That was the headline in The Sun newspaper on 7th July 2012. Say what you will about The Sun, sometimes they sum up our nation’s mood in just a few words and in this instance it feels like they summed up our industry’s mood as well. To quote from the BBC Weather service, “The year […]
Read MoreIt never rains, but it pours
Our industry is looking at a long lasting hosepipe ban and a drought that has spread to many more counties and I’m looking out of the window at grey skies and falling rain. We’ve got some breaking news on that hosepipe story in this newsletter, but what can our wet leisure industry do in a […]
Read MoreThe Hosepipe Ban; how the water shortage affects wet leisure
There is concern and confusion in the industry about what the drought measures actually are and how they will affect us. The facts aren’t great, but they are better than the rumours. What are the facts? Seven water companies across south and eastern England are introducing hosepipe bans from Thursday, 5 April 2012. These are: […]
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