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ITH loads of high street brands inter- mingling with quirkyindependents and the famous market, Brixton


Bustling Brixton


provesit’sagreat place to hang out, shop and check out what’sonoffer this Christmas. With atube station on the Victoria line, numerous busroutes and atrain station, Brixton is very well connected. Right opposite the tube, Morley’sofBrixton


is an independent department store where you will find arange of gifts, Christmas decora- tions, fashion concessions and homewares. Other stores on your hit list should include


WH Smith, M&S, Gamesmaster,Brixton Cycles, JD Sports, Foot Locker and Nike, all of which will provide youwith plenty of gift ideas. With such avibrant music scene there’splen-


ty for music lovers as youwould expect includ- ingBEMMusic, Cd’s, Blacker Dread Music Store, Music Temple and Orbital Sound. However, if youare looking for something


quirkyand original, then head to Granville Arcade, or Brixton Village as it’smore common- ly known, and payavisit to some of the 100 shops that makeittheir home. Deli WagFree, Federation Coffee, gift shop Collectibles and florists Green Workshop are amust. If markets are your thing, youmust also visit


Busy: Brixton Market is ahive of activity


Electic Avenue. Immortalised in Eddy Grant’s song of the same name, it houses avibrant street market specialising in African, Caribbean and Portuguese products and one of the first to have street lighting installed. If youfancyseeing afilm butare tired of all


those Christmas films on the box, youare in for atreat at Brixton’sRitzy cinema. This great independent cinema has comfy


seats and shows amix of independent, art house and foreign-language films with some of the mainstream blockbusters. And for any- one whoisafilm buff,membership would makeagreat and original gift.


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