Author Archives: Caroline Day

Open Letter ‘Enough is Enough’ on Leyton Marsh!

21st May 2012 Dear [Chief Executive/Leader/Project Manager/Councillor/Member etc of] [Olympic Delivery Authority] [London 2012] [ARUP] [NUSSLI] [Lee Valley Regional Park Authority] [Waltham Forest Council] [Environment Agency] [Health and Safety Executive] [British Waterways] [Greater London Authority]  RE: CONTINUED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AT … Continue reading

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IMPORTANT MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY!

There is a Marsh Users Forum Meeting on Wednesday 23rd May 6:30pm at the Lea Valley Ice Rink. This is an open meeting co-ordinated by the LVRPA to discuss their plans for the £65k to ‘improve’ Leyton and Walthamstow Marshes. … Continue reading

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Lobby Your Representatives In Waltham Forest and Hackney re Leyton Marsh

Please lobby your local Hackney and Waltham Forest councillors and MPs to take action over Leyton Marsh. This is an example letter from a local resident which outlines the lack of concern demonstrated over serious issues relating to the marsh … Continue reading

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Waltham Forest Council: Answers to FOI Request

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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