Category Archives: Community stuff

Do you think Cally Pool is a filthy dump? Do we deserve better?

Cally pool may be popular amongst some, but the swimming pool has probably seen better days:  The changing rooms have permanent stained puddles, the facilities are beyond yesteryear, and who dares to use the toilets or send your child to … Continue reading

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Cally Festival this weekend – weather set fair, Sunday 1200-1800

It’s the excellent Cally Festival 2013 this Sunday and the Met Office forecast is for a dry day, somewhat less humid than recently.  Things kick off at 1200 and run until 1800 up on the Cally Road south of the … Continue reading

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Cally Festival this weekend needs volunteers – can you help?

The excellent Cally Festival runs again this Sunday from noon on the Cally Road and they are looking for volunteers.  It’s a great local event, I hugely enjoyed helping out with the first one in 2011 just turning up very … Continue reading

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Ice Festival at the Canal Museum this Saturday

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Ferodo bridge….going, going

The Ferodo bridge is being repainted by Network Rail. Local councillors and Team Cally have worked with Network Rail to make sure the bridge retains a local identity and doesn’t just become a bland viaduct.  Cllr Paul Convery has been … Continue reading

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Community hub seeks development worker

Bemerton Villages Management Organisation (BVMO), the tenant management organisation for the Bemerton Estate, needs a highly enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated part-time worker for a very exciting project. They are creating a community hub for Caledonian ward comprising a network of … Continue reading

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Calthorpe Project needs help – please complete the survey

The Calthorpe Project, a community garden and centre on Gray’s Inn Road, has the opportunity to develop a new building on our existing site to increase the quality and range of services we provide. To help us do this we … Continue reading

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Full of rubbish and poo! Camden’s management of Kings Cross streets.

Don’t get me wrong, Camden Council is carrying out daily rubbish collections on many roads in Kings Cross and they do send street sweepers around as well. A van regularly collects larger items.  But it is not difficult to see,  … Continue reading

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