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It's Bloomin' Spring! What's on Hackney Wick Stay up to date on the 2018 is a busy year for latest events taking place the Park's neighbouring across the Park this spring area. Find out why on on page 3 page 4 May - July 2018 PARK NEWS May - July 2018 IT'S BLOOMIN' Photo by Frank Da Silva @frankdasilva SPRING! With the winter weather now just a distant memory (we hope!), FOUR YEARS ON we turn our attentions to a busy and exciting spring and summer period for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The clocks have gone We can't believe it's been four years since forward, the temperature’s a little warmer and our acres of we reopened the south of the Park to parklands are looking glorious with Californian poppy meadows, the public! On 5 April 2014, we unveiled daffodils and wildflowers all in bloom. the transformed London Aquatics Centre and ArcelorMittal Orbit, as well as the Across the Park, there’s plenty for marathon which pits student teams visitors to see and do over the from around the globe against each redeveloped playgrounds, walkways and coming months and our events other to create the ultimate energy- green spaces of the south of the Park. programme is as packed as ever. efficient vehicle. In that time: From global events at the London Over the summer we will be Stadium, including the finale of • The Park has had over 22 million delivering our regular programme of Beyoncé and Jay Z’s On The Run visitors. sports and physical activity on the II tour and the appearance of rock Park, and more information will be • The London Aquatics Centre has had legends Foo Fighters and The Rolling shared in our next edition of Park over 3.6 million visits. Stones, to our smaller, ever-popular News. free community events such as The • The ArcelorMittal Orbit has had over Great Get Together on 24 June and Finally, a thank you to everyone 600,000 visits (including over 225,000 Harvest Stomp, there’s something for who came along to March's Your visitors to The Slide). everything on the Park this year. Neighbourhood Talks event. The • The Park has attained Green Flag evening was a great opportunity for We’re delighted to welcome back Award status in four consecutive years. local residents to directly engage Make the Future Live 2018 in July with businesses in the area and • Two schools have opened on the Park – a free, four-day festival of ideas share ideas and feedback with the – Mossbourne Riverside Academy and and innovation. The event will bring organisations that are making E20 the secondary school site for Bobby together live music, street food and (by the ArcelorMittal Orbit) their new home over the coming Moore Academy – with a further gaming alongside hands-on science years. We will be running the next primary school site for the latter shows, panel debates and the latest event in September so keep your opening this September. in technological developments. The eyes peeled for further information. event will also feature the Shell Eco- 01 EVENTS COMING UP EVENTS AROUND THE PARK 5 MAY, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 2 JUN 10k series, south of the Park 5 MAY Hockey Knockout Finals, Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre 5 MAY England Handball National Finals, Copper Box Arena 5 -6 Arcadia 10th Anniversary MAY Festival, north of the Park 7 MAY Moore Family Fun Run, south of We are once again gearing up for another golden summer of the Park events here at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. 9 MAY, Chase the Sun 5k and 10k, south Individual event organisers will be writing to affected residents, but 13 JUN, of the Park please don’t hesitate to contact us directly if you have any queries 11 JUL or concerns regarding any of our events. You can call our customer 10 MAY West Ham United vs Manchester services helpline on 0800 0722 110 or if your call is regarding United, London Stadium an event at London Stadium, please call 020 8522 6001. For calls 12 - 13 England Korfball Finals, Copper regarding concerts at London Stadium, you can call the dedicated MAY Box Arena concert helpline on 0800 055 7505. This helpline will be in operation for soundchecks and during the concerts themselves. Particular events 12 MAY The BHF Queen Elizabeth to be aware of as a local resident are: Olympic Park Run 2018, north of the Park Arcadia 10th Anniversary Festival, 5-6 May 13 MAY West Ham United vs Everton, This electronic music festival will take place across two stages in the London Stadium north of the Park. Music from both stages will run from 12 noon to 10.40pm. Soundchecks and SFX tests will be taking place from 30 April, 20 MAY Hackney Half Marathon, around with full dress rehearsals between 8pm and 9.30pm on 3 and 4 May. the Park From 9.45pm to 11.45pm on both days, Westfield Avenue between 22, 25 The Rolling Stones, London Montfichet Road and Clarnico Lane will be closed. MAY Stadium Hackney Half Marathon, 20 May 26 - 27 Street League Skateboarding: Pro The popular event will start and finish on Hackney Marshes, taking in MAY Open London, Copper Box Arena much of the Park. The first runners will begin at 9am, and the route 5 JUN UpSlide Down, ArcelorMittal Orbit will close the following Park roads: Marshgate Terrace, Sidings Street, Carpenters Road, Clarnico Lane, Waterden Road, Lesney Avenue, 9 JUN Nightrider, Lee Valley VeloPark Copper Street, Parkes Street and East Bay Lane. Entertainment points will be in place throughout the route with low level live music on South 10 JUN East London Bubble Rush, north Park Lawn, Carpenters Road and Lesney Avenue. of the Park London Stadium events, throughout May, June and July 15, 16 Jay Z and Beyoncé - On The Run JUN II Tour, London Stadium For both concerts and athletics events, roads around London Stadium will be closed three hours before the venue is opened to ticket holders. 16 JUN The London March for Men, This includes: Westfield Avenue, Montfichet Road and Pool Street, while north of the Park Carpenters Road, Marshgate Terrace and Sidings Street will also close 22, 23 Foo Fighters, London Stadium when events end. Soundchecks are likely to take place on the day JUN before each event. 23 JUN Netball: Surrey Storm vs Loughborough Lightning, Copper HUB67 ART CLUB Box Arena Come along to Hub67 in Hackney Wick every Friday 24 JUN The Great Get Together, north of to discover, play and make at a free art club for the the Park local community. 'The Maker's Guild' is a new weekly 5 - 8 Make the Future Live 2018, session run by a professional artist where children JUL South Park Lawn can play creative games, experiment with different techniques and work together to produce a public art exhibition. 14 - 15 Athletics World Cup, London JUL Stadium • Every Friday, 4pm to 5.30pm (term-time only) • Free entry with snacks provided For more information and new event • No need to book, just show up announcements, visit QueenElizabeth OlympicPark.co.uk/whats-on Please contact [email protected] or call 07462 051997 02 DEVELOPMENTS CREATING AND CONNECTING 2018 is a busy year for one of east London’s most the station's improved dynamic and fascinating areas – Hackney Wick. We facilities including were delighted to hear that proposals to establish a new subway (to a Creative Enterprise Zone in the area were given a replace the existing huge boost last month after they were shortlisted by footbridge), entrance the Mayor of London and awarded a grant of £50,000. and ticket hall, and revamped access The next phase of the bidding process will see the facilities including project teams from London Legacy Development new stairs and lifts. Corporation and Hackney and Tower Hamlets councils working with the creative community to pull together Work will be finalised the strongest possible proposal ahead of the final in December 2019 bidding round in July. with the installation of a new permanent That proposal is expected to explore the provision of walking route running affordable workspace and business support for the underneath the cultural and creative industries, as well as help for station which will connect Wallis Road and White Post local people looking to access opportunities in the Lane, providing commuters and local residents with creative sector. improved access to the north and south of the station. Anyone coming in or out of the Hackney Wick area The work at Hackney Wick Station demonstrates the via the station won’t have missed the huge amount growing influence of the area and the importance of of construction work taking place there recently. providing improved transport and access facilities for Soon, passengers will be able to take advantage of the new and existing local community. THE PARK MEANS BUSINESS Here East, the Park’s rapidly growing destination for You can follow the story of The Gantry, hearing from start-ups, big name brands and education institutions, the designers, coders, architects and builders bringing continues to make a name for itself with its the project to life, by visiting thegantry.hereeast.com ground-breaking new developments. On the other side of the Park sits International Quarter One of these developments is The Gantry, a 21st London (IQL), which is also going through a major century cabinet curiosities made of 21 individual transformation creative studios. The studios, set within a gigantic this year. IQL gridded structure on the side of the Broadcast Centre has recently facing the Park, will sit across two levels with each welcomed the studio telling Financial Conduct a story around Authority to the the rich artistic development; they heritage of the join the Transport local area.
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