by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
Dear reader, kindly sit back, make yourself comfortable and enjoy our Christmas tale. It has the usual cast of characters – dastardly villains (the Boards of Works and their successors), a wronged heroine (the River Quaggy) and a dashing hero who comes to her rescue...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
An innovative restoration project has literally provided a framework for the future. A natural-looking river or a concrete drain? For QWAG supporters – and we believe, the public at large – there’s no contest. So when re-development provides the chance of...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
A conceptual River Quaggy flows in glass round the courtyard of a new building in Catford. At first glance, the completion of a new building in Catford seems an unlikely subject for a QWAG news item. But the Kaleidoscope Centre for Children and Young People, which...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
The replacement of a vast motorway by a restored river and park proves what is possible with vision. “The demolition of a vast motorway through the centre of South Korea’s capital and the restoration of a river and park in its place proves that mega-cities...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
QWAG members toured the upper reaches of the Kyd Brook on their autumn stroll. The choice of Petts Wood as the location for the members’ autumn stroll and social was very deliberate. It has been said with some justification that QWAG is only interested in the...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
Dave Larkin reports on an exceptionally busy day for QWAG’s volunteers at the Thames Festival. Our display attracted a steady flow of interested people. QWAG returned to the Mayor of London’s Thames Festival this year intending to build on last...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
The Quaggy at Grove Park Hospital is in desperate need of some tender loving care. QWAG’s latest river walk started at the point where the Quaggy now flows under Marvels Lane. But a hundred years ago the lane used to cross the river some 25 metres to the north...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
QWAG are constantly looking for opportunities to enhance the Quaggy’s ecosystem. 18 months ago preparation for the construction works on the final stages of the River Quaggy Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS) were underway. An alert member of QWAG noticed that the...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
QWAG were not consulted over some of the key issues that affect the rivers. And QWAG’s request for an extra four metres for the Quaggy would not compromise any of the objectives of the scheme. Following the publication of an article in the Mercury three weeks ago –...
by Qwag | Mar 24, 2015 | 2006
A two page spread in today’s Mercury focuses on QWAG’s Lewisham Gateway campaign. The article is based on an interview with Matthew Blumler, QWAG’s representative on the Urban Renaissance Lewisham board. It describes Matthew’s annoyance that...