[bots]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Like I said, there's absolutely nothing stopping BAME people from taking a holiday there, so it's not something that needs to be "looked at".

As for accessibility, it's hilly countryside, not much can be done about that. Should they have miles of handrails?

This is just such a wrong attitude. If people arent made to feel welcome, they wont come and as a public park that must be looked at and improved.

For a long, long time, I took no interest in whether things in life were accessible, then in my own field of business, I discovered how trivially easy it was to make things easy for those who faced challenges and the instant enormous benefit it brought to them. I believe we have a duty to put that right, and am now an active voice for it. I will tell you something else for nothing, I don't think anything I have done has been more rewarding either.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

This is just such a wrong attitude. If people arent made to feel welcome, they wont come and as a public park that must be looked at and improved.

For a long, long time, I took no interest in whether things in life were accessible, then in my own field of business, I discovered how trivially easy it was to make things easy for those who faced challenges and the instant enormous benefit it brought to them. I believe we have a duty to put that right, and am now an active voice for it. I will tell you something else for nothing, I don't think anything I have done has been more rewarding either.

How are people not being made to feel welcome?

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

How are people not being made to feel welcome?

Maybe it is hotbed of racism? all those old white people....

I dont know, just throwing it out there for debate

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Maybe it is hotbed of racism? all those old white people....

I dont know, just throwing it out there for debate

Have you ever been?

[Cherie]

You are white and old to a ten year old, are you racist?

[Cherie]

In answer to the question they probably could put in more accessible trails, not sure how you can encourage more young people or ethnicities as it’s personal choice what you do in your leisure time and some people just don’t like the countryside, or walking or fresh air, i guess they could do more in the way of advertising, never seen very much, but any time we have been it’s generally rammed especially Windermere

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Cherie

You are white and old to a ten year old, are you racist?

The old people of today are the middle-aged of the nineties, to still perpetuate the myth of the "racist old people" is a bit disengenous.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The old people of today are the middle-aged of the nineties, to still perpetuate the myth of the "racist old people" is a bit disengenous.

Thatchers youth... aging yuppies.
No they won't be racist at all

There's an issue with gentrification in the lakes I remember that being seen as an issue on my last visit, lots of places stood empty as they were 2nd homes in the country.
It would be impossible to say how to make the lakes more attractive or appealing, it is in essence natural reletively unspoiled beauty.
Where possible accessibility should be a priority and funding could be made available for this.

The issue of vehicles needs addressing again, huge 4x4 s are not suitable for those roads and are a danger.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Cherie

You are white and old to a ten year old, are you racist?

Trust you to attack the poster not the post

The thread is about lake district not me. Follow the rules

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Trust you to attack the poster not the post

The thread is about lake district not me. Follow the rules

You seem to think everyone white over 40 is a racist, that was the point YOU made about the thread, it’s not too much of a stretch to ask if you are racist yourself as your negative view of every white person seems to bear this out, you are happy enough to label people, I merely asked if you were

I haven’t broken any rules

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Maybe it is hotbed of racism? all those old white people....

I dont know, just throwing it out there for debate

Interesting theory, but I'd err on the side of "no". It's not a random little hamlet in the middle of bumblefuk nowhere. It's a popular tourist area,and people who live and work in places like that protect its reputation.

Maybe it's just something to do with all the open bodies of water