Notice Alert River Trent Location: Holme Lock Starts At: Lock 8, Holme Lock Ends At: Lock 8, Holme Lock Thursday 19 March 2020 until Friday 31 July 2020 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Maintenance Update on 03/07/2020: Our contractors will be back on site as of Monday 6th July and aim to be finished by the 31st July. Holme […]
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Newark Nether Lock (Until further notice)
Notice Alert River Trent Location: River Trent – Newark Nether Lock Starts At: Lock 14, Newark Nether Lock Ends At: Lock 14, Newark Nether Lock Wednesday 1 July 2020 08:00 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Inspection Update on 01/07/2020: Following on from todays inspection, major repair works are now needed to fix Nether Lock. The works […]
Multiple Notice Alerts – Nether Lock, Torksey Lock, Cromwell Lock, Lincoln Yard
Notice Alert River Trent Location: River Trent – Newark Nether Lock Starts At: Lock 14, Newark Nether Lock Ends At: Lock 14, Newark Nether Lock Wednesday 1 July 2020 08:00 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Inspection Original message: Newark Nether Lock is currently closed for navigation. An inspection is taking place today (01/07/2020) and the notice […]
River Trent – Holme Lock
Notice Alert River Trent Location: Holme Lock Starts At: Lock 8, Holme Lock Ends At: Lock 8, Holme Lock Thursday 19 March 2020 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Maintenance Update on 19/06/2020: As of Saturday 20/06/2020, Holme Lock will be open for passage and operated by a lock keeper between the hours of 09:00 and 13:00, 7 […]
Events for the rest of 2020
It is now clear that the restrictions to keep us all safe are going to continue for some time, however with the easing in lockdown your committee do feel we can start to organise some events which are ‘Covid secure’. The first two are:- A cruise in company to Fiskerton Fen Nature Reserve 11 July […]
BSS Certificates
BSS Certificates Two club members are having BSS inspections done shortly by Mike Boulton of Blue Star Surveys. If anyone needs a BSS certificate doing this year and are happy to use Mike Boulton please contact Barry Jopson [bjjopson@gmail.com] BSS Surveys are expensive and we should be able to negotiate a discount dependent upon the number […]
Life Jacket Servicing
Special Announcement Pete Barnard RNLI has offered us a Life jacket Servicing Clinic on “Wednesday 10th June”. He has a few cartridges available at a discounted rate of £8 each. If you want your life jacket servicing please bring them to Pete’s boat Spindrift on E14 pontoon at 10:00 hrs. If you want your life […]
Notice alert – River Trent (Near Stoke Lock)
Notice Alert River Trent Location: Near Stoke Lock Tuesday 2 June 2020 until further notice Type: Advice Reason: Information Original message: A boat has run onto the sand bar below Stoke lock. The lock approach is still accessible, and craft can navigate around the boat. Please proceed with care. We have been advised that the owner […]
Notice alert – Stoke Lock, Hazelford Lock, Barton Island – until further notice
Notice Alert Location: Stoke Lock, Hazelford Lock, Barton Island Monday 1 June 2020 until further notice Type: Advice Reason: Information Original message: Please proceed with care when travelling along the Trent navigation. We have been made aware that boats may have difficulty navigating below Stoke Lock and Hazelford Lock. We have also had reports of […]
Volunteer Week – 1 – 7 June
Burton Waters Boat Club is run entirely by volunteers and, as this week is National Volunteers week, I would like to say thank you to everyone who over the last year has given of their time. Members will have seen those who organised and helped deliver events, led cruises and provided support to our members. […]