Monthly Archives: May 2012

Waltham Forest Council: Answers to FOI Request

Posted on 18 May 2012 by Caroline Day

Warning: the following communication from Waltham Forest Council contains circular arguments, contradictions and outright untruths. Not suitable for consumption by persons suffering from high blood pressure. Freedom of Information Request: Leyton Marshes ODA Basketball Thank you for your request for information … Continue reading →

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BAD ODA: Rotten Boroughs in Private Eye, May 15, 2012

Posted on 18 May 2012 by SLMAdmin

Thanks to Private Eye  

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ODA Meeting: Why So Scared To Have Your Statements Be A Matter of Public Record?

Posted on 15 May 2012 by Caroline Day

FULL UNEDITED SOUND RECORDING OF THE MEETING On Tuesday night there was a meeting of the ODA, LVRPA and local residents at a small nursery on Riverside Close, Hackney to discuss the ‘reinstatement works’ for the marsh. To attend the … Continue reading →

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Beating the Bounds

Posted on 13 May 2012 by Caroline Day

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Beating the Bounds 2012

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Charlie Charman

Beating the Bounds 2012 Walks around the Lea Valley Marshes Sunday 13th May 2012 Once each year, sometimes on a legally designated or customary date, people still walk around local areas of land to re-establish rights of common or mark … Continue reading →

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Save Leyton Marsh Group: Our Response to the Olympic Delivery Authority

Posted on 10 May 2012 by Caroline Day

Our Response to ODA letter of 30th April (signed by Chief Executive Dennis Hone)  sent to local residents: An Open Letter to the ODA You wrote to residents to address concerns that have been “expressed about these works in recent … Continue reading →

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The Four People Who Voted to Ruin Leyton Marsh Once Again Demonstrate Disregard for Democracy

Posted on 9 May 2012 by Caroline Day

On Tuesday 8th May, Waltham Forest Planning Committee, who voted against a groundswell of public opinion to grant planning permission for the temporary basketball facility on Leyton Marsh, passed London and Quadrant’s unpopular plans for the former Walthamstow Dog Track. … Continue reading →

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Leyton Marsh: Spot the deliberate mistake

Posted on 7 May 2012 by Caroline Day

Millfields Park Blog Spot have an excellent front page blog on the insulting letter sent by the ODA to residents regarding Leyton Marsh. The blog has many pointers for responding to the misleading information provided in the ODA letter sent … Continue reading →

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Individuals now guilty of pre-crime: granting of first Olympic ASBO

Posted on 4 May 2012 by Caroline Day

Does the Olympics by definition constitute a collective good? Even if it does, in pursuit of this collective good should the human rights of individuals be compromised or even suspended? It appears that the authorities believe so. The first ever … Continue reading →

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Imprisoned for telling the truth?

Posted on 1 May 2012 by Caroline Day

On Thursday 26th April Mike Wells, a citizen journalist who writes for the Games Monitor website, was filming unsafe working practices on Leyton Marsh at the chaotically managed Olympic construction site. As a result of his attempt to film and … Continue reading →

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