Low sunlight sparkles on the West Kirby Marine lake (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)

A Merseyside council will look for millions of pounds externally to fund major works needed to save a town’s “treasure”. West Kirby ’s marine lake brings people to the Wirral from all around the country, but issues are putting its future at risk.

At a December 2 environment committee meeting, Wirral councillors gave officers permission to find the necessary external funding to repair the lake’s outer wall, empty the lake, and dredge the 70,000 cubic metres of sand and silt at the bottom. A report before elected members said if the council does nothing, large areas of the lake could become unusable, putting its future in doubt.

The officer report said there was also a risk further degradation

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