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Posted on 13 September 2013 by Caroline Day

Marshroots Flyer

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Hackney Marsh User Group: Statement on East Marsh Car Park

Posted on 28 August 2013 by Caroline Day
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Walk for a Wild Marshes & Rally Against Development!

Posted on 10 August 2013 by Caroline Day
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More building on Hackney Marsh

Posted on 21 June 2013 by pjm

Hackney Council wants to build an enormous new pavilion on top of some of the playing fields on Hackney Marsh.  Here is the plan, showing where the building will be located, near to Cow Bridge and the Middlesex Filter Beds. … Continue reading →

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Snap Up Your Limited Edition Campaign T-shirt!

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Caroline Day

There are just a few of our limited edition campaign T-shirt left (available in Medium only) so hurry and get yours now! The T-shirts are £10 and all profits go to the Save Lea Marshes campaign. If you get in … Continue reading →

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We Want Positive Legacy from the Games: An Open Letter to the ODA’s Richard Arnold

Posted on 7 March 2013 by Caroline Day

Dear Richard Arnold, I am writing to you once again on behalf of the Save Leyton Marsh group. I wrote to you back in August to attempt to attain the positive legacy that had been promised to the local community … Continue reading →

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The Effect of Temporary Events: The Lesson of Leyton Marsh!

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Caroline Day

These are all images taken on Tuesday 5th March 2013. Leyton Marsh, we were promised, would be returned to its ‘original condition’ in October 2012. These are all effects of a ‘temporary event’ one summer!

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Nature Needs Space to Breathe Life

Posted on 15 February 2013 by Caroline Day

Lea Valley Regional Park Authority have recently hacked a significant amount of undergrowth at the Middlesex Filter Beds and Walthamstow Marshes. When questioned about this, they replied there are ‘plans’ to replace these areas with ‘more floristically diverse’ habitats. However, … Continue reading →

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Another local legacy betrayal as basketball floors snatched away for ‘elite’ use

Posted on 8 February 2013 by Charlie Charman

The ODA’s promise to provide a community legacy from reuse of the Leyton Marsh Olympic basketball training venue court floors has been revealed to be a cynical piece of PR following a Freedom of Information request to UK Sport. Among … Continue reading →

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Demands Made by SLM at Meeting with LVRPA Chief Executive, Members and Officers 07/02/13

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Caroline Day

REINSTATEMENT We note that the reinstatement activities have so far failed to restore Porters Field Meadow on Leyton Marsh back to the pristine condition stipulated by WF Planning Committee councillors in February 2012. We know that the main causal factors … Continue reading →

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