Tag Archives: Waterworks

Open Letter to the East London Guardian

Posted on 17 August, 2020 by 1leytonmarshlover

Correction: We aren’t wasting your money on surveys at the Waterworks Meadow! On 7th July the East London Guardian published an article by Victoria Munro https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/18567325.thousands-raised-re-wild-waterworks-field-leyton-marshes/?ref=twtrec about our crowdfunder to raise money to pay for surveys of the Waterworks Meadow as part of our campaign … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunder Launched to Re-wild the Waterworks Meadow

Posted on 2 July, 2020 by 1leytonmarshlover

Save Lea Marshes are excited to announce that in the last few days Caroline has launched a crowdfunder on behalf of the group in order to re-wild the Waterworks Meadow! You can read all about this exciting project here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ecological-surveys-of-the-waterworks … Continue reading →

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Letter to the LVRPA: Increasing Ranger Capacity

Posted on 31 May, 2020 by 1leytonmarshlover

Dear all, When we attended the virtual LVRPA meeting in April, a member asked whether some of the venue staff could be redeployed to help the rangers as there was already at that time a significant increase in the number … Continue reading →

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Application for the Waterworks Festival REFUSED!

Posted on 18 May, 2020 by 1leytonmarshlover

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 patently inappropriate for such a large-scale commercial event and we are relieved … Continue reading →

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New Film: The Waterworks

Posted on 30 March, 2020 by 1leytonmarshlover

Thank you so much to Sheridan Flynn for creating and directing this short film about the proposed festival on the Waterworks meadow, next to the Waterworks Nature Reserve, for the next three years. No matter what happens this year, we … Continue reading →

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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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The Lee Valley Park: What went wrong? Nous Accusons.

Posted on 21 February, 2020 by 1leytonmarshlover

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 … 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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NOT SHINING A LIGHT ON OUR WILDLIFE

Posted on 19 November, 2018 by 1leytonmarshlover

While no-one is suggesting a city such as London should be without the necessary light required for access and safety, the amount of unnecessary light is increasing and this is a serious issue for our wildlife. Guidance on artificial lighting from the Bat Conservation Trust is intended to raise awareness … Continue reading →

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Bearing Witness

Posted on 4 July, 2018 by 1leytonmarshlover

Yesterday, Save Lea Marshes bore witness to the Lee Valley Regional Park’s continued attempts to commodify our open green spaces. We went to look at the temporary campsite at the Waterworks Centre. What shocked me most was the infrastructure. The … Continue reading →

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