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PAUL BENNETT
GRENVILLE:
LAKE OF
DREAMS
I t’s some five years since I f i rs t s te p p e d o n to t h e b a n ks o f
what I now passionately call t he l ake o f d re am s , t h e p h e n o m e n a l
G renville Lake. Having ma d e an ap p o i n t me n t w i t h i ts cre a to r,
Pa ul Ward, and being show n aro u n d fo r t he f i r s t t i m e , i t wa s
p l ainly obvious the pass i o n an d h a rd wo rk t h at Pa u l h a d
i nvested in Grenville. For me i t wa s s i mp ly l ove at f i r s t s i gh t .
A s I walked round with Paul , t h e l ake o o ze d exc e l l e n ce i n eve ry
d e partment: the fishing p l at fo r m s , t he th o u s a n d s o f s h r u b s
a n d trees planted, the stun n i n g w i l dl i fe t ha t n ow in h a b i t t h i s
m etropolis and not forgett i n g th e mo st i m p o rt a n t as p e c t , t h e
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