Hack Green advance notice - 24th June to 3rd July.

[Francis Herne]

Another emergency gate repair on the Four Counties. Hack Green from 24th June to 3rd July.

 

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/28570-navigation-closure-hack-green-lock-lock-2-shropshire-union-canal

 

This demonstrates my supernatural ability to predict the future:

https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/121594-advance-notice-trent-mersey-lock-39/&do=findComment&comment=3058073

 

...or maybe CRT's asset inspectors are incompetent. This was barely usable in the middle of last year (I phoned at the time about it and know I wasn't the only one) and yet they did nothing to it over the winter.

 

There's also a restriction to replace a stop gate at Knighton which has 'deteriorated'. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/28517-knighton-safety-gate-newport

 

After Tryley and Etruria that's four planned 'emergency' gate repairs/replacements on the ring in six weeks of summer, plus the failure at Brick Kiln.

Edited June 12 by Francis Herne

[john6767]

I commented that was a stoppage waiting to happen when we came through about 3 weeks ago, the “locals” also waiting in the queue said it had been like that for “years”.  Water was pouring out under the bottom gate and it was difficult/slow to make a level, hence the queue.

[Rob-M]

I'm pretty sure we had slow progress through Hack Green last year.

[Norm55]

Currently in Nantwich and thinking of last minute cruise down to secret bunker at Hack Green.   Is the winding hole useable ?  I would have thought so but now looking at CRT diagram the red line extends beyond the winding hole to the North and beyond lock 1 to the south.    It's a long way to reverse back to Nantwich . 

 

[Arthur Marshall]

"We're very sorry for any disruption you may experience as a result of these works. We understand how disruptive stoppages are outside of the stoppage season".

 

The stoppage season? A useful concept.

Maybe CRT has four seasons - WinterMooring, Boating, Water Shortage and Stoppage.

The boating season runs (or rather hiccups) from Easter to July. Rather like the old BW response to queries as to why boating was almost impossible for singlehanders ("We don't expect people to do this on their own"), CRT don't expect anyone would be daft enough to want to take their boat out the rest of the year. That's not what the licence is for.

[Norm55]

Just rang CRT not expecting an answer on a Sunday but confirmed, winding hole is also out of action.  So it's a day in Nantwich,  there are worse places to spend a day I guess.     A couple of hire boats went down last night not aware of closure.  

[Midnight]

11 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:

"We're very sorry for any disruption you may experience as a result of these works. We understand how disruptive stoppages are outside of the stoppage season".

 

No you aren't and no you foooking don't, else you would fix them during the winter.
#Replace Richard Parry

[Annie cariad]

Sat in Nantwich not intending to move until it's confirmed they are open apologize for overstaying but .....

[Paul C]

15 minutes ago, Annie cariad said:

Sat in Nantwich not intending to move until it's confirmed they are open apologize for overstaying but .....

 

If you can't beat them, join them, huh?

[ditchcrawler]

2 hours ago, Norm55 said:

Just rang CRT not expecting an answer on a Sunday but confirmed, winding hole is also out of action.  So it's a day in Nantwich,  there are worse places to spend a day I guess.     A couple of hire boats went down last night not aware of closure.  

They probably looked at the red line on the computer

 

[wandering snail]

You should be ok at Nantwich for a few days, the embankment slippage has "been very minor" over the past 3 months according to CRT.

[Tacet]

Can anyone confirm this stoppage has come off, please.

 

I can no longer find it on CRT which is encouraging, but it would be nice to know!

[Norm55]

Yes. I think it was completed Tuesday morning, a day early 

[Annie cariad]

Came through yesterday working a treat lol

[Tacet]

 

1 hour ago, Annie cariad said:

Came through yesterday working a treat lol

 

2 hours ago, Norm55 said:

Yes. I think it was completed Tuesday morning, a day early 

Thank you 

[Mrs Bearwood Boster]

4 hours ago, Annie cariad said:

Came through yesterday working a treat lol

Saw you heading for Overwater yesterday,we were the boat which had just left there.Only clicked 'who' you were when I saw the boat's name !

[Annie cariad]

No drama bloody windy approach though on a visitor mooring now Great facilities