Trent and Mersey at Shardlow

[Silebyman]

Apparently a boat has smacked the gates at Shardlow lock, and knocked them out of alignment.

 

Supposed to be going through there on Sunday - hopefully it won't take long to be repaired...

[Saintsman]

I am currently sitting below the lock waiting for CRT to re-open it, hopefully in the morning, water is being moved down this evening

[Silebyman]

That's good news - hopefully the queue that's built up will have all eased by the weekend.

 

Thanks for letting me know

[Saintsman]

If CRT get back this evening I'll update with any news, 4 boats in the queue at present

[Suzie_q]

The notice says upstream winding at Stenson. I assume they don't have the winding hole between swarkstone and Weston locks on their map.

[Rickent]

We're coming through that way on saturday so hope it's sorted by then.

[Saintsman]

Still waiting below lock for CRT to re-open, their web site states gates realigned so now just waiting for water above to be able to travel onward, should be fairly early tomorrow

[Silebyman]

Just had a message from CRT - apparently some scrotes were messing around with Dallow lock last night which has slowed down the re-opening of the canal. Fingers crossed it will still be open today though..

[Saintsman]

CART guys there today said it will be closed a week ! We have turned around and heading back up the Soar

CART guys there today said it will be closed a week ! We have turned around and heading back up the Soar

[Silebyman]

I think you were given duff info. Checked with CRT. Levels rising slowly. Not a proper stoppage yet. Still time though I suppose.

[Saintsman]

They were saying the call had blown and the lock was to be drained and re-concreted, they had already poured cement in above the top lock gate to seal them up !

Cill not call

The levels in the pound above are rising but only because the top gates have been sealed

[Saintsman]

CART website has not been updated as per usual !! However Shardlow lock is still closed

[Rickent]

We have just moored up at sawley for the night, any more info on when things will get moving?

[Silebyman]

I've tried numerous CRT Twitter sites. Silence. I'm moored by Kegworth deep. Will head that way tomorrow. Last I heard we might be open today. But stoppage notice not changed. Bet there's a queue either way.

[Rickent]

The lockie at sawley said there are at least 10 boats down there at the moment.

[Silebyman]

I'm not rushing tomorrow. Just hope it opens soon

[Ally]

One of our boats has gone into mercia, having heard it will be shut through next week, don't know the source of the information though, so may or may not be correct

[Silebyman]

Let me know if you find anything out. Been planning on doing Leicester ring for months as its school hols. Perfect timing really.

[Rickent]

Us too, looks like we might have to turn round and go the other way.

[Silebyman]

Andrew Morris from CRT said levels were rising yesterday. Not been able to get home of him today. I guess CRT don't work weekends.

[Tony Dunkley]

Andrew Morris from CRT said levels were rising yesterday. Not been able to get home of him today. I guess CRT don't work weekends.

 

They don't achieve much during the week either.

[Jo_]

I spoke to the 'right' CRT guy for this stretch this afternoon. The repair at Shardlow is done and they are now waiting for the levels to rise. There have been 8 CRT guys on the stretch today (they do indeed work weekends!) - water being sent down from the sluices at Wychnor, through Stenson and on down. (Boaters have been letting water through intervening locks (which, he says, is only robbing Peter to pay Paul and not helping at all) so they'd be glad if everyone would just wait.)

 

They're HOPING the level will have risen enough by tomorrow (Sunday) lunchtime but they won't know till nearer the time. As soon as it's safe to do so they'll open the navigation.

 

The central message from CRT is there is no repair work to be done, it's just a matter of the water level. All being well, things will be moving again tomorrow afternoon.

 

Jo

Edited July 30, 2016 by Jo_

[Saintsman]

CRT web site says nothing about blown cill, Sawley marina this morning told the same but local CRT office, and that is that it's closed until at least Wednesday, as I said the problem is not water levels, it's the lock cill that needs reconstruction and that why all the water ran underneath it.

[Rickent]

So are we moving tomorrow or not? Seems to me that no one has a clue.

[Saintsman]

Who knows, seems everyone has a different story from different sources,