Category Archives: Things to do

Just who you’ve been searching for!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Here's a brilliant way to get those annoying jobs done that are a constant millstone around your neck whilst, at one and the same time, supporting the arts! Girl Friday is a fab new micro business operating in King's Cross … Continue reading →

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Interested in creative writing? local print publication starting up

Posted on May 31, 2011 by William Perrin

Martin O’Donnell at Priory Green passed this on.  Good to see that someone can afford to print and distribute in this economic climate. Presumably they will follow the successful Hackney Citizen model.  Also check out the great site Martin is … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Williams’ childhood in Kings Cross

Posted on May 23, 2011 by William Perrin

There is some rare early 1980s footage of Kings Cross including Cromer Street, Argyle School, The Hillview Estate and Marchmont Street in this fascinating documentary about the early life of comedian Kenneth Williams.  

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Cally Festival

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Sophie Talbot
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Lost in a King’s Cross labyrinth

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Clare Hill

The prospect of experiencing an evening of random art happenings in a labyrinth inside an old stable in King’s Cross sounded promising. The website of the King & the Minotaur is a maze itself, giving away not much more than … Continue reading →

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Phew, wot a scorcher!

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

    We all felt sincerely sorry for all those Londoners who travelled far this Easter to get a bit of sun only to find freak showers whilst here in KX we basked in it. The canal running behind KX … Continue reading →

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Pop up gallery in former Peter and Tony’s hairdressers on Cally Road

Posted on April 17, 2011 by William Perrin

The sadness of losing these two old hairdressers on the Cally Road is mitigated a little by the wonderful use of their entire empty shop as an impromptu gallery for the art of Jim Geddes.  Stephan wrote about local residents … Continue reading →

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The dark art of creative patronage

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Clare Hill

An art commissioning agency, All Visual Arts (AVA) that recently based itself in King’s Cross, has opened its first exhibition. The exhibition space and offices are tucked away down the cul-del-sac, Omega Place, across from Housman’s Bookshop, in an unprepossessing … Continue reading →

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