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Category Archives: Bingfield Park
What’s the value of a community getting its act together on arson? About £200,000 perhaps?
Kings Cross has improved a lot over the last ten to fifteen years – particularly anti-social behaviour. A new set of data has prompted me to have go at estimating how much one aspect of that improvement is ‘worth’, in … Continue reading
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Tagged arson, gifford, outram, rufford, unit cost database
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Is The Mayhew our nearest animal rescue home?
Based at Kensal Green The Mayhew Animal Rescue Home does an incredible job of both rescuing dogs, cats and rabbits and of working to prevent animal welfare issues arising. This is a huge issue in King’s Cross where we face … Continue reading
Crimestoppers Bulletin from Islington Police
E-fit Released of indecent Assault Suspect A man who indecently assaulted a 17-year-old girl on a bus is being sought by police in Islington. On 25 January 2010 at about 10:40am, the victim, a student, got on to the 253 … Continue reading
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Sparkplug rebuild underway
Sparkplug is a wonderful project in north Kings Cross that works with local young people especially those most in need. For years they have worked in a converted toilet and a sea container in a decrepit compound on the edge … Continue reading
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Bingfield Park – keeping it a green and pleasant space
Action by residents and the Council has turned Bingfield Park from an urban hellhole to a pleasant green space. But simple lack of maintenance risks it returning to its former state. In 2002 and for years prior to that the … Continue reading
Bingfield Park – war on squirrels – an update from the front line
The long running struggle of bird feeders Vs squirrels continues in Bingfield Park (click here for some history and video). After successful trials of a Nuttery seed feeder in the dense branch cover of what may be a mulberry tree … Continue reading
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Better Bingfield – a new Sparkplug building – public meeting Monday 21st July Randell’s Road
Sparkplug is a fantastic project based in Bingfield Park – it works with small numbers of the hardest to reach young people through motorbike safety and maintenance courses. They have a great little website (partially completed). The Council is rebuilding … Continue reading
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Bingfield Park and dogs – possible solution?
Despite Islington’s concrete and tarmac there is often unused green space that goes to waste. Next to Bingfield Park, along Pembroke Street there is a 50metre long 15 metre wide green strip with about a dozen trees on it. There … Continue reading
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