Closure

Canal towpath closed as improvements begin

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October 20, 2022

Works will give local people a clean, green route to feeling happier and healthier The Canal & River Trust has started a project to revamp a section of canal towpath in Swarkestone making it easier for local people to feel the health and wellbeing benefits of spending time by the water. CRT, working in partnership…
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RESERVOIR WORK AND DRY SPRING CAUSE WATER-SAVING CANAL CLOSURE

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June 24, 2022

The Canal & River Trust has taken the difficult decision to temporarily close locks, restricting navigation on the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals from 24 June as a combination of essential reservoir repairs and a dry spring have caused water supplies in the North West to drop to historically low levels. The Peak Forest and…
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Leighton Buzzard towpath closures begin 6 June 2022

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May 25, 2022

On 6 June, in partnership with national walking and cycling charity Sustrans, Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, is starting a £500,000 towpath improvement project on the Grand Union Canal in Leighton Buzzard. The works, which will be undertaken by the Canal & River Trust’s engineering contractor Kier and are due…
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Gate collision causes K&A closure

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Janet Richardson

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October 14, 2021

A COLLISION with one of the gates at Lock 24 on the Kennet & Avon Canal led to a recent stoppage, writes Kevin Thomas. The lock, west of the Caen Hill Flight and a short distance from Rowde Bridge, was badly damaged on the upper (ground paddle) side. It is understood that a narrowboat without…
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Canal towpath closed between Bradley and Kildwick

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Shannon Butcher

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May 21, 2020

The towpath on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal between Bradley and Kildwick has been temporarily closed as work has restarted on the £2 million Craven towpath improvement project. The work had been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, but contractors are now back on site. However, their progress is being hampered by members of the…
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