SOUTH Lakeland District Council has applied to Defra for the water off Rayrigg Meadow, Windermere, to be officially designated as bathing water. Consultation on the proposal runs until January 5, 2015. Visit

consult.defra.gov.uk/water/designation-of-rayrigg-meadow-windermere-bath-1/.

To reply to the consultation please either fill in the online form or email: bathingwater@defra.gsi.gov.uk or to reply via post to: Bathing Water Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Area 3D Nobel House, 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR. The consultation is now open and runs from 24 Nov 2014 to 5 Jan 2015.