Category Archives: Lea Marshes

Waltham Forest Council Vote to Let LVRPA Destroy More Marshes In Commercial Ventures

Posted on 3 July 2013 by Caroline Day

Just last week an article in The Daily Mail covered the story of how one small business in Walthamstow was taken to court for giving away a cardboard box, at the cost of £15,000 to local taxpayers. Electrosigns in Walthamstow … Continue reading →

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Waltham Forest Council Officers Recommend Approval for LVRPA’s Campsite & Stables Plans

Posted on 1 July 2013 by Caroline Day

The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority have submitted two planning applications to the borough of Waltham Forest which are to be decided on at Tuesday evening’s WF Planning Committee meeting. This really is a last ditch attempt to save Leyton … Continue reading →

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SLM Call on LVRPA to Establish London’s First Organic Golf Course at the Waterworks

Posted on 14 June 2013 by Caroline Day

SLM are calling upon the Lea Valley Regional Park Authority to turn Waterworks site (adjacent to Hackney Marshes in Leyton) into organic golf course, rather than the private campsite they have planned. The alternative wildlife-friendly plan is supported by a … Continue reading →

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A Litany of Broken Promises: Calling the LVRPA to Account

Posted on 14 June 2013 by Caroline Day

Yesterday, Thursday 13th June, SLM members arrived unannounced at the Lower Lee Valley LVRPA meeting at the Waterworks in order to express our sincere disappointment with the Authority. At the only official meeting we have ever been offered with the … Continue reading →

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LVRPA face angry residents over their campsite and stables plans

Posted on 13 June 2013 by Caroline Day

At yesterday’s Lea Bridge Ward (WF) Community Forum five officers from the LVRPA struggled to answer the many questions and concerns of residents about the current planning applications re consolidating the fait-accompli loss of the golf course public amenity and … Continue reading →

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Sparkling Objection Letter to LVRPA’s Proposals for our M.O.L.

Posted on 13 June 2013 by Caroline Day

Your Ref:  APP 2013/0505           Use of former Golf Course as Campsite and as Paddocking for Horses           Land south of the Waterworks Visitors’ Centre, Lammas Road, London E.10. I write to object strongly to this Planning Application, by the … Continue reading →

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Camp at the WaterWorks Centre, London

Posted on 3 June 2013 by Caroline Day

For nature You’ll spend time with Giant Hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum, which can cause blisters, long-lasting scars and blindness. A perfect souvenir from your visit to the Lower Lea Valley.   Be alert for drifting clouds of RoundUp®, which is liberally … Continue reading →

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Stop the Attack on MOL! Make Your Objections to LVRPA’s plans for our marshes!

Posted on 21 May 2013 by Caroline Day

The golf course has been shut and the LVRPA wish to transform this Metropolitan Open Land into a campsite during the summer and a private pony-trekking site for the rest of the year. They also have plans to extend the … Continue reading →

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Response from the LVRPA to Questions by SLM

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Caroline Day

Letter from Shaun Dawson, May 2013 The letter above is a response by the Chief Executive Shaun Dawson to a number of questions put by SLM member Abi at the last LVRPA Executive Meeting in April regarding Leyton Marsh reinstatement, … Continue reading →

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SLM Film Screenings and Info Night 20th May

Posted on 5 May 2013 by Caroline Day

Featuring films from the Save Leyton Marsh struggle, speakers from the campaign and an exhibition of art work by locals produced during our Reclaim the Marsh celebration.

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