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We do! for the wild swimmers here in ilkley, this river is a lifeline. my wife died nearly seven years ago and i used to come swimming as often i could because that was the way of getting into a social circle where you didn't talk about death or anything like that. it was my escape. but beneath the surface there is a problem. we are keeping our heads above the water. i wouldn't want to put my head in this because i think the risks are too great. just half a mile away, raw, untreated sewage is regularly released into the river. so this is where it comes out, down here. it's just a grille, so it...

This river is a lifeline. we don�*tjust swim together, we talk together, we drink together, we eat together, we go away together. the whole network of swimming is very, very important to my life. that was so much fun. but beneath the surface there is a problem. we are keeping our heads above the water. i wouldn�*t want to put my head in this because i think the risks are too great. just half a mile away raw, untreated sewage is regularly released into the river. so this is where it comes out, down here. it'sjust a grill so it means that solids can come out as well. in an effort to have the...

We go away together. the whole network of swimming is very, very important to my life. that was so much fun. but beneath the surface there is a problem. we are keeping our heads above the water. i wouldn't want to put my head in this because i think the risks are too great. just half a mile away raw, untreated sewage is regularly released into the river. so this is where it comes out, down here. it'sjust a grill so it means that solids can come out as well. in an effort to have their river cleaned up, campaigners are lobbied to have this stretch of the water officially designated as a bathing ...

I wouldn't want to put my head in this because i think the risks are too great. just half a mile away, raw, untreated sewage is regularly released into the river. so this is where it comes out, down here. it's just a grille, so it means that solids can come out as well. in an effort to have their river cleaned up, campaigners here lobbied to have a stretch of the wharfe officially designated as a bathing site. that means the environment agency has to test and monitor the quality of the water. members of the public, when they come to ilkley, because it's designated as bathing water, they think ...

Released into the river. so this is where it comes out, down here. it'sjust a grill so it means that solids can come out as well. in an effort to have their river cleaned up, campaigners are lobbied to have this stretch of the water officially designated as a bathing site. that means the environment agency has to test and monitor the quality of the water. members of the public when they come to ilkley, because it is designated as bathing water they think the water is clean. the tests actually show that the water quality is poor. how do you feel then about the state of this river now? it is ver...