Author Archives: William Perrin

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About William Perrin

Active in Kings Cross London and South Oxfordshire, founder of Talk About Local, helping people find a voice online and a trustee of The Indigo Trust , Good Things Foundation and ThreeSixtyGiving as well as Connect8.

Street issues in North Kings Cross

Posted on April 17, 2011 by William Perrin

I set up this site in 2006 partly to help me keep track of local street issues after years of work with neighbours and local public services to help clean the neighbourhood up.  I did a walk on Saturday  around … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc, Broken Stuff on the Street | 1 Comment

Kings Cross fauna on the Cally Road

Posted on April 13, 2011 by William Perrin

More great pictures from Tony Rees on the Cally Road – a wren, a frog and a robin.

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Lisa Pontecorvo stone Edward Square

Posted on April 8, 2011 by William Perrin

David Oxnam sent in pictures of the beautiful stone he commissioned on behalf of the Friends of Edwards Square to celebrate Lisa's involvement in the square.  It's a simple beautiful piece, reflecting the superb typography of the Andrew Motion inscription … Continue reading →

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‘The Express cleaning and repairing’ revealed at 10 Cally Road

Posted on April 8, 2011 by William Perrin

Tony's Hemp Corner is no more and stripping out at No10 Caledonian Road a while ago revealed this lovely old signage in a 1950s, possibly earlier typeface which I snapped in the lovely light today.  I think this is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Buy&Sell, Planning, Licensing and Regulation | 5 Comments

The Lumen Kings Cross Friday and Saturday night – story telling, poetry, music

Posted on April 7, 2011 by William Perrin

This has in from Pamela Mansi and Catherine Packard: >>Dear Friends and fans of good story-telling, poetry and music BLOOMSBURY VOICES are taking their spring show: Defining lines to the lovely and quite astonishing LUMEN an architecturally award-winning arts space … Continue reading →

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Camley Street Graffiti

Posted on April 7, 2011 by William Perrin

I was just wondering if anybody had noticed the rather fine graffiti by the steps up to the Maiden Lane Bridge at the end of Camley Street. I don't think its a Banksy, but does anybody know anything more about … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc, Arts and Entertainment, Young People | 2 Comments

Missing man, dementia patient said to frequent Kings Cross

Posted on April 6, 2011 by William Perrin

This from the Ilford Guardian.  We don't normally put up things wholesale from newspapers but this seems a good cause. 'Martin Barron, 53, was last seen at his home in Clandon Road in Ilford on Saturday (April 2) at around … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross coots – springwatch

Posted on April 3, 2011 by William Perrin

More great spring watch pics from Janys Lomax and Camley Street Natural Park in Kings Cross.  A coot and a terrapin (good discussion on feral uk terrapins here), a coot with its chicks and what may be a marsh marigold, … Continue reading →

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