Whenever an algal bloom is noticed at Pennington (or many other waterbodies) the Environment Agency is called to do tests to ascertain if it is a) the toxic variety and b) levels of algae present.
Adam Jones said
Sat Jul 30 1:06 PM, 2011
I too saw a few crackers this morning. Didn't need the bins either. Very tame.
phil ogden said
Sat Jul 30 12:14 AM, 2011
Few cracking birds there this morning,all dressed in lycra! spoke to one who was going to do the bike ride as part of her training.
phil ogden said
Thu Jul 28 9:59 PM, 2011
Couple of mouthfuls they won't be worrying about their training weight! Pass the Andrex. Fit fit boys and girls.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jul 28 9:30 PM, 2011
Blue green algae or not, yachting has not been suspended at the flash and they often spend more time in the water than not! In all fairness I think we'd need to ascertain if the algae is actually present and if so in what quantities before being too critical. I'd expect (admittedly perhaps wrongly ) that such tests had been done beforehand. Then again these guys are practically superhuman . I have two mates competing, so I'll see how they go on in the subsequent days after drinking all that flash water.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 28th of July 2011 09:32:34 PM
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Jul 28 9:05 PM, 2011
Nick Isherwood wrote:
JOHN TYMON wrote:
Nick Isherwood wrote:
Isn't there still blue/green algae at penny flash?
Makes no difference they did it last year,and it was so well organised,that by 12pm when I arrived you would never have known there had been a race at all,the tents were down and everywere was getting cleaned up-didn't seem to affect the birds last year much
It might affect the swimmers though. That algae can make you quite ill.
Think the swim is the easy part and they will be more worried about the 125 mile cycle ride and the marathon after that than the algea in the flash,like anything it generates so much money an event like this that common sense goas out the window,you try swimming across the flash and they would have the police out,but if it generates a vast ammount of money in entry fees,then the algea is conveniently forgotton.
Nick Isherwood said
Thu Jul 28 8:35 PM, 2011
JOHN TYMON wrote:
Nick Isherwood wrote:
Isn't there still blue/green algae at penny flash?
Makes no difference they did it last year,and it was so well organised,that by 12pm when I arrived you would never have known there had been a race at all,the tents were down and everywere was getting cleaned up-didn't seem to affect the birds last year much
It might affect the swimmers though. That algae can make you quite ill.
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Jul 28 7:58 PM, 2011
Nick Isherwood wrote:
Isn't there still blue/green algae at penny flash?
Makes no difference they did it last year,and it was so well organised,that by 12pm when I arrived you would never have known there had been a race at all,the tents were down and everywere was getting cleaned up-didn't seem to affect the birds last year much
Nick Isherwood said
Thu Jul 28 5:31 PM, 2011
Isn't there still blue/green algae at penny flash?
phil ogden said
Wed Jul 27 9:58 PM, 2011
Sunday is Iron Man uk at Penni flash the swim starts at 6 am so dont forget your speedo's.
Didn't need the bins either. Very tame.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 28th of July 2011 09:32:34 PM
Think the swim is the easy part and they will be more worried about the 125 mile cycle ride and the marathon after that than the algea in the flash,like anything it generates so much money an event like this that common sense goas out the window,you try swimming across the flash and they would have the police out,but if it generates a vast ammount of money in entry fees,then the algea is conveniently forgotton.
Makes no difference they did it last year,and it was so well organised,that by 12pm when I arrived you would never have known there had been a race at all,the tents were down and everywere was getting cleaned up-didn't seem to affect the birds last year much