canalboat Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 A rumour is going round that there is a serious breach of the Oxford Canal at Barby. Does anyone have details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Lets hope not!! Could be chaos in august. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 minute ago, canalboat said: A rumour is going round that there is a serious breach of the Oxford Canal at Barby. Does anyone have details? Probably Tony McMaster trying to put some new pontoons in. Just now, mrsmelly said: Lets hope not!! Could be MORE chaos in august. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 So can you say more about the sources of this rumour? Any serious breech in that pound would involve from Hillmorton to Braunston, Calcutt and Napton, so I would have though stop planks would be being deployed pretty sharpish if there were any truth in said rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canalboat Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 I came from a CRT bankside employee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Sam Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, canalboat said: I came from a CRT bankside employee. Where did you find one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billS Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Boater Sam said: Where did you find one? Was he down the bank with his finger in a hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Sam Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Just now, billS said: Was he down the bank with his finger in a hole? Grab him quick, an almost extinct species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 45 minutes ago, canalboat said: I came from a CRT bankside employee. Well, if he is a reliable witness, he needs to tell someone else in CRT, so they can get it on their notices page... 4 hours ago, mrsmelly said: Lets hope not!! Could be chaos in august. Barby can be chaos in August without there being any breach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Probably caused by a widebeam scraping the puddle clay away.......? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, canalboat said: I came from a CRT bankside employee. I came from an RAF electrical engineer and a Devon bus clippie 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Nothing in The Rugby Advertiser. https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ray T said: Nothing in The Rugby Advertiser. https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news That's not unusual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ray T said: Nothing in The Rugby Advertiser. https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news I tweeted CRT asking if they knew anything but no reply either...curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Sam Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) Its a virtual breach until the vandals get there, simple. It will be "monitored" until it empties the canal, Its happened before!!!!!! Reporting a leak does not mean that CRT believe it or will do anything about it, besides where would they find someone to have a look? Edited August 14, 2019 by Boater Sam added more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 I’ve got a reply from CRT on twitter who say they haven’t heard anything but will check....I’m guessing if it was serious then it would be more known about. My money is on a faulty sluice at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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