Author Archives: Sophie Talbot

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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

The Trib reports on Deep Lee award

Extract from the Islington Tribune 11 November 2011: “CENTRAL St Martin’s College is to set up a special award in memory of an “exceptional” young student following her death last month. A proposal for a series of lasting tributes was … Continue reading

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Join Sustrans walking from Angel to the Olympic Park

For more info: http://champions.sustrans.org.uk/    

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You are invited to…

Exciting things have been happening in Caledonian Ward over the past six months. In July, the Cally Festival saw over 6,000 people come to the Caledonian Road, to experience some fantastic entertainment and more importantly to see what the shops … Continue reading

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Excellent Camden New Journal road safety article

This week’s Camden New Journal, sister paper of the Islington Tribune includes a strong article about the possible corporate manslaughter charge being brought against Transport for London following the tragically avoidable death of 24 year old student Deep Lee (Min … Continue reading

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Camden Council wants you to tell them about road safety

Camden’s culture and environment scrutiny committee is calling on cyclists to provide written submissions of their experiences on roads across the borough, particularly on main roads which are managed by Transport for London, which includes the notorious King’s Cross Gyratory … Continue reading

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An old friend finds a new home

The beautiful Handyside Bridge that preceded the brand spanking new internal footbridge in KX Station was much loved by locals and tourists alike. It was a destination for Harry Potter fans wanting to have their pictures taken under the famous bridge with … Continue reading

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Living Streets 20mph campaign

The excellent Living Streets is campaigning for a 20mph speed limit right across London. Here Camden Community radio interviews Caroline Russell from Living Streets and Sophie Talbot from King’s Cross Community Projects about road safety (starting at 10.44 in), particularly … Continue reading

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Please help with trees…

Apologies for the repost, but I think this got lost in our switch from typepad to wordpress…. John Ashwell has had a great response to the plea for help with replacing fallen trees on Wharfdale Road. The collection is coming along well, and thank … Continue reading

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