Honiton volunteer banksman praised
Brian Clapp is a volunteer banksman who looks after lanes near Honiton - Credit: George Koopman Grateful residents have paid tribute to one of Honiton’s unsung heroes who looks after ditches, drains and banks on country lanes near the town. Retired dairy farmer Brian Clapp is a volunteer banksman who for the last three or four years has single-handedly carried out maintenance work on Honiton Bottom Road, Stoney Lane and the roads to Blannicombe and Roundball Hill – helping to minimise flooding. Brian, who is 68 and lives at Middlehills Farm, has never sought any recognition for his commun...
Source: midweekherald.co.uk