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 […]
Category Archives: Navigation
Any issues about navigation
Stamp End Lock – until further notice
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 […]
Langrick Bridge – 19/20th October
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 […]
Have you had issues using or booking the tidal Trent Locks?
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 […]
Cromwell Lock – Update
Notice Alert River Trent Location: Cromwell Lock Starts At: Lock 15, Cromwell Lock – Top Chamber Ends At: Lock 15, Cromwell Lock – Bottom Chamber Wednesday 25 March 2020 until further notice Type: Booking Information Update on 22/09/2020: Cromwell Lock will now be manned each day between 8:00am and 4:00pm, if prior bookings have been made. […]
Hazleford Lock – 28th September
Notice Alert River Trent Location: Hazleford Lock Starts At: Lock 12, Hazelford Lock Ends At: Lock 12, Hazelford Lock Monday 28 September 2020 08:00 until Monday 28 September 2020 12:00 Type: Navigation Restriction Reason: Maintenance Original message: We have booked in the servicing of the sewage treatment plant at Hazleford lock for between 08:00 and 12:00 […]
Navigation Closure – Fossdyke Canal – This Weekend!!
Notice Alert Fossdyke Canal Location: East Midlands – Fossedyke canal Saturday 29 August 2020 14:00 until Sunday 30 August 2020 14:00 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Vegetation Original message: Due to the recent high winds, a large tree has come down on the Fossedyke Canal and is blocking the navigation near Bridge 1b. Our contractors will […]
Make sure your trip to Nottingham is not “Sandbanked”
Two of our members Keith & Duncan have just returned from a cruise up to Nottingham on the River Trent and on their return encountered new sandbanks at Hazelford and Stoke Locks (see pictures attached). If you are travelling along this stretch of waterway please take care and follow instructions from lock keepers and new […]
Dredging Notices – advanced warning
Notice Alert River Trent Location: Between Newark and Stoke Lock – River Trent Tuesday 8 September 2020 until Friday 18 September 2020 23:59 Type: Advice Reason: Maintenance Original message: Dredging is proposed to be carried out to remove sand bars at various locations including lock approaches at Newark Lock, Hazelford Lock and Stoke Lock […]
Notice Board updates
We continue to update the website with notice alerts regularly, if you are considering going out on your boat then please check in with us. A small number of notices are visible on the right hand side banner under any announcements, this is not necessarily all of them, so click the link to the ‘Notice […]