We've been keeping quiet about the greenwall project on Wharfdale Road for a while. Fundraising didn't go as well as we'd hoped; perhaps in the current financial climate fewer grant givers are willing to support new charities like King's Cross Community Projects despite the considerable amount of expertise shared by our trustees. However, LB Islington has come to the rescue and are enabling us to go ahead on the design and build elements of the project.

We've had to cut our cloth to suit the reduced amount we'll be able to spend. Unfortunately it's the youth training and community consultation parts of the project that have had to go. We still hope to work with the Winton School gathering ideas from local children, as well as running a cut down community consultation exercise for everyone living and working in the immediate vicinity. We'll be leafleting in and around Wharfdale Road asking for your ideas, concerns and general input.

Our first step will be to invite tenders from artists and sculptors working in steel, particularly corten steel, to design and construct a massive three tiered planter. We want our artists to be inspired by our local community and its history. We have a list of artists we will be approaching, all with some link to the area. If you would like to recommend an artist or sculptor for inclusion on our tender list we'd be very happy to hear from you.

We'll be agreeing our project timetable in the next week or so and will post the details here as soon as we know more.

King's Cross Community Projects would like to thank everyone that has registered their support for the greenwall project over the past couple of years. We won't keep you waiting much longer before construction starts!