Author name: Richard Clarke

Pm R. and I drove to Brigg, walked dog riverside, always a lovely spot, then to Brigg Garden Centre where had cooked tea and look around. Enjoyed.

Better day, getting quite a few commissions for 2017. Again trying to get preparation files up to date. First committee meeting of 2017 for Barton Civic Soc. (still at Wilderspin School). Issue of Top Field round two, plans for big Lidl and many other matters to be followed-up.

Felt unwell all day, muddled and difficult to concentrate on anything.

Bad outcome to a bad decision. Were going tomorrow to see ‘Made in Hull’ illuminations as second event in City of Culture Year but R. decided to go this evening. Very impressive display in Queen Victoria Square with images projected onto front of Art Gallery. However big crowds all over and had some trouble on Princes

Forgot to record; Voluntary litter pick along full length of Sluice Rd. am. Pm dog full circuit Humber bank around mouth of East Drain and then behind cement works. R. tea. Read chapter from ‘Stone, quarrying and building in England 43-1525’ on occurance of burnt stone in building fabric of Brixworth church, Northants. (famous Saxon

Hard overnight frost, cold n.-w. wind, 9 tenths cloud cover, low cloud base, moved above freezing during day and significant breaks in cloud by 4pm. Still light then, my new ‘Humber Bridge Tide Times 2017 booklet also includes dawn and dusk times (as well as low and high tide times and heights for each day and