Something that has surprised me with all the @EnvAgency nonsense is how the outcry against the EA’s actions has come from across the political spectrum. It doesn’t feel like much can unite the left & the right any more, but it turns out that threatening volunteer river guardians with prosecution for caring for a river that the EA has left to rot (whilst they let illegal sewage go unpunished) is apparently just such an issue. The Telegraph have done quite a detailed & fair right up of the whole issue. Even better, when I was showing them around and having photos taken by the Aldersbrook, I spotted a shoal of fish fry in the river for the first time. It’s wonderful that life is returning to the brook already & shows the stupidity of the EA’s lies that we were somehow damaging the environment by restoring the brook. Seeing the positive effects already gives me even more strength not to back down; the EA is welcome to restore the rest of the brook with me & the other volunteers but I will defy them & keep restoring the river if they try & block or hinder us.