louski85 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Thought I'd pop down there after work yesterday evening as its close to my Mothers. Got down there and the place is a disgrace! Impossible to fish due to overgrown weed, full of rubbish and just looks a mess. There are some big fish in that lake, surely it deserves a bit of tlc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy52 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 that's b'ham parks dept for you, Before the Gov't brought in the compulsory tendering (late 80's i think), there was enough money in the pot for more recreational facilities (i.e boating) this in turn led to the upkeep of the pool's . When i worked for b'ham parks dept, i was head groundsman at brandwood park sports ground, i was also baliff at lifford res ( charging people to fish while i fished for free ) i was responsible for keeping the lake/pool clean, tidy and attractive. When all the parks work went to tender the upkeep of the pools was left by the way side,(not cost effective) sad but true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louski85 Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Seems such a waste though. Small amount of effort on the place would make a hell of a difference. my old man used to fish there a few years back with his pals and they would spend days on end there, I've seen the pictures and I've had a few nice carp out there myself over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy52 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 terry eustace fished there all the time in the 80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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