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Lake District boss sparks fury by saying the area is ‘too white’ – and demanding tarmac paths to make it more – the sun, thesun.co.uk

Lake District boss sparks fury by saying the area is ‘too white’ – and demanding tarmac paths to make it more – the sun, thesun.co.uk


THE boss of the Lake District sparked a snowflake row yesterday by saying the area was too white.

Richard Leafe, chief exec of thenational park, said more “diverse” visitors were needed, amid fears mud and rain put people off.

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The Lake District brings around 20 million visitors each year but plans to change it are being criticizedCredit: Getty – Contributor

3Richard Leafe was slammed as he thinks the Lake District needs more diverse visitors and plans to tarmac the Lakes in order to stay relevant

And his plan to tarmac areas of the

Lakesin order to remain “relevant” was blasted as “nonsense”.

Some million million each year. But Mr Leafe said: “We are deficient in terms of black and minority ethnic communities.”

He said the young were also put off by the national park’s landscape – and “we need surfaces to reflect” a changing society.

Plans include an £ 8million four-mile tarmacked path from Keswick to Threlkeld to provide “multi-access” for all.

But critics accused park bosses of attacking the area’s beauty to satisfy the snowflake culture.

Paul Titley, Keswick’s deputy mayor, said: “If you get wet it won’t hurt you, if you get cold put something else on.”

Councillor Adam Poxon added: “If you don’t want to walk in mud you shouldn’t come to the Lake District. It’s nonsense. ”

One Twitter user fumed: “Awoken to the news that the Lake District is now racist. Give me f *** ing strength. ”

 Richard Leafe was slammed as he thinks the Lake District needs more diverse visitors and plans to tarmac the Lakes in order to stay relevant

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Judy Brown said: “I’m a person of color and love it for what it is. We are capable of going somewhere and enjoying it. . without having to change it to be a mini-London. ”

Nearly 3, 10 People have signed a petition against the tarmacking and the council passed a vote of no confidence in the Lake District National Park Authority.

A Government report this year said national parks were a “mainly white, middle-class club”.

3 A report this year said that national parks were a ‘mainly white, middle-class club’Credit: Getty – Contributor
******************** A report this year said that national parks were a 'mainly white, middle-class club'

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