Rally in Marsh Lane Fields, Leyton against taking of land for relocation of allotments.

Last night (7th February, ed.) the Borough of Waltham Forest's planning committee turned down an application by the London Development Agency to fence off about a fifth of Marsh Lane Fields in Leyton to relocate allotment-holders (who don't want ot move!) from a lovely 85 year old site at Bully Point in Newham.

The campaign against this was led by the Lammas Lands Defence Committee, with a lot of help from other interested groups in the borough. We had already planned a rally on the marshes on Sunday before the announcement that last night's planning cttee meeting would be deciding the application, and we therefore propose to hold a PARTY on the fields. So bring party stuff - champers, ribbons, etc. - if there's any snow we can build a snowman or have a snowball fight! And please bring polo mints, carrots or apples for the horses that graze there - they'll appreciate it immensely this time of the year when it's muddy and the grass doesn't grow very fast.

THE PARTY WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SOCIALISE AND NETWORK AND PLAN OUR NEXT MOVES!

This is the first real bloody nose the LDA have got over the Olympics, and there are planning applications due to come up soon in Hackney and Newham - a lot of people from those boroughs came to support our defence of the Leyton Lammas Lands last night and we should now work together with them to help where we can with the ongoing evictions and demolition at Clays Lane housing estate and the threats to Hackney South Marsh.

If you don't feel "political" but would like to come and find out more, please come and join us on Sunday and help elebrate saving the fields.

We'll be meeting at the junction of Seymour Path and Marsh Lane, just west of the Eton Manor Athletics Club car-park (beside the Dagenham Brook).

Drinks afterwards at the Hare & Hounds (great Sunday lunch grub too!) if you can't make the actual event.

Hope to see lots of people there!

Katy.
All welcome.

Organised by New Lammas Land Defence Committee (NLLDC). Details from Katy (0790 415 939).

Also see: About Lammas Land