Tag Archives: Leyton Marsh

Open Letter Calling on LVRPA to Adopt London Wildlife Trust’s Recommendations for Leyton Marsh

Posted on 20 December 2013 by Caroline Day

Shaun Dawson Chief Executive Lea Valley Regional Park Authority Myddelton House Bulls Cross Enfield, EN2 9HG Dear Shaun, London Wildlife Limited recently prepared a report for the Lea Valley Regional Park Authority, entitled ‘Leyton Marsh Extended Phase 1 Habitat and … Continue reading →

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One Year Since the ‘Reinstatement’ of Leyton Marsh

Posted on 3 November 2013 by Caroline Day

Here’s a short essay I wrote for the Guardian ‘Shorts’ competition which asked for submissions of 5000 words on the topic of personal involvement in protest in 2012. It didn’t win (or even get close) but one year on from … Continue reading →

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Let’s ‘Give Nature a Home’ on Our Marshes

Posted on 10 July 2013 by Caroline Day

Recently the RSPB and other wildlife organisations teamed up to investigate how under threat our birds, wildlife and ecosystems are in the UK today. The shocking results were published in a seminal State of Nature report which reveals that in the last … 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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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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Save Leyton Marsh 1 Year On!

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Caroline Day

Save Leyton Marsh Campaign: Reflections One Year On This video documents reflections on the Save Leyton Marsh campaign one year on. Campaigners describe the journey that the campaign took them on, working with Occupy, being challenged in the High Courts … 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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Update from Meeting to Save Leyton Marsh!

Posted on 13 January 2013 by Caroline Day

Last night a large group of people attended our first Save Lea Marshes meeting to discuss the new threat to Leyton Marsh. As many people also gave apologies and wanted an update, here are the main issues arising from the … Continue reading →

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LEYTON MARSH UNDER THREAT AGAIN!

Posted on 10 January 2013 by Caroline Day

We are asking everyone to urgently read and distribute the following information outlining a very real renewed threat to our marsh: Official Letter from LVRPA confirms development agenda A letter from Shaun Dawson sent from Chief Executive of the LVRPA … Continue reading →

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