Over time, the term weir has taken on a more general definition in engineering to apply to any hydraulic control structure that allows water to flow over its top, often called its crest.

Mr Watson said: 'In a chaotic episode of some twenty seconds, they were all carried over the weir crest by the strong current; five of them to the right of the fish pass and two to the left ...

Instead of resting on their success with a Three Rivers League title, with the TRL likely out of reach every win becomes ...