Please take some time to have a look at the proposals Hackney Council have to turn Hackney Marshes into an ‘event space’ for four months every year, between 1st May and 31st August. Please sign our petition against the proposals … Continue reading
Here is a talk by Katy Andrews, local historian and member of Save Leyton Marsh group, about the events of 1892 when local people forcefully asserted their right to the common land of Leyton Marsh, tearing down the fences erected, … Continue reading
Save Leyton Marsh Campaign: Reflections One Year On This video documents reflections on the Save Leyton Marsh campaign one year on. Campaigners describe the journey that the campaign took them on, working with Occupy, being challenged in the High Courts … Continue reading
Lea Valley Regional Park Authority have recently hacked a significant amount of undergrowth at the Middlesex Filter Beds and Walthamstow Marshes. When questioned about this, they replied there are ‘plans’ to replace these areas with ‘more floristically diverse’ habitats. However, … Continue reading
The ODA’s promise to provide a community legacy from reuse of the Leyton Marsh Olympic basketball training venue court floors has been revealed to be a cynical piece of PR following a Freedom of Information request to UK Sport. Among … Continue reading
REINSTATEMENT We note that the reinstatement activities have so far failed to restore Porters Field Meadow on Leyton Marsh back to the pristine condition stipulated by WF Planning Committee councillors in February 2012. We know that the main causal factors … Continue reading
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Not a Legacy to Stand On! THE OLYMPIC DELIVERY AUTHORITY (ODA) WANTS TO CHARGE HACKNEY AND WALTHAM FOREST THOUSANDS OF POUNDS FOR DOING UP THEIR OWN BASKETBALL FACILITIES AND WILL NOT EVEN PROVIDE SIMPLE INFORMATION TO LEGITIMATE ENQUIRIES ABOUT HOW … Continue reading
