I sent an email to Cllr Allen and Cllr Gribbon a few days ago, but have not received a reply, or acknowledgement yet.
I believe Cllr Allen is also a member of Friends of Etherow Country Park, so should be aware of the problem already.
The Environment Agency may be taking a second look. Although their inspector may have visited Keg Pool, their official records say it is beside the Visitor Centre. However their report speaks of a fallen tree adjacent to the pools outflow. There isn't a fallen tree, other than the jumble of logs etc by the visitor centre, but there is a small fallen tree adjacent to the outflow of Keg Pool - where the bridge has been removed and replaced with a barrier. The EA says this small tree is no problem. However the barrier could well have deterred the inspector from going along the riverside to the area I had complained about. They may make a second inspection. I have asked the EA "had the tree been reported fallen initially, whose responsibility would it have been to remove it"? The Environment Agency has to keep the rivers flowing properly, but Stockport Council have to repair the banks. Either way it should have been removed immediately.
By doing away with Park Wardens the Council is reliant on the public to raise any issues, which in this instance the barriers are preventing. So unless you easily climb over the barrier or simply walk round it, who is making sure Etherow Country Park isn't being allowed to fall into dereliction?
Let us hope our Councillors will take up this issue.