Stoppages & Restrictions

Start date: December 8, 2023Est. end if know: December 22, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Pelsall Junction BridgeEnds At: Yorks Foundry Bridge TOWPATH CLOSURE (6pm until Friday 22 December 2023) Please be advised we are having to extend the towpath closure at Yorks Foundry Bridge, linked below: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/25948-yorks-bridge-pelsall-walsall Due to a delay in construction works,…

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Date: December 8, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Bridge 8 – Fretherne BridgeEnds At: Bridge 10-Junction Bridge NAVIGATION CLOSURE (9am-6pm Friday 8 December 2023) Please be advised that due to a power outage the navigation is closed between Bridge 8, Fretherne Bridge and Bridge 10, Junction Bridge, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. National Grid are working to…

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Start date: December 8, 2023Est. end if know: March 30, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Saxilby Village – Visitor Moorings ADVICE (Friday 8 December 2023 until further notice) The street lighting at Saxilby visitor moorings remain disconnected following recent refurbishment works to the footbridge. This is due to complications with the electrical supply. Visitor mooring customers should…

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Date: December 11, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Blisworth Tunnel North PortalEnds At: Blisworth Tunnel South Portal ADVICE (7.30-9am Monday 11 December 2023) Blisworth tunnel will be closed to traffic from 07:30, possibly until 09:00 on Monday 11th December for the passage of a widebeam boat travelling from Blisworth to Stoke Bruerne. Boats may enter…

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Date: December 8, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Skipton CSF – No electricity ADVICE (10.30am Friday 8 December 2023 until further notice) There is currently no electricity at Skipton Sanitary Station. We have reported it to our contractors who have logged it as an emergency attendance. We will update the notice when we receive further information regarding…

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Date: December 8, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: ICI Rocksavage WharfEnds At: Newbridge Swing Bridge NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8.45am Friday 8 December 2023 until further notice) Please be advised due to the adverse weather conditions resulting in high water levels, navigation is currently closed on the Weaver Navigation.  Our local team are aware and are onsite to…

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Date: December 20, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Burst hydraulic pipe on the upstream sluiceLinton Lock Update on 20/12/2023: Linton Lock is open for navigation, but it is working on only one sluice on the upstream. We will update the notice when repairs are to be carried out.

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Start date: December 7, 2023Est. end if know: December 8, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Burscough Customer Service Facilities Update on 08/12/2023: We are pleased to advise that Burscough Customer Service Facilities are back open following a successful repair to the blocked toilets.  ADVICE (1.15pm Thursday 7 December 2023 until further notice) Please be advised Burscough Customer Service…

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Date: December 21, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Towpath outside Cookley Tunnel Update on 21/12/2023: We’re pleased to advised contractors have cleared the loose rubble and the towpath is open again.

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Date: March 22, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Downham Market, Stowbridge and Wiggenhall StMary Magdalen – Water points Update 22/03/2024: The Navigation Advisory Notice issued on 7th December 2023 regarding the water points at Downham Market, Stowbridge and Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, has been rescinded as the water points have now been turned back on.

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Start date: December 7, 2023Est. end if know: December 8, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Towpath from Kidderminster Lock Turnover Bridge to SainsburysStarts At: Towpath Access – Offside of Kiddy Aq’ducEnds At: Kidderminster Lock Turnover Bridge TOWPATH CLOSURE (8am Thursday 7 December until 5pm Friday 8 December 2023) Contractors working with Wester Power are carrying out cable…

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Date: December 7, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Near Lock 53 – Loughborough Lock Update on 07/12/2023: The police have now recovered the vehicle.  Users of the towpath and navigation, can now proceed as normal.  ADVICE (Thursday 7 December 2023 until further notice) A vehicle has been driven into the river soar, near Loughborough Lock.   The…

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Date: December 16, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Tinsley Flight – Lock 4, Sluice Failed Update on 15/12/2023: A temporary repair has been made with one sluice working on the top and bottom. Navigation is now open and bookings can be made as usual: Passage through the Tinsley flight of locks must be booked at least 24…

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Start date: December 7, 2023Est. end if know: December 15, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Aston Lock 10Up Stream Winding Hole: Winding Hole near Chester StreetDown Stream Winding Hole: Winding Hole near Aston Expressway NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 11 December until 4pm Friday 15 December 2023) Update on 06/12/2023: We are pleased to advise that this work…

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