Category Archives: Community stuff

Air quality summit to be held in King’s Cross

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Clare Hill

Camden Council and Islington Council are jointly hosting this event, and the summit’s stated aim is to inform about “the health effects of air pollution, how you can protect yourself, and what is being done to improve London’s air quality.” … Continue reading →

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Greenwall in the FT

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Very excited today. Kings Cross Community Projects’ greenwall (now called the living sculpture) project has been mentioned in the FT and it doesn’t even physically exist yet! Our locally based sculptor, the rather fab Neil Ayling is exhibiting in his … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Social Media Surgery – free, friendly help with your website, twitter, Facebook, email list etc

Posted on October 15, 2011 by William Perrin

There's free help for you on Wednesday evening with any questions you might have about social media. There's a 'social media surgery' up at the Art Club TileYard Studios (map).  These are small friendly volunteer run events  with a focus … Continue reading →

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Perfect partners

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

King's Cross Community Projects may have found the perfect partner… Read on for more: Yesterday I want dancing with Neil Ayling and today things look different. Locally based artist Neil’s first solo exhibition at the Eb & Flow gallery in … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross perspectives – Britannia Street, regeneration, street crime

Posted on October 5, 2011 by William Perrin

Kings Cross is in yet another a state of flux, Kings Cross is always in a state of flux.  It's great to capture snapshots as the area changes over time.  Leah DIxon sent in this piece about her part of … Continue reading →

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Good luck our Neil!!!

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

We are sending our very best wishes for locally based artist, Neil Ayling's show 'Flection' at the Ebb and Flow Gallery in Shoreditch which starts tonight and runs until 5 November. Neil has been commissioned by King's Cross Community Projects … Continue reading →

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Community Google map

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

As part of their Mapping our Patch project, local group King's Cross Community Projects have started developing a Google map showing related community activity. If you'd like to add something to the map, contact KCCP with details. Click on the … Continue reading →

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Clean air in London

Posted on September 26, 2011 by William Perrin

Modern air pollution isn't as visible as the old pea-soupers, but it is just as insidious.  In areas like Kings Cross with insane road traffic levels, constrcution trafffic, long taxi ranks, bus stands and plenty of diesel trains air pollution … Continue reading →

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