Hi all,
Just to stir the Sh.. thought I would add my bit
Whilst it doesn't help those who sail on the sea, for those sailing on the lake it should be remembered that you have a contract with the council under the "sale of goods and services act 1982" either as a day or annual licence.
Part of the implied terms in that contract is that the council should ensure that they provide a safe environment ie maintain a safe water quality.
As they don't monitor the lake between September and May they may not be able to provide evidence that the water quality is safe???
A word of caution, if they receive lots of complaints about the water quality they may just deceide to shut the lake as they may not be able to do anything to improve the water quality as that is up to the Environment Agency and United Utilities
If you read the terms of the licence it states the council has a right to close the lake at any time
WITHOUT the requirement to provide any refund, so be careful if you complain!!!
Steve