Stoppages & Restrictions

Start date: December 14, 2022Est. end if know: December 21, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Cowroast Lock No 46 Water Point ADVICE (11.30am Tuesday 13 December 2022 until further notice) Due to adverse weather the water point located at Cowroast Lock 46 is inoperable. Our operations team are in attendance to resolve this issue. The Elsan facility is…

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Start date: December 14, 2022Est. end if know: December 21, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Waterpoint at Bridge 142, Bank Mill is closed ADVICE (11.30am Tuesday 13 December 2022 until further notice) Due to adverse weather the water point located at Bank Mill is inoperable. Our operations team are in attendance to resolve this issue. We will…

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Start date: December 14, 2022Est. end if know: December 17, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Apsley Sanitary StationWater Point, Apsley Yard ADVICE (11am Tuesday 13 December 2022 until further notice) Due to adverse weather the water point located at Apsley Sanitary Station is inoperable. Our operations team are in attendance to resolve this issue. The Elsan facility is…

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Start date: December 14, 2022Est. end if know: December 21, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Near Soar Lane ADVICE (Tuesday 13 December 2022 until further notice) There is an underwater obstruction on the towpath side of the River Soar near to the entrance of Soar Lane, Sutton Bonington. The local team are aware and are exploring options…

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Start date: December 14, 2022Est. end if know: December 21, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Commercial Bin in navigation.Bridge 56, Carolgate Bridge RESTRICTION (10am Tuesday 13 December 2022 until further notice) Please be advised that a commercial bin has been pushed into the navigation, we have managed to pull it to one side, slow down on approach. 

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Start date: December 13, 2022Est. end if know: December 15, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Navigation closed due to Winkwell Swing Bridge breakdownBridge 147 Update on 14/12/2022: Winkwell Swing Bridge is now operable and navigation is open NAVIGATION CLOSURE (3.30pm Monday 12 December 2022 until further notice) Please be advised that the navigation is closed at Winkwell…

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Start date: December 13, 2022Est. end if know: August 4, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Brownhills Customer Service FacilityBrownhill Outdoor Centre Silver St CSF Update on 02/08/2023: The Elsan is now open. ADVICE (11am Monday 12 December 2022 until further notice) The toilet is currently out of order due to a broken flush. Please bear with us…

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Start date: December 13, 2022Est. end if know: March 12, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Grendon Customer Service Facility Update on 09/03/2023: The facility is now back open, we apologise for the time it has taken to rectify the issues there. ADVICE (12noon Monday 12 December 2022 until further notice) We have had to close Grendon Customer…

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Start date: December 12, 2022Est. end if know: December 19, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 12, Rammey Marsh LockUp Stream Winding Hole: Hazlemere marina NAVIGATION CLOSURE (10am Sunday 11 December 2022 until further notice) The bottom gates are inoperable due to console damage – Engineers have been called to repair the defect. 

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Start date: December 10, 2022Est. end if know: December 14, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Long Buckby Lock 7 CSF Update on 12/12/2022: Our engineers have attended the site, re-piped the burst area and lagged pipework. Facility should now be functional. ADVICE (4pm Friday 9 December 2022 until further notice) Please be advised that the Elsan at…

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Start date: December 10, 2022Est. end if know: December 14, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Water Point, Great Haywood Update on 12/12/2022: The burst pipe has now been repaired. ADVICE (2pm Friday 9 December 2022 until further notice) Please be advised that the water point has burst at Great Haywood. Our contactors have been contacted, so please…

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Start date: December 7, 2022Est. end if know: December 17, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Crown Point Bridge Underwater Obstruction. RESTRICTION (8am Wednesday 7 December 2022 until further notice) An unidentified underwater obstruction has been reported immediately downriver from Crown Point bridge.  Boaters should proceed in the area with caution. 

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Start date: December 7, 2022Est. end if know: December 9, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Selby Swingbridge 1 Update on 07/12/2022: The maintenance work to repair the lights have been completed and the swingbridge is now operational. ADVICE (3pm Tuesday 6 December 2022 until further notice) Due to on-going maintenance work passage is not available at this…

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Start date: December 6, 2022Est. end if know: December 12, 2022Stoppages & Restrictions Navigation ClosedBridge 199, Micklethwaite Swing Bridge Update on 07/12/2022: Unfortunately contractors have had to send a part away to be repaired therefore the closure will be extended, we are hoping all works to be completed by 1pm Saturday.  Apologies for any inconvenience…

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