This does not seem to include the many indigenous members of the population who could not afford to visit the lakes. Why is this?
Because the government does not often hand out money for helping the indigenous population enjoy its own land... it gives out from a seemingly bottomless pot to those groups who have only the merest suggestion of 'ethnic' or 'multi-cultural' or 'refugee' content in their mission statements. In the bid to encourage multi-culturialism and toleration, the government is running the risk of alienating the indigenous population of this country. I don't support organisations like the British National Party, or other racist groups, but sometimes you have to admit, they have a point.
A case in point: A Northern school in a very mixed race area, started 'traditional dance' classes. Money was provided to bring in a large Banghra dance troupe, an Asian dance teacher was employed and several other Mid and Far Eastern Asian dance methods were taught. When one of the teachers at the school suggested some traditional English dances, he was told there was nothing in the teaching notes to provide for English dances, neither was there the money or resources to look for any. He ended up taking in his dance kit and teaching some morris dances for nothing. Apparently the children were enthralled - they'd seen all the Asian dances in their home life, but had never seen morris dancing.