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.

Too much stuff in your small flat? Give it away to local people on Freecycle

Posted on May 14, 2007 by William Perrin

If like me you have a small flat overflowing with stuff then why not have a go with Freecycle to give things away to local people.  I have shifted dozens of DVDs and a whole set of encyclopaedias to people … Continue reading →

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Moped arson on Regents Canal towpath

Posted on May 14, 2007 by William Perrin

It is sad to see that moped theft and arson has returned to the area after being absent for a while.  Lisa reports three separate incidents of moped arson on the Regents Canal towpath near Treaty Street, with some being … Continue reading →

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Granary Square, Central St Martins

Posted on May 11, 2007 by William Perrin

In the distant future, when/if Argent finish the redevelopment of the railway lands behind kings cross station, a new London University of the Arts will take up residence in Lewis Cubitt’s Granary building (the huge Victorian building in the middle … Continue reading →

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New artificial pitch for Kings Cross

Posted on May 10, 2007 by William Perrin

Some really good news for local kids and anyone who wants a good artificial grass surface – the excellent local youth group the Copenhagen Youth Project have pulled off a real coup in refurbishing the Cally Pitch next to Orkney … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Railway Lands – the campaign goes on

Posted on April 28, 2007 by William Perrin

The doughty team at the Kings Cross Railway Lands Group have won a small victory on their route to a judicial review of the redevelopment plans for the area behind Kings Cross.  The judicial review itself will be on 24th/25th … Continue reading →

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Cross Kings new comedy The B-Team Sunday evening

Posted on April 28, 2007 by William Perrin

People are now starting to see The Cross Kings as a good thing in the neighbourhood,  miles better than the Backpacker, even though they do occasionally have trouble controlling the noise. The food is pretty good for the price and … Continue reading →

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Naughty squirrel returns to Bingfield Park

Posted on April 22, 2007 by William Perrin

I have put out some bird feeders in Bingfield Park to encourage some wildlife.  There are three squirrels that occasionally raid the bird feeders (see here).  I even saw one up a tree with a baguette it had stolen.I put … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Access – community gets up to a million quid but no bridge yet……

Posted on April 21, 2007 by William Perrin

After a surreal Camden Council meeting where residents weren’t allowed to speak, we now have up to £1 million on the table for refurbishing York Way to make it a better pedestrian environment. It is very unusual indeed to get … Continue reading →

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