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

Authoring King’s Cross

The Contested Spaces forum at Central St Martins is running an event, ‘Authoring King’s Cross’ to discuss the King’s Cross Wikipedia entry. The King’s Cross Wikipedia entry has long been controversial with authors of this site having had references deleted … Continue reading

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Street tree damage

The majority of street trees in the north east section of King’s Cross are there because of the endeavors of one man, John Ashwell. John fundraised for the trees and liaised with Islington Council’s tree team to survey planting pits, … Continue reading

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King’s Cross Farm Drop

Judith Paris, founder of King’s Cross special enterprise group, Get More, has set up a Farm Drop in King’s Cross and will be hosting a taster evening this Friday. Farm Drop is a new way of buying food produced within … Continue reading

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Concerns over TfL interim proposals for gyratory

Last week Transport for London announced a programme of removing old style gyratory systems across London including King’s Cross, which we welcome here with the proviso that the new road system designs provide substantial improvement for vulnerable road users as … Continue reading

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Redevelopment of Belgrove House

Local resident and activist Richenda writes: Belgrove House is the low red-brick building currently housing Access Storage, the King’s Cross post office and so on. It sits opposite King’s Cross Station forming the south end of King’s Cross square, and … Continue reading

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King’s Cross rebranding – we have a winner!

Thankyou to everyone who took part in our tongue in cheek competition. Congratulations to Lynne who not only rebranded the area the London Borough of Battlebridge but also proposed a Passport to Pimlico style bid for independence from LBs Camden … Continue reading

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Friends of Regents Canal public meeting and call for volunteers

7pm Wednesday 19th February London Canal Museum Regent’s Canal flows through five London boroughs and everyone is welcome to the next meeting of Friends of Regent’s Canal. The agenda will include brief discussions on the future of Friends of Regent’s … Continue reading

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King’s Cross Community Projects on how to get Census data for your area

We wanted to start putting Census data together for our area, a half mile radius from the perimeter of King’s Cross Station. This is how I did it. The Office for National Statistics makes a range of data freely available … Continue reading

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