River Severn and G&S canal - summer restrictions

[Chewbacka]

email from CRT, worth a read if coming down the river.

Update on 20/03/2023:

Opening Hours for Gloucester & Sharpness Canal & River Severn

Further to the recent consultation regarding opening hours, we are now pleased to confirm the following for the 2023 summer season:

Gloucester & Sharpness Canal 
Wednesday to Monday open 8am – 6pm
Tuesday – Closed (except to pre-arranged commercial traffic) this closure includes Gloucester Lock.

River Severn Navigation
River Locks open 7 days per week 8am – 6pm
Please note that Bevere & Holt Locks will be available at the set times below:

Bevere: Open 8am – 9am, 11am – 12pm, 2pm – 3pm, 5pm – 6pm 
Holt Open:  9:30am – 10:30am, 12:30pm – 1:30pm, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

[David Mack]

15 minutes ago, Chewbacka said:

River Severn Navigation
River Locks open 7 days per week 8am – 6pm
Please note that Bevere & Holt Locks will be available at the set times below:

Bevere: Open 8am – 9am, 11am – 12pm, 2pm – 3pm, 5pm – 6pm 
Holt Open:  9:30am – 10:30am, 12:30pm – 1:30pm, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

So that's one keeper operating both locks.

[Dave123]

So presumably this option was chosen over the other option (of having navigation permitted every day and no single day of complete closure) because boaters voted for it? Surely its better to have the option to move every/any day, albeit on a narrower timeframe, rather than no movement at all on Tuesday? What if the weather prevents moving on other days?

[Richard Fairhurst]

On 20/03/2023 at 22:50, David Mack said:

So that's one keeper operating both locks.

When we passed through Bevere last week, after having waited for an hour above the two final Droitwich locks at Hawford, there were two keepers operating the lock. Which seems strange.