Sorry to See the Sad State of Lake ; Letters & Opinion
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HOW long will it be before the whole of Alvaston's old boating lake (pictured) becomes a clogged-up weed-and-reed bed suitable for crocodiles? After walking around the lake last Tuesday (September 22), for the first time in many years, I was shocked to see its deteriorating state. Sure it's got ducks and swans swimming upon it, but the actual lake looks as though it's dying. Leaping fish no longer break the silence of the early morning, and that's probably why I didn't see any lakeside anglers like I used to do.
Unfortunately, the days have gone of the Lakeside Cafe, the model yacht club, the motorboat and the rowing boats, but many people still walk around the park and lake, and it seems to me that the lake lacks proper care and attention. I must ask the question, when was it last dredged and cleaned? The council has built a lovely new school on Alvaston Park, near enough to the site of the old Carnegie Library, which was once an annexe for Wilmorton School, which I attended from 1948 until 1960. I applaud the council for the work it has done in landscaping the park as it backs onto the River Derwent, but what about the sad condition of the lake, which incidentally seems to be the final resting place of a dead duck or goose still there on Thursday (September 24)? We are living in a time when the world's environment is of a major importance to our lives and yet within a walking distance of five minutes from the new infants' school is the lake with its choking weeds and reeds.See the full content of this document
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Sorry to See the Sad State of Lake ; Letters & Opinion
On Thursday morning as I reached the part ...
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