This is the reason why there was a huge convoy of lorries on the M4 today

There was a convoy of around 90 lorries tooting their horns along the motorway

If you were near the M4 today there was a good chance you'd heard a series of horns blarring.

A convoy of around 90 lorries travelled down the Welsh stretch of the M4, from Pontabraham to Magor, beeping as they passed bridges of people.

The convoy of lorries that were tooting their horns were all there for a good cause though - raising money for a local foodbanks.

Lorries were seen - and heard - all along the M4, including in Penllergaer and near the Brynglas Tunnels in Newport.

The lorry drivers had decided to take it upon themselves to "raise vital funds for their local food banks".

Graham Edwards, 61, is one of the organisers of the Welsh leg of the Nationwide Convoy.

He was driving his orange Ford Ranger at the front of the convoy.

He's usually involved in the annual Truck Gathering event that raises cash for charity but as that couldn't go ahead he wanted to do something else.

He says this one started with one of the nationwide organisers, Billy Diamond, hearing a story about foodbanks and wanting to do something to help.

Mr Edwards, talking on loud-speaker from the cab of his lorry, said: "He we are, on the M4 on bank holiday Monday, I've got 90 lorries following me down the M4.

"We started at Pontabraham at 2pm.

"We planned this in three weeks. And because Wales doesn't come under English laws, we've had to fight with the Welsh Assembly and other bodies, because of the coronavirus and everything.

"It's hard work but it was worth it in the end."

He added that the drivers beeped their horns while in the Brynglas Tunnels, in Newport, to their full advantage.

Mr Edwards said: "It's chaos when you go through the tunnel. It's one of those places that's got a sound effect that you can really play with."