Progress......

One of our most dramatic local wildlife corridors has to be the Severn Estuary. Wild and exposed, open to the elements. A hostile environment for us humans, but it’s location on the north Atlantic flyway for migratory birds means that it’s mudflats and salt marshes are of vital importance for wildfowl.

And it is when I cross Europe's most dynamic estuary that I start to focus on the upcoming ‘match’.

Ebbsfleet on Tuesday night…..another hard fought game. Despite a series of defensive lapses the team came together and delivered a 2v0 victory. Ebbsfleet were certainly no mugs and with the win came the elevation of Aldershot Town to a position at the top of the Conference. A status that is neither false nor undeserved.

No, this is a position carved from the effort of a squad of players who understand the value of commitment and desire….where the contribution to others rate higher than self indulgence.

Ah, but back to the Severn…..and no, not my gripe at the £5.10 that I pay out each time I return home.

No, it is that this, the most dramatic of vistas will all be destroyed by the construction of a barrage across the Severn, while other less striking measures that would cost less and could do more to cut carbon emissions, are ignored. Progress….I hate progres.

Burton Albion tomorrow.....now we are top, Gary and Martin will have to develop a new and more challenging strategy......it can be achieved.