As the blog says it is about "efforts by the local community to keep the streets of Kings Cross in London clean and liveable" and reflected some, but not all, of the local activism aiming to end the area's rather seamy reputation.

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Forum volunteers organise activities from Olympics fun days to charity football matches and litter picks, which regularly encourage more than 100 children out on Sparkbrook's streets to keep the area clean.

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The talking variety is designed to encourage people to throw their trash in the bins instead of on the streets, the theory being that with some encouragement, citizens and tourists will want to keep the city clean.

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