The bridge on our country road was recently overhauled. What an improvement. And, what a difference it will make should we have flooding, as happened at the beginning of this year (image on the right). At the time, there was no going across—the ‘old road’ was under that swirling mass of water—even a boat would have struggled! So, my husband and I, along with the neighbours, have been looking forward to this project completion through government funding. Yet, despite the antic