The Lea Valley Walk and the Cody Dock Project
Continuing on the theme of EFOG's donation to the the Gasworks Dock Partnership - or Cody Dock – those of you who are not members of the Ramblers or haven't read the March 2015 issue of South East Walker may be interested to know that it contains an article about Cody Dock.
Almost overlooked by Canary Wharf, set amongst an industrial landscape, the River Lea by Cody Dock is a haven of wildlife and tranquilityEntitled “Lea access on the way – at last!” It explains how the proposed Lea Valley Walk – a 50 mile route following the Lea from its source to the Thames - comes to a halt at the entrance to the dock, where a foot-and-cycle bridge was promised but not delivered as part of the Olympic Legacy.
The creation of the Gasworks Dock Partnership by Simon Myers – who with his family joined us for the recent Copped hall evening walk – has at last made the bridge a reality, and it is hoped to be installed this summer.
Duncan and Simon discussing a garden-creation at Cody DockDuncan and I visited Cody Dock the other day, with Duncan planting flowers and watering willow saplings as well as establishing – we hope – a few worm colonies, and me just wandering about looking at things.
Now I hear that this amazing project – reminiscent of the Copped Hall one – may be under threat because a neighbouring waste transfer station is seeking (partly retrospective) permission to enlarge their facility. If this were to happen, it would impact even more severely on the community facilities at Cody Dock, and those of us who may like to use the riverside walk-way.
I have just signed the petition to Newham Council asking them not to allow this extension to the transfer station; you might like to do the same, but at least have a read about it here:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/say-no-to-waste-transfer-station
The Gasworks Dock Partnership website is at: http://www.gasworksdock.org.uk/
Paul Ferris 11th March 2015