People pulling together have helped turn Kings Cross around from a warzone in the mid nineties to one of the most exciting and stimulating places to live in London.  Every bit of the community has worked with each other, the Council(s), the police, property developers, local companies and charities.  People who want to help often find it hard to work out where to start.  If you feel like getting involved in the New Year then over coming weeks this website will feature oppotunities for you to find out what is going on and how to get involved.

As a starter, if you are interested in local democracy and what our councillors get up to a good place to start is the West Area Committee on Tuesday 9 January at the Barnsbury Centre, Offord Road, N1 – details including agenda here all your local councillors for the Kings Cross area (North of Pentonville Road) answer questions in public and debate local issues.  These issues can include, according to the website:

• information on council services and those provided by other organisations, such as recycling, streetlighting, rail and road improvements
• consultation on proposed local council projects such as controlled parking zones, traffic calming schemes and improvements to parks and open spaces
• information and consultation on major developments and projects led by other organisations, like the Arsenal stadium, Cross Rail and Kings Cross Central
• consultation on borough wide policy, such as the council’s budget and the borough transport spending plan
• discussion on matters of local interest and concern. If you think an item should be discussed at area committee, please contact the chair of your area committee.