Yorkshire Water remind Calderdale that Ogden Water is 'shut' for Bank Holiday

Since the coronavirus lockdown started on March 23, the water provider joined forces with Calderdale Council to stop visits to the reservoir, which are strictly prohibited.

Yorkshire Water confirmed it has already received reports of people swimming in the reservoir during lockdown, with some rule-breakers expected to flock to the spot amid warm weather during the Bank Holiday weekend.

A Yorkshire Water spokeswoman said: “Since the government guidelines have changed, we’ve been working hard to devise a plan to keep everyone safe while enjoying our beautiful reservoirs.

"Our key workers visit our reservoirs regularly to do vital engineering checks so we’re putting plans in place to help protect them.

"While we do this, we want to remind everyone to not visit our reservoirs this bank holiday weekend unless you live within walking distance.

"Unfortunately, lots of people are still visiting our reservoirs despite car parks being closed and we’ve had several incidences of people parking inappropriately on roads nearby causing traffic issues.

"We have also received several reports of people swimming in our reservoirs this week.

Whilst it might be tempting when the weather is hot, please remember that it is not safe to do so. Reservoir temperatures rarely go above 12 degrees and there is no lifeguard around in case something goes wrong.”