A COUNCILLOR has urged council bosses to learn from the handling of the Windermere Ferry fire this summer.
The fire caused widespread anger and frustration among local commuters and business holders.
It took five months to reinstate the service.
Cllr Matt Brereton, member for High Furness division of Cumbria County Council used Friday's council meeting in Kendal to ask Cllr Keith Little, the cabinet member for Highways an Transportation, if he would make good on promises made.
Cllr Brereton said: "It is abundantly clear that this authority's handling of the loss of the Windermere Ferry service following the fire in May left much to be desired.
"Local people, business owners and organisations including the National Trust and Cumbria Tourism told me and fellow local members throughout a long and frustrating summer that Cumbria County Council must learn important lessons and put in place proper resilience measures."
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