Boaters race against clock as drained canals close

[MtB]

That "LOCKS CLOSED" sign they hung out looks as though its seen a fair bit of action over the years! 

 

 

[Jen-in-Wellies]

3 hours ago, MtB said:

That "LOCKS CLOSED" sign they hung out looks as though its seen a fair bit of action over the years! 

 

 

See, this is why CaRT should do some preventative maintenance on their LOCKS CLOSED signs, or in future droughts, they won't be able to close the locks and will run out of water completely. 

[Hudds Lad]

4 hours ago, MtB said:

That "LOCKS CLOSED" sign they hung out looks as though its seen a fair bit of action over the years! 

 

 

Why is it not a shiny new "bloo" one?  

[cuthound]

35 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

Why is it not a shiny new "bloo" one?  

 

Because Campbell Robb will want to stano his authority by changing CRT's corporate colour (and logo)... ☹️

[Arthur Marshall]

17 minutes ago, cuthound said:

 

Because Campbell Robb will want to stano his authority by changing CRT's corporate colour (and logo)... ☹️

Green, I think.  Eco friendly, and also the colour of the canal when the algae blooms. Except in Stoke, obviously, when the signs will be orange.

And the signs saying "Life is better with water" will now include the word "out".

Edited Wednesday at 12:09 by Arthur Marshall

[Hudds Lad]

I've always thought the new branding was a bit close to the Yorkshire Water for comfort. Bloody lazy graphic designers  

 

 

[Jen-in-Wellies]

3 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

I've always thought the new branding was a bit close to the Yorkshire Water for comfort. Bloody lazy graphic designers  

 

 

And the sinking tyre logo was inspired by the stain left by the graphic designer's coffee mug.

[Ray T]

 

[Stroudwater1]

David Mack best you to it Ray - see the page before. It’s quite a long piece for the 10 o’clock news. What engine is that in the last boat up? Set the scene well! 

[MtB]

55 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

David Mack best you to it Ray - see the page before. It’s quite a long piece for the 10 o’clock news. What engine is that in the last boat up? Set the scene well! 

 

Sounds pretty rough to me. 

 

HR2 I reckon! 

 

 

[Baralacha]

On 05/08/2026 at 08:10, MtB said:

That "LOCKS CLOSED" sign they hung out looks as though its seen a fair bit of action over the years! 

 

 

I was relieved that it didn't have a "greengrocer's apostrophe" in the word locks.

[David Mack]

On 03/08/2026 at 09:54, MtB said:

 

Not Ladybower apparently!

 

 

Dunno if Ladybower feeds any canals but its magnificent to see! 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Brooks]

1 hour ago, David Mack said:

Dunno if Ladybower feeds any canals but its magnificent to see! 

 

As it provides drinking water to Derby, Nottingham, and Leicester I suspect only indirectly via sewage works. It might even have hand in keeping the Shropie open as Google lists those towns plus West Midlands.

[David Mack]

Nope. 'Twas MtB said that, not me!