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New Campaign T-shirt!

New campaign T-shirt available for just £10! All profits go to the Save Lea Marshes campaign. Unisex sizes available: S, M, L and XL. To order yours, contact: saveleytonmarsh@hotmail.co.uk with the size you require.

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Nature Needs Space to Breathe Life

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

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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There’s a bad ODA left round here

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Not a Legacy to Stand On! THE OLYMPIC DELIVERY AUTHORITY (ODA) WANTS TO CHARGE HACKNEY AND WALTHAM FOREST THOUSANDS OF POUNDS FOR DOING UP THEIR OWN BASKETBALL FACILITIES AND WILL NOT EVEN PROVIDE SIMPLE INFORMATION TO LEGITIMATE ENQUIRIES ABOUT HOW … Continue reading

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Detailed Report from LVRPA Full Meeting on 24th January

SAVE LEA MARSHES’ CAMPAIGNERS ATTEND THE LEE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY’S MEETING, 24TH JANUARY 2013: WHAT WE SAID, AND WHAT WE LEARNED. Background In October 2012 SLM supporters had staged a sit-in at the previous LVRPA Authority and Executive meeting, … Continue reading

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Interview on NuSound Radio about Our Campaign Past and Future!

http://radiopete.org/ The link above goes to a programme broadcast on 17/01/13 about the Save Leyton Marsh campaign with SLM member Len. Check it out!

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Issues with reinstatement

Please go to our Environmental page to see an excellent letter to Shaun Dawson about the wholly unsatisfactory reinstatement of Leyton Marsh

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Update from Meeting to Save Leyton Marsh!

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!

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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An Aural History of Our Campaign

Three recordings of the Save Leyton Marsh campaign are now available from RadioPete’s website where you can trace the campaign’s beginnings from our very first meeting. Many unfortunately prophetic statements are made by members of the campaign about the Leyton … Continue reading

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