We have a rather grey and gloomy morning here at Horton with the threat of rain to come.  It's unseasonably warm in a southerly breeze and this is possibly a prelude to some pretty bad weather to come over the next 36 hours.  Members planning to fish tomorrow should be aware that we are forecast a storm with severe gales and heavy rain.  So watch the forecast closely as it's not yet certain just how far east this dying hurricane from the Azores will track.  Fingers crossed for my runner beans.

Some of you will know well the old butchers shop site at the foot of Brants Gyll.  This has been up for sale for some time and was recently sold.  There is an emergency Parish Council meeting tonight as the purchaser has just submitted a planning application to erect 3 x 3 bedroomed houses on this tiny site.  I will know more when I see the detailed plans but there is scarcely room for one house of this size here and the impact on the beck at this sensitive site does not bear contemplating.

I will ensure that the EA are fully aware of this proposal, but I think that there will be significant local opposition to this plan.  More later.

I'm off this morning with Craven College to give them a sight of the proposed fencing project at Camm Beck.  Let's hope that they are up for a challenge.

Ian