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• London’s oldest riverside dock – Greenland Dock is to allow open water swimming

  28-08-2024 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  There will be a chance to swim in south London’s large Greenland Dock, next to the Thames in Surrey Quays, but just for a few weeks.
  Greenland Dock – Photo by Bill Scott on Unsplash
  Built in 1695-99, Greenland Dock is the oldest of London’s riverside wet docks and used to be part of the Surrey Commercial Docks, most of which have by now been filled in. The dock is now used for leisure boats and is surrounded by housing, but it is usually off-limits for swimmers. Until now.
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• Transport experts call for HS2 confirmation between Euston to Crewe

  28-08-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A coalition of transport experts and campaigners have written to the new Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, to call for four key decisions to be made on the next steps for Britain’s high-speed rail network, in order to turn the HS2 railway currently under construction into a “transformative high-speed spine”.
  HS2 tunnel entrance next to the M25 motorway (c) ianVisits
  The letter focuses on smaller-scale projects that can be delivered quickly, at relatively low cost,
  
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• Sealed off section of Thames Path in west London has opened to the public

  28-08-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A section of the Thames riverside path that has never been open to the public has finally opened, providing an uninterrupted riverside walking route between Hammersmith and Putney.Although there is a path along the river between Hammersmith and Putney, it’s been blocked by Craven Cottage, which, contrary to its twee name, isn’t a cottage but a large football stadium. It’s been the home of Fulham Football Club since 1896, and the stadium has expanded piecemeal ever since.
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