Uproar over council’s plans for Hackney Marshes ‘land grab’
Previous experience leaves many in Hackney cold over marshes’ ‘commercialisation’
Hackney Marshes
Marshes are money-maker says Hackney Council as it consults on summer plans
Events like the Hackney Weekend could become a regular fixture
BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review
The star-studded line-up included Jay-Z, Rihanna and Hackney-grown talents Leona Lewis, Professor Green and Rudimental
Leader: Buitekant and the Olympic beast
Protestors occupying Leyton Marsh are taking a stand to protect Metropolitan Open Land
Campaigners occupy Leyton Marshes to protest Olympic development
Hackney councillor speaks out in support of protestors camping out on Metropolitan Open Land
Olympics expansion on Hackney Marshes ‘stifling’ local sports clubs and ‘vandalising’ land
Critics condemn Olympics as waste of money better spent on projects of real and lasting value to Hackney residents and the local environment
Sporting Hackney Football Club celebrates 25th anniversary
Saturday 14 May 2011, Hackney Marshes
Hackney Marshes – more than meets the eye
Local residents’ views about what should happen to this popular green space in the face of ‘area masterplans’, Olympic Games developments and the Legacy process
Gone with the wind: turbine plan scrapped
No ready cash for the council’s controversial proposal to build an electricity generating fan on Hackney Marshes
New towpath to be unveiled on River Lea
11am-12pm Saturday 13 November, Lea Bridge Road E10 7QL
Find out how the Olympics will affect Hackney Wick and Kings Park neighbourhoods
Tuesday 16 November, Wally Foster Community Centre
Creeping marshwort settles down next to 2012 Olympic site
Marshes provide perfect home for botanical rarity
Beware Hackney Marshes ‘land grab’
Leading local arborist warns of risks to public green space