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East London Waterworks Park ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŠ

@ELWaterworks

A community aiming to transform a concrete depot in Waltham Forest into an urban oasis for nature, for people to explore, swim in and enjoy. ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

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East London Waterworks Park ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŠ Reposted

Porters Field prefab estate in 1949, (looking NW), close to the site of @ELWaterworks #eastlondonwaterworkspark. On #Leyton Marshes & #Lea Bridge Rd, where the Riding Centre is now, across the road from the Waterworks NR @leevalleypark Photo: @historicengland #History #Blitz

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Are you an food grower, forest school leader, scientist, activist and/or event organiser? Join our creative community spaces co-design workshop to explore how we'll use the heritage buildings in our park. Join us elwp.info/spacesworkshop

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Last week we walked around the the site with UCL Urban Development Planning MSc students. it was brilliant to explore their questions about community groups like ours make decisions together. Get in touch if you'd like to explore similar learning projects info@elwp.org.uk

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Join us to explore how we'll turn the heritage buildings on site into creative community spaces! We're planning science labs, food growing spaces, an indoor nature learning space, and a community kitchen amongst other areas. Help us shape them elwp.info/spacesworkshop

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A visualisation of the possibilities of our rainwater harvesting methods created by Ryan one of our volunteers. Take a look at our design proposals for more info elwp.org.uk/Design.htm or email info@elwp.org.uk if you'd like to get involved in the project!

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Today we publish the first part of our Inclusivity Listening Project Phase 3 work! We have the initial demographic data from 113 people we interviewed from historically underrepresented backgrounds in urban environmental projects. Read more on our blog: elwp.info/Nov24

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It was brilliant to explore reuses of materials in the creation and operation of our park in our circular economy co-design workshop yesterday! The participants shared thinking and ideas that validated and surprised us. Join us if you'd like to get involved info@elwp.org.uk

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We've been working on models of the heritage buildings on the site to explore how people might use them as creative community spaces. Thanks to @ToolHouseE17 and @Pumphousemuseum for hosting us! Join our workshop elwp.info/spacesworkshop or email to get involved info@elwp.org.uk

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Are you a scientist, food grower, craftsperson, forest school leader, cook, activist, artist and/or event organiser? Join our creative community spaces co-design workshop to explore how we'll use the heritage buildings in our park. Sign up here: elwp.info/spacesworkshop

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East London Waterworks Park ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŠ Reposted

Meet the charities coming to our #VolunteerFair! ๐ŸงกTry youth work @the_kidsnetwork ๐Ÿผ Support parents @ncthackneysupport ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธFuel creativity @Mini_Stories ๐ŸŒณSupport @ELWaterworks Full details: vchackney.org/news/volunteerโ€ฆ #volunteerhackney #hackney

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Untitled, a poem by Tyreck, one of our volunteers, inspired by this lovely illustration by Periscope. Join us to create a new biodiverse park and natural swimming ponds on the border of Hackney and Leyton. Email info@elwp.org.uk to get involved.

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For #GuyFawkes #Night: Lea Bridge Mills, at the site of @ELWaterworks #EastLondonWaterworksPark, c.1830 by Charles Bigot. #Lea Bridge #Mills was a corn flour mill but like other #water mills on the #River Lea, it also ground #gunpowder & chemical powders. #Bonfire #Fireworks #Lee

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Are you an artist, scientist, food grower, craftsperson, forest school leader, cook, activist and/or event organiser? Join our creative community spaces co-design workshop to explore how we'll use the heritage buildings in our park. Sign up here: elwp.info/spacesworkshop

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At the start of the #MARCHFORCLEANWATER ๐Ÿ’ฆ with @TheLeasideTrust @PostcodeGardenr @ELWaterworks & @NbtaLondon ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š #floodthestreets

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We're at #MarchForCleanWater calling for clean waterways for nature, people and swimming. Join us to create natural swimming ponds in East London info@elwp.org.uk #swimmablecities, #righttoswim #Floodthestreets #Followtheflow #WeAreWater

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Body, a poem by Tyreck, one of our volunteers, inspired by this lovely illustration by Periscope. Join us to create natural swimming ponds on the border of Hackney and Leyton. Email info@elwp.org.uk to get involved.

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Here's a snapshot of a swimming pond co-design taster session we ran with a public sector organisation recently. The participants designed the shape of the reed beds of our swimming ponds according to people's different needs. Email info@elwp.org.uk if you'd to explore this more.

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Weary river conservationists will relate to the figure of 'Dirty Father Thames', (1848 by William Newman in Punch) attempting to clean up the #river besmirched by protracted abuse, whose #conservation has been hindered by vested interests. #MARCHFORCLEANWATER Sun 3rd Nov

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The view of the site from the Princess of Wales, where we had our design circle meeting last night. We had a wide ranging discussion from the impact of the park to the our upcoming co-design workshops. Join us to create a new biodiverse park. Email info@elwp.org.uk

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