Chasewater ownership will now be re-allocated

Chasewater Country Park and its reservoir has been transferred from the ownership of Lichfield District Council to Staffordshire County Council.

The move is set to secure and strengthen its long-term future.

The site is home to one of the largest reservoirs in the West Midlands and a country park that attracts around 150,000 visitors a year.

Chasewater Country Park will continue to be managed by a team at Lichfield District Council for the next three years.

And the county council will lead the completion of the essential £3million improvement works to the dam.

Work to repair the dam has recently caused financial problems for Chasewater Railway, which has lost revenue while repairs are carried out near the railway line.