Category Archives: Community stuff

Calling all KX Community groups!

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

KXCommunity: It’s all about you is a day of exploration and planning for all community groups within a half mile radius of the perimeter of KX Station. 11am to 3.30pm, 27 April at the Only Connect Theatre. Cllr Paul Convery and Cllr Sarah Hayward will be … Continue reading →

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Could an official neighbourhood forum for King’s Cross be set up now?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Robert Milne

Most people in the previous King’s Cross Development Forum meeting (on 9 February) wanted the Forum to take an active role in setting up a neighbourhood forum for the King’s Cross area. In particular, they wanted an application for the designation … Continue reading →

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Fire Drill problems on York way

Posted on March 19, 2012 by William Perrin

Some odd scenes are reported by a local resident with a bird’s eye view of York Way as fire drills on the railways lands site appear to go awry.  We received a copy of an email to a University of … Continue reading →

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It’s a bird, no it’s a plane.. no it’s… a mini sculpture garden!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

We’ve had such problems with what to call it… it started out as a greenwall, then a vertical garden, then a vertical landscape, then a living sculpture. Now… it’s a mini sculpture garden! The latest update has just been posted … Continue reading →

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It’s frogs & toads at Culpeper!

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

If you’ve not visited Culpeper Gardens before, then you are in for a treat. Just up the road towards Sainsbury’s at The Angel, this community garden is an absolute gem. You can pop into the green oasis during the day … Continue reading →

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Hands, souls, and little acts of kindness will change Kings Cross

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

Since about a year there is a recycling-bay in Swinton Place, taking glass, plastics and papers.  At first unused, it soon became quite popular as an added opportunity for locals to dispose of  their recyclables  during the week.  Soon the container … Continue reading →

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Wharfdale Rd greenwall/living sculpture feedback report

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Earlier this month King’s Cross Community Projects completed a consultation process to see what people thought of the living sculpture/greenwall project they are running.  They’ve written up everything that happened during the consultation process, including all the feedback they received, and the resulting report … Continue reading →

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KXCommunity map update

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

The latest update to the community map produced using Google by King’s Cross Community Projects includes green spaces. There is so little green space here, and most of what there is is tiny. The community map is a work in … Continue reading →

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