-be-closed-to-traffic-1-1506215.html Guest 2009-06-21 03:58:08.873 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area What do you think about closing the local high street to traffic? What do you think will happen?Will it benifit the community and business' making it safer for the local community reducing pollution or will it cause more conjestion in surrounding areas, limited access and reduce use of the high stre http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Nardulli-not-liquor-store-1-1506064.html Guest 2009-05-31 15:57:33.593 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Looks like a good quality independent italian coffee and pastry shop will be opening at the site of the old Alteration shop next to Hamptons International and not the liquor store afterall. Good on them and all the better for Clapham! I think there are more than enough bars to fuel ha http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/new-Cafes-opening-in-Clapham-1-1488452.html Guest 2009-05-15 18:48:21.047 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area It looks like the old tailors shop next to Hamptons International is now going to be an Italian Delicatessen/ice cream shop/cafe and not a wine shop afterall. That is much better. There's a sign up for that. Also Star Cafe on Clapham Park Road is now open and http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Peacock-Bar-New-Late-night-Style-bar-Club-with-cabaret-DJs-1-1465950.html Guest 2009-05-28 01:12:30.99 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area The Peacock Bar & Club is Battersea and Clapham's newest late night bar club with a fabulous 2am licence and a great location only 2 minutes from Clapham Junction. The venue however is best known for its amazing "cabaret and Dj" nights Fridys and Saturdays with singing, burlsque and cabaret pero http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/New-Mums-Website-for-SW-London-1-1443523.html Guest 2009-05-15 21:13:31.843 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hi EveryoneCan I please tell you all about my new website NappyValleyNet.com. Its a new website for Mums in SW London.http://www.nappyvalleynet.comThere are special offers, discussions on schools and great ideas for things to do.Enjoy!A http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Clapham-North-Art-Centre-1-1427030.html Guest 2009-03-26 02:07:51.81 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Are the residents that live and work around Clapham High Street aware of the cultural gem in their midst in Voltaire Road just up from Clapham High Street BR station? There are over a hundred small businesses and artisans in workspace that evolved from the old railway yard:Photographers, interior de http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Photographic-artists-free-space-1-1424226.html TonyMags 2009-03-24 02:19:51.99 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Metro has asked me to look for a local artist who would like to display their work in the award wiinning Metro restaurant..totally free and for about 2 weeks... anyone have any ideas... call me 07947676737ta http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/What-s-happening-in-the-high-street-right-now-1-1421144.html ChrisHall 2009-03-21 23:26:41.44 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Anyone know? There seems to be a hell of a lot of police around and all traffic seems to be being directed down Clapham Park Road and the rest of the streets are grid-locked.Just interested... (well, and nosy)Chris. http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/NATURAL-CONTEMPORARY-CHILDREN-S-PORTRAITURE-1-1417237.html Guest 2009-03-19 02:21:31.753 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hi...I am a professional photographer that specialises in natural, contemporary photographs of kids from newborns to teens... either or both parents can also be included.The session takes place in the comfort and familiarity of your own home, or a nearby location of your choice, and includes an 8" x http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Old-Woolworths-site-1-1409263.html Guest 2009-05-15 03:02:20.187 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area The old Woolworths' site seems to have been acquired by someone through Savills the estate agent, any idea who the new owners are? http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Aquum-new-restaurant-bar-1-1395379.html Guest 2009-04-13 23:20:02.043 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Is Aquum another trendy bar/restaurant on mid clapham high street? Just read about it. It is where the old Chinese restaurant and part of La Rueda used to be, and the owners seem to have gone to town on the interiors but i think it might be aimed at the upmarket crowd, whoever they are. http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Laughing-Buddha-Chinese-Restaurant-1-1395374.html Guest 2009-03-11 05:09:34.53 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area The old chinese/japanese place on Clapham Park Road which morphed into a bar last year is now back as a proper fully fledged chinese/oriental restaurant with set meals et al. Its rather nice food-wise too and the service is great, given the closure of Ho Ho on the high street this is the only C http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Entertainment-for-birthday-parties-and-corporate-functions-1-1392691.html theballoonboy 2009-03-02 21:53:37.233 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hello i am a balloon modelling and face painting expert, for parties and eventsand exhibhitions.I HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BIG COMPANIES I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN HIRED BY INCLUDEBARRET HOMES,A2DOMINION, VENTURE PHOTOGRAPHIC, SERVITE HOUSES, KRISPY KREAME DONUTS,SAFFRON D`OR, FOX UNDER THE HILL PUB AND R http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Forums-Ad-Free-1-1388252.html davide 2009-02-28 07:30:58.173 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area You will be pleased to know that I have upgraded our forum service subscription so that ads no longer appear within each forum topic. They were just too annoying.If anyone would like to make a small donation towards the cost of this, please click the Donation button - this would be much appreci http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Toilets-at-top-of-High-Street-1-1387951.html davide 2009-05-03 16:53:55.83 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Anyone know why the gents' toilets next to Clapham Common Tube have been closed for so long?This seems really bad, when the other public toilets in Clapham have been closed permanently ... these ones have been closed for (I think) about six months, with just a hand-written "Toilets out of order" sig http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Fantasia-Cafe-1-1387948.html davide 2009-06-25 22:36:20.633 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Does anyone know the latest re: the Fantasia Cafe in Old Town?Previously they were operating out of the "Mooli" restaurant next door. However I went up there last weekend and they were no longer open for breakfast, and the "Mooli" name seems to have been removed. So I wondered if the original Fantas http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/SUPER-FACE-PAINTERS-AND-BALLOON-MODELLERS-FOR-ALL-PARTIES-AND-EVENTS-1-1386252.html balloonwiz 2009-02-27 03:10:30.613 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hello i am a face painter and balloon modeller for parties and events. I can also provide other face painters and balloon modellers if needed. We are based in south london, but will also cover reading, guildford, surrey, kent, essex,middlesex and dartford.For more information please visit www.j http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Care-in-the-community-1-1354823.html Guest 2009-02-12 20:43:17.11 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Has anyone else noticed an increasing number of people with mental health disabilities around the high street area? I'm not sure why this sad situation has been allowed to continue by the Council and local PCTs. Ever since the closure of mental health facilities in the borough an http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/The-Snow-1-1338772.html notion 2009-02-04 01:44:16.437 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Wasn't it great?  It looked like no one went to work.  You only normally see that many on the common in the height of summer.  I have never seen so many snowmen either (or such a large snow 'lingham' for  that matter, replete with hairy balls).Let it snow, let it snow, let it sno http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Clapham-Park-Road-s-re-invention-1-1329945.html Guest 2009-02-01 19:08:38.857 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Anyone noticed the re-invention of Clapham Park Road? This once non-descript formerly drab outlet to Brixton is looking increasingly mart and up-market with smart housing developments, cafes, restaurants, bars and a new club on the site of former Morel restaurant. Looks set to ri http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/The-Birds-1-1322729.html Philski 2009-02-04 01:40:29.623 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area I don't know whether anyone read an article in the Sunday times a couple of weeks back about the problem of encroaching urban seagulls?  It explained that the ready availability of food in and around urban centres (landfills especially, plus the general availability of household food waste) is http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Four-O-Nine-Sunday-Lunch-1-1305975.html GJ 2009-01-19 01:14:18.403 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area After seeing the brilliant Frost/Nixon at Clapham Picture House we sauntered down to Four O Nine at the Clapham North end of Clapham High Street and what a fantastic Sunday lunch we had.Four choices at each course for £22 for two courses or £25 for for three represents fantastic value for money - es http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Happy-Christmas-from-San-Diego-1-1246757.html Guest 2008-12-25 04:07:35.45 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Dear AllJust a quick note to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone.I am Christmassing in San Diego where, you will be delighted to hear, it is cold and wet. OK when the sun shines you can walk around in shorts and a tee shirt but the sun ain't shining.ClaphamHighStreet.co.uk has limpe http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/FREE-CHRISTMAS-1-1242921.html Guest 2008-12-24 01:57:20.373 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE...............Hope everyone has a nice Christmas and anyone not in work,hope you have a better new year in finding work. http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/sitting-on-the-road-1-1197723.html Guest 2008-12-09 11:28:08.997 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area hekko http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/where-have-all-the-messages-gone-1-1177970.html Guest 2008-12-13 20:23:19.17 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Your trails of messages have disappeared! Is freedom of speech now being stiffled? This used to be a very interesting forum for a frank discussion of issues affecting Clapham now its next to impossible to comment. I  think you should have kept original messages  http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Bread-Roses-pub-quiz-1-1109710.html Guest 2008-11-12 04:04:32.687 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hi,we are hosting November's Bread & Roses pub quiz on Wednesday 12th, starting at 8 p.m.  They offer good food and beer, so come on down.More info on:http://breadandrosesquiz.wordpress.com http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Laughing-Budha-1-1103165.html Guest 2008-11-10 06:51:44.513 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Perfect Blend seems to have spurred a mini regeneration on Clapham Park Road, now the laughing budha has reopened as a chinese/japanese buffet restaurant, with nice clean cut decor. It didnt quite work as an expensive bar so better reopened as a restaurant. This is good for the area! http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Metro-Magical-Garden-Cocktail-bar-soon-too-1-1101818.html TonyMags 2008-11-10 21:40:48.733 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Check out the Metro on the 22nd November it will become a late night cocktail bar with all the usual suave touches from Fran (owner) and her crew. Deep Groove sounds and a mature gathering... not to be missed.... Every Friday & SaturdayTony http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/New-Venn-St-restaurant-1-1082559.html Guest 2008-11-09 22:54:50.39 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Anyone have details on the new Venn St. restaurant which used to be The Sequel - next to the cinema?  They have signs in the window advertising for staff but no details on what type of venue it will be be. http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Bedford-Road-Is-me-moving-there-a-good-move-1-1058590.html Guest 2008-11-19 19:49:49.03 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hello everyoneI'm planning to move from Pimlico to Bedford Road and the place that I've found is just perfect but I am worried about many things!Is the area safe, how good are the schools in the area, are there any gang type of kids hanging about, and in general am I about to make a sound move?!I st http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Why-is-Clapham-being-left-out-of-new-stores-opening-1-1048021.html Guest 2008-11-21 08:36:38.45 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area New Waterstones in Wandsworth Town and Clapham Junction but why is Clapham amd most of Lambeth south of the South BAnk being left out by quality retailers????  http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/ARGOS-COMMING-TO-CLAPHAM-HIGH-ST-1-1047455.html Guest 2009-11-02 20:56:19.62 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area DID YOU KNOW THAT..............now i can buy stuff from my whole house..........yeah baby.kiss me http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Sunday-Times-Article-on-Clapham-1-1043213.html Guest 2008-09-22 16:34:51.043 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Here's the link to an interesting Sunday times article on Clapham. It describes Clapham as having a university town feel and not enough services for kids and over 35's. This really is a problem as everything on the High Street seems to be geared towards people in the 20 http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Social-Group-1-1041220.html TonyMags 2008-09-17 20:01:15.607 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Hello all Okay now that i am firmly back in Clapham after all my travels I thought it would be interesting to organise a social groupBeers activities and fun being the main ingredients. I pretty much know most of the owners or barstaff or doorman of the wine bars clubs and late night haunts and thou http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/GREAT-COFFEE-AT-CLAPHAM-NORTH-TUBE-1-1041213.html Guest 2009-02-04 01:47:07.36 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Check out the new Coffee Van parked outside Clapham North Tube Station - from 7am - 6pm.  Antonio Caminetti serves GREAT COFFEE!!  A welcome addition to the area. http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Quality-shopping-options-in-Clapham-1-1040573.html Guest 2009-02-09 04:24:19.92 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area I had an email discussion with one of our concillors a short while ago regarding the dearth of quality retail options in Clapham and she seemed to think that there were enough shops in the area to service its residents including M&S in Clapham south, Woolies, tesco's, Sainsbury's and the&nb http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Don-t-be-shy-guests-1-1040189.html notion 2008-12-13 07:57:59.997 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area If you get a chance to sign up (should be very quick and easy), it would be great to put some names to posts.Thanks!N http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Horribly-Loud-Music-from-the-Common-1-1038000.html Guest 2008-08-27 20:17:07.903 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area Did anyone else hear the ridiculously loud music coming from the Common this weekend?  Yesterday we heard it from just off Wandsworth Road, which must be getting on for three quarters of a mile away.  I dread to think what it was like if you lived near the common.  http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/Nasty-accident-on-Southside-1-1036533.html Philski 2008-08-17 02:12:47.78 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area At around 2.25pm today, a large chestnut tree on the Common blew down in strong wind - it was old and very large.  It fell into the path of traffic along Clapham Common Southside at the junction with Narbonne Avenue, and a builder's van unfortunately took the full brunt of the falling trunk.&nb http://forum1.aimoo.com/clapham/category/I-m-moving-to-SW4-what-are-best-parts-1-1033081.html Guest 2009-10-18 04:36:13.53 Clapham Chat - General Chat About the Clapham High Street Area I'm intending to move to Clapham and wondered what the best bits are? I understand the old town and south of the common in Abbeville are nice areas,