hundreds of people turned out today to see high profile comedians join the save windermere campaign. campaigners are saying that repeated dumping of sewage into the waterways is causing serious ecological damage to the lake, which is a hugely popular tourist destination. windermere is the jewel in the rural crown of england, it s our largest freshwater lake, and the place isjust being degraded and wilfully destroyed. the biggest polluters by far are united utilities, by their own admission. they announced an emergency amount of i think it was between 20 and 40 million that would be spent exclusively on windermere. don t forget, last year they paid out 300 million in dividends to investors. but the water company argues it s not solely their responsibility. i think if you speak to the experts, they would tell you that lake windermere certainly isn t dying. - but it is facing challenges, - things like increased temperature, climate change and the increased