Bob12348 Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 Anyone know when Culham lock will be reopened, or if its been fixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Thames EA reports http://riverconditions.environment-agency.gov.uk/ Culham lock is still out of action - there's a broken hydraulic hose and sod's law says it's under water (my feeble guess)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas C King Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Update, they're suggesting it unlikely to be fixed by the bank holiday weekend: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/culham-lock-2021-emergency-lock-closure-notice/culham-lock-2021-emergency-lock-closure-notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paringa Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 This is the latest. Dear boater Our Operations Management and Waterways department have explored all options and have found a temporary solution to repair Culham Lock. We are therefore pleased to announce that the lock will be open for navigation for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Please be careful when navigating through the lock and do not enter the fenced off area. We plan to carry out a full repair in the week commencing 12 April. The lock will need to be closed for several days in order to facilitate this. We will issue further information on this after the Easter Bank holiday weekend. We wish you all a very happy Easter Bank Holiday weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, Paringa said: This is the latest. Dear boater Our Operations Management and Waterways department have explored all options and have found a temporary solution to repair Culham Lock. We are therefore pleased to announce that the lock will be open for navigation for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Please be careful when navigating through the lock and do not enter the fenced off area. We plan to carry out a full repair in the week commencing 12 April. The lock will need to be closed for several days in order to facilitate this. We will issue further information on this after the Easter Bank holiday weekend. We wish you all a very happy Easter Bank Holiday weekend! They've probably resurrected the balance beams from their store of junk at Oxford... or dragged Tony out of retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paringa Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 FYI...Culham no longer needing to be closed for repairs. Dear boater We are continuing to explore options to carry out further works at Culham Lock to ensure that the lock remains operational and safe for the boating season. These works will be carried out without the need to close the lock to boat traffic. Therefore, there are no closures planned for the week commencing 12 April 2021 at Culham Lock. Please be careful when navigating through the lock and do not enter the fenced off area. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 21/03/2021 at 20:25, Bob12348 said: Anyone know when Culham lock will be reopened, or if its been fixed? The EA web site implies that the restriction notice was withdrawn in 1st April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Tim Lewis said: The EA web site implies that the restriction notice was withdrawn in 1st April It's ongoing beacause the lock is very deep (for the Thames) and the access to the hydraulic feeds are awkward. EA have just posted this - quote Dear boater We are continuing to explore options to carry out further works at Culham Lock to ensure that the lock remains operational and safe for the boating season. These works will be carried out without the need to close the lock to boat traffic. Therefore, there are no closures planned for the week commencing 12 April 2021 at Culham Lock. Please be careful when navigating through the lock and do not enter the fenced off area. Many thanks River Thames Waterways Team endquote My guess and unsubstantiated (so I'll get a bollocking from my "boaters team leader) that EA will leave it 'as is' for the remainder of the Easter period and make a further announcement 'shortly' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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