Catching the artistically curious
At dusk on a backstreet south of the Euston Road, Redhanded’s glowing shopfront jumps out from the swathe of council estates. Cromer Street is a perpetually shuttered row of shops, and two artists...
View ArticleKing’s Cross Farm Drop
Judith Paris, founder of King’s Cross special enterprise group, Get More, has set up a Farm Drop in King’s Cross and will be hosting a taster evening this Friday. Farm Drop is a new way of buying food...
View ArticleSustainable Art Exhibition: 16th- 19th May
The Kings Cross based Atelier Tammam, more known for its outstanding ethical fashion and bridal ware have created a “Sustainable World Art Competition & Exhibition” here in Kings Cross,the first...
View ArticleAuthoring King’s Cross
The Contested Spaces forum at Central St Martins is running an event, ‘Authoring King’s Cross’ to discuss the King’s Cross Wikipedia entry. The King’s Cross Wikipedia entry has long been controversial...
View ArticleKing’s Cross – Gentrification/Regeneration
As part of the Expanded Boundaries/Restless Futures series, Central St Martin’s hosts a panel discussion about King’s Cross this Saturday evening. The event runs from 5 to 7pm at The Crossing, Granary...
View ArticlePutting streets on the general election agenda
This year the Living Streets Supporters Conference will be held right here and will gear the campaign up to get living streets on the political agenda for the 2015 general election. Living Streets is...
View ArticlePancras Square Leisure Centre freebie blunder
The new Pancras Square Leisure Centre opens on 19 July and the run up is being advertised locally with flyers being delivered to nearby Camden and Islington homes. The flyer offers a free swim which...
View ArticleTaking care of the canal towpath
Martin’s volunteers at Thornhill Bridge Community Garden last week The Regent’s Canal towpath is a vital green corridor providing wildlife habitat and rare green open space in King’s Cross. Since the...
View ArticleCally Festival Sunday 1200 onwards @thecallyfest #callyfest
It’s the Cally Festival this weekend – from Sunday at 1200 until 1800 the middle bit of the Cally South of the Ferodo/Cally Bridge will be full of performers, stalls and thousands of people. The...
View ArticleSome colour from the Cally Festival 2014 #callyfest #callyfestival...
Here’s some highlights of the Cally Festival 2014 from Twitter Balloonfro at #CallyFest http://t.co/3obYIR3oaU pic.twitter.com/sVfLw1uaTa — Tom Travels (@Tom_Travels) September 7, 2014 The 2014...
View ArticleCally Pool Gym and reception refurbishment – couple of days left to give views
A couple of days left to have your say on the proposed refurbishment of the gym and reception at the Cally Pool. I can’t find any more information online other than: ‘Here are some of the...
View ArticleKings Cross broadcasts through time – courtesy of the #BBCgenome
The wonderful archive team at the BBC have put almost the entire contents of the Radio Times from 1923-2009 online in a project known as the BBC genome. It’s a glorious resource you could get lost in...
View ArticleSupport St Andrews School
Summer fete Saturday 4th July from midday at St Andrews on Matilda Street behind Barnard Park.
View ArticleSt Pancras Old Church Thomas Hardy and Quire Music event
Thomas Hardy, sometime warden of St Pancras Old Church, described West Gallery Quire music in his novels and poetry. This programme will include readings from Hardy and associated music. Audience...
View ArticleCollingham Gardens Nursery fete 4th July 2015
The wonderful Collingham Gardens Nursery, which some people may remember from the Open Garden Square Weekend in June, is holding it’s annual fete this Saturday from 1pm to 4.30pm. It promises to be...
View ArticleCalling all 14 to 25 year olds. Have your say about electing the London Mayor
The brilliant StillOneLDN with Barnsbury Community Group are running an event on Friday 12th February to give local 14 to 25 year olds the chance to have their say about the election for Mayor of...
View ArticlePlea to Argent to gift a valuable ecological resource to the King’s Cross...
The King’s Cross pond, or ‘Of Soil and Water’ to use the title of this temporary art installation near the York Way railway bridge, was planned to exist for just two years. After that it will be filled...
View ArticleGeddes Gallery – Mammary Gang 15-16 May 10-8pm.
The Geddes Gallery (formerly KC Continental Foods aka the Italian Deli at 26 Caledonian Road) is getting back into the swing of things with some new shows – first up is the Mammary Gang >Private...
View ArticleCamden Mela
This year the King’s Cross – Brunswick Neighbourhood Association will be holding the Camden Mela on Sunday 17th July 2016 at Corams Fields, 93 Guilford Street, London WC1n 1DN. This is always a very...
View ArticleVisit a beautiful local garden in the National Gardens Scheme
From 2pm to 6pm on Sunday 5 June 2016 Mike Jackson (of the film ‘Pride‘ fame) will once again open his small plantsman’s garden to the public at 1 Battlebridge Court as part of the Barnsbury Group....
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