Lambeth Council Refuses Grant to South London Gay Community Centre, 1975
Lambeth Council refused to award a grant to the South London Gay Community Centre to cover basic running costs for rent, rates (community charge) and electricity. Among those objecting to the grant was Mrs. Beatrice Old, the landlady of the George public house, from which we had been barred. The grant application for the Gay Centre and the Women's Place next door were considered together. The Council insisted there would not be sufficient revenue for either organisation though later they agreed to a grant for the Women's Place.
We plastered this poster around various locations in Lambeth as a protest against the decision and converted Lambeth Town Hall's fine old Edwardian clock tower to a fuck off 'V' sign leaving no doubt as to our feelings on how the council had treated us (1975).