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PUPILS from Thames View Infants School celebrated the opening in June of the Ripple Greenway, a linear park in Barking.

Walking and cycling charity Sustrans helped transform the neglected 1.3km space in east London, working with local residents on its design. The charity also planted hundreds of trees. Play on the Way features climbing logs, mini bridges and a group swing, to encourage children to have fun on their way to school. Steel artworks by Katy Hallett are displayed, including Tree Rings, inspired by poet Robert Macfarlane’s Tree Song. Ripple Greenway was funded by the mayor of London’s green capital grant and regeneration experts Be First. Photo by Kois Miah