As boaters we all should be interested in Safety on and around the water and how our boating affects the environment. We have therefore added a new menu to the web site for that purpose, please check it out and let us know what you think. We are always happy to receive comments on the […]
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Publication of the new 2019 Programme
The Burton Waters Boat Club committee are pleased to announce the programme for the 2019 season, which was started off last weekend with a social gathering on the Friday night at the Woodcocks for drinks and Trivia fun. For a list of the Events please see here. Put these dates in your diary and we […]
Notice Alert – Fossdyke Canal
Location: North of Drinsey Nook – 3rd Party Works Monday 4 February 2019 08:00 until Friday 1 March 2019 17:00 Type: Navigation Restriction Reason: 3rd Party Works Original message: From Monday 4th February, for a period of approximately 4-weeks, Contractors (JBA Bentley) working on behalf of the Environment Agency will be carrying out bank repair works […]
Annual rowing race between Langrick Bridge and Boston on Sunday 20th January
Good afternoon all, A quick “heads up” that Boston Rowing Club will be holding our annual rowing race between Langrick Bridge and Boston on Sunday 20th January. Boats will be on the water between 9am and 3pm. Whilst the river will not be closed to other traffic, we would be very grateful if you could […]
Training programme 2019 – Schedule of Reservations
Below is a schedule of the reservations that have been made. Before we proceed with bookings we want to make sure that we have all requests in and that these requests in the document are still valid as some have been carried over from previous years. If you are interested in Training or are considering […]
Be a successful boater with essential training!
“Winter is a great time to catch up on training courses before we get into the new season”. The Club can arrange courses given by outside organisations, and if there are enough numbers we can obtain decent discounts for our members. The courses we can arrange are as follows. Information can be found on our Training. page. […]
Web site update – new information available
In a continued effort to keep you informed we have added new pages to the website to allow you to easily gather information on flood warnings and news from the RYA. See the links here or go to the ‘Navigation’ menu to review. Flood Warnings RYA News Additionally when notices are added to the front […]
River Witham users update – December 2018
The Environment Agency and the Canal and River Trust take the issue of boater safety very seriously. It is recognised that during winter months there can be additional safety considerations. Both organisations would like to remind the boating community that boaters have ownership of their mooring safety throughout the year. There can be extremes of […]
Notice Alert – Fossdyke Canal
Starts At: Lock 1, Torksey Lock Ends At: Lock 1, Torksey Lock Monday 24 December 2018 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Water resources Original message: Due to the flood levels rising and the current high tides, we have had to close Torksey Flood Gates. Boaters will not be able to get through Torksey Lock until […]
Navigation restriction notice: River Trent, Navigation: Open, Towpath: Open
Notice Alert River Trent Location: Water Lane – Opposite The Kiln office, Newark Monday 14 January 2019 08:00 until Friday 29 March 2019 16:00 Type: Navigation Restriction Reason: 3rd Party Works Original message: From Monday 14th January 2019, contractors (North Midland Construction) working on behalf of Severn Trent Water will be installing a new surface water […]