Richard Clarke, a third-generation fisherman, faces uncertainty in his livelihood due to a North Norfolk district council ruling preventing fishers from storing their boats in an established yard. This decision has ignited a dispute with local holiday home owners. Despite the site being used for over a decade, the NNDC claims it's unlawful for fishers to store boats there, ignoring a historic 18th-century law that allowed such practices. Community support for Clarke and the fishers is strong, emphasizing the cultural significance of their fishing heritage in Sea Palling.
It's so important to us. Without it, we couldn't operate -- it would be the end of our fishing careers.
There have been boats stored along the Marrams for over a hundred years. The parish council feels that it is iniquitous for people who own only holiday cottages in the village to try to alter something which has been in situ for several decades.
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