Stoppages & Restrictions

Date: January 10, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Ashton-under-LyneStarts At: Lock 1 WestEnds At: Lock 2 West Update on 10/01/2024: We are pleased to advise the towpath between Lock 1 West and Lock 2 West on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has now reopened.

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Date: January 8, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Customer Service FacilityTrevor Basin Arm Open Dry Dock ADVICE (8am Monday 8 January 2024 until further notice) Due to vandalism the whole facility is out of order, we will assess the damage and update the notice once we have further information.

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Start date: January 25, 2024Est. end if know: February 9, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 38 – Kings Lock to Lock 38 – Kings Lock on Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal) andBridge 30 – County Road to Bridge 30 – County Road on River Soar Update on 25/01/2024: The section of the River Soar between Kings…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: January 12, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Below Lock 44 – Belgrave Lock ADVICE (Monday 8 January until Friday 12 January 2024) Police Divers will be carrying out various dives below Belgrave Lock on the River Soar all week.   Members of the public are asked to be mindful…

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Date: January 11, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Napton Bottom Lock CSF Update on 11/01/2024: The facilities are now back open.

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Date: January 10, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 5 Sanitary StationBeeston Lock – CSF Update on 09/01/2024: The pump has has been repaired and customers can now use the facilities at Beeston Lock

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Date: January 8, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 14, Newark Nether Lock Update on 08/01/2024: The restriction to Nether Lock has been cleared. Boaters will be able to operate the lock, once we are out of flood. Please keep checking our website for flood updates.

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: January 10, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Lock 1, Spon Lane Top LockEnds At: Lock 3, Spon Lane Bottom LockUp Stream Winding Hole: above lock 1Down Stream Winding Hole: below lock 3 NAVIGATION CLOSURE (12.15pm Saturday 6 January 2024 until further notice) The navigation between lock 1…

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Date: March 4, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Updated 4/03/2024 Navigation Advisory Notice issued 5 January 2024, for an abandoned boat approx. 100m downstream of Newmarket Road Bridge on the Old West River, is now rescinded as the boat has been removed. Updated 8/01/2024 Approx 100m Upstream of Newmarket Road Bridge ADVICE (Friday 5 January 2024 until…

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Date: January 19, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Near to Pilling’s Lock Marina entrance – River Soar Update on 19/01/2024: The sunken boat has now been re-floated. Boaters can proceed as normal. 

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Start date: January 31, 2024Est. end if know: March 31, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Top Bridge approximately 500m below Pillings Lock Update on 31/01/2024: At Top Bridge, approximately 500m below Pillings Lock, on the River Soar there is a bank slippage.  The flood waters have washed back into the navigation and removed a 10m section of…

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Start date: January 11, 2024Est. end if know: January 15, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Bridge 131, KnollesEnds At: Bridge 133, Backford Update on 11/01/2024: Please be advised the navigation remains restricted between Bridge 131 and Bridge 133 on the Shropshire Union Canal due to a windblown tree. Due to unforeseen circumstances there has been…

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Date: January 8, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Chester Tower Wharf Services Update on 08/01/2024: We are pleased to advise Tower Wharf Customer Service Facilities on the Shropshire Union Canal are back open following a successful repair to the leak. 

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Date: January 29, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Pump outWheaton Aston Services Update on 29/01/2024: As of 16:00 today 29.1.24 the CSF will be available again for use. The Pump out only is still out of order whilst we await repairs to the damaged cables.

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