Stoppages & Restrictions

Date: February 29, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Riverside Mill, Godmanchester, Huntingdon OBSTRUCTION (Wednesday 28 February 2024 until rescinded) Please be aware we have received a report of a boat that has broken free from its mooring and floated along the river, coming to a stop by a tree in the Riverside Mill area of Godmanchester, Huntingdon.We…

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Date: March 4, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Riverside Mill, Godmanchester, Huntingdon Updated 1/03/2024: Reported obstruction notice issued on 28 February 2024 for a floating boat near Godmanchester is now rescinded as the boat is no longer at this location. OBSTRUCTION (Wednesday 28 February 2024 until rescinded) Please be aware we have received a report of a…

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Date: February 29, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Chowns Mill Sluice ADVICE (Wednesday 28 February 2024 until further notice) Please be aware that the safety boom at Chowns Mill Sluice has been damaged during the recent floods and is awaiting repair.Please take caution when navigating in this area until repairs are completed.

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Date: April 2, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Eaton Socon Lock – upstream Updated 29/03/2024 RESTRICTION (Friday 29 March 2024 until rescinded) Please be aware that this tree is no longer caught on the boom at Eaton Socon but may restrict access to the lock.We will look to remove it as soon as it is safe to…

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Date: February 23, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Bottisham Lock ADVICE (Thursday 22 February 2024 until rescinded) Please be aware of a sunken vessel downstream of Bottisham Lock.We will liaise with the vessel owner and arrange removal as soon as it’s practical to do so, and river levels have stabilised.

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Date: March 27, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Approx 100m Downstream of Judes Ferry Updated 27/03/2024 Further to our Updated Advisory Notice issued this morning, 27 March, for Judes Ferry, River Lark, this is now rescinded as the tree has been removed. ADVICE (Wednesday 27 March 2024 until rescinded) Works will be taking place this week to…

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Date: March 18, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Hubberts Bridge Facilities Updated 18/03/2024: ADVICE (Monday 18 March 2024 until further notice) Please be aware that the Elsan Facility, Pump-Out and Water Point at Hubberts Bridge is out of action until further notice.

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Date: February 1, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Flint Mill, MiddlewichStarts At: Bridge 173Ends At: Bridge 175, Flint Mill NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am-4pm Thursday 1 February 2024) Please be advised navigation will be closed on Thursday 1 February between Bridge 173 and Bridge 175, Flint Mill on the Trent & Mersey Canal to allow our engineers carry out a detailed inspection of Aqueduct 174, Croxton Tank. 

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Start date: January 31, 2024Est. end if know: March 1, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Repairs to bridge parapets Bridge 8, Swanley Bridge. RESTRICTION (until 5pm Friday 1 March 2024) Update on 31/01/2024: Reconstruction of the bridge parapets is progressing well but taking longer than planned and the works are now expected to be complete by the…

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Date: February 1, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Irthlingborough Lock Update 1/02/2024: Further to our Navigation Advisory Notices issued 31 January 2024 regarding a log in Irthlingborough Lock Gates and a Tree in Navigation upstream of Irthlingborough Lock, these have been removed and the notices are now rescinded.

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Date: January 31, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions DS Landing Stage Godmanchester Lock ADVICE (Wednesday 31 January 2024 until rescinded) Please be aware of a tree which is wedged against the DS landing stage at Godmanchester Lock.We will look to have this tree removed as soon as it is safe and practical to do so. In the…

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Start date: February 5, 2024Est. end if know: February 9, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Islip Lock and Alwalton Lock ADVICE (Monday 5 February until Friday 9 February 2024) Please be aware that Grab Chains at Islip and Alwalton Locks are damaged. Works are due to take place between the dates stated above to reinstate the damaged…

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Start date: February 5, 2024Est. end if know: February 6, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Barnby Dun Vegetation ClearanceStarts At: Access 1, Carpark Barnby DunEnds At: Access 2, Carpark Barnby Dun RESTRICTION (8am Monday 5 February until 6pm Tuesday 6 February 2024) OCS Group Ltd are carrying out vegetation clearance in the area surrounding the overhead powerlines…

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Date: February 4, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions The event will use a section of towpath between Brecon Theatre and Talybont Railway Bridge.Starts At: Bridge 167, Dadford’s BridgeEnds At: Talybont Raiway Bridge EVENT (6-10am Sunday 4 February 2024) Please be advised that a long-distance run/walk has been organised by Run Walk Crawl on Sunday 4th February 2024. The event…

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