Brixton Village

This is Victor. He runs a very friendly bistro in the newly-hip Brixton Village. It's been some 24 years or so since I  was in the heart of Brixton Market. I was in the area to conduct some interviews about the changing history of the area and how those changes impacted residents and business-holders. He told me of the pressures imposed on traders to change the way they operate and the sharp rent hikes.

Over the last quarter century, since I last visited, the plethora of traditional meat & fish stalls in the indoor market has given way to all manner of bistro-type eateries serving aromatic street food from around the world. Spain, Chile, Ghana, Italy, Portugal, Brazil and others are all deliciously represented in those historic walkways.

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional "