Tag Archives: Waterworks Centre

The LVRPA has revealed its true colours at last…

Posted on 18 March, 2020 by 1leytonmarshlover

Let’s tell them how we feel! By Abigail Woodman 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 … Continue reading →

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OBJECT to ‘unparalleled’ noise next to the Waterworks Nature Reserve

Posted on 19 February, 2020 by 1leytonmarshlover

Object to a loud dance music festival at the Waterworks! If you think, like we do, that a festival that aims to ‘deliver the volume and sound pressure proper dance music deserves’ is inappropriate next door to a nature reserve … Continue reading →

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Amended Lea Valley Eastside Vision waved through by Cabinet

Posted on 20 June, 2017 by 1leytonmarshlover

The Cabinet at the London Borough of Waltham Forest have waved through the amended Lea Valley Eastside Vision. Although there are some things to celebrate about the amended plan, there are still serious problems with it. Waltham Forest should be … Continue reading →

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Proof that the LVRPA have long planned to sell off land to fund the new ice rink

Posted on 24 March, 2017 by 1leytonmarshlover

We suspected the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) was lying when Shaun Dawson, the Chief Executive, and Paul Osborne, the Chairman, told us, on 19 January 2017, that there has been no decision to sell of the land around … Continue reading →

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LVRPA Officially Respond to ‘Eastside Vision’: Conceding Little Ground on Waterworks Plans

Posted on 3 February, 2017 by 1leytonmarshlover

The day after we handed in our large petition to Waltham Forest Council, we received a copy of the official letter that has been written by Shaun Dawson, Chief Executive of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, to the council … Continue reading →

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Leyton Marsh Is Their No.1 Choice: But Do The Numbers Add Up?

Posted on 25 May, 2016 by 1leytonmarshlover

Scoring the Sites  It is important not to be taken in by the “scoring matrix” that the LVRPA has used to assess the relative merits of the four alternative sites for the new Ice Centre.  The fact that it is … Continue reading →

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This is Metropolitan OPEN land

Posted on 19 July, 2013 by 1leytonmarshlover
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SLM Call on LVRPA to Establish London’s First Organic Golf Course at the Waterworks

Posted on 14 June, 2013 by 1leytonmarshlover

SLM are calling upon the Lea Valley Regional Park Authority to turn Waterworks site (adjacent to Hackney Marshes in Leyton) into organic golf course, rather than the private campsite they have planned. The alternative wildlife-friendly plan is supported by a … Continue reading →

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Camp at the WaterWorks Centre, London

Posted on 3 June, 2013 by 1leytonmarshlover

For nature You’ll spend time with Giant Hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum, which can cause blisters, long-lasting scars and blindness. A perfect souvenir from your visit to the Lower Lea Valley.   Be alert for drifting clouds of RoundUp®, which is liberally … Continue reading →

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