Past Stoppages & Restrictions Listing

Closed for repairs
Lock (Lock 3)

Update on 11/07/2023:

Repairs to the downstream paddle have been completed.

Milby Lock is operational.

NAVIGATION CLOSURE (11am Monday 10 July 2023 until further notice)

Milby Lock is closed due to one of the downstream paddles failing.

Our team will be attending to assess the repairs that will need to be carried out.

We will update the notice on Wednesday morning with the outcome of our findings.

Elsan, Atherstone Lock 1 Footbridge

Update on 10/07/2023:

The Elsan is now back open.

ADVICE (12noon Monday 10 July 2023 until further notice)

The Elsan is blocked and therefore out of order.

Please bear with us whilst our contractors attend.

Reopened – Selby Toll Road Bridge

Update on 10/07/2023:

We have been advised by North Yorkshire Council that Selby Toll Bridge is now operational and can be swung for river traffic.

RESTRICTION (3pm Friday 23 June 2023 until further notice)

North Yorkshire council have informed us that a fault has developed with Selby Toll bridge. 

The bridge is unable to swing at this time, any craft requiring passage please contact the bridge prior to commencing your passage for updated information.

Lock 8, Holme Lock

Update on 11/07/2023:

Our maintenance team has completed the work and boaters can now proceed as normal.

RESTRICTION (8am-4pm Tuesday 11 July 2023)

There will be a temporary restriction at Holme Lock tomorrow between 8am and 4pm.  

Our maintenance team is carrying out essential mechanical repairs, which means boaters may experience delays of up to an hour.  

Please follow any instructions given by our Trust representatives, who will advise when it is safe for you to proceed. 

Starts At: Lock 6, Spring Garden Lock
Ends At: Lock 4, Oddy Bottom Lock

Update on 10/07/2023:

Water Levels have recovered and navigation traffic has resumed.  

NAVIGATION CLOSURE (until further notice)

Update on 07/07/2023:

Water levels have recovered except for the pound between Spring Garden Lock and Oddy Lock. This section will remain closed until levels have recovered. 

The remaining sections between Newlay Lock and Office Lock are open to navigation traffic. 

Original message:

The locks between Newlay Lock and Office Lock are closed due to low water levels caused by gate paddles being left open. 

Closure – low water levels
Starts At: Lock 22 East
Ends At: Lock 1 East, Stanley Dawson Lock

Update on 13/07/2023:

Unfortunately the water levels between Lock 1 east and Lock 3 east have still not recovered in the section from Lock 22 east to Lock 1 east.

A navigation closure only for Lock 1 east to Lock 3 east is in place.

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/25496-huddersfield-narrow-canal-lock-1e-to-lock-3e

NAVIGATION CLOSURE (4.30pm Friday 7 July 2023 until further notice)

Due to very low water levels, the navigation will be closed from Lock 22 east to Lock 1 east over the weekend to allow them to recover.

The water levels will be assessed again on Monday and we will update the notice with further information on inspection.

Blue Green Algae

Slipper Hill Reservoir

ADVICE (Friday 7 July 2023 until further notice)

WARNING – Blue Green Algae

HEALTH HAZARD

at: Slipper Hill Reservoir

A suspected bloom of blue-green algae has been found in this water.

Swallowing the water or algal scum can cause stomach upsets or more serious health effects.

Contact with the water or with algal scum can cause skin or eye problems.

It is a sensible precaution for you, your children and your animals to avoid contact with the scum and the water close to it.

Please note the location of the suspected algal bloom may change as a result of wind and water movement.

Lock 22, Millbank

ADVICE (7.30am Saturday 8 July until 4pm Friday 21 July 2023)

Millbank Lock is open and operational but care and time must be taken, opening and closing the operational sluices slowly.

Repairs to sluices are planned to take place in the near future.

Lock 87, Rochdale Flight
Starts At: Lock 91 Deansgate
Ends At: Lock 84 Dale St

Update on 06/09/2023:

We are pleased to advise the repair to Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal has been successful and navigation has resumed. 

Update on 05/09/2023:

We are pleased to advise the repair work to the damaged heel post at lock 87 on the Rochdale canal is progressing well.

Contractors worked through the weekend installing scaffolding, and our fabrication contractor was on site yesterday making good progress to the heel post repair.

We have scheduled the removal of the scaffolding for the morning of Wednesday 6 September, and we are hopeful that navigation will resume by tomorrow afternoon.

A further update will be provided by tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 6 September.

Update on 29/08/2023:

We apologise for the disruption and inconvenience that our boating customers have experienced as a result of the required repair at lock 87 on the Rochdale canal.

Our team will now be on site on Monday 4^th September to undertake a repair. A further update will be provided on Tuesday 5^th September.

We are pleased that we are now able to attempt a repair without the need for a road closure. If the repair is un-successful, we may need to revert to lifting the gate (and the use of a crane) to re-align it at a later date.

Update on 18/08/2023:

Please be advised we have now been granted an early morning road closure on Wednesday 20 September to utilise use of a crane and allow our teams to safely access the lock to conduct the repair to the broken heel post at Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal.

To ensure the safety of our customers, padlocks remain in place on Lock 91, Deansgate and Lock 84, Dale St to prevent access on to the Rochdale 9.

For any Trust customers immediately affected by this closure and stuck on the Bridgewater Canal, we ask you to let us know and contact our North West Customer Support team on 0303 040 4040 so we are able to make further arrangements.

A further update & a timeframe for the repair work will be provided on Wednesday 20 September.

Update on 11/08/2023:

Please be advised following a successful site visit last week between our North West Reactive Team and specialist contractors at Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal we have now established a method of repair for the broken heel post.

To maintain a safe working environment the work requires a necessary bus lane closure, which will allow our teams to safely access the lock to conduct the repair.

We’re in the process of liaising with relevant third-party departments to achieve the required traffic management; our proposal for the road closure is a Sunday evening to minimise impact, once the traffic management systems are in place, we estimate the repair work to take around seven days.

To ensure the safety of our customers, padlocks remain in place on Lock 91, Deansgate and Lock 84, Dale St to prevent access on to the Rochdale 9.

For any Trust customers immediately affected by this closure and stuck on the Bridgewater Canal, we ask you to let us know and contact our North West Customer Support team on 0303 040 4040 so we are able to make further arrangements.

Friar’s Mill Visitor Moorings

ADVICE (Friday 7 July 2023 until further notice)

There is currently a work boat moored on the visitor moorings at Friars Mill in Leicester.

This work boat is carrying out essential weed-cutting on the River Soar. 

This will limit the availability of the visitor moorings until the work is completed. 

Hanbury CSF Toilet
Hanbury Road Elsan And Store

Update on 07/07/2023:

The toilet is working again

ADVICE (8am Thursday 6 July 2023 until further notice)

The toilet at Hanbury CSF is out of action.

Our contractors have been contacted, so please bear with us.

Starts At: Lock 2, Office Lock
Ends At: Lock 13, Newlay Top Lock

NAVIGATION CLOSURE (10am Thursday 6 July 2023 until further notice)

The locks between Newlay Lock and Office Lock are closed due to low water levels caused by gate paddles being left open. 

An update will be provided tomorrow. 

Fallen tree across towpath

Lock 9 East, Isis Lock

RESTRICTION (12.45pm Thursday 6 July until 12noon Thursday 13 July 2023)

A tree has fallen down across the towpath at Lock 9 east, Isis Lock.

It has been reported and we will update the notice once it has been removed.

Environment Agency – Fish Population Surveys

ADVICE (8am Thursday 20 July until 6pm Thursday 31 August 2023)

The Environment Agency will be undertaking fish population surveys at x4 locations along the Lee Navigation. 

• Hertford Basin
• Enfield Lock
• Pickett’s Lock
• Ponders End 

Works will be undertaken via a 5m punt within the canal.

Navigation & Towpath will always remain unrestricted.