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Lea Bridge Community Meeting on 28th September!

Posted on 14 September 2023 by Caroline Day

We will be supporting and attending this vital community meeting. The upcoming and proposed developments in the Lea Bridge area will have a devastating visual and ecological impact on Lea Marshes. Do join us!

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Lea Bridge Station Sites – We Need a New Planning Process: Open Letter by Claire Weiss to Waltham Forest Council

Posted on 30 June 2023 by Caroline Day

We are posting an email sent by Claire Weiss to the Leader of Waltham Forest Council Cllr Grace Williams; Cllr Ahsan Khan, Deputy Leader with responsibility for Housing and Regeneration; Lea Bridge Ward Councillors Shabana Dhedhi, Gerry Lyons and Jennifer Whilby; and … Continue reading →

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Protest to Save Oxbow Island!

Posted on 31 May 2023 by SLMAdmin

We are staging a swan-themed demo at the opening of the new ice centre. We will be protesting the wrecking of Oxbow island as a wildlife refuge. Somehow, the swans have managed to raise eight cygnets, despite a range of … Continue reading →

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Beating the Bounds 2023

Posted on 8 May 2023 by SLMAdmin

This year we’ll be taking a gentle stroll for our biennial Beating the Bounds, following the ancient tradition of blessing the boundaries of the area by ambling around the perimeter of Leyton and Walthamstow Marshes. Beating the Bounds traditionally involves … Continue reading →

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Authorities are failing in their duty to protect our green open spaces and wildlife!

Posted on 4 November 2022 by SLMAdmin

As we become ever more aware of the value of open green space to our well-beingand the state of emergency for our wildlife, at the same time our local authoritiesseem intent upon the same course of damage and destruction, all … Continue reading →

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Waltham Forest Civic Society: A CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST THE COUNCIL’S PROPOSED LOCAL PLAN

Posted on 3 July 2022 by SLMAdmin

We are sharing the WFCS Campaign against Waltham Forest Council’s excessive housing targets and request you take part in the actions suggested if you are a Waltham Forest resident: The Council’s proposed Local Plan sets a “requirement” of 1800 new … Continue reading →

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Our Response to the LVRPA Chief Executive re the Lower Lee Valley

Posted on 30 June 2022 by SLMAdmin

Dear Board Members, Following our email to the Board on 14th March 2022, we received a reply on 25th March 2022 from the Authority’s Chief Executive, Shaun Dawson, on behalf of the Authority, here: https://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022.03.25-Julian-Cheyne-email-response-2-1-1.docx We have delayed our response to the Chief Executive’s … Continue reading →

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UK Power Networks: Leyton Marsh Works

Posted on 11 June 2022 by SLMAdmin

General information on works on Leyton Marsh beginning this month in the first image below, followed by more in depth information on the project:

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Waterworks Wildlife Surveys

Posted on 1 April 2022 by Caroline Day

In 2020, we successfully crowdfunded for wildlife surveys of the Waterworks Meadow. We did this in order to reveal the biodiversity of the meadow, with the aim of convincing the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority to ‘rewild’ the area, to … Continue reading →

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Threats to the Marshes – Encroachment of blocks around the Marshes

Posted on 11 December 2021 by SLMAdmin

There are a number of ongoing threats to the Marshes and the wider Lea Valley environment, including the River Lea itself. Sadly, many of these threats come from the very public bodies which are entrusted with the protection of the … Continue reading →

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