The impending arrival of the upmarket Champagne and Fromage wine bar in Granville Arcade (Brixton Village) has certainly split opinion wide open around Brixton, with some seeing it as an example of gentrification running out of control.

The champagne and nibbles store – which is expanding from its existing base in Covent Garden – declared themselves to be ‘so excited‘ about their new Brixton branch, and with the opening date now set for the 8th October, locals are preparing themselves for another huge shift in the demographic of the market.

Local anarcho-activist group Yuppies Out have announced a ‘Champagne Holocaust’ street party to coincide with the opening of the wine bar, where they will be offering ‘free Dairylea cheese slices and White Ace cider’ backed by live music coming from the Fat White Family, Meat Raffle and ‘whoever else wants to play.’

In true anarchic fashion, the date for the party seems to be somewhat in flux, but now seems to have finally settled for Friday 11th October, at 5pm.

Here’s the full text of the Facebook event (it’s quite sweary, so look away if you’re easily offended):

CHAMPAGNE HOLOCAUST STREET PARTY As you may or may not know a dark cloud is ominously looming above the once pure skys of Brixton, this cloud is called CHAMPAGNE AND FROMAGE and from the 11th of October it will rain on us until we drown in a sea of estate agents, champagne swilling yummy mummies and the so called “fizz fiends”… c-nts! WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS. DEATH TO CHAMPAGNE AND FROMAGE! YUPPIES OUT! So you the people are here by cordially invited to the official YUPPIES OUT anti champagne and fromage street party which will be timed to coincide with the opening of their new cancerous venture inside the once glorious Granville arcade. We will be providing FREE DAIRYLEA CHEESE SLICES AND WHITE ACE CIDER, and there will be live music from the FAT WHITE FAMILY, MEAT RAFFLE and whoever else wants to come and play. THE AIM IS TO TRY AND DISTURB THE YUPPIE INFIDELS SO MUCH THAT THEY CHOKE ON THEIR RANCID FIZZ AND VINTAGE DEATH CHEESE. NO FUCKING SURRENDER! YUPPIES OUT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the street party will be held just opposite the cold harbour lane entrance. date of party may be subject to change depending on when these yuppies c-nts pull there shitty fingers out. See you there comrades.

The event is now scheduled to take place Brixton Village, off Coldharbour Lane, Brixton around 5pm on Friday 11th October.

Facebook event