Void former and method of reinforcing

A method of reinforcing a concrete structure including:

• providing a void former for forming a void in a concrete element with an aperture in a surface of the concrete element,
• setting concrete around the void former to form a precast concrete element comprising the void;
• the void former shaped or configured so that the void formed by said void former comprises the aperture in the surface of the concrete element for a pliant reinforcing member to enter the void, and an internal surface shaped to direct the pliant reinforcing member through the void and back towards the surface of the concrete element to exit the void at the surface of the concrete element at a distance away from a portion of the pliant reinforcing member entering the void;
• inserting a pliant reinforcing member into the void so that at least one end portion of the pliant reinforcing member protrudes from the surface;
• anchoring at least one end portion of the pliant reinforcing member in the concrete structure.