-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Mandie Howard on Rewild the golf course!
- Caroline Day on Rewild the golf course!
- Glyn on Rewild the golf course!
- ‘Very risky’: Campaigners say development plans next to Hackney Marshes could increase flooding – Hackney Citizen on Looming tower blocks over the marshes and nine thousand+ new residents: OBJECT to Waltham Forest’s shocking new Local Plan
- Caroline Day on Looming tower blocks over the marshes and nine thousand+ new residents: OBJECT to Waltham Forest’s shocking new Local Plan
Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 33 other subscribers.Archives
- March 2025
- February 2025
- November 2024
- September 2024
- April 2024
- February 2024
- September 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- November 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- April 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- September 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- February 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- November 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- April 2019
- January 2019
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- December 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- November 2015
- August 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
Categories
Meta
Tags
- ASBO
- Basket ball court
- Beating the Bounds
- Campaigning
- car park
- car wash
- Common Land
- Contamination
- Development
- double pad ice centre
- East Marsh
- environment
- Eton Manor
- freedom
- green space
- Hackney Council
- Ice Centre
- Injunctions
- Leyton Marsh
- Leyton Marshes
- LVRPA
- marshes
- MOL
- noise pollution
- North Marsh
- North Pavilion
- ODA
- Olympics
- Petition
- planning
- planning committee
- Planning permission
- political policing
- Pollution
- protest
- reinstatement
- repression
- safety
- Save Leyton Marsh
- Thames Water depot
- undemocratic
- Waltham Forest Council
- Waterworks
- Waterworks Centre
- wildlife
-
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
Author Archives: Caroline Day
Virtual Beating the Bounds: 🏊‍♀️Stop 6
We’re continuing our virtual version of Beating the Bounds on Leyton Marshes, compiled for those that couldn’t take part in person on Rogation Sunday. After completing the last stop on Leyton Marsh we’ve crossed the Lea Bridge Road, have re-joined the Aqueduct … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Beating the Bounds, Cholera 1866, East London Waterworks, East London Waterworks Park, Leyton Marshes, Thames Water, Thames Water depot
Comments Off on Virtual Beating the Bounds: 🏊‍♀️Stop 6
Virtual Beating of the Bounds: Stop 5
We’re continuing our virtual version of Beating the Bounds on Leyton Marshes, compiled for those that couldn’t take part in person on Rogation Sunday and we’re now at 🦔 Stop 5: Here’s the clue: “This open space – it’s all protected land … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Beating the Bounds, double pad ice centre, Hedgehogs, Ice Centre, Leyton Marsh, scrub, trees
1 Comment
A Virtual Beating of the Bounds: Stop 3
We’re continuing our virtual version of Beating the Bounds on Leyton Marshes, compiled for those that couldn’t take part in person on Rogation Sunday. We will now follow the map, from 🏀 Stop no.2 , along Sandy Lane, to the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged A V Roe flight, Beating the Bounds, Leyton Marshes, Save The Marshes campaign, Walthamstow Marsh SSSI, Walthamstow Marshes
Comments Off on A Virtual Beating of the Bounds: Stop 3
A Virtual Beating of the Bounds: Stop no.2
Here is the clue for stop no.2: 🏀 I am bridge, a royal part, whose nameIs from a former pub. And just besideIn twenty-twelve Olympic mayhem came.Alas, we failed to stop it – but we tried! If you follow the … Continue reading
A Virtual Beating the Bounds on Leyton Marshes!
We are going to share a series historical insights into the former Lammas Lands of Leyton Marshes for those who were unable to take part in the geocaching version of Beating the Bounds that took place on Sunday 9th May … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Beating the Bounds, Leyton Marshes
Comments Off on A Virtual Beating the Bounds on Leyton Marshes!
What is the Future for the New Lee Valley Ice Centre Complex?
It has recently been revealed that Waltham Forest Council has made the decision to give ÂŁ1m towards the new Lee Valley Ice Centre. The New Lee Valley Ice Centre: Financial Support agreement (published by Waltham Forest Council Cabinet on 4th … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
3 Comments
We have chosen to create a brand new geocaching event this year that is family friendly and suitable for all ages! This is because our number one priority is keeping people safe. Our previous Beating the Bounds events have been … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on
The Guardian’s Response to Our Letter & Our Reply
Dear SLM, Katharine Viner has forwarded your letter on behalf of Save Lea Marshes in response to the photo essay published on 7 April 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/apr/07/escaping-the-pandemic-east-london-secret-paradise-sophia-evans-in-pictures The photographer, Sophia Evans, is local to the area and is aware of the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on The Guardian’s Response to Our Letter & Our Reply
Open letter to The Guardian
Save Lea Marshes is a campaign group dedicated to preserving the marshes in the Lower Lee Valley for wildlife and future generations. We were pleased to see the extensive and important coverage given to the issue of sewage pollution by … Continue reading
Posted in River Lea
Tagged kingfisher, noise pollution, owl, Pollution, River Lea, soil compaction, the Guardian
7 Comments
Can the LVRPA be trusted? You decide…
Save Lea Marshes attended the LVRPA’s Executive Committee meeting today (25 February 2021), to speak to item 7 on the agenda about the Landscape and Open Space Project List. This is a list of all the things the LVRPA would … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Can the LVRPA be trusted? You decide…