Empty Shops Radio in Brixton Village

Friday 5th February 2010

Exploring empty shops is about celebrating local distinctiveness - that's the thinking behind a new project from the Empty Shops Network.

Touring to six towns across England, the project will also show local communities how to use empty shops for meanwhile projects - in fact each project will last less than a week from start to finish. That week will involved public meetings, informal training for local artists, and showcase the tools needed to run empty shops projects.

The tour has been organised by the Empty Shops Network, with the first event happening just a week after the project was conceived at a meeting of organisations involved in bringing empty shops and spaces into meanwhile use.

Have a listen to some of the people we have been speaking to about the Brixton project...

Dan Thompson at Brixton

Theatre in an Empty Shop

The Ideas Shop

Transition Town Brixton and Friends of Brixton Market