Olympic Development on Wanstead Flats

Last Updated on Saturday, 21 August 2010 14:57 Written by Richard Oakman Friday, 13 August 2010 18:22

Proposed Olympic 2012 Metropolitan Police Operational Centre

No doubt many members will have heard the proposal for a Metropolitan Police Muster Brief and Deployment Centre to be based on Wanstead Flats, for a period covering around 120 days over the 2012 Olympics.

Sparked by rumours, and this being an area where the Group has carried out important survey work with regard to the Skylarks, the Wren Group wrote with their concerns to the Superintendent of Epping Forest (Paul Thomson), City of London, to ask for further information.  The Group have been invited to meet with members of the Metropolitan Police and the City of London Corporation to pose any questions on Monday, 16 August 2010.  This initial meeting,to be held together with other interested groups, will be followed by public exhibitions on the dates and at the places detailed below:

Wednesday, 25 August

4.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. Cherry Tree Café, 25 Woodbine Place, Wanstead E11 2RH

Saturday, 4 September

10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.Cherry Tree Café, 25 Woodbine Place, Wanstead E11 2RH

Saturday, 11 September

10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Cann Hall Road Methodist Church, 296 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone E11 3NN

Thursday, 16 September

4.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. Cann Hall Road Methodist Church, 296 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone E11 3NN

Two members of the Wren Group will attend and pose any relevant questions and concerns that the Group feels appropriate.

Details about the briefing centre and the exhibition are available at www.wanstead-mbdc.co.uk or the City of London's website, and there is a dedicated hotline number – 0800 977 8791.  This has been set up for any comments in regard to the proposals.  The consultation period will last until 26 September 2010.