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A giant paper origami boat made of almost 100m of paper and capable of carrying people joined other vessels on Southwark Boating Lake today.

The boat, created by pupils from Tottenham University College, weighs 100kg and was created using 100 litres of glue.

It was steered along the lake by mechanical engineer Morwenna Wilson, a direct descendant of Isambard Kingdom Brunel who is the creator of the Great Western Railway.

Ms Wilson said: “Engineering runs in my family, and I really want to show young people that this career can open doors to amazing opportunities and adventures.”

The boat was launched to mark The Big Bang Fair which promotes science and maths subjects to schoolchildren. The fair takes place in Birmingham NEC March 11 to 14.