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Time for a re-think at the LVRPA
It is an unfortunate fact that much of the material that we post on this site consists of negative comments on the work of the Lea Valley Regional Park Authority. So you may feel rather a weary sense of déjà … Continue reading
Application for the Waterworks Festival REFUSED!
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 licensing, Waterworks Centre
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Waterworks Festival Licensing Application Hearing
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 licensing, Waltham Forest Council, Waterworks
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The LVRPA has revealed its true colours at last. Let’s tell them how we feel.
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 licensing, LVRPA, Waterworks
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Want to oppose the ice centre planning application? Here’s how.
The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) wants to replace the current ice centre on Lea Bridge Road with a building that is almost twice the size. If planning permission is granted, it means we will lose precious Metropolitan Open … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, Contamination, Ice Centre, MOL, objection, planning
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The Lee Valley Park: What went wrong? Nous accusons.
In the beginning… Three quarters of a century ago, as war was drawing to a close, the wartime coalition government published Professor Abercrombie’s Greater London Plan. Abercrombie saw the open spaces of the Lea Valley as a great opportunity for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abercrombie, disposal, Ice Centre, LVRPA, MOL, Thames Water depot, Waterworks
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BEATING THE BOUNDS 2019
Save Lea Marshes (SLM), is organising a walk following the ancient tradition of “Beating the Bounds”. Revived in the 1990s, by the New Lammas Lands Defence Committee, “Beating the Bounds” involves blessing the boundaries of the area following pagan and … Continue reading
Posted in Leyton Marsh, Uncategorized, Walthamstow Marsh
Tagged Beating the Bounds, Leyton Marsh, Walthamstow Marshes
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Green Blot Award 2019
We at Save Lea Marshes are often maddened and saddened by the things that happen on or near the marshes. Such precious places should, we think, stay as wild and as unencumbered by the permanent presence of humans as possible. We … Continue reading
The LVRPA and community enagement
Back in June I shared a letter I had written to Shaun Dawson, Chief Executive of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, about the Authority’s lack of community engagement. You can see the letter here: https://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2018/06/29/open-letter-to-lvrpa-re-lack-of-community-engagement/ In the spirit of … Continue reading
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Tagged consultation, LVRPA, undemocratic
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Wrong priorities on Hackney Marsh
Anyone visiting Hackney Marshes recently will have noticed that the North Marsh carpark is now open. It is apparent that there are a number of serious problems with the signage that controls the traffic going into and coming out of … Continue reading
Posted in Hackney Marshes, Uncategorized
Tagged car park, collisions, cyclists, danger, fatal, Hackney Council, North Marsh, pedestrians, safety, traffic
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