My name is Steve Faragher I live and work in an area called Kensington and Fairfield. I run several social enterprises, the most well known being KensingtonVision (and KVFM community radio www.kvfm.wordpress.com), the local community newspaper The VOiCE www.kfvoice.wordpress.com, and RINK www.kensingtonrink.wordpress.com
I believe its possible for a “deprived” community like Kenny to recover and be better, unfortunately it doesnt come by throwing £62.5 million at the problem. At the end of a ten year regeneration programme things are pretty much the same, some things are actually worse, have a look at Edge Lane, what was Gateway to the Capital of Culture, the first thing visitors saw, hmmmmm, and no it wasnt Elizabeth Pascoe’s fault, she didnt write the CPO document which was thrown out by the High Court. Someone from 20/20 got hansomely paid for writing a legal document which proved to be not fit for purpose. I’d get me money back if I was Warren Bradley, you’ve been stiffed.
Anyhow I hope you enjoy the Blog
February 7, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Living in Kensington Liverpool
50 yo
January 18, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Hi Steve,
I am working on a documentary, set to go into production mid-february, based around the ’social cleansing’ of Edge Lane. Came across your blog and would be very interested in featuring your work in the film.Please let me know if you would be interested in participating in any way.
Regards, Cat Tully, T.L Productions
catjtully@yahoo.co.uk
September 6, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I would like to do a project where i will enlarge photographs of greedy half wits like Phil Redmond and next to these billboard size images I would put their salaries and all their undisclosed interests that effect public monies being disseminated into their own pockets for the benefit of themselves to dominate and control community sector agencies so that the every day man or woman in the street will be prevented from aspiring to anything greater than a cleaner for the echo arena or develop asylums pretending to be creative enabling agencies that have as much creativity as a capital of culture event. Do you think this could get funding under community cohesion and regeneration as we could also target the Kenny fun day to re create george orwells animal farm and over throw the pigs at its annual location….. just a thought!
September 6, 2008 at 1:06 pm
lazy corrupt perm girl! a poem for the people.
There is a girl I once knew with a curly permed wig
who rather looks like an over grown pig
sits on her arse and is allergic to work
while others run around while she loves to sherk
have you guessed who this person may be
if so you’ll feel sick by her presence just like me.
January 28, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Paul McCann the masked poet