Paul Scott

Took a trip down the South Oxford to Lower Heyford and return, and BW seem
to have won the bollard lottery and are busy installing three bollards
alongside all the narrow locks that don't already have them, ie nearly every
one except maybe Somerton. Most boaters I discussed this with can't imagine
they'll be much use, especially in the deeper locks, and may even be less
safe if ropes get snagged up when going down...

Given the higher than normal number of rotten balance beams and
broken/missing paddle gear, and the fair few lock mooring bollards that are
about to be pulled out of the ground, what drives this new enthusiasm for
'lock bollards'? Elfin Safety perhaps?

Paul