The Lea River Park is a LONG term project.  Very long term, if you also think of the sites which will become part of the park in the coming decades, like the wonderful gasholders at Twelve Trees, which may one day be a vertical garden, skatepark, victorian garden, who knows!  However it is developed, it will certainly be unique!

I have worked on long term projects before.  Nevertheless I do always seem to forget the ups and downs, struggles and stresses that are an inevitable part of these projects.  In the end you only remember the positive outcome, which is actually quite great for a set of memories!

It really feels like the Lea River Park is getting somewhere now.  Submitted for planning permission this month, I can suddenly visualise the day it will become reality.  Keeping everything crossed work could start on the ground this autumn.  Check out our Planning Information Pack on the 'Fatwalk' page for a user friendly guide to the proposals.

It would be hard to pick a favourite aspect, but the feature I'm most looking forward to seeing develop are the lift and stairs onto Twelve Trees Crescent bridge from the towpath below.  Not only because this will make a huge difference not just to me, but to hundreds of other workers and residents in the area.  Also because I'll be able to watch fantastic link take shape from our office at Bow Lock, and I can't wait.