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.

The Cross Kings, a noisy bar

Posted on July 20, 2007 by William Perrin

Residents and businesses live packed in cheek by jowl in Kings Cross and we all need to stay good neighbours.  The Cross Kings on York way is right next to some high density housing and is annoying the neighbours again … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross wildlife update – send your pictures……

Posted on July 17, 2007 by William Perrin

The coots who recently took up residence on Regents Canal in the new nesting platforms have had a chick (click on the photo to enlarge).  Thanks to Ed for the photo and Shirley for alerting to new arrival.  Also, on … Continue reading →

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Victory for affordable housing on Islington Triangle

Posted on July 10, 2007 by William Perrin

In what some would see as a surprise development Islington Councillors stood up to developers and their own planning officials this evening to demand more affordable housing in the controversial Islington Triangle development.  A brilliant technically argued campaign on a … Continue reading →

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Islington Triangle – planning meeting Tueday 1930

Posted on July 9, 2007 by William Perrin

There will be a huge development near Randell’s Road where the railway people currently store building materials near the channel tunnel bridge over the east cost mainline.  A 17 storey building is planned.  A big proportion of the railway lands … Continue reading →

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Cally Festival is go in Bingfield Park!

Posted on July 7, 2007 by William Perrin

Patriic and the Cally Community Health volunteers have done a brilliant job and completely transformed Bingfield Park into a community festival – there is music, BBQs, ethnic foods, bric a brac, a bucking bronco, trumpeters from the Age of Enlightenment, … Continue reading →

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Cally Festival – Saturday 7 July, 1200-1700 Bingfield Park, free entry

Posted on July 5, 2007 by William Perrin

Saturday afternoon sees the return of the Cally Festival to Bingfield Park, off Bingfield Street (map).  This is a great community event for everyone in Kings Cross with loads of stalls and entertainments all for free, including a bucking bronco!  … Continue reading →

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Kingscrossenvironment.com one year old today……..

Posted on July 4, 2007 by William Perrin

It was a year ago today that I set up this site after a conversation with Tom at MySociety.  I had no idea the torrent of local activism we would unearth and celebrate.  It has been great fun over a … Continue reading →

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Hoodies – the positive side

Posted on July 3, 2007 by William Perrin

Local young people have put on a brilliant art exhibition at 334 Caledonian Road.  They have taken the demonised ‘hoodie’ and used it to express the influences on modern young people.  The hoodies (papier mache and collage) make a huge … Continue reading →

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