Notice Alert – River Trent Nether Lock – until further notice

Notice Alert River Trent Location: River Trent Nether Lock Wednesday 7 April 2021 20:30 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Structure failure   Original message:   Due to a paddle failure at Nether Lock 14, navigation is temporarily restricted. Updates to follow. You can view this notice and its map online here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notice/19413/river-trent-nether-lock You can […]

Easter Quiz Winner

Five teams took part in the online Quiz, although Pirate Pete disappeared at half time, whether this was caused by technical problems or the call of his Fish and Chips we don’t know. During the first half ‘Too Much Cake’ otherwise known as Robin and Karoline surged ahead, but in the second half faltered coming […]

Don’t forget this FRIDAY is the Club Online Quiz

Join the Boat Club for a fun, entertaining, self marked quiz, that will gently antifoul your brain for life post lockdown, teams of any size from 1 upwards, friends and family welcome. A couple of clues to what you should swat up on 🙂   The quiz is for social and boating members and friends, […]

Notice alert – Stamp End Lock River Witham

Notice Alert River Witham Location: Stamp End Lock River Witham Starts At: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock Ends At: Lock 1, Stamp End Lock Sunday 21 March 2021 14:15 until Friday 26 March 2021 16:00 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Structure failure   Original message:   Mechanical issues at Stamp end Lock have left the lock stuck in the […]

Fossdyke Canal – 3rd Party Works

Notice Alert Fossdyke Canal Location: Bridge 4B, Pipe Bridge – Fossdyke Canal Starts At: Bridge 4B, Pipe Bridge Ends At: Bridge 4B, Pipe Bridge Thursday 25 March 2021 until Friday 26 March 2021 23:59 Type: Advice Reason: 3rd Party Works   Original message:   Contractors Spartan Rescue, working on behalf of Cadent Gas, will be carrying out a […]

Urgent repairs to Fossdyke Canal – Until 2nd April

Fossdyke Canal Location: Adjacent to Harvey Street, Lincoln (Foss Bank). Monday 15 March 2021 until Friday 2 April 2021 23:59 Type: Towpath Closure Reason: 3rd Party Works   Original message:   Contractors JBA Bentley working on behalf of The Environment Agency need to carry out urgent repairs to a section of flood wall along Foss Bank […]

Video of our First Friday Night talk on HMS Pickle by Mal Nicholson

On Friday 5th March the wonderful Mal Nicholson spoke to us via Zoom.  Mal is a collector of pretty much everything, including historic Cars, Motorcycles and Cameras. Part of his collection is a full-size replica of HMS Pickle the ship that brought news of Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar to Great Britain and of Nelson’s death.  […]

Red Diesel Good News for boaters

Following the Government’s consultation, HMRC have recently announced that there will be no change to the sale of Red Diesel for pleasure craft in England, Scotland or Wales. When diesel is purchased Boaters will continue to declare what percentage is for propulsion, which will be taxed at the same rate as diesel used for cars […]