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Olympic refurbishment is now being felt as far north at Waltham Cross where £2.6m is being spent on improving the railway station. This is of course because of its proximity to the Olympic white water centre but it will be a lasting legacy for those on the Lea Valley Walk wanting to break off at […]

Stanstead Abbotts old church is now open on summer Sundays from 2.30pm to 5pm. It is best approached up the toll road from Rye House. See pages 74-75 & 80.

Myddelton House garden, a diversion off the Lea Valley Walk, is now open with no admission charge. The grounds of the Lee Valley Park Authority have been restored following a two year Heritage Lottery Funded project. There a new visitor centre and tea room. On election day last week the Duchess of Cornwall made a […]

The death of Michael Peet, Rector of Bow, has highlighted the 700th anniversary of the church on the edge of the Lea Valley. The church, in the middle of the road just before the Bow Flyover, was attended by George Lansbury whose funeral was held there in 1940. He will be remembered with the unveiling […]

The Lower Lea will change with Olympic improvements to the landscape but The Guardian has a disturbing report about a threat to water traffic and river residents.

The towpath between Hackney Wick and Three Mills is likely to be closed on two stretches from next Monday 21 February. First, path resurfacing from Hackney Wick to just below Old Ford Lock will mean that a diversion will be in operation. So far there is no temporary way marking but the best route is: […]

Reading about BBC television presenter Kate Silverton recalling in The Guardian her Saturday job at Philpott’s in Waltham Abbey makes me want to go back there now. The tea shop is in the churchyard of the ancient abbey. Apparently Kate used to bake the scones. See page 96.

The Lee Valley Leisure Complex is heading for a relaunch as a ‘regional leisure destination’ reports publicpropertyuk.com. The centre opened opened in 1973 as the Pickett’s Lock Centre and includes a cinema as well as a bowls hall and other facilities including the golf course. It’s not easy to access from Pickett’s Lock so maybe […]

Southwark Lib Dem councillor James Barber is not happy about every household having to pay £3 a year with the council tax to maintain the Lea Valley Park -or the Lee Valley Regional Park to use the official name. He says that it looks a lovely park from pictures for those that live near it. […]

Olympic benefits will soon be seen. A waterbus serving the Olympic Park will be launched by next spring says British Waterways. Water Chariots will operate the service between Old Ford Lock and Limehouse Basin with a pick up stop at Three Mills. City Mill Lock is being restored for the Olympic Games. A new lock […]