1. The Junction Tavern Sold First the Bull & Gate, now the Tav. Yes, we were sorry to hear that Kentish Town’s most loved gastropub was sold last week to yet another chain. Yikes. But at least this one is Camden Bars, the owners of a decent string of local boozers including The Abbey and …
Pinboard: All Change At The Junction? Plus Map Cafe, KERB Streetfood & KTNF Read More »
Caroline Hill, a book designer, was brought up in Welwyn Garden City, the middle child of German Jewish parents who had escaped the Holocaust. She has lived in Kentish Town, in the same house, for 43 years. Caroline is chair of Kentish Town Neighbourhood Forum, set up this year to give local people and businesses …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Caroline Hill, Chair, Kentish Town Neighbourhood Forum Read More »
1. Vote Kentish Town West. When we reported that West Kentish Town had been omitted from the Kentish Town Neighbourhood Forum boundary, all hell broke loose. A vigorous debate amongst readers followed and we’re pleased to announce that KTNF have listened, and now the western boundary will be discussed and agreed upon at the Haverstock …
Community Pinboard: Vote West Kentish Town – and Scrufts, Tea, Disco, Take-out Read More »
It’s great that so many people feel very passionately about joining Kentish Town Neighbourhood Forum and its boundaries. The problem with any drawn boundary is that it is, by its very nature, arbitrary. We felt that the railway line was a natural border to the west that kept Kentish Town Road at the centre. The …
Why It Matters: ‘West Kentish Town is welcome,’ says KTNF’s Caroline Hill Read More »
1. Why West Kentish Town Matters No Talacre (Kentish Town’s much-fought over ‘Green’)? No Kentish Town City Farm? On Tuesday we attended the first Kentish Town Neighbourhood Forum consultation at St Luke’s Church in Oseney Crescent. We admire everything that the KTNF is trying to achieve, but are bemused that West Kentish Town – NW5 …
