Avon closed with no notice UFN on the day boating is once more allowed.

[MoominPapa]

From the "you couldn't make it up" dept.

 

ANT have had information on their website for weeks to the effect that the river would be open from the today (29th). https://www.avonnavigationtrust.org/covid-19-information/

 

They've just announced that three locks are closed until further notice, so no boating after all. https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=dd70487f491f61a9edd4e5105&id=8abebd91f2

 

Grrr. That's screwed our plans to hide on the Gloucester and Sharpness when the everybody is let out.

 

MP.

 

 

 

[TheBiscuits]

6 minutes ago, MoominPapa said:

That's screwed our plans to hide on the Gloucester and Sharpness when the everybody is let out.

 

Go round ...

[MoominPapa]

24 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

Go round ...

Musing on that, or another plan entirely. In any case, we have to go back up the South Stratford. Feels like we're never going to escape Lapworth......

 

MP.

 

[Victor Vectis]

Well, at least you can keep an eye on 'RW' for us.

 

?

 

See you there in a fortnight?

[MoominPapa]

Just now, Victor Vectis said:

Well, at least you can keep an eye on 'RW' for us.

 

?

 

See you there in a fortnight?

 

Would love to, but we want to be out of the way before everyone is let out. Will either go the Sharpness via Tardebigge,  or maybe head northeast via the Trent.

 

MP.

[matty40s]

3 minutes ago, MoominPapa said:

,  or maybe head northeast via the Trent.

 

MP.

That really IS the long way round to the G&S!!

 

Cant blame the ANT really, volunteer workforce and probably been in lockdown or Tier4 since November, and there has been a lot of flooding this year.

[MoominPapa]

1 hour ago, matty40s said:

That really IS the long way round to the G&S!!

Not planning to go to the G&S that way, planning to use the Fossdyke/Chesterfield/NE canals as an alternative bolthole from the Midlands narrow canals when madness starts 

 

1 hour ago, matty40s said:

 

Cant blame the ANT really, volunteer workforce and probably been in lockdown or Tier4 since November, and there has been a lot of flooding this year.

The Avon has got off fairly lightly, I think.

 

MP

[matty40s]

Its already started round here!

[MoominPapa]

1 minute ago, matty40s said:

Its already started round here!

How bad? One alternative is Lapworth/Hatton/Wigrams/Braunston/Foxton/Leicester and free.

 

MP.

 

 

[Victor Vectis]

I'm wondering what it will be like around Lapworth in a fortnights time?

 

Any offers?

[MoominPapa]

7 minutes ago, Victor Vectis said:

I'm wondering what it will be like around Lapworth in a fortnights time?

 

Any offers?

There's next to no traffic on the South Stratford, but the new marina above Odd Lock was heaving with people boat polishing.

 

MP.