Grindley Brook problem

[haggis]

Three boats came up the flight this morning then we went down but that is as far as we have got so far . There is something stopping the off side bottom gate of the next lock closing and the C&RT volunteer is not having much luck finding what it is and moving it. He has the longest keb and a strong magnet has been tried but no joy. My suggestion that one of the many gentlemen should strip to his underpants and go in and look for whatever is down there didn't go down well. Lots of boats waiting in both directions.

Haggis

[Alan de Enfield]

Rubber (non magnetic) tube fender ?

[haggis]

Sorted! It was a bit lump of submerged wood. 

[Chris Lowe]

Last time I did the Llanollen we got stuck at Hurleston because vandals had overnight knocked a collar off one of the gates so it dropped, the lock keeper had 8 of us sat on the balance beam bouncing it up and down while he desperately tried to refit the collar.

He did it eventually