Yesterday morning a lorry brought steel beams and transferred them onto a barge at Wilsham Road in Abingdon.

They ended up at Abingdon Lock. You may still be wondering  ‘What are those steel beams for?’

An Environment Agency notice has a full explanation. A new steel structure is to replace the timber boat layby. There is also going to be a canoe portage.

This is the old timber layby. The timbers are now broken up – discarded.