Over 36,000 people have signed a petition calling for a public inquiry into Lake District fish deaths.

Save Windermere launched the petition last year claiming that the Environment Agency’s investigation into the death of the fish at Cunsey Beck was not fit-for-purpose and its conclusion that it would not take any action on the incident was not sufficient.

Matt Staniek nominated by Michaela Strachan in County Living’s ‘14 Names to Know for 2024’

2023 has been a whirlwind of a year for the Save Windermere campaign. Since our first event in February, we’ve achieved a huge amount, thanks mainly to our incredible supporters, partners and our amazing team.

We wanted to share some of the highlights from this year and wish you all a very happy new year. We also want to say a huge thank you for making our first year as a community interest company such a success.

We are very proud that Matt has been named in The Sunday Times alternative honours of 2023. See the full list here and read why Matt has been chosen.

The Save Windermere campaign urgently demands an immediate independent public inquiry into the failure of water industry regulation by the Environment Agency in the Cumbria and Lancashire Area. The inquiry should focus on the regulation of United Utilities within the Windermere catchment in the Lake District National Park.

Save Windermere is demanding a re-opening of the Cunsey Beck fish kill investigation in light of evidence obtained through Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) requests which highlighted the inadequacies of the investigation.

Save Windermere calls for the Cunsey Beck fish kill investigation to be reopened by the Environment Agency, considering the revelations exposed in BBC Panorama documentary.

The Environment Agency failed to visit 90 per cent of toxic water spills last year, including more than 60 per cent of the most serious incidents. There has been a major drop off in in-person inspections of water pollution incidents since the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Environment Agency failing to attend most cases.

Save Windermere’s response to the Love Windermere partnership’s stakeholder workshop in November 2023.

The Save Windermere campaign is featured in an upcoming Panorama investigative documentary, titled “The Water Pollution Cover-Up”, airing on BBC1, Monday 4th December at 8pm. 

The amount of work needed to make Windermere sewage-free has been revealed for the first time. The Save Windermere campaign, led by Matt Staniek, has called for all sewage outputs in the lake to be removed similar to Lake Annecy in France.

Fiona Marley Paterson covers United Utilities drop-in sessions on ITV Border and questions United Utilities over sewage spills seen on the same day at Ferry House WwTW.