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Capri Pod trial EAST Summer School
Smart mobility Local young people take
vehicles tested on part in free courses run
the Park by Park partners
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PARK NEWS
Autumn 2019
AUTUMN
ON THE PARK!
From international events to you can read more about in this
issue. Cancer Research UK will
technical innovations, it’s
been a summer to be proud of become the latest organisation to HAVE
YOUR SAY!
move their offices to International
on the Park! Now as the
Quarter London, bringing 1000
seasons change, it’s time to jobs to the area. In the Park's
look ahead at some of the other business district, Here East
exciting things to come. continues to pioneer innovation The Design Team at the London Legacy
It was great to see so many people and enterprise, with Stafford Development Corporation are in the
out enjoying the Park over the University's Digital Institute early stages of developing masterplans
summer months and, with the London bringing its esports degree for Pudding Mill, the new Park
fountains on hand for cooling off, to the capital for the first time. neighbourhood comprised of Pudding
we think it was the perfect place Mill Lane and Bridgewater. Plans for
Six Day, the prestigious
Pudding Mill include new homes to
to make the most of the sun. It’s international cycling event, is meet the needs of families, a new
not just us, either – this year we returning to Lee Valley VeloPark in neighbourhood centre around Pudding
picked up our sixth consecutive October and the football season is Mill Lane DLR station, creation of new
Green Flag Award, recognising well underway at London Stadium workspace and improving connections
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as – including women's football, a between Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,
one of the best green spaces in first for the venue. Stratford High Street and beyond.
the world. The events programme for 2020 is To share your thoughts and priorities
Now the green is beginning to already looking exciting, including for the neighbourhood see:
look a little more gold and bronze the FINA Diving Finals at the www.puddingmill.commonplace.is.
(bringing to mind the 47 medals London Aquatics Centre, boxing
picked up by the British team in at the Copper Box Arena and rock
last month’s World Para Swimming stars Green Day, Weezer and Fall
Championships…) as autumn Out Boy at London Stadium. With
arrives in all its splendour! more being announced all the time,
The seasons aren’t the only it seems the Park is continuing
things changing on the Park, with to be a home for world-leading
construction continuing on a events in the worlds of sports,
number of exciting projects that music and culture.
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EVENTS
COMING UP
EVENT ROAD CLOSURES 5 OCT Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
10km Series, the Park
Our events programme will continue throughout autumn
and winter. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you 5 OCT West Ham v Crystal Palace,
London Stadium
have any queries or concerns regarding any of our
events. You can call our customer services hotline on 6 OCT Urban Rush London,
Timber Lodge Café
0800 0722 1100.
9 OCT Chase The Moon 5k And 10k,
Information is correct at the time of publication, but south of the Park
please check again with our hotline or on our website 12 OCT The Ovarian Cancer Walk/Run,
nearer the time. Timber Lodge Café
12 OCT British Fast5 All-Stars Netball
Championships, Copper Box Arena
13 OCT British Basketball All Stars
Championships, Copper Box Arena
18 OCT Supernova Run London, the Park
19 OCT Red Trouser Day Ramble, the Park
22 – 27 Six Day London,
OCT Lee Valley Velo Park
23 OCT London Lions v Worcester
Wolves, Copper Box Arena
26 OCT West Ham v Sheffield United,
London Stadium
2 NOV Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
10km Series, the Park
West Ham United FC home games 2 NOV West Ham v Newcastle United,
Roads will be closed on the days of West Ham matches at London London Stadium
Stadium for several hours before and after the game. Roads likely 13 NOV Chase The Moon 5k And 10k,
to be affected include Westfield Avenue, Marshgate Lane (from south of the Park
White Post Lane to Carpenters Road East) and Montfichet road.
23 NOV West Ham v Tottenham Hotspur,
Please note, similar road closures apply to all London Stadium London Stadium
events.
7 DEC British Rowing Indoor
Championships, Lee Valley
Velopark
PARK WORKS 7 DEC Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
10km Series, the Park
Construction work continues across the Park especially in the
key development areas of East Bank, the UCL campus beside 7 DEC West Ham v Arsenal,
the ArcelorMittal Orbit and the new East Wick homes. London Stadium
The new highway connecting London Stadium to Waterden 8 DEC London Lions v Glasgow Rocks,
Road is expected to open before Christmas. It has been Copper Box Arena
confirmed that the spur roads will be named Sweetwater 11 DEC Chase The Moon 5k And 10k,
Place and Bassett Lane, and these will open fully in the south of the Park
spring once the new Monier Road Bridge is in position.
14 DEC Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 5k
Elsewhere, the first phase of homes at East Wick are rapidly And 10k, south of the Park
taking shape next to Here East, and works to connect utilities 18 DEC London Lions v Bristol Flyers,
on Copper Street will continue into the autumn. Copper Box Arena
Work has also begun on Clarnico Quay, the new short- 21 DEC West Ham v Liverpool,
term space between the Copper Box Arena and the canal. London Stadium
A collaboration between London Legacy Development
Corporation, East Wick and Sweetwater and Make Shift, 28 DEC West Ham v Leicester City,
London Stadium
Clarnico Quay will house creative community spaces and
provide a use for the temporarily vacant plot of land around For more information and new event
the East Wick and Sweetwater development. announcements, visit QueenElizabeth
OlympicPark.co.uk/whats-on
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AROUND THE PARK
PARK VISITORS
ENJOY A RIDE
INTO THE
FUTURE!
Driverless Capri pods travelled
the Park for a smart mobility Photo: AECOM
test trial as we continue to different stops along the pods’ practical implications of this new
support innovative technologies. route and select which stop they’d technology.”
Did you spot one of the orange and like to get off at. Local schools The Park was the very first public
white driverless pods on the Park in were also invited to take part in appearance for the Capri pods, and
September? As part of our ongoing the trial, giving children a useful proved a promising start. They are
commitment to being a testbed for learning experience with future- set to return to the Park next year –
smart mobility and other innovation facing technology. Students from following an additional trial in South
projects, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Manorfield Primary and Rokeby Gloucestershire – for a final trial.
Park welcomed two autonomous School were among the first to
Visit caprimobility.com for more
pods for a two-week trial as part of a ride the pods as part of a science,
information.
research project into connected and technology, engineering and
autonomous vehicle (CAV) transport mathematics (STEM) day.
services. LLDC’s Chief Executive, Lyn Garner,
The trial – run by the AECOM-led said: “Connected and autonomous
Capri consortium – was open to vehicles will change the face of
the public, with visitors able to transport and this is an exciting
book a ride using an app from opportunity to understand the
WORKING AT LONDON LEGACY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
If the projects in Park News are of interest to you, you might want to
consider a job at LLDC! We regularly recruit at all levels and for a wide
range of functions, from finance and administration, to development, HR,
planning and marketing. For more information, follow Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park on LinkedIn or visit QueenElizabethOlympicPark.co.uk/
work-with-us/jobs-at-lldc
For those just starting out in their careers, the graduate work placement
REOPENED CYCLE programme currently has opportunities in construction, engineering and
LANE CREATED FROM architecture. The programme targets young people who attended
schools in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest and
WASTE PLASTIC are now studying for an undergraduate degree in one of the disciplines
outlined above.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park now
has the UK’s first cycle path to be One recent participant was Momina Ahmed, who grew up in Newham
made from recycled waste plastic. and attended Langdon School and Sir George Monoux Sixth Form before
The cycle bridge, along the Greenway choosing to study Architecture at the University of Greenwich. She
in the south of the Park, has been spent a one year placement as a Design Assistant at LLDC and gained a
closed for nearly a decade and lot from the experience: "Since working at LLDC I learnt something new
was reopened in July this year by every single day as there was significant exposure across the industry.
Thames Water working with Balfour My insight into the wider built environment and the opportunities
Beatty. available has impacted on my decision to continue my studies this
September with an RTPI and RICS accredited masters in planning at UCL"
The waste plastic asphalt was
developed by MacRebur, who use To date we have placed over 40 local people with practices like Allies &
both plastic bottles and carrier bags Morrison, PRP, Adam Khan Architects, Buro Happold, Stanton Williams
to create their road surfaces – it’s & Lifschutz Davidson Sandiland as part of commitments from our East
estimated that the stretch of tarmac Bank and Chobham Manor design contracts. For more information or
along the bridge alone has saved a to register your interest in the graduate work placement programme,
whopping 1.1 million plastic bags please email creatingopportunities@queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk
from going to landfill!
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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
CULTURAL PARTNERS
INSPIRE NEXT GENERATION
OF CREATIVES AT EAST
SUMMER SCHOOL
Aimed at young people aged 13-16 across the two weeks. Ranging from a roles that will be opening up in East
living in the boroughs of Newham, few hours to five days, these courses Bank and beyond in future, they
Hackney, Waltham Forest and were held by world-leading offered unique, inspiring experiences
Tower Hamlets, EAST Summer organisations with links to the local and were a great chance for students
School is a programme of free area, including the East Bank partners to meet new people and have fun! One
short courses and sessions held – the BBC, Sadler’s Wells, UCL, UAL’s student, 15 year old Mohaiminul, said:
London College of Fashion and the “What I enjoyed most is that I got a
over two weeks during the school
V&A. Holding the school at Here East chance to try new activities that I had
holidays in Queen Elizabeth
gave the students the opportunity to never tried before, and meet new
Olympic Park.
explore the workspaces of the friends instead of sitting at home
This year, the EAST Summer School organisations already on the Park. doing nothing!"
was bigger than ever with over 250
From budding performers to would-be At the end of the Summer School,
participants taking part in 24 courses
digital programmers, not to mention students and their families were
those who aren’t quite sure what they invited back for a showcase event,
want to do yet, there were courses to with live performances, screenings and
suit everyone. This included a hip-hop presentations from participants across
theatre workshop by Sadler's Wells both weeks.
Breakin' Conventions, an interactive
Applications for EAST Summer School
drone workshop from UCL Engineering,
2020 will open in the spring. Visit
dance classes, film making and
QueenElizabethOlympicPark.co.uk/
computer game design.
SummerSchool or register your
As well as teaching valuable skills and interest at summerschool@
introducing young people to the sort of londonlegacy.co.uk
BUILD A CAREER IN FUN FOR THE WHOLE
CONSTRUCTION WITH FAMILY DURING
FREE TRAINING COURSES OCTOBER HALF-TERM
Whether you want to learn the new in-demand trades that Half-term is on the horizon, and there are plenty of
industry needs such as dry lining, formwork and groundwork or ways to have fun on the Park during the holidays.
you want to progress your career to the next level and become a As well as activities running at the Park venues,
site supervisor or project manager, LLDC has put together a series such as biking sessions at Lee Valley VeloPark
of intensive introductory courses for residents living near the and the much-loved Ultimate Aqua Splash at the
Park. London Aquatics Centre, we'll be hosting another
We are currently recruiting for the one-day Health & Safety Family Fun Day on Wednesday 23 October.
and CSCS courses, groundwork/formwork operatives as well as Taking place around The Last Drop in the south of
introduction to construction courses for those interested in the Park, there will be a full programme of free
exploring the sector as a fulfilling career. Courses are often fully activities including arts and crafts, face painting,
funded and running on an ongoing basis. Attendees must be a African drumming, garden games and more.
resident of Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest or Tower Hamlets. Everyone is welcome, so come along and bring
To find out more or register your interest, please email your family, friends and neighbours! Find out more
creatingopportunities@londonlegacy.co.uk at QueenElizabethOlympicPark.co.uk/whats-on
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