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Senedd protest against new Cosmeston water park
Protesters gathered outside the Senedd to voice opposition to a new water park, raising concerns about water quality and the impact on local 100 people took part in the demonstration in Cardiff Bay against the attraction at Cosmeston Country Park in the Vale of Glamorgan, which is due to open on 5 July."Some of the children that I work with are devastated that those in authority are taking from our wild spaces, with no regard for the damage that they might be doing," said Angela Peterken, an educator who took part in the attraction had been based in Cardiff Bay for the last five years and includes an inflatable assault course with slides and climbing frames.
More than 7,000 people have signed a petition against the new water Country Park opened to the public in 1978 and has been an official nature reserve since is a haven for local wildlife and some areas have been designated a site of special scientific Lenaerts, from Barry, who organised the protest, said there were concerns about wildlife and safety."We have some serious concerns about water quality as well," she of Glamorgan council said it has worked with a number of agencies to ensure the lake is safe when the water park attraction was moved because water quality concerns left it "unable to operate" at the bay.
