Just found this on a bit of a google hunt, from thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
[qutoe]Resident Edward Jenkins said: “The mix of adrenaline and teenage sports are not quiet.
“The cable scheme poses a real threat to the lake.
“There are 267 country parks in England and not one has proposed or installed a cable scheme.” [quote]
I believe Sheffield cable would be in Rothervalley Country Park???? forgive me if i'm wrong!!!!
The article gets better......
[quote]Fellow ward member Peter Clarke (LD. Water Park) said: “I've had more objections to this proposal than any other issue in and around the area, including complaints about waste.
“I'm no killjoy and people need to be able to enjoy things like water-skiing but not on this site.
“There may be little noise from the machinery but there will be noise, particularly from youngsters.”
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Where else could you water ski? this park has alot of lakes i believe? lakes are required for water skiing. Oh yeah thats right.... the other best site for water skiing in the country.....10MPH speed limit. just some NIMBY's with no ideas or vision.
full article here
Water-ski plan at Cotswold Water Park sunk by council