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Author Archives: Caroline Day
Why Hackney Council’s stated ‘practical barriers’ to their old pavilion proposals are a list of invalid excuses
In the current edition of Hackney Citizen, Cllr Jonathan McShane has claimed that there are a number of ‘practical barriers’ to constructing the new sports pavilion on the footprint of the old changing rooms on North Marsh. We will elucidate … Continue reading
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Photo Competition
Our new photo competition is up and running on our new website We will be maintaining this website as a document archive but all new material will now be found at our new website which reflects our current name and … Continue reading
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Open Letter Calling on LVRPA to Adopt London Wildlife Trust’s Recommendations for Leyton Marsh
Shaun Dawson Chief Executive Lea Valley Regional Park Authority Myddelton House Bulls Cross Enfield, EN2 9HG Dear Shaun, London Wildlife Limited recently prepared a report for the Lea Valley Regional Park Authority, entitled ‘Leyton Marsh Extended Phase 1 Habitat and … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, Giant Hogweed, green space, herbicides, Leyton Marsh, London Wildlife Trust, LVRPA, mowing
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Open Letter Calling on Hackney and Waltham Forest to Appoint Biodiversity Officers
The following letter has been sent to Waltham Forest and Hackney Councils and is signed by a number of environmental organisations and campaigners from both boroughs: Dear Cllr Robbins and Mayor Pipe, We are writing to urge both Waltham Forest … Continue reading
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YES to Sport, NO to more Car Parks on Hackney Marshes!
Hackney Council are planning to squander yet more of our open green space to replace the existing changing rooms block, an unobtrusive structure hidden behind trees, with a massive new building out on the open expanse of Hackney Marshes. Save … Continue reading
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What I ❤ About the Marshes: 2014 Photo Competition
Coming soon: 2014 SLM photo competition! After seeing a range of wonderful photos of Lea marshes that have been shared with us on social media throughout the campaign, we have decided it’s time for a platform for your photographic talent! … Continue reading
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Losing the Marshes: Preview
On Tuesday 12th November at 7pm there will be a premiere screening of the film ‘Losing the Marshes: A true story of the Olympics’ at the Red Gallery for the ‘Making Something Out Of Nothing’ season. Shot over 5 years, … Continue reading
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New Save Lea Marshes T-shirt
Brand new SLM T-shirt, organic and fair-trade! It is available in Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large and XXL. This T-shirt is available at all our upcoming events in person for £12. We will shortly have it available to buy online … Continue reading
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One Year Since the ‘Reinstatement’ of Leyton Marsh
Here’s a short essay I wrote for the Guardian ‘Shorts’ competition which asked for submissions of 5000 words on the topic of personal involvement in protest in 2012. It didn’t win (or even get close) but one year on from … Continue reading
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