Press Office
Our media centre provides the latest news and information from Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, including news releases, statements, imagery and supporting content for journalists.
If you are a journalist and would like to speak to a member of our press team regarding Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, our legacy, community engagement and environmental work or our open spaces, campsites, gardens or heritage sites please contact us.
For information about our sports and leisure venues please contact the Better press team.
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If you would like to film at one of our open spaces or nature reserves please contact our film management company Film Fixer.
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VeloPark celebrates 10th anniversary with open day
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4 April 2024
Lee Valley VeloPark is inviting the publi to its 10th anniversary celebration, with the open day promising family cycling, fitness activities and fun for all at heavily discounted prices on Saturday (April 6). Read article >
Shaun Dawson: London's VeloPark is keeping the Olympics legacy promise
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9 March 2024
A decade since 2021 Games park re-opened for public use, one of its most celebrated venues is keeping the flame burning. Almost ten years ago, on 14 March 2014, a sell-out crowd of 6,000 people filled the Lee Valley VeloPark for the first time since London 2012, marking its debut as an Olympics legacy venue. Read article >
Water babies!
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Woman & Home Feel Good You
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1 April 2024
Barbara Stewart, a chartered accountant from Hertford, kayaks on white-water rapids at Lee Valley White Water Centre 'White-water kayaking keeps me fit and focused'
London's going snowdrop crazy this month - here's where to see them
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12 January 2024
Myddelton House Gardens in Enfield has a reputation for its snowdrops, which usually start emerging in mid-January. Head to the Alpine Meadow area to marvel at a carpet of snowdrops and crocuses, swiftly followed by daffodils as the temperature rises. Read article >
First fully electric ice centre in the UK
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sb magazine
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1 January 2024
The Lee Valley Ice Centre in east London aims to become a community focal point. Its mission is to boost sports engagement and participation, provide opportunity, enhance fitness and wellbeing, and connect people with nature and green space in the surrounding area.
Walking London’s unsung waterway: the River Lea rises again
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3 April 2024
Walking a 26-mile stretch from Hertfordshire, our writer witnesses how a neglected artery of the city has been transformed into a recreational and cultural hub. Read article >
Shaun Dawson: 26 Years and Counting
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S&PA Professional
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1 February 2024
The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, led by CEO Shaun Dawson, played a huge role in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Dean Gurden met the man who remains at the helm today.