Progress on this issue: A number of local associations met at Kentish Town Community Centre on 20 October to make progress in the setting up the Forum. Obviously one of the first tasks is to agree a constitution. We prepared a briefing paper on what other Forums have done and alternatives. That was discussed and… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2011
October: Appeal Hearing about the plan to build another student block on the Magnet Site in Holmes Road
We have been flat out the last few days at the hearing of the Appeal by the developers against the decision of Camden to refuse them permission to demolish the Magnet building and construct a block of student accommodation occupying the whole site. There has been huge concern about this plan for some years. The… Read more »
The Gardener at Kentish Town Tube
Drew Porlock is one of the staff at the tube station and the plants there are entirely his work. He has bought them and maintains them and replaces them when they are nicked – which they are sometimes. (There are some very sad, nasty people around.) He said “I haven’t got a garden at home… Read more »
Localism
Not many people know this….yet….. BUT the Government is putting through parliament a Localism Bill. The rhetoric is: http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/decentralisationguide “…. a radical shift of power from the centralised state to local communities, and describes the six essential actions required to deliver decentralisation down through every level of government to every citizen. In particular, we focus… Read more »
New about the Pizza Express appeal hearing:
Live news from the appeal hearing: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 12:07:55 Total mess! We are there in force – about 40 of us. tho lots of us have had to leave now. The inspector and the appellants, ie the developers, first went to the Town Hall and started. We are all in the right place… Read more »
The battle to save the Pizza Express Building continues.
The battle to save the Pizza Express Building continues. This was our e-mail of 30 September Dear Members See the current Camden New Journal story: http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2011/sep/rally-urges-inspectors-save-prince-wales-road-building For those who missed out on the story…