Stoppages & Restrictions

Start date: October 6, 2023Est. end if know: October 9, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Lock 13, Anchor Pit Flood LockEnds At: Flood Lock, Wakefield Update on 09/10/2023: The following flood locks and gates have reopened: Thornes Flood Lock Wakefield Flood Lock Cooper Bridge Flood Lock Battyeford Flood Lock Greenwood Flood Gates Anchor Pit Flood…

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Start date: October 6, 2023Est. end if know: October 9, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 9, Castleford Junction Lock to Lock 11, Ferrybridge Flood Lock on Aire & Calder Navigation Main Line andLeeds Dock Flood Gates to Leeds Dock Flood Gates on Clarence Dock andBank Dole Lock (Lock 5) to Bank Dole Lock (Lock 5) on…

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Start date: October 5, 2023Est. end if know: October 10, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 2, Stanthorne LockStarts At: Lock 1, Wardle LockEnds At: Lock 2, Stanthorne LockUp Stream Winding Hole: Junction to Trent & Mersey CanalDown Stream Winding Hole: Hollingshead Winding Hole, near to Bridge 16 Update on 10/10/2023: We are pleased to advise the…

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Start date: October 6, 2023Est. end if know: October 17, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Upstream of Bridge 17, Brabyns BrowLock 9Up Stream Winding Hole: Above lock 16Down Stream Winding Hole: Below lock 1 Update on 12/10/2023: For information the works at Lock 9 of the Marple flight will need to be extended by 4 days. The…

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Date: October 6, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions GreenberfieldStarts At: Lock 44, Top LockEnds At: Lock 42, Bottom Lock Update on 06/10/2023: We are pleased to advise navigation has resumed between Lock 42, Bottom Lock and Lock 44, Top Lock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Friday 6 October 2023 until further notice) Please…

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Date: October 6, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Braunston Tunnel West PortalEnds At: Braunston Tunnel East Portal BOOKING INFORMATION (7.30-9am Friday 6 October 2023) Braunston tunnel will be closed to traffic from 07:30, possibly until 09:00 on Friday 6th October for the passage of a wide-beam boat travelling from Braunston to Welton. Boats may enter…

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Date: October 6, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Blisworth Tunnel North PortalEnds At: Blisworth Tunnel South Portal BOOKING INFORMATION (7.30-9am Friday 6 October 2023) Blisworth tunnel will be closed to traffic from 07:30, possibly until 09:00 on Friday 6th October for the passage of a wide-beam boat travelling from Blisworth to Stoke Bruerne. Boats may…

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Start date: October 5, 2023Est. end if know: October 18, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Blocked Elsan at Aspley Wharf CSFAspley Basin Sanitary Station Update on 18/10/2023: Contractors have attended site, the Elsan is now operational.  ADVICE (1pm Thursday 5 October 2023 until further notice) The Elsan at Aspley Wharf CSF is blocked and out of use.…

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Start date: October 5, 2023Est. end if know: October 6, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 7 – Meadow Lane Lock Update on 06/10/2023: The boat has been moved on and is no longer blocking Meadow Lane Lock. Boaters can now proceed as normal. RESTRICTION (Thursday 5 October 2023 until further notice) There is a broken down…

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Start date: October 5, 2023Est. end if know: October 6, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions A few hundred metres North of Norton Junction, near Bridge 1 – Leicester Section Update on 06/10/2023: The tree has been cleared, boaters can proceed as normal. RESTRICTION (Thursday 5 October 2023 until further notice) There is a large tree which is…

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Date: October 5, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 1, Derwent Mouth Lock RESTRICTION (Thursday 5 October 2023) We are carrying out essential repair works to the lock gates at Derwent Mouth Lock today, to deal with the ongoing leaks we have been experiencing.   Boaters may expect delays of up to an hour, while these works…

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Date: October 5, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Paddleboarding Leeds DockStarts At: Bridge 1 Leeds DockEnds At: End Basin Pedestrian Lift Bridge ADVICE (9am-12noon Thursday 5 October 2023) A Paddleboarding Session will take place in Leeds Dock this morning between 9:30 and 11:30.  Please can all boaters take care when maneuvering in the dock. 

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Start date: October 4, 2023Est. end if know: October 9, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Bridge 4, Priestley’s BridgeEnds At: Bridge 5A, Red Lane New BridgeUp Stream Winding Hole: Prince William HenryDown Stream Winding Hole: Foleshill Update on 09/10/2023: The tree has been cleared. NAVIGATION CLOSURE (4pm Wednesday 4 October 2023 until further notice) A tree has…

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Start date: October 4, 2023Est. end if know: October 5, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Elsan is out of useGoole Sanitary Station Update on 05/10/2023: We have contractors with a vacuum tanker and a CCTV vehicle attending today. We will update the notice when we receive further information. ADVICE (2.45pm Wednesday 4 October 2023 until further notice)…

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