The Big Cuppa

Most of us have met Alan Piggott from St Mary of Eton church in the Eastway - and we all agree on him being a solid rock in Hackney Wicks community!

Well...... he has some amazing plans to show us all! I have been lucky enough to have had a sneaky preview of the regeneration project for the church & everything around it - and it looks incredible! This will really start to transform the Wick in so many positive ways!

Alan has invited us all to the church for 'The Big Cuppa' tea or coffee - and to have a long look at the plans - and a chance to talk to the architect as well!

If you Love Leabank Square - then you love Hackney Wick. If you love Hackney Wick - you are gonna fall head over heels in love with this project - as it will bring that village feeling back into the Wick - that has been missing for a while!

Please come along to the church this Thursday - between 6.30 & 8.30 pm - and be amazed!

Dog Poo in Leabank Square

We all heard about the little girl who contracted Toxocariasis earlier this year. She picked it up while playing on the Leabank Square Green from falling into some dog poo and rubbing her eye while crying.

This is a very serious disease - and as such - the dog poo situation in Leabank Square should be treated very seriously!

We all love our pets - and look after them with all the love & care they deserve. But when they poo in the common areas of Leabank Square - please clean up after them.

The family in question moved out very soon after this incident - but as a result of the Management Company having to sort out the insurance - we have all been asked to keep a look out for any dogs that foul in Leabank Square.

We know that none of the residents of Leabank Square would do this to little children who love playing in Leabank Square - but please be on the look-out for any visitors with dogs who foul our lovely square. You are absolutely entitled to take a picture of the offending dog owners. Please could you email the pics (with any supporting information) to http://www.pmms.org.uk/ (our square's management company) - and they will start the prosecution.

They have assured us that we can do this anonymously - and that they will act immediately on this information.

Come on Leabank Square - do this before another child gets very seriously ill!!

for more info - please see: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Toxocariasis/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Good Luck Lucy!!

We have all been loving Lucy's garden up near the entrance to Leabank Square every year - but THIS year...........

Lucy got judged by the Hackney in Bloom judges - and we are all convinced that Lucy has got to get some kind of medal!!

Lucy - and your whole amazing family - good luck for the competition! We are all rooting for you!

Register as a donor Online!

Transplants save lives!

I know this is never a cheery subject to bring up. But let's just say you get hit by the 276 outside Leabank Square. Wouldn't you want to go, happy in the knowledge that someone, somewhere would be benefiting from some of your organs?

Every year the lives of thousands of people are saved or transformed through organ transplantation. By joining the NHS Organ Donor Register you can help increase this number.

I know this isn't for everyone in Leabank Square, but think it over for a few days. If your loved one was dying, and could be saved through someone else having given this all a thought - wouldn't you be the happiest resident of Leabank Square?

For more info on how to register as a donor online - please see: http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/default.jsp

Square Talk in Leabank Square!

A massive thanks to Simon - the Editor of Square Talk - for the first edition of Square Talk!

As you all know - Simon is the PR Guru for Leabank Square - making sure that we are always seen in the best light possible. Any journos wanting to do the dirty on expenses - Simon will see them off. Any great stories coming out of the Square - Simon will tell the press. Any events, festivals & barbies coming up - Simon will tell us all about it!

In the past few weeks he has been feverishly beavering away on a rusty old typewriter up in the garret tower of his home here in Leabank Square, much the same as Charles Dickens did not too far away from here a few hundred years ago. The result has just landed on your doormat!

Enjoy!

Olympic Trees Return!!

June 2009

Congratulations Leabank Square!!

Due to all your campaigning - the Olympic Delivery Authority have brought some trees back to Arena Fields!!

Okay - so they still chopped our entire orchard down and stole Arena Fields away from London - but at least they have started bringing a tiny bit of green back to this corner of the Olympic Park.

The trees are the result of us begging them to cover the grey, drab, boring portakabins they have dropped opposite Leabank Square for the next 4 years. Thankfully they have listened to you - and it is beginning to look a whole heap better!

The psychological well being of all Leabank Square residents is starting to improve with these trees. Thank you Olympic gardeners!!

September 2008

July 2008

Olympic Road Sweeper for Leabank Square!

By now we must have all seen the brilliant Olympic Road Sweeper swinging by Leabank Square once a week!

This is thanks to Carrillion, Gemma & Dave from the Olympic External Relations Team!!

They knew we were having a tricky time with the dust coming over the canal, and although they can't stop the wind from blowing it over us, they can sweep up most of it around the square!

Even if you haven't actually seen this lovely machine, you definitely would have seen the amazing results of its work!

We will see the machine here in Leabank Square every Wednesday - sometime between 9am and midday.

It would be lovely if we could occasionally organise to have all the cars parked on one side of the car-park one week - and then the opposite side the following week. But let's just enjoy the cleanliness of the square for now shall we?

Next time you see the guys sweeping the Square - please give them a big thumbs-up & a smile!

Leabank Square Big Lunch!!

As part of the National Big Lunch day on the 19 July - Leabank Square will be having a big lunch on the Leabank Square Green!

Everyone is invited!!

There will be a long row of chairs & tables on the paving in the middle - and all you have to do is bring your Sunday lunch out on your own plates, with your own cutlery & drinks - and have lunch with the rest of your neighbours!!!

Simple as that!

What better way of eating, drinking and making merry could there possibly be? You already know you'll be in great company, you already know what delicious food you cook, you already know what your best jokes are - all you don't know is how wonderful it will be to have lunch with all of Leabank Square!

See you there!

To see more on the Big Lunch go to: http://blog.edenproject.com/scrapbook/2009/03/were-inviting-you-to-big-lunch.html

Leabank Square Spring Clean!

Everybody is invited to the annual Leabank Square Spring Clean on Sunday 12 July!

Please could you spend just a few hours helping the rest of your neighbours giving Leabank Square a thorough seeing to.

We will have a few brooms, grabbers, spades, rakes, and bin liners, but whatever you can also bring along would really be appreciated!

Basically - we would like to get into the corners of Leabank Square that haven't been tidied for a while - and make it look a whole lot better!!

If everyone swept up & cleaned up around their front doors, and then spent another hour walking around helping the rest of us clean up the communal areas - Leabank Square will look so great!

We are also very lucky to have the Wick Curiosity Shop (http://www.wickcuriosityshop.net/about/) with us for the day as well! For those of you who have not yet had the pleasure of perusing it's wares - you're in for a massive treat! You will be amazed at all things Hackney Wick!

There will be teas, coffees, orange squash & biscuits for everyone as well.

Please put the date in your diary - and meet some new neighbours while sprucing our lovely Square up at the same time!!