Lammas Land
The Deferential Olympics
One family seems to be doing nicely out of the Olympics. Mrs Windsor's nephew made a profit out of selling Jubilee and Olympics commemorative items at £3,900 a throw. Mrs Windsor herself was awarded an Honorary BAFTA and was ludicrously described as the 'most memorable Bond girl yet'. The Olympic Park is, of course, named after a famous ship, the QEII. A further example of this interminable sycophancy is the renaming of another local park, Marsh Lane Fields, where the Manor Gardens Allotments were forcibly relocated, the instantly forgettable Leyton Jubilee Park.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Mon, 08/04/2013 - 16:56.
The real environmental impacts of holding the Olympics in East London
from Corporate Watch
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 09:03.
Article | Contamination | 2012 Legacy | 2012 Sustainability | Bully Point Nature Reserve | Environment | Habitat and wildlife | Hackney Marsh User Group | Lammas Land | Manor Gardens Allotments | Transport | Travellers
drop in, tune out
Anyone whose experience of ODA 'drop-in' style consultations has been one of bitter frustration and disappointment might enjoy letting this 2-hour recording play in the background.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Wed, 16/05/2012 - 19:49.
Blog | Contamination | 2012 Construction | Displacement | Habitat and wildlife | Hackney | Lammas Land | Legacy | Planning & Development | Sustainability | Waltham Forest
Video - London 2012 Olympic Land Grab: Leyton Marshes
A short news item on the mystery of the Leyton Marshes invasion
London 2012 Olympic Land Grab: Leyton Marshes from Mike Wells on Vimeo.
Submitted by Charles Batsworth on Wed, 14/03/2012 - 14:58.
Article | Video | 2012 Construction | 2012 Sustainability | Displacement | Habitat and wildlife | Lammas Land | Local groups | Protest | Waltham Forest
Gridlock at the Games?
Just as London faces the threat of a fine from the IOC for exceeding pollution levels, which could also endanger particular events like the marathon, Tube Unions have rejected BoJo's pay deal which would cover the 2012 Games and allow for the Tube to run for longer during the event.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Wed, 27/04/2011 - 01:33.
Blog | 2012 Transport | IOC | Lammas Land | Public transport
Climate Camp 'Swoop'...solidarity with communities in East London displaced by the Olympics and fighting for a positive legacy
Climate Camp 'Swoop'..."to show our solidarity with communities in East London displaced by the Olympics and fighting for a positive legacy"
Wednesday 26th August 2009 outside Stratford station, fo
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Mon, 24/08/2009 - 17:11.
Article | 2012 Legacy | Bully Point Nature Reserve | Clays Lane | Compulsory Purchase | Displacement | Environment | Lammas Land | Manor Gardens Allotments | Travellers
The Long Goodbye March to the 2012 Olympic Gates
Photos by: Sam Strickland
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Thu, 27/09/2007 - 06:16.
Article | Clays Lane | Compulsory Purchase | Displacement | Habitat and wildlife | Hackney Marsh User Group | Human Rights | Lammas Land | Manor Gardens Allotments | Protest | Travellers
What is Leyton's Lammas Land
- Lammas - or "Loaf Mass" : first fruits festival at start of harvest
- Lammas Land : land that is common land between Lammas Day in August and Lady Day in March
- Lammas common rights first granted locally by King Alfred in 895. But probably the system had operated before then.
Submitted by Rosemary Johnson on Fri, 09/02/2007 - 23:36.
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