This affects part of the Cheshire Ring. However, the Trent and Mersey Canal remains shut at Dutton Hollow, south of Preston Brook Tunnel, where the more serious breach will take much longer to repair.
Croxton embankment. Photo: Canal and River Trust
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Croxton re-opens
This affects part of the Cheshire Ring. However, the Trent and Mersey Canal remains shut at Dutton Hollow, south of Preston Brook Tunnel, where the more serious breach will take much longer to repair.
Croxton embankment. Photo: Canal and River Trust
Friday 23 November 2012
Heavy rain affects Yorkshire waterways
Heavy rain sweeping across the country yesterday has raised water levels on the river navigations of Yorkshire.
Flood gates have been closed along the Aire and Calder Navigation and the Calder and Hebble Navigation.
The "Don Doors" - the guillotine gates at each end of the Don Aqueduct on the New Junction Canal, had been closed but were re-opened earlier today.
Further heavy rainfall has been forecast to fall on Saturday onto already saturated ground. It is therefore possible that flood gates will remain closed over the weekend or that any flood gates that are re-opened may be closed again.
Anyone requiring information about the latest situation should contact the Canal and River Trust on 0303 0404040.
Update 26th November:
The "Don Doors" on the New Junction Canal have been closed again today due to extremely high water levels.
The flood locks on the Calder & Hebble Navigation will remain closed today.
The flood locks on the Aire & Calder Navigation will remain closed today.
Update 27th November:
The "Don Doors" on the New Junction Canal will remain closed today.
The flood locks on the Calder & Hebble Navigation will remain closed today.
The flood locks on the Aire & Calder Navigation will remain closed today.
Update 30th November:
The "Don Doors" on the New Junction Canal have been opened today. The Canal and River Trust has started to re-open flood locks on the Aire & Calder Navigation.
Greenwood Flood Lock on the Calder and Hebble Navigation
Tuesday 20 November 2012
Winter Stoppages updated
The summary of this Winter's stoppages in the Pennines area has been updated.
Please go to this page to view the updated stoppages summary.
All the scheduled navigation stoppages affecting canals in the area covered by the Pennine Waterways website are contained on a single page. Where changes are made to these scheduled stoppages, the page is amended, with a red comment drawing attention to the alteration.
I will do my best to keep this page up to date and accurate but I may not receive every notification of changes so, if you are travelling by canal during the Winter stoppage season, please only use this as a guide and check the Waterscape site or contact local Canal and River Trust offices to check that the canals you need will be open.
Please go to this page to view the updated stoppages summary.
All the scheduled navigation stoppages affecting canals in the area covered by the Pennine Waterways website are contained on a single page. Where changes are made to these scheduled stoppages, the page is amended, with a red comment drawing attention to the alteration.
I will do my best to keep this page up to date and accurate but I may not receive every notification of changes so, if you are travelling by canal during the Winter stoppage season, please only use this as a guide and check the Waterscape site or contact local Canal and River Trust offices to check that the canals you need will be open.