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About Sophie Talbot

Sophie runs a small business designing websites for small businesses and community groups. http://www.cookiewp.com She also manages King's Cross Community Projects http://www.kccp.org.uk

Poorly paid cleaners protest at KX Station

If you are wondering what the protest outside the station is about today, then wonder no more. ISS, a company that provides a range of services including corporate cleaning, pays it’s staff minimum wage. This is currently £6.19 per hour. … Continue reading

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Here’s your chance to help plan for The Cally

  It’s been an exciting year on The Cally: dozens of Diamond Jubilee Street Parties in June; a great turn out to The Cally Olympic Torch relay in July; thousands of people at the fantastic Cally Festival in September; and even … Continue reading

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Winter Wonderland workshops are here

Thifty Couture, part of the GetMoreSocial group of social enterprises are running a fun series of Christmas craft workshops with Offset Warehouse, the ethical clothing and interiors specialists! Spend time on a Saturday creating some wonderfully unique, hand-crafted items – perfect presents … Continue reading

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Sculpture hanging garden for KX – latest news

Local charity King’s Cross Community Projects have finalised all the fixtures and fittings to be attched to the sculpture that will soon be home to a stunning hanging garden on the KX gyratory system. This week they’ll be visiting the … Continue reading

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Your chance to own original KX street art – a massive bargain for any art collector or fan

The Candinsky is a local street artist, I’ve been a fan of his work for a while. He writes: I studied at Central Saint Martin’s (now based at Granary Square in King’s Cross) and I’m a part-time graffiti artist. These paintings are … Continue reading

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Help plant 900 daffs on the Bemerton this Saturday 11am

I the Cally At the Cally festival 2012 100  ‘I heart the Cally’ bookbags were sold and 100 people gave their reasons for loving the lovely, lovable, Caledonian Road whilst donations were collected for the daffs that will be planted … Continue reading

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Bloomsbury Festival this weekend!

  Lots of events coming up for us across Bloomsbury this weekend, including all this at OneKX:

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A word from Locality

Many thanks to Locality for sending us this article: Locality is the leading nationwide network of settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises. We believe that every community is a place of possibility.   We are a national … Continue reading

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