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- Stevenage Borough Council banned non-club members from using model boats on Millennium Lake.
- The council erected a sign at Fairlands Valley Park to stop outsiders using high-powered model boats.
- Ian Searle, secretary of Stevenage Model Boat Club, warned that off-the-shelf boats can reach 60-70 mph.
- He said inexperienced, uninsured users could cause accidents on the lake.
- Club members previously faced restrictions, including a ban on internal-combustion-engine model boats.
