Walking by the River Ock today, I noticed that three of the wooden footbridges had issues.

The first bridge had damaged railings, which had already been reported on Fix My Street. Both the district and county councils have been informed. However, responsibility for this weir bridge lies between two sections of the Ock Valley Walk, with one section managed by the town council and the other by the Vale of White Horse District Council.

The second bridge has been fastened with orange barriers, a temporary fix that is functional but not attractive.

The third bridge is missing a slat, which isn’t immediately obvious when walking across. I reported that on fix my street. There was not a category for ‘foot bridges’ so I reported it as ‘other’.

FixMyStreet is the project of a registered charity mySociety which has grown out of the community of volunteers who built sites like TheyWorkForYou.com.

Hopefully, repairs will be made soon before somebody falls through.