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Today, we are a significant step closer to ensuring Windermere is protected for future generations. This is a truly historic moment for our lake. Over the last four years, our grassroots movement has highlighted the challenges facing our lake, and today, we have succeeded in bringing the government and...

37,468 просмотров • 1 год назад •via X (Twitter)

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Brigit Strawbridge1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron It was wonderful to hear you on the Today Program this morning, Matt. I know there's a way to go yet, but HUGE congratulations for how far you've come in the last four years with this campaign!

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Eco Wave Power1 год назад

We're pleased to announce that we have received the final Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters for our groundbreaking wave energy project at the Port of Los Angeles. Now is the time. Invest in renewable energy today at NASDAQ: $WAVE

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Surfers Against Sewage1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Congratulations Matt & team, this is EPIC!👏👏👏 Great to see these results, keep it up 💪

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Sue Wilkinson1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Congrats on this milestone announcement - let's keep up the pressure to make sure it turns into action. Thanks again for all you are doing

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Nicky Johnson1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Matt, you are an indefatigable force of nature & for nature. I so wish that your empathy, humility, commitment, knowledge, persistence & enthusiasm could be distilled, bottled & injected into many, many people who so desperately need it! We know who they are!

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Adam Cooper1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Brilliant work Matt. 🤞it is the beginning of the end. Keep fighting 💪🤜

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Karl_Duvall1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Amazing work, very well done.. Please though don't give up on your work, saying and doing are two very different things.

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Hugo Tagholm1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Amazing work Matt! Leading the charge! 👏👏👏

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Kathy Thornett1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Amazing effort Matt.....you and your supporters have been relentless & really hope this is the turning point.👏👏

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Simon P.1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Well done on all of the hard work Matt.

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Adele Bingham1 год назад

@Feargal_Sharkey @ChrisGPackham @WindrushWasp @sascampaigns @GreenJennyJones @HugoSAS @SteveReedMP @joelycett @timfarron Well done Matt ! You are a credit to Windermere !

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Last year, Save Windermere, in partnership with Richard Flemmings , embarked on a groundbreaking data collection programme, backed by the UK Space Agency , to study England's largest freshwater lake, Windermere. Well, now we are incredibly excited to announce that we have the results! And they are incredibly straight forward: ➡️ There is a direct correlation between visitor loading in the area and algal growth in Windermere. ➡️ Algal growth has been shown to worsen when lake temperature increases. ➡️ There is no correlation between agriculture and algal spikes in Windermere. ➡️ In the last 3 years, there have been single days where over 300,000 people were in the catchment. ➡️ Despite owning the vast majority of sewage infrastructure in and around Windermere, United Utilities refused to provide any data for this publicly funded study to help protect our lake. This work builds on Save Windermere’s growing, rigorous scientific portfolio working closely with organisations like Windrush WASP and WildFish but this catchment-wide study with Richard Flemmings , looking at the overall health of Windermere, has now clearly demonstrated that when more people are here, we see more algae in the lake and the climate exacerbates this issue even further. This underscores the necessity for a long-term infrastructure investment plan, which surpasses the current inadequate proposals, addressing both untreated and treated sewage. Save Windermere now has even more evidence that justifies our overarching campaign message; stop putting sewage in Windermere. This solution has been implemented in lakes all over the world including the famous Lake Annecy in France. Their lake is now free from sewage and is classified as the cleanest in Europe. Similar action must be taken to protect this nation’s lake forever. Our full blog can be found here which also links to the full report and analysis produced by Map Impact ⬇️ BBC News (UK) story here ⬇️ BBC Breakfast Jonah Fisher

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🚨 NEW campaign, NEW approach— and a swan attack?! Watch til the end…🚨 Today, we bring you one of our most ambitious projects yet, over a year in the making. For years, we have been calling for the use of existing legislation to connect people to the mains, yet United Utilities and the government have failed to act. So, we’ve taken matters into our own hands. This initiative, backed by Patagonia and local businesses, is a solution-focused campaign—the first of its kind in the area. Today, we are launching a new step-by-step guide for property owners with private sewage treatment plants & septic tanks, showing them how to request a connection to United Utilities’ mains infrastructure. This forms a key part of our 10-point plan for a sewage-free Windermere, which we published last year ahead of the general election. We have been told time and time again that non-mains drainage contributes to Windermere’s pollution problem. But what we haven’t been told is that there is a clear solution—using existing legislation to request that United Utilities take ownership of these systems. And here’s the kicker—if the request is accepted, United Utilities is legally required to pay for a brand-new sewer up to at least the property boundary and they've already been given the money to do it. Since privatisation, United Utilities has only completed one first time sewerage scheme around Windermere. This is the first initiative of its kind for Windermere, empowering people to exercise their rights under existing legislation and highlighting why mains connection is the most sustainable solution—not just for individuals, but for the future of our lake itself. We are now working with Chesters by the River, Neaum Crag Holiday Park and the Holbeck Ghyll Estate to advise them as they submit their applications to United Utilities. As ever, we do also need your help. Our clear demand to the government is a change to the outdated ministerial code, ensuring that the long-term ecological protection of Windermere takes priority over United Utilities’ corporate greed. Head to to contact those who can change the ministerial code and to download your free guide today. Big shout out to local business Lake House Creative and illustrator Jane Legge from Dots of Light for helping pull together this beauty!

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