SLM Digest 9-10-15

Use this area to offer a short preview of your email's content. View this email in your browser SLM Weekly Digest Keep Our Marshes Open and Green! This is the Weekly Digest of Save Lea Marshes.  We are an open group of people living in the Lea Valley Area, keeping a watching brief on what might affect the marshes and green spaces of the area and trying to protect the marshes and spaces we love from unwanted developments.  To find out more about our work go to http://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk Don't forget to visit our merchandising page.  We will be launching some new products soon (we'll let you know as soon as they are ready), but there is still some great stuff already there. If you are on twitter please follow, favourite and pass on our campaign to save the Poplar tree on North Marsh at http://@treefortysix PESTICIDES - PAN UK have launched a campaign called Pesticide Free Towns - with the aim of achieving just that http://pesticide-free.org IN THE PRESS - teenage riot in Walthamstow covered in the Waltham Forest Guardian http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/13835209 and in The Guardian p,14 with comments from local MP Stella Creasy. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news Body found in Lea - not suspicious circumstances - Waltham Abbey Area, Waltham Forest Guardian, as above. The Guardian on Thursday, p31-33 has a long article "The Old Man and the River, by Nick Davies.  This is about the River Ouse in East Sussex but reading about what get's thrown into the river and its effects are all too familiar for us Lea lovers.  So worth a read. http://www.guardian.co.uk/journal OFF THEIR BLOCKS - last week we mentioned about two separate pre-planning bids for the Lea Bridge Road area.  For further information go to http://democracy.waltham-forest.gov.uk/documents/s48r/Bywaters%20Gateway%20Site Leyton Pre-app%20 pres pdf or http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/13835209 A group of local residents is getting together to be ready for the impacts of the re-opening of the Lea Bridge Station and there may be more local action including the proposals above to come. PETITIONS OF THE WEEK -  John West (not the best), unlike other brands and own supermarket brands, the company are not conforming to methods which help to safeguard other species... http://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/tuna petition Hackney has some ideas to free up land currently occupied by three primary schools and their playgrounds see EVENTS Enjoying their Birthday year The Mill has some great things going on including a new exhibition on display from 9-11 OCTOBER of specially commissioned postcardsdesigned by school children, one MP and one MBE as well as some Turner prize winners.  Pay £1 and see what comes up in the mystery raffle (£5 at least on Pay Pal).  Proceeds going to the Mill's fundraising and also to Forest Night Shelter for the homeless.  Further details from http://charlotte@themill-coppermill.org or see the website http://Themill@coppermill-org.uk Tree Musketeers are go!  On Sunday 11 October from 10.30-2.00 p.m. at Spring Hill Orchard, its harvesting and weeding (be prepared for brambles).  Tools provided.  Meet at the Orchard.  On Saturday 31 October 12.00-2.00 p.m. its at the Orchard Tree Wheel - meet at 12.00 p.m. at the Springfield Park Cafe and then cycle round to other orchards on the way to the Tree Nursery in Homerton Road.  Or, just go straight to the Tree Nursery at around 2.00.  Bring food to share around a bonfire (some work to be done first..).  Both events are free.   Contact http://treepeople@km551818.demon.co.uk The Ecology and Conservation Studies Society are organising a series of 6 weekly evening lectures concerning citizen or volunteer-based monitoring of our natural habitat geared to professionals, those wanting to learn more and those with a non-professional but passionate interest..  Fridays from October 9 to November 13 from 18.30 to 20.00 at Birkbeck, University of London, Lecture Theatre, B36, downstairs.  Further details - including recommended reading from http://bbk.ac.uk/geds/our research/eccss/free-public-lectures NEXT SLM MEETING MONDAY 19 OCTOBER AT 7.30 IN THE PRINCESS OF WALES PUB, LEA BRIDGE ROAD.   We share a drink or two and enjoy both relaxed and animated campaigning talk - so do come along... Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2015 Save Lea Marshes, All rights reserved. You signed up for this email by contacting us directly or ticking a sign up sheet on a petition. Our mailing address is: Save Lea Marshes c/o The Hornbeam Centre 458 Hoe St Walthamstow, London E17 9AH United Kingdom