Author Archives: William Perrin

Unknown's avatar

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.

Going underground at Kings Cross

Posted on November 27, 2008 by William Perrin

Kings Cross is the most important transport hub in London and it often pops up on the wonderful UndergroundGal tube driver blog.  It is a wonderful factual insight into how tube trains work and the day to day struggle to … Continue reading →

Posted in Transport | 1 Comment

Grafitti hotline

Posted on November 21, 2008 by William Perrin

Regular readers will know of the hard work by the Council's environmental crime unit to tackle graffiti vandalism in Kings Cross.  We have had one grafitti related death in the area and hundreds of tags removed.  The canal is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Street Tipping, Mess, Trash | 5 Comments

Taming the streets in Kings Cross – RoadWitch and PARKing Day

Posted on November 17, 2008 by William Perrin

We have a lot of busy streets in Kings Cross – the presumption for years has been that 'cars are king', pedestrians come distant last in the car, bus, truck, road works, bike pecking order.  TfL Camden and Islington have … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Gyrations KX Campaign, Broken Stuff on the Street | 1 Comment

White Flowered Bike to remember Madeleine Wright – and still nothing has been done!

Posted on November 15, 2008 by William Perrin

This bike was seen chained at the corner of Pentonville Road / Pentonville Rise to remember the spot where Madeleine Wright lost her life at the age of 26 riding her bicycle and being crushed to death by a lorry.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Planning, Licensing and Regulation, Transport | 2 Comments

Insect farm in Bingfield Park promises more birdlife

Posted on November 2, 2008 by William Perrin

What used to be a dead tree in Bingfield Park is now an insect farm.  The Greenspace folk at the council (thanks to Ranger Lawrence) have been trying to figure out ways to improve the park's biodiversity.  There is very … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife and Nature | Leave a comment

Vegetarian rescues Royal Mail Post Office at Kings Cross…

Posted on November 1, 2008 by William Perrin

Kings Cross finally has gotten a new classic.  One of the most reliable and longest running vegetarian / vegan take aways, established in 11 Warren Street has recently expanded to Kings Cross and at a surprisingly central location, the Kings … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Drink | 1 Comment

Family weekend at Kings Place 15th, 16th November

Posted on October 28, 2008 by William Perrin

Joanie McGill at Kings Place sends a mail with some fascinating icy arts for a family weekend.  It's a lot cheaper than LegoLand and better for you… Blurb begins: Scene Norway Under the Umbrella of the London Jazz festival in … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts and Entertainment | 1 Comment

Kings Cross walkability audit condemns Kings Cross and St Pancras road crossings

Posted on October 27, 2008 by William Perrin

Crossing the road in Kings Cross is a nightmare and now we have an official report commissioned by TfL that sets it out in black and white. Basically the report by experts on the walking environment condemns the situation in Kings … Continue reading →

Posted in Broken Stuff on the Street, Road Safety in Kings Cross | 11 Comments