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GALLERYSharon Freeman2021-11-11T12:25:02+00:00

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Returning the #martinsinclair from West Drayton wi

Returning the #martinsinclair from West Drayton with a little help from Junaid. #communityfun #freezingcold❄️ #grandunioncanal #regentscanal #younghackney

HELP NEEDED - SAT 29 JAN - 10:30-13:30 A key them

HELP NEEDED - SAT 29 JAN - 10:30-13:30

A key theme of Leaside's environmental strategy launched last year was nature. Our nature objective is to ensure we make the Leaside environment as wildlife friendly as possible. We committed to building a number of wildlife log piles to extend and support a community wildlife corridor along the Springfield side of the Lea and to hopefully extend the Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SNIC) across the river. The log piles will support insect populations, attract mammals such as mice and voles and hopefully attract sloe worms, grass snakes from across canal and hedgehogs, legless lizards. We also are planting berry bushes.

Want to help?

Join us on Saturday 29 January from 10:30 to 13:30 when we will be clearing two areas of Leaside, preparing and building log piles and planting the first three hawthorn and blackberry trees.

Please wear clothes that you are happy to get dirty, sturdy shoes/boots and bring gardening gloves if you have any. Soup and rolls will be provided. All members welcome. See you then.

Jackie

Volunteer Environmental Advocate

Merry Christmas 🎄 Everyone. Thanks for the posi

Merry Christmas 🎄 Everyone. Thanks for the positivity and we look forward to smashing it again in 2022!

It was windy enough to try something a little bit

It was windy enough to try something a little bit different today... POWERKITING!!!

#local #hackney #fun #joinus #younghackney #kayaking #kite #slippery #ihopethatwasmud

Suns out, fun’s out! The Leaside team have swapp

Suns out, fun’s out!
The Leaside team have swapped canoes for clubs and boats for balls and are out for an end of season social at @topgolf in Chigwell.
There are definitely some frustrations being taken out on the balls, and I’ve now heard all of the excuses...
#sunsinmyeyes #thisonesbroken #happygilmore #didyouseewhereitwent #hackney #fun #joinus #younghackney #itsbeenawhile

Leaside is committed to working with its members a

Leaside is committed to working with its members and community partners alongside the river authorities and local government to make a change on river pollution and its effects on the environment.

Here is our CEO Terry Kinsella addressing the issue of pollution on the River Lea.

Pollution is one of the six key themes Leaside will address over the next 5yrs within its Environmental Strategy.

If you want to make a difference why not get in touch with us here: info@leaside.co.uk

https://youtu.be/_tH1cALlKcs

Our good friend Ian Phillips produced this short f

Our good friend Ian Phillips produced this short film about the state of the River Lea.

You can watch it here:

https://youtu.be/oARMNJrwkJg

Moving forward we want to change this approach to our waterways but we need your help!

If you feel you could help. Please get in contact here: info@leaside.co.uk

We look forward to hearing from you!

Our Environmental Vision Organisations must consi

Our Environmental Vision

Organisations must consider and address their environmental impact. At Leaside we are implementing a 5-year plan to reduce our environmental impact and educate our community on what they can do in their daily lives to be more environmentally responsible. Leaside will develop environmental awareness in our clients and the organisations that support us by creating a community space that exemplifies a high standard of environmental awareness. Will will also raise awareness and promote a desire in staff and clients to improve our and our community’s environmental impact.

Leaside is committed to:

reducing our environmental impact and making our activities more sustainable
encouraging our participants to be environmentally aware through education and example
championing environmental stewardship and individual responsibility
supporting and restoring our natural environment
We are working to:

improve the infrastructure at Leaside to be more energy efficient and reduce our overall environmental footprint
raise awareness in our community on what we can do and what they can do to to help our local natural environment and River Lea recover from decades of pollution
educate our users and community to be aware of and reduce their impact on our local and world environment
Leaside will deliver this commitment to reducing our environmental impact through six key themes.
#environmentalsustainabilty #fiveyearstrategy #lovehackney❤️ #lovetheplanet🌍

Todays river clean up was undertaken by the young

Todays river clean up was undertaken by the young adults from the Big Creative College with additional support from the @CRTSouthEast team #communityroots #communitycleanup #riverlea #plasticpollution

One, two, three....

One, two, three....

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Day five of the October Half Term Project and what

Day five of the October Half Term Project and what a way to wrap it up! We went to Shepperton weir for some more moving water.
We were lucky enough to get a decent flow in a safe and enjoyable environment and I’d say that the smiles speak for themselves!

#cycling #halftermactivities #hackney #halfterm #fun #joinus #younghackney #kayaking

Day four of the October Half Term Project and we a

Day four of the October Half Term Project and we are out exploring the local area. Setting off from Leaside we ventured across the marshes, down to the olympic park and around the trails there.

14.5 miles, lots of happy faces and zero mechanical issues, all in all a great day out!

Tomorrow we will be back on the water heading out to one of the Thames Weirs...

#halftermactivities #hackney #halfterm #fun #joinus #younghackney #mtb #leevalleypark #cycling #local

Day four of the October Half Term Project and we a

Day four of the October Half Term Project and we are out exploring the local area. Setting off from Leaside we ventured across the marshes, down to the olympic park and around the trails there.

14.5 miles, lots of happy faces and zero mechanical issues, all in all a great day out!

Tomorrow we will be back on the water heading out to one of the Thames Weirs...

Day three of the October Half Term Project and we

Day three of the October Half Term Project and we went to Sea Cadets Royal Docks Boat Station with Sea Cadets to try out sailing and explore the docks by kayak.
There were capsizes, gusty winds, tears and huge smiles all round. The conditions were challenging and everyone’s skills were tested and yet again the adventurous spirit stood firm and everyone got stuck in.
Hopefully we will do more of this as the kids all had a great time!

#sailing #kayaking #canoeing #hackney #younghackney #fun #joinus #halfterm #halftermactivities #halftermactivities

Day two of the October Half Term Program was spent

Day two of the October Half Term Program was spent out in #eppingforest for some #mtb. More time in nature = more grounded and happy people 🚴🌳🦌

Day one of the October Half Term Project yesterday

Day one of the October Half Term Project yesterday saw us head to the #NorthDowns in #Kent for a #walk in the #countryside. The group managed to walk 7.5 miles of fairly hilly paths and hardly complained at all, in fact they did a stellar job of keeping each others spirits high and having fun until the end. We were rewarded with smashing views of #london in the distance and were able to get up close to the horses, cows and pigs in the fields.

Today the group are off #mountainbiking in #eppingforest - photos to follow later on.

#joinus #hackney #younghackney #clapton #lea #walking #fun #schoolholidays #halfterm

We had a great day yesterday officially opening th

We had a great day yesterday officially opening the new facilities and launching the new boats at Leaside!
A huge thanks to all of the funders, members, volunteers and staff who made this possible. We are looking forward to loads of people coming through here and benefitting from what we do in the coming years.

Thank you to the @mayorofhackney and #hackneycouncil for coming by and to the Sinclair and Watson Families for their support and generosity.

#younghackney #london #clapton #riverlea #lea #Springfield #canoeing #kayaking #london #hackney #sup #new #boats #youthclub #goldenscissors #narrowboat #communityboat #communityboating

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