Poisonous algae forces Lake Windermere swim to be postponed Telegraph

A spokesman said: "Unfortunately it has been necessary to postpone the British Gas Great North Swim, which was due to be staged on Saturday and Sunday, September 4th and 5th, at Windermere.

"This is due to prevalence of blue-green algae and the impact that this may have on safety in the water."

The decision was taken by the event safety group after stringent water quality checks were completed.

The organisers said: "We are looking at a potential new 2010 date for the Great North Swim and will let you know by email on or before Tuesday, September 7."

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Such a shame. Hopefully it will still go ahead, but there are bound to be so many fewer participants.

Mind you, after a lifetime of swimming in it, I don't seem to be any worse the ware! Do I ?

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The Mum test

  THE MUM TEST
 
I was out walking with my 4-year-old daughter. She picked up something off of the ground and started to put it in her mouth.
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And probably has germs,' I replied.
At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked,
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'Exactly,' I replied with a big smile on my face.
 
 

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Just started using Gmail - Priority Inbox

Gmail's priority Inbox is great, so far!

It really makes a difference to my workflow in the morning when I open my mail up. Beginning to save loads of time.

If I can get the Windermere Hotels blog steaming up the Google listings then I shall need this accelerated email handling!

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Windermere Hotels

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A great start to an open discussion about Windermere Hotels. The hog wash surrounding their promotional activities etc.

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