Tag: Camden
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We got 20!
All roads of Kings Cross are now restricted to 20 Miles. This is a major win for the community after decades of campaigning. For once we just like to say thank you!
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Right here in WC1X! Gardening, Meditation, Tennis, Football, Embroidery, Weaving and more!
Calthorpe Community Garden (known formerly as Calthorpe Project) has its new weekly plan out for the term. There are plenty of activities to choose from. Here are some of the choices More info here https://www.calthorpecommunitygarden.org.uk/whats-on
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Make your voices heard! Join the Fire Choir.
Right at the edge of WC1X there is now the opportunity to sing in a community choir as they put it, “songs rooted in social change, highlighting social & environmental injustice around the world.” The Fire Choir run by The Nest Collective was founded by folk musician Sam Lee and choir leaders Blythe Pepino, Alex Etchart, and Ben…
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Dry January – Are you in?
After those Christmas and New Year excesses, is your body and mind in need of a time out from alcohol? A break from alcohol can be a reset for the body and mind, better sleep, more energy and help save money while times are tight. Swinton Street-based alcohol awareness charity ‘Alcohol Change’ could be what…
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You choose: Less travel & waiting time or more modern & safer buses & bus stops?
In recent days survey cards (small cards with blue writing and the Transport for London Sign on it) have arrived in the letterboxes of the area around WC1X, commissioned by Transport for London (TFL) which carry responsibility for the bus network. The survey asks you to state your preferences on what looks like a possible…
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New to WC1X: Mayya’s Lebanese Restaurant
250 Gray’s Inn Road has seen many transformations, from cafe to fry-up. Now it has been metamorphosed into a small charming Lebanese restaurant by the name of Mayya’s. Mayya’s is incidentally the name of Lebanon’s most famous current female dance ensemble. If the guys from the new restaurant can dance their part is not quite…
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Waste Solutions to be trialed on Acton Street, Swinton Street & Swinton Place
New Trial: Wednesday and Saturday collections retried and bins rolled out.
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Rats are seen openly feeding on rubbish bags in Swinton Street, Kings Cross.
Residents on Swinton Street observed whole groups of rats feeding on rubbish left outside on the street. This includes rubbish by some of the guest houses and hotels, allegedly including from The House of Toby. We have been told that Veolia and Camden council as well as the hotel have been made aware, but so…
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Residential Waste Solution Meeting Acton Street, Swinton Street and Swinton Place, Kings Cross.
Clarion, Council and Veolia Representatives are coming to meet residents on 15.00 on Friday (22/4/22) on Swinton Place. For a solution regarding the rubbish in the street. Recap: What are the issues? This area went from daily collections (the early 2000s) with one single bin to all waste collections once a week. We then had…