Fences go up after another lake wall collapse at Crookes Valley Park. Residents call for repairs at popular site
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00:00 Crookes Valley Park is a popular Sheffield beauty spot but as you'll see
00:05 behind me fences have been erected around the water where some parts of the
00:13 lake banking have collapsed. I've been speaking to some park users and they
00:20 tell me that they think it's time that something was done to fix the problem.
00:23 Could you tell me if you think it's important that the lake of Crookes Valley
00:27 Park is fixed so that people can access the water, can get close to the
00:30 water again? Oh sure, so before recording I was just telling you that we've been
00:36 coming here for four years now and we love it here and one of the main reasons
00:41 we love it here is the water and in the centre and it's the main point of the
00:46 Crookes Valley Park so I really hope that it remains in the state that it is and it
00:51 gets better. We know that there are problems around it but we hope it gets
00:55 fixed and it remains the beautiful watery scene that you see here. Do you
01:01 think that it's time that the banks here of the lake in Crookes Valley Park were
01:05 fixed? I think it is yeah, it's been there a long time and it spoils the park
01:11 for people. Is that the barriers and the fences that's there at the moment?
01:14 Barriers and the fences, it's just a bit of an eyesore really. How
01:19 important is the lake to people here? I think it's very important particularly
01:23 in the summer months. As you can see today there's a lot of people. Do you
01:29 think that the lake here at Crookes Valley Park needs to be fixed so that
01:32 the fences can be removed? I think it's very important because the fences don't
01:37 look nice, it takes away from the ambience and the lake is very important
01:42 to Crookes Valley Park because it makes the park unique in its own way. Could you
01:49 tell me, should the council fix the banking here at Crookes Valley Park so
01:54 they can remove the barriers? I think it would be nice if they could get rid of
02:00 the barriers just so it's easier to sit by the lake, especially in the summer. How
02:04 important is the lake here at Crookes Valley Park? I think it's quite important, it's
02:08 just a nice place to come and sit, having a break from exams. People go swimming in it, you can probably see people swimming.
02:14 It's a lovely environment to be in and it brings the view as well, having the grazing all along.
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