Job's a good 'un

 The recent storms and high rain falls caused the river level in Matlock to rise incredibly. Some shops, houses and businesses in the town centre were affected quite badly, but so too were sections of NCR 680 near to the Arc.

A couple of smaller trees had blown across the trail and a lot of devris had been deposited along the edges. When you look from the trail to where the river level now is, it is quite incredible to think the waters could rise so high!

Although the damage and debris were not stopping users from passing along the trail, there were several places where it was causing a real inconvenience. With DCC rangers off sick it was unlikely that any clearance would take place in the short term. As I was due to be away, David S volunteered to go and do as much as he could on an unscheduled work day.

Some of the debris alongside the track, before David's clearance work.

... and after

I am not sure how many people passed along the track whilst David was there, but I hope that at least some of them recognised the work he was doing and give him a big thumbs up. Job's a good 'un. Thank you David.