Brixton Blog

You are invited to join family and friends to celebrate the life of
ALAN SLINGSBY who passed away on 28 January 2026.
A gathering will be held 10.15 - 11.15am on Friday 13 March
West Norwood Crematorium, Norwood Rd, London, SE27 9JU
Alan’s funeral will also be livestreamed:
https://watch.obitus.com
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Refreshments afterwards in the Great North Wood Pub, 3 Knight’s Hill, West Norwood, London, SE27 0HS
Bright colours and happy memories are encouraged

Rather than flowers, please donate to:
Our crowdfunder (link in bio) to help preserve Alan’s legacy by creating a permanent archive of his work on the Brixton Blog & Bugle
OR
Medical Aid for Palestinians at www.MAP.org.uk

Both causes were close to Alan’s heart

HELP US SAVE THE BRIXTON BLOG & BUGLE ARCHIVE! Link in profile.
For the past 16 years, the Brixton Blog and its sister paper the Bugle have celebrated Brixton in all its diversity and chronicled its heritage and its transformation. Founded by young journalists Tim Dickens and Zoe Jewell, the Blog & Bugle was passed on to Linda Quinn and Alan Slingsby, senior journalists with a lifetime’s experience in local news reporting. All believed passionately that an independent, impartial local news service was vital to the good of the community. In a digital age where print journalism is becoming unsustainable, they produced it without pay or any kind of funding.

Alan and Linda brought to the Blog & Bugle the highest of journalistic standards, creating a lively and diverse mix of in-depth investigative pieces, interviews, reviews, coverage of cultural events, history, architecture and sport. They gave the community a voice, got behind local campaigns and built a positive picture of a thriving community when the national press appeared interested only in reporting Brixton’s failures.

Linda passed away in 2021 and for the past five years Alan has almost single-handedly kept the Blog & Bugle alive – and to the same exacting standards as ever. Alan died suddenly on 28 January this year and, sadly, without his energy, skills and commitment, we are not able to keep it going.

Alan wanted to preserve, for the benefit of the community and future generations, the thousands of local stories, pictures and people featured in the Blog & Bugle over 16 years. With your help, we can make his vision a reality by repurposing the two platforms as a permanent living archive that would be accessible to all. This invaluable resource would be housed at Lambeth Archives’ Brixton HQ.

Reformatting the Blog & Bugle for this purpose will cost £3,000. To that end we, the trustees, have set up a crowdfunding page in the hope that the many readers who have enjoyed it for free over the years will donate whatever they can afford to preserve the archive into the future.

Thank you.

The funeral of Alan Slingsby

You are invited to join his family and friends to celebrate the life of ALAN SLINGSBY who passed away on 28 January 2026. A gathering will be held 10.15 - 11.15am on Friday 13 March West Norwood Crematorium, Norwood Rd, London, SE27 9JU Refreshments afterwards in the Great North Wood Pub 3 Knight’s Hill, West Norwood, London, SE27 0HS Bright colours and happy memories are encouraged ...

The funeral of Alan Slingsby You are invited to join his family and friends to celebrate the life of ALAN SLINGSBY who passed away on 28 January 2026. A gathering will be held 10.15 – 11.15am on Friday 13 March West Norw…

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of Alan Slingsby, our editor. Alan died at home suddenly and unexpectedly - we believe of heart failure - on 28 January.

Throughout his life, Alan dedicated himself to impartial and high quality journalism, and as the editor of the Brixton Bugle and Blog he threw all his energy, skills and resources into building a unique and much-loved publication. Alan loved Brixton and worked tirelessly and selflessly to give its people a voice. He believed passionately in the importance of local news, written to the same exacting standards as the best in international reporting. He was principled, professional, conscientious and kind, and will be sorely missed.

We know that very many people will want to mark Alan’s passing and celebrate his life and work. His family and friends are still in shock and at this stage there are many practicalities to be dealt with, but we will provide an update as soon as we can. We have set up a tribute page on MuchLoved so you can leave messages of condolence here: https://alanslingsby.muchloved.com

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