The Lea Valley Walk by Leigh Hatts

Lee Valley Park marketing manager Lucy Hose has sent out a letter saying that last year “over four million visitors came to see what we have to offer”. It’s an impressive figure.
This Saturday morning Open Country on Radio 4  looks at how parts of the of the valley are being transformed for the Olympics which [...]

Good news from the Olympics at last.
The 2012 event has led to the announcement of a £2 million dredging programme to improve the water quality of the River Lea between Tottenham Lock and Old Ford Lock.
This stretch of the river often looks dank, covered in weed which confirms the lack of craft. Indeed the poor [...]