Long-standing BWBC member John Walsh, one of the select few Narrowboaters in the club, has been appointed as a director of Burton Waters Management Ltd, the company responsible for all the off water aspects of Burton Waters including Security and the Landscaping team. We congratulate John, it will be good to have a boat owner […]

Notice Alert River Witham Location: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock, Lincoln, River Witham Starts At: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock Ends At: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock Up Stream Winding Hole: Bridge 4 Down Stream Winding Hole: Bridge 7 Monday 2 November 2020 08:00 until Friday 12 February 2021 16:00 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Repair   Update on 24/11/2020:   […]

Notice Alert River Witham Location: Bridge 15, Tattershall Old Bridge – River Witham Starts At: Bridge 15 Ends At: Bridge 15 Monday 9 November 2020 until Friday 11 December 2020 23:59 Type: Navigation Restriction Reason: 3rd Party Works   Original message:   Lincolnshire County Council and their Contractors will be installing scour protection and undertaking minor brick repairs […]

River Witham Location: Near Boston Lock Monday 2 July 2018 until further notice Type: Advice Reason: 3rd Party Works   Update on 26/10/2020:   The works for Boston Barrier Project are still on-going. Mariners are advised that routine testing of the Boston Barrier will is scheduled to be carried out. This will mean that the Barrier […]

Notice Update: 26th October 20 Navigation: Open, Towpath: Open Fossdyke Canal Location: Foss Bank Flood Alleviation Scheme, Lincoln, Fossdyke Canal. (Opposite University Halls of Residence and Visitor Moorings) Starts At: Access Point Ends At: Bridge 7, Brayford New Bridge   Update on 26/10/2020: The Environment Agency has decided not to undertake their works in Lincoln this winter, as […]

Notice Alert River Trent Location: Stoke Lock – River Trent Starts At: Lock 10, Stoke Lock Ends At: Lock 10, Stoke Lock Thursday 22 October 2020 until further notice Type: Advice Reason: Information   Original message:   We’re investigating reports of sediment build up at Stoke Lock, please stay well clear of the buoys marking the possible obstruction. […]

Notice Alert River Witham Location: Near Boston Lock Monday 2 July 2018 until further notice Type: Advice Reason: 3rd Party Works   Update on 21/10/2020:   The works for the Boston Barrier project are still on-going. This project is being carried out by contractors on behalf of the Environment Agency. Boaters are advised that routine testing of […]

Notice Alert River Witham Location: Stamp End Lock – River Witham Starts At: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock Ends At: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock Thursday 8 October 2020 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Repair   Original message:   A fault with Stamp End Lock means that the lock cannot currently be operated and navigation is […]

Notice Alert River Witham Location: Approximately 2km West of Langrick Bridge 16 – River Witham Monday 19 October 2020 until Tuesday 20 October 2020 23:59 Type: Advice Reason: 3rd Party Works   Original message:   Contractors working on behalf of National Grid Viking Link Limited will be undertaking a river-bed survey using an unmanned, remote controlled […]

Our friends at Strawberry Island Boat Club have had a number of issues using the Trent Tidal locks, these have included being locked on to the Trent to find when they reached their destination no lock keeper available to lock them off; booking passage in advance only to find no lock keeper on duty. They […]