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Support application for the River Ouse to become a designated area for bathing.

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Mary Parker
10 years ago Featured

I would like to go kayaking on the river but I'm afraid of falling in and becoming infected with something nasty.

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Mary Parker
11 years ago

I have just taken up kayaking but am afraid of falling because of the risk of infection

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Jo and Paul
12 years ago

Barcombe Mills is awesome (when the water quality is good). Agree that English rivers in general should be more openly accessible to swimmers and paddlers. Wales and Scotland appear to have no issues with rivers as a recreational resource and nor did England in days of yore. Suggested reading - Roger Deakin's 'Waterlog'

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Andy Hazell
12 years ago Featured

I like to swim at Barcombe Mills with friends, some of them have stopped after becoming ill after swimming

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Loretta Bosence
12 years ago

11 School Field, Barcombe, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5DT

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Andrew Smith
12 years ago

let us swim pls.

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Gerry Newnham
12 years ago

All unpolluted rivers should be available for swimming.

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natasha puxley
12 years ago

please keep rivers clean for all to enjoy

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Moray Coulter
12 years ago Featured

The Ouse is already a popular swimming river regardless of designation. Let us help to make it safer and less invidious with local landowners.

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orlando clarke
12 years ago

great aim.

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Annette Daly
12 years ago

This is a wonderful area to swim and is used for other watersports so of course, the water should be of swimming quality.

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Alison James
12 years ago Featured

I think the water quality should be up to a safe level anyway if canoeing clubs use it so yes I'm all for making sure defra put the level up to that of bathing quality .

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Maria-Helena Santamaria
12 years ago

Brighton BN1

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Martyn Bentley
12 years ago

All we are asking is to do what are our forefathers did for centuries before us

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Daniel Joned
12 years ago

It should be open for use for everyone! Not enough places in the UK for people to practise river swimming.

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Anonymous
12 years ago

London, tw1 1eu

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Wendy Prtichard
12 years ago

pen water swimming should be encouraged in a safe environment.

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Anonymous
12 years ago

It would be great to swim there 'officially'!