After Friday’s showers and a late rainbow, the floods are still going down.

Drift vegetation has been left along the fence of the Cricket Ground.

Revd Michael Hambleton’s new memorial bench is still underwater.

Bird foot prints mark the tow path.

Most striking is the smell – like when the tide goes out.

The Lock Keeper brushes off the mud from the weir. He has been kept busy removing obstructions, keeping the water flowing, and helping with stricken boats and people.

It shows again how important it is to have a man or woman on hand at every lock. (There are rumors that the EA need to save money and are again looking to cut the number of people manning the river.)