Author Archives: SLMAdmin

Save Lea Marshes’ Objection to Gasworks Proposal

Posted on 24 June 2020 by SLMAdmin

1. The importance of the openness of open space The Gas Works development will have a negative impact on the openness of the Marshes and Jubilee Park and it will add to the feeling of overcrowding and being overlooked in … Continue reading →

Posted in Marsh Lane Fields, Waterworks | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Save Lea Marshes’ Objection to Gasworks Proposal

Application for the Waterworks Festival REFUSED!

Posted on 18 May 2020 by SLMAdmin

A red kits soars over the Waterworks Meadow. Image by Giles Greenwood. Save Lea Marshes are delighted that the destructive Waterworks Festival will not go ahead on the wildflower meadow adjacent to the Waterworks Nature Reserve. The location was always … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Waterworks | Tagged , | Comments Off on Application for the Waterworks Festival REFUSED!

Waterworks Festival Licensing Application Hearing

Posted on 5 May 2020 by SLMAdmin

If you objected to the licence for the Waterworks Festival, you should have received an official notification from Waltham Forest Council telling you that the licensing hearing will take place online (using Microsoft Teams) at 14:00 on 12th May, together … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Waterworks | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Waterworks Festival Licensing Application Hearing

THE SAVING OF THE WALTHAMSTOW MARSHES

Posted on 22 April 2020 by SLMAdmin

Save Lea Marshes is proud to be part of a long line of local groups that have stood up to defend the marshes from development. Mike Knowles shares his personal story of the Walthamstow Marshes Campaign of the 1970s and … Continue reading →

Posted in Walthamstow Marsh | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on THE SAVING OF THE WALTHAMSTOW MARSHES

The LVRPA has revealed its true colours at last. Let’s tell them how we feel.

Posted on 18 March 2020 by SLMAdmin

I appreciate there is a great deal going on at the moment, and that this is a time of great uncertainty for us all. But if you want to direct your anger and frustration somewhere, can I suggest the LVRPA … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Waterworks | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The LVRPA has revealed its true colours at last. Let’s tell them how we feel.

Object to unparalleled noise next to the Waterworks Nature Reserve

Posted on 21 February 2020 by SLMAdmin

Object to a loud dance music festival at the Waterworks! If you think, like we do, that a festival that aims to ‘deliver the volume and sound pressure proper dance music deserves’ is inappropriate next door to a nature reserve … Continue reading →

Posted in Waterworks | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

East London Waterworks Park

Posted on 23 November 2019 by SLMAdmin

Campaigners reveal vision for wild swimming in Waltham Forest Save Lea Marshes and CPRE London have joined forces to campaign to transform the historic filter beds on Lea Bridge Road, once used by Thames Water, into a place for wild … Continue reading →

Posted in Thames Water site, Waterworks | Tagged , , | Comments Off on East London Waterworks Park

East London Waterworks Park

Posted on 23 November 2019 by SLMAdmin

Save the Lea Bridge Waterworks Hidden behind high fences, trashed by Thames Water, sold without consultation. There has been a conspiracy of silence to rob the people of East London of the Lea Bridge Waterworks, a site of huge historical … Continue reading →

Posted in Thames Water site, Waterworks | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Help Make Lea Bridge Waterworks a Wild Haven – with swimming pond!

Posted on 26 September 2019 by SLMAdmin

Kings Cross Pond (www.travelstay.com/attractions/kings-cross-pond_Hotel_List.htm#search) After a really successful community meeting at the Waterworks on 16th September, we are delighted to announce our vision for the Lea Bridge Waterworks site (formerly the Thames Water Depot): a place protected from development and … Continue reading →

Posted in Thames Water site | Tagged , | Comments Off on Help Make Lea Bridge Waterworks a Wild Haven – with swimming pond!

Save Lea Marshes objects to the LVRPA’s plans to build a new ice rink

Posted on 6 August 2019 by SLMAdmin

Save Lea Marshes will be submitting the following objection to the LVRPA’s consultation about their plans to develop a new ice rink. Please feel free to use some or all of what follows as your own submission to the consultation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ice Centre | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Save Lea Marshes objects to the LVRPA’s plans to build a new ice rink