Stoppages & Restrictions

Date: November 10, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge Update on 10/11/2023: We are pleased to advise the works to repair Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge on the Peak Forest Canal are now complete, and navigation has resumed. Update on 26/10/2023: We are pleased to advise the electric fault has now…

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Start date: December 16, 2023Est. end if know: January 31, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Update on 15/12/2023: Please be advised that due to limited resource there will be no passage through Kings lock and Blue Bank Lock on 27th December.  Assisted passage will resume on 3rd January. The assisted passage will be available at 12pm on…

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Start date: October 21, 2023Est. end if know: October 22, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Between Lock 50 and 51 Update on 22/10/2023: We’re pleased to provide an update earlier than anticipated and to advise that the tree has been removed so that navigation can resume. NAVIGATION CLOSURE (3.30pm Saturday 21 October 2023 until further notice) A…

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Start date: October 21, 2023Est. end if know: October 24, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Romiley, Peak Forest CanalStarts At: Bridge 13B, School Brow FootbridgeEnds At: Bridge 14, Hole House Fold Br Update on 23/10/2023: Please be advised the navigation remains closed between Bridge 13B and Bridge 14 on the Peak Forest canal due to a windblown tree.…

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Start date: October 21, 2023Est. end if know: October 23, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Fallen tree at Lock 12 Update on 23/10/2023: Contractors have attended to site and the tree has been removed from across the navigation. The navigation  is open. NAVIGATION CLOSURE (2.45pm Saturday 21 October 2023 until further notice) Following the heavy rainfall and…

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Start date: October 23, 2023Est. end if know: December 31, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Scaffolding on Queen Mary University Buildings at Mile EndStarts At: Lock 9, Mile End LockEnds At: Bridge 57, Mile End Road Bridge (A11) ADVICE (Monday 23 October until Sunday 31 December 2023) Scaffolding erected for works on university buildings on canal offside

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Start date: October 23, 2023Est. end if know: October 24, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 7, Lemonroyd Lock Update on 23/10/2023: The works to the damaged sluice ram have been postponed until further notice, this is due to our mechanical and engineering team carrying out emergency repairs caused by storm Babet. We will issue a notice…

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Start date: October 20, 2023Est. end if know: October 23, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Uppermill, HNC WestStarts At: Lock 21 WestEnds At: Lock 20 West Update on 21/10/2023: Our team have cut back some of the tree but have been unable to remove it. The navigation remains blocked. We are arranging for our contractors to attend…

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Start date: October 20, 2023Est. end if know: October 23, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Between Stenson’s lock and Bennerley Viaduct (Nearest town: Ilkeston) Update on 23/10/2023: The fallen tree has now been removed. Boaters can proceed as normal. NAVIGATION CLOSURE (4pm Friday 20 October 2023 until further notice) A tree has fallen and is blocking the…

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Date: October 27, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Newark Basin Flood Gates Update on 27/10/2023: Water levels have started to come down and we have been able to open Newark Flood Gates. Boaters can now proceed with care. NAVIGATION CLOSURE (Friday 20 October 2023 until further notice) Newark Flood gates have been closed. We advise users of all…

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Start date: October 21, 2023Est. end if know: October 22, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Canal and towpath Starts At: Lock 32 Gailey LockEnds At: Bridge 76 Long Molls Bridge ADVICE (7am Saturday 21 October until 6pm Sunday 22 October 2023) Third party contractors are carrying out a survey of the canal bed north of Gravelly Way…

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Start date: November 1, 2023Est. end if know: November 2, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Lock No.1Ends At: Lock No.6 Update on 01/11/2023: We are pleased to advise the build-up of silt has now been removed from Lock 5 on the Glasson Branch. Navigation along the lock flight will resume from 8.30am tomorrow, Thursday 2…

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Date: October 20, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Lock 12, Alrewas LockEnds At: Lock 11, Wychnor LockUp Stream Winding Hole: Below Wychnor LockDown Stream Winding Hole: Below Bagnall Lock NAVIGATION CLOSURE (2pm Friday 20 October 2023 until further notice) The river section at Alrewas is currently closed due to flooding. We have had to close…

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Date: October 20, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions 300m South of Bridge 41, Grub Street BridgeStarts At: Bridge 41, Grub Street BridgeEnds At: Bridge 40, Water BridgeUp Stream Winding Hole: Rue Hill Winding HoleDown Stream Winding Hole: Norbury Junction Winding Hole NAVIGATION CLOSURE (1pm Friday 20 October 2023 until further notice) Large tree has fallen across the…

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