Author Archives: Caroline Day

Our River Lea: from Pilgrimage to River Rights

Posted on 11 June 2026 by Caroline Day

On our recent nine-day pilgrimage, we took a staggered journey exploring the entire length of the River Lea on foot. The walk was a foundational event to establish Rights for the River Lea and what a journey it was! Pilgrims … Continue reading →

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Our objection to new threats to our green open space

Posted on 21 June 2025 by Caroline Day

The London Mayor is consulting on plans to build over the Green Belt, though we know this is unnecessary and will not solve the housing crisis. Metropolitan Land is also under threat without justification. CPRE London are requesting objections are sent … Continue reading →

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Rewild the golf course!

Posted on 4 February 2025 by Caroline Day

This read will take you a few minutes, but we think it’s worth your time; it will cover: Everyone remembers (and many try to forget) the height of the Covid pandemic and the era of lockdowns. One of the unintended … Continue reading →

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Lea Bridge Community Meeting on 28th September!

Posted on 14 September 2023 by Caroline Day

We will be supporting and attending this vital community meeting. The upcoming and proposed developments in the Lea Bridge area will have a devastating visual and ecological impact on Lea Marshes. Do join us!

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Lea Bridge Station Sites – We Need a New Planning Process: Open Letter by Claire Weiss to Waltham Forest Council

Posted on 30 June 2023 by Caroline Day

We are posting an email sent by Claire Weiss to the Leader of Waltham Forest Council Cllr Grace Williams; Cllr Ahsan Khan, Deputy Leader with responsibility for Housing and Regeneration; Lea Bridge Ward Councillors Shabana Dhedhi, Gerry Lyons and Jennifer Whilby; and … Continue reading →

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Waterworks Wildlife Surveys

Posted on 1 April 2022 by Caroline Day

In 2020, we successfully crowdfunded for wildlife surveys of the Waterworks Meadow. We did this in order to reveal the biodiversity of the meadow, with the aim of convincing the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority to ‘rewild’ the area, to … Continue reading →

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LVRPA: Commit to Protecting the Environment!

Posted on 18 November 2021 by Caroline Day

Our speeches to the Scrutiny Committee, Regeneration & Planning Committee and Executive Committee of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority on Thursday 18th November. We are sharing our concerns about the continued commitment to investing a large amount of capital … Continue reading →

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Object to the Lea Bridge Station Sites Development to stop more towers surrounding the marshes

Posted on 27 September 2021 by Caroline Day

Please help us avoid the awful spectacle of yet more high-rise towers crowding the marshes and ruining the open landscape forever. Ideally please object to the planning application for the Lea Bridge Station Development, which is out for public consultation, … Continue reading →

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Do We Really Need A New Town on A Flood Plain?

Posted on 27 July 2021 by Caroline Day

Waltham Forest’s plans to build a small town within spitting distance of the Marshes is alarming Waltham Forest is looking at a major development right on the edge of Hackney Marshes at the site of the New Spitalfields Market, next … Continue reading →

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Pollution Pick at the Waterworks Meadow on Sunday 27th June

Posted on 21 June 2021 by Caroline Day

We have joined up with the wonderful Plastic Free Hackney to clean-up the increasingly popular Waterworks Meadow on Sunday 27th June from 10am. Plastic Free Hackney is a not-for-profit campaign group committed to creating a cleaner and greener environment for … Continue reading →

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