Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced a £250,000 grant for the ‘Lea River Park’. This means money for the proposed footpath between the Olympic Park with the River Thames. This is the climax of the Lea Valley Walk which should follow the tidal Lea instead of the Limehouse Cut. The announcement says: “…funding will […]

“When we first visited the Cody Dock reedbed, close to the mouth of the River Lea, in late 2010, it was instantly clear what a wonderful place it was and how damaged it had become,” writes Theo Thomas of Thames21 in a just published Project Reedbed Report. It was the Cody Dock reeds which inspired […]

Boris Johnson’s 2020 Vision for London includes a call to “four-track the Greater Anglia line up the Lea Valley” and praises the “wildflower meadows by the Lea”. Sadly the section on the Lower Lea makes no mention of the Lea Valley Walk or the failure of the defunct London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) to […]

The towpath between Stonebridge Lock and Tottenham Lock has been resurfaced. The cost was a staggering £305,000 paid for by Transport for London. It seems that the needs of cyclists was the driving force for the improvements. This stretch is unusual in having water on two sides thanks to a re-routed of Pymmes Brook.

Young Tom is sailing down the River Lea to raise money for the Cody Dock bridge which is vital for the Lea Valley Walk. Check progress here and support the campaign.

Lea Bridge Station, between Tottenham Hale and Stratford, is to reopen. The announcement was made today by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. The station will consist of two platforms, a new footbridge and lifts, waiting shelters and cycle storage. The station, on the north side of Lea Bridge Road and closed since 1985, will be handy […]

Diamond Geezer has a reminder about fun at Three Mills today.

There will be beating bounds around Leyton Marsh on Rogation Sunday 5 May. All are welcome to join in the procession which leaves the Princess of Wales next to Lea Bridge at 2.15pm. This year the walk is due to follow the southern boundary of the Leyton Lammas Lands. Rogation processions round the parish praying […]

There is a guided day out on the Lea Valley Walk on Sunday 14 April. The three mile walk, promoted by the Lea Valley Park, will look at industrial heritage including filter beds, natural history, the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Three Mills. The start is at 9.30am from the […]

Waltham Forest Council is working on a plan to reopen Lea Bridge Station. The station, on the Startford-Tottenham Hale line, is on the north side of Lea Bridge Road. It opened in 1840 and closed in 1985. Funding appears to be available from the Olympic Park regeneration This station could provide a handy alternative to […]