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.

Better Bingfield – a new Sparkplug building – public meeting Monday 21st July Randell’s Road

Posted on July 10, 2008 by William Perrin

Sparkplug is a fantastic project based in Bingfield Park – it works with small numbers of the hardest to reach young people through motorbike safety and maintenance courses.  They have a great little website (partially completed).  The Council is rebuilding … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Station behind the scenes tour

Posted on July 9, 2008 by William Perrin

Many of you were interested in a station tour which Network Rail kindly offered.  It’s a fantastic building with a great history.  Hopefully I have mailed almost everyone who replied – apologies if I missed you in the email avalanche … Continue reading →

Posted in Transport | 1 Comment

Argent property developers try to throw resident out of Kings Cross planning exhbition

Posted on July 9, 2008 by William Perrin

Sophie Talbot was asked to leave Argent’s planning exhibition by security guards for trying to talk to the developer’s representative Bob Evans and Islington planning officials.  Sophie had gone to the exhibition in the German Gym which has a huge … Continue reading →

Posted in #googlebridgeKX, Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc, Kings Cross Station Refurbishment, Planning, Licensing and Regulation | 1 Comment

Streamlined steaming at Kings Cross – Sir Nigel Gresley 60007

Posted on July 6, 2008 by William Perrin

Hearing that an A4 Pacific was coming to Kings Cross I gave in to my inner trainspotter on Saturday and shot a little footage of this wonderful steam train.  The Sir Nigel Gresley was the 100th of its class named … Continue reading →

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Lost Cat!

Posted on July 4, 2008 by William Perrin

IS THIS YOUR CAT??? This lovely little black cat has been hanging around Northdown St and Balfe St for several days now. She is very friendly and has obviously had an owner till very recently. Local residents have been feeding … Continue reading →

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This site’s second birthday – five hundred articles up!

Posted on July 4, 2008 by William Perrin

This website is two years old on Friday 4 July – it’s amazing that something set up as list of broken things on the street now has over 500 articles (more than one every working day) and 300 comments with … Continue reading →

Posted in How to get things done locally | 2 Comments

Ben Kinsella tribute in Bingfield Park

Posted on July 3, 2008 by William Perrin

These impromptu tributes by local young people to Ben Kinsella appeared in Bingfield Park yesterday.  Paul Converys touching comment here explains that Ben played football with CYP the local youth group.  ‘A random act of violence in the small hours … Continue reading →

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Fatal stabbing near Kings Cross

Posted on June 29, 2008 by William Perrin

Terrible news of a young man stabbed to death on North Road, near the junction with York Way (map).  The basic facts seem to be that on Saturday night the man was drinking in Shillibeers, got involved in an altercation … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc | 1 Comment