Notice Archive
The aim of the archive is to acrue a complete record of all notices issued by the Canal and River Trust. The archive is updated daily and is searchable by waterway, notice type, date and keyword. Whilst live notices are displayed, we advise that you always check the CRT Notices website before you set off on your journey.
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Between Central Docks Channel New Bridge & Bascule Bridge
11 December 2025 at 07:00 - 1 September 2026 at 16:00
Steps running from the top of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Trevor Basin
23 June 2026 at 15:00 - 6 August 2026 at 13:08
Bridge 42 Appley Bridge to Bridge 49A Standish Lower Ground
25 July 2026 at 08:00 - 25 July 2026 at 13:00
Bridge 123C, Seller Street Bridge
30 June 2026 at 07:00 - 24 July 2026 at 16:00
Between Belan and Pool Quay Locks, Montgomery Canal
1 July 2026 at 08:00 - Ongoing
Bridge 1B, Lyons Bridge to Lock 1, Poolstock Locks
1 July 2025 at 15:32 - Ongoing
Bridge 52B, Railway Bridge
14 July 2026 at 07:30 - 15 July 2026 at 16:00
Frankton Locks Summer Opening Times 2026
1 April 2026 at 08:00 - 30 October 2026 at 13:00
Frankton Locks – Booking Restrictions
15 July 2026 at 10:00 - Ongoing
Towpath Closure: Between Dutton Lock & Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge, Weaver Navigation
22 November 2022 at 14:45 - Ongoing
Between Lock 6 Grindley Brook Lock and Bridge 31A Whitchurch Bypass Bridge
22 December 2025 at 06:43 - Ongoing
Grindley Brook Customer Service Facility
23 December 2025 at 08:00 - Ongoing
Navigation Restriction: Hayhurst Swing Bridge, Weaver Navigation
4 April 2025 at 15:00 - Ongoing
Bingley 5 & 3 Rise, Bank Newton, Gargrave, Forge & Newlay - Summer Hours Update
31 March 2026 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Bridge 5A To Bridge 6, Middlewich Branch
10 July 2026 at 15:00 - Ongoing
Advice: Moorings at Lock 3, Minshull Lock, Middlewich Branch, Shropshire Union Canal
24 September 2024 at 14:30 - Ongoing
Between Llangynidr Bridge 131 and Llangattock Bridge 111 (spot dredging north and south of mainline dredge)
20 April 2026 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Bridge 165 to Bridge 165A
3 July 2026 at 07:00 - 30 November 2026 at 17:00
Springs Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal - From Springs Branch Moorings L1 to Bridge 2, Mill Bridge
8 January 2016 at 16:46 - Ongoing
Advice: Footbridge at Vantage Quay, Brewer Street, Manchester, Rochdale Canal
7 March 2023 at 07:00 - 31 August 2026 at 19:00
Navigation Closure - Rochdale Canal, Lock 20, Todmorden - Tuesday July 21st
21 July 2026 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Fallen thick branch overhanging the towpath and partially blocking the canal - Close to Farnhill Culvert.
7 July 2026 at 14:15 - Ongoing
Bridge 64, Lord's Bridge and Bridge 63, Betton Bridge
23 July 2026 at 11:00 - 27 July 2026 at 11:00
Market Drayton Refuse Disposal Point
15 August 2025 at 15:00 - Ongoing
Navigation Restriction: Lock 60, Longcroft Towpath Side Lock, Trent & Mersey Canal
30 July 2021 at 08:30 - Ongoing
Lock 13 - Head paddle on the towpath side is broken , please operate lock using the offside paddle
18 June 2026 at 13:40 - Ongoing
Tree partially blocking the canal below Lock 12 and above Whitley Arches Culvert
13 July 2026 at 15:45 - Ongoing
Advice: Bridge 28, Margaret St Bridge to Bridge 29, Portland Street Footbridge, Ashton Canal
16 February 2024 at 13:45 - Ongoing
Lock 42, Limekiln Lock - Off Side, Trent & Mersey Canal
19 January 2026 at 15:05 - Ongoing
Townfield Embankment
6 July 2026 at 07:00 - 24 July 2026 at 15:00
Hollins Mill Lane Bridge - Sunken Boat - Rochdale Canal
23 May 2025 at 14:00 - Ongoing
Underwater Obstruction near Bridge 2 Mearclough, 20 metre east of Bridge
9 July 2026 at 12:45 - Ongoing
Middleport Pottery, Stoke on Trent
14 July 2026 at 11:30 - 15 July 2026 at 21:30
Bridge 39, High Bridge to Bridge 38, Norbury Bridge
21 October 2025 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Relocation of Refuse Site: Etruria CSF to Black Prince Marina
23 February 2026 at 10:00 - Ongoing
Bridge 36, Plardiwick Bridge to Cowley Tunnel
13 July 2026 at 07:00 - 20 July 2026 at 15:00
Plume of Feathers bridge to Hem Heath, Barlaston
18 July 2026 at 07:00 - 18 July 2026 at 15:00
From Bridge 103 Plume of Feathers to Lock 35 Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent
18 July 2026 at 07:00 - 18 July 2026 at 13:00
Lock 17 East to Lock 3 East, Huddersfield
16 July 2026 at 17:15 - 16 July 2026 at 19:30
Navigation Restriction - Huddersfield Broad Canal, HB-001-013 and 100m upstream, Huddersfield - Demolition of building offside
29 June 2026 at 07:00 - 2 October 2026 at 17:00
From 15th June - Lock 1E to Lock 31E will be closed.
15 June 2026 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Sunken Boat at Kirklees Low Lock - appx 20 metres upstream of lock entrance
15 May 2026 at 08:37 - Ongoing
Bridge 30, Bathpool Swing Bridge, and Bridge 28, Hyde Bridge.
9 July 2026 at 09:10 - Ongoing
Canoeing/Paddleboarding/Kayaking event on selected dates between Victoria Road Bridge and Infinity Footbridge - River Tees
8 February 2026 at 08:30 - 6 December 2026 at 12:00
Height restriction for crafts at Renton Bridge as water levels have increased by 50mm - reducing the air draft for crafts travelling under the bridge.
14 July 2026 at 10:00 - Ongoing
CLOSED - Kirkstall, Forge and Newlay Locks.
15 July 2026 at 08:44 - Ongoing
Assisted passage through Oxclose Lock to be booked: Passage times - Monday to Friday, 10:30am–12:30pm
6 July 2026 at 08:00 - Ongoing
Bridge 14, Brewood Bridge, South Staffordshire
29 November 2025 at 03:01 - Ongoing
Ravensthorpe Towpath Closure TRU
5 November 2025 at 08:00 - 31 August 2026 at 17:00
Towpath Restriction - Between Towpath Bridge, Cegb Basin (Marina) and Bridge, Railway Bridge, Leeds
13 July 2026 at 06:00 - 26 July 2026 at 18:00
Ravensthorpe new viaduct construction
5 November 2025 at 08:00 - 30 August 2026 at 17:00
Towpath and Moorings between Four Ashes Bridge No. 78A and Watling Steet Bridge 79, Penkridge, Stafford
15 June 2026 at 07:00 - 31 July 2026 at 17:00
Lock 34 Boggs Lock, near Gailey, Staffordshire
13 July 2026 at 10:40 - 30 September 2026 at 16:00
Dewsbury Arm (Calder & Hebble Navigation), Bridge 36 - Railway Bridge, Dewsbury
22 July 2026 at 07:00 - 22 July 2026 at 17:00
Canal and towpath from Bridge 9, Bullock Lane Bridge to Bridge 8, Upper Mitton Bridge, Stourport-on-Severn
23 July 2026 at 07:00 - 24 July 2026 at 16:00
Lock 23, Hoo Mill Lock
1 July 2026 at 06:00 - 14 August 2026 at 16:00
Towpath from Swan Garden Bridge, Qualcast Road to Railway Bridge, Heath Town, Wolverhampton
2 February 2026 at 12:00 - 31 December 2027 at 17:00
Lock 8, Holt Lock Upper Landing Stage, River Severn Navigation
21 January 2025 at 09:00 - Ongoing
Access at Brierley Hill Road Bridge, near Lock 3
7 July 2026 at 14:10 - 17 July 2026 at 16:00
Norish British Steel Bridge to Woodside Bridge, Pedmore Rd, Dudley, Brierley Hill
22 May 2026 at 07:00 - 24 July 2026 at 16:00
Norish British Steel Bridge to Woodside Bridge, Brierley Hill, Dudley
22 May 2026 at 07:00 - 22 July 2026 at 16:00
Towpath between Greens Bridge and Daniels Land Bailey Bridge, Brierley Hill
19 January 2026 at 08:00 - 31 December 2028 at 17:00
Sharpness Bridge 1 (Low Bridge) and Bridge 2 (High Level Bridge).
21 May 2026 at 11:52 - Ongoing
Sunken Boat appx 150m upstream of Woodlesford Lock W3W ///carbon.clubs.cope
20 February 2026 at 12:21 - Ongoing
Woodlesford Lock - Divers on Site
14 July 2026 at 07:00 - 15 July 2026 at 07:00
Bridges affected are Hempsted, Rea, Sellars, Splatt, & Cambridge.
9 July 2026 at 14:40 - Ongoing
Sunken boat - 40m upstream of Swillington Pipe Bridge
19 March 2026 at 14:33 - Ongoing
Canal & River Trust Car Park, Riddle Street, Purton, Berkeley, GL13 9HP.
26 June 2026 at 07:00 - 24 August 2026 at 17:00
Aldwark Water Activities Centre - Powerboat and Canoe Training
24 June 2026 at 08:00 - 25 July 2026 at 15:00
Between Spine Road Bridge, Ocker Hill and Golds Hill Bridge, Tipton
25 June 2026 at 13:20 - 31 July 2026 at 17:00
Woodnook Lock - Divers on Site
15 July 2026 at 07:00 - 15 July 2026 at 15:00
Towpath between Stewart Aqueduct and Spon Lane, Smethwick
7 March 2021 at 10:00 - Ongoing
Castleford Lock - Top River Landing ///films.fingernails.rush
26 March 2026 at 09:30 - Ongoing
Castleford Customer Service Facilities, including Showers, Lavatories, Pump Out and Elsan Currently Unavailable Until Further Notice, Due to Drainage Issues
20 August 2025 at 14:05 - Ongoing
Deerhurst Gauging Station, Tewkesbury.
22 July 2026 at 07:00 - 4 September 2026 at 17:00
High Orchard Bridge – St. Ann’s Way.
27 July 2026 at 07:00 - 7 August 2026 at 17:00
Canal from Asylum Bridge to Western Road Bridge
15 June 2026 at 08:00 - 14 August 2026 at 16:00
Pump-out services following Sherborne Wharf closure
18 March 2026 at 09:00 - 18 March 2027 at 15:14
Low water levels between Victoria Quays and Lock 1 on the Tinsley Flight - restricted movement
6 July 2026 at 12:55 - Ongoing
Cadman Street Bridge to Bacon Lane Bridge - towpath closure
4 November 2025 at 12:00 - Ongoing
Between Bridge 91 and Fradley Swing Bridge.
27 July 2026 at 07:00 - 14 August 2026 at 16:00
Towpath between Avenue Road Bridge and Rocky Lane Bridge, Aston
1 March 2022 at 11:11 - Ongoing
Water points, Canalside Wharf Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham
2 July 2026 at 08:35 - Ongoing
Towpath between Salford Bridge (Lichfield Road) and M6 Main Carriageway Bridge, Birmingham, Tame Valley Canal
1 May 2025 at 12:15 - 31 July 2026 at 11:15
From Cuckoo Bridge, Aston to Cable Bridge East of Salford Junction, Birmingham
2 December 2025 at 13:00 - 31 July 2026 at 14:00
Tinsley Flight - closed due to low water levels.
3 July 2026 at 09:10 - Ongoing
Bridge 108, Saltley Viaduct, Birmingham & Warwick Junction Canal
14 July 2026 at 07:00 - 17 August 2026 at 16:00
Bridge 110, Roving Bridge to Bridge 109G, Cable Bridge Salford Junction, Birmingham
2 December 2025 at 08:00 - 31 July 2026 at 16:00
Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal, Saltley, Birmingham
11 June 2025 at 08:00 - 31 October 2026 at 17:00
Advice - Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav, Upstream of Rotherham Forge Island Weir, Rotherham
8 December 2025 at 08:00 - Ongoing
Advice - Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav, Between Main Street Bridge and the Rotherham football ground, Rotherham
27 May 2026 at 13:21 - Ongoing
Car park at Bridge 32, Horninglow Bridge, Burton on Trent
6 July 2026 at 07:00 - 27 September 2026 at 16:00
Pump Out Facility - Not Available
1 August 2025 at 12:28 - Ongoing
Bridge 188, Sydney Wharf Bridge to Bridge 190, Horse Shoe Walk Bridge.
7 April 2026 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Bridge 85, Lincoln Road, Solihull, Birmingham
22 June 2026 at 07:00 - 31 July 2026 at 16:00
Selby Toll Road Bridge unable to swing
8 June 2026 at 13:00 - Ongoing
200 metres south of the M42 bridge, Knowle, Solihull
1 May 2025 at 11:23 - Ongoing
Selby Bypass Swingbridge - no swing available
3 February 2022 at 14:53 - Ongoing
Relocation of Refuse Site – Knowle Locks
10 November 2025 at 08:00 - Ongoing
Sheffield & South Yorkshire Nav, Immediately downstream of Doncaster Lock below railway bridges SH-028-005, SH-028-006 & SH-028-004, Doncaster
27 July 2026 at 07:00 - 18 September 2026 at 17:00
Mechanical Failure at Barmby Tidal Barrage
13 July 2026 at 12:50 - Ongoing
Navigation Closure – Pocklington Canal from Lock 8 to Lock 9
13 July 2026 at 12:40 - Ongoing
Between the concrete plant on Dutch River Side, Goole, and Beever's Bridge on Between Rivers Lane, Goole/Pollington.
13 October 2025 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Between Coleshill Road Bridge 41 and Bridge 40, Taverners Bridge, Atherstone
13 July 2026 at 07:00 - 30 August 2026 at 16:00
Elsan at Shireoaks Marina is blocked and not operational
15 July 2026 at 09:05 - Ongoing
Towpath between Bishopton Lane Bridge 63 and Timothy Road Bridge 64
2 May 2022 at 10:41 - Ongoing
Fine Georges Bridge 9, Weston On Trent
19 June 2026 at 14:30 - 1 December 2026 at 17:00
Relocation of Refuse Site - Hatton Top Lock Refuse Disposal
10 November 2025 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Between Stanton Lock 65 to Hallam Fields Lock 66
6 July 2026 at 12:30 - Ongoing
Between Stanton Lock 65 and Hallam Fields Lock 66
29 June 2026 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Boothferry Swingbridge - 1 week notice needed for passage
6 April 2023 at 14:47 - Ongoing
Kilton Lock (Worksop Manton Lock) & Bracebridge Lock - Assisted Passage Mondays and Thursdays at 11am - no booking needed
11 June 2025 at 09:45 - Ongoing
Between Dockholme Lock 62 and Sandiacre Lock 63
15 July 2026 at 10:45 - Ongoing
Section of the towpath including Long Eaton Lock 61, Long Eaton
23 February 2026 at 08:00 - 23 August 2026 at 16:00
West Park Footbridge 5, 100 metres downstream of Long Eaton Lock 61
29 June 2026 at 09:30 - 21 September 2026 at 16:00
Black Brook Bridge 42F, between Loughborough and Normanton on Soar
19 February 2026 at 10:24 - Ongoing
Towpath between Aqueduct 2 and Bridge 24, Nettlehill Bridge Rugby, Warwickshire
19 December 2025 at 15:00 - Ongoing
Bridge 13, Lady Bay Bridge to Bridge 13A, Sailing Club Continuation
18 July 2026 at 08:00 - 18 July 2026 at 16:00
Keadby Rail Drawbridge - restricted passage when structure temperature is 16 degrees or higher
29 April 2026 at 10:23 - 31 August 2026 at 10:00
Keadby lock, Keadby; near Scunthorpe, Stainforth & Keadby Canal
6 July 2026 at 08:00 - Ongoing
Bridge 24 Warwickshire Fly Boats, Long Itchington, Grand Union Canal
1 May 2022 at 09:54 - Ongoing
Bridge 127A Oxford Canal Viaduct, Wormleighton, Warwickshire
27 April 2026 at 07:00 - 31 July 2026 at 16:00
Towpath Between Bridges 127 and 128, Oxford Canal near Wormleighton, Warwickshire
1 May 2025 at 10:20 - 31 January 2027 at 16:30
Managing the Safe Movement of Wide-Beam Boats, North Oxford Canal
16 February 2021 at 09:00 - Ongoing
Braunston CSF- next to Midland Chandlers
13 July 2026 at 11:36 - Ongoing
Foxes Lift Bridge No 171, Canal Lane, Bodicote
29 June 2026 at 10:25 - Ongoing
From Kibworth Top Lock 18 to Kings Lock 38
13 July 2026 at 14:00 - Ongoing
Cadley Lock 54 to Crofton Top Lock 55
17 June 2026 at 08:24 - Ongoing
Towpath Restriction - Oxford Canal, towpath section between bridge 181 scroobys and bridge 182, Cropredy
13 July 2026 at 07:00 - 2 October 2026 at 16:00
Between Honey Pot Farm Bridge 46 and Stink Farm Bridge 50, Husbands Bosworth
8 May 2026 at 16:37 - Ongoing
Between Lock 32 Nell Bridge Lock and Lock 33 Aynho Weir Lock
13 July 2026 at 12:32 - Ongoing
Elsan, Union Wharf, Market Harborough
26 May 2026 at 09:00 - Ongoing
Towpath Restriction - Balls Bridge, Goose Green Close, Wolvercote, Oxford Canal
27 April 2026 at 07:00 - 17 July 2026 at 11:00
Benham Lock 82 to Higgs Lock 83.
14 July 2026 at 12:38 - 15 July 2026 at 11:10
Bridge 65, Ornamental Bridge to Aqueduct, Iron Trunk
13 July 2026 at 08:00 - 21 July 2026 at 18:00
Kennet & Avon Canal - Approximately 100 metres west of Bridge 5, Berkeley Avenue
11 August 2022 at 15:00 - Ongoing
Berkeley Avenue (Bridge 5) and Duke Street (Bridge 1), Reading .
21 July 2026 at 07:00 - 23 July 2026 at 17:00
Sunken vessel Bridge 115C, Tiddenfoot Park Footbridge
28 November 2025 at 16:00 - Ongoing
Between Winding Hole and Tring Feeder GV-002 (375)
4 April 2025 at 10:19 - Ongoing
Bank Damage at Lock 36 Seabrook, Cheddington, Leighton Buzzard
13 March 2026 at 10:53 - Ongoing
Advice - Grand Union Canal, Bridge 174, Parkhouses Bridge , Rickmansworth
13 July 2026 at 07:00 - 17 July 2026 at 17:00
Locks 76, Cassiobury Park and Lock 77, Ironbridge Lock
16 July 2026 at 08:00 - 20 July 2026 at 09:00
Advice - Grand Union Canal, Between Bridge 194A, Iron Road Bridge North & Bridge 193, Horton Bridge , West Drayton
15 September 2025 at 07:00 - 15 September 2026 at 16:00
Advice - Grand Union Canal, Between Bridge 200, Station Road and Bridge 200B, Gwr Bridge, Hayes
25 July 2026 at 18:00 - 26 July 2026 at 18:00
Between Bulls Bridge and Lock 97 on the Hanwell Flight
22 October 2025 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Sunken boats on Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal), Between Bridge 11aa, Hazel Grove Footbridge and Bridge 11B, Carlyon Footbridge, Alperton
24 September 2025 at 11:00 - Ongoing
Advice - Grand Union Canal, Between Bridge 4, Ladbroke Grove (B450) & Bridge 9, Acton Lane (B4492), , Kensal Green
8 June 2026 at 12:10 - 31 July 2026 at 16:00
Navigation Closure - Lee Navigation, Ware Lock
21 January 2026 at 13:10 - Ongoing
Navigation Restriction - Lee Navigation, Between LN-039-004 - Bridge 68A and Ware Lock , Ware
23 September 2025 at 13:00 - Ongoing
Navigation Restriction - Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal), Between Bridge 2A, Westway (A40) and Bridge 2B, Footbridge, Paddington
24 June 2026 at 07:00 - 31 August 2026 at 16:00
Navigation Restriction - Regent's Canal, Between Fitzroy Bridge, Gloucester Avenue and Primrose Hill Bridge, Camden
15 July 2026 at 16:00 - 15 July 2026 at 21:00
Advice - Regent's Canal, Between Bridge 26A, Camden Street Bridge & Bridge 27, Camden Road North Bridge, Camden
6 July 2026 at 07:00 - 24 July 2026 at 16:00
Towpath Closure - Regent's Canal, Between Bridge 29 (Grays Inn Bridge) and Bridge 31 (Oblique Bridge)., St Pancras
1 July 2026 at 07:00 - 4 January 2027 at 17:00
Regent's Canal, Between Bridge 31 Oblique Bridge and Bridge 29 Grays Inn Bridge, St Pancras
1 July 2026 at 07:00 - 25 September 2026 at 16:00
Advice - Regent's Canal, Camden Eco Moorings - Electric power bollards, Camden, London
3 July 2026 at 07:20 - Ongoing
South of Bridge 49 Slipe Lane Bridge -Pedestrian Bridge
19 June 2026 at 13:50 - Ongoing
River Stort – Temporary Lock Closures Due to Low Water Levels
14 July 2026 at 14:59 - Ongoing
Navigation Closure - Hertford Union Canal, Top Lock, Lock 1 - Bottom Lock, Lock 3, Bow / Hackney Wick
20 July 2026 at 07:00 - Ongoing
Towpath Closure - Hertford Union Canal, between HU-002-009 - Lock 3, Bottom Lock and Accommodation Bridge 10, Hackney Wick
27 July 2026 at 07:00 - 31 July 2026 at 19:00
Ongoing Overnight closures Commercial Road, Lock 12 between 3.45pm and 8am
18 November 2025 at 15:45 - Ongoing
Navigation Closure - Limehouse Basin, Limehouse Lock,
16 July 2026 at 06:00 - 17 July 2026 at 18:00
Limehouse Lock Walkway Closed between - ///added.invite.corn and ///shark.hangs.slower
17 January 2025 at 09:30 - Ongoing
Elsan Tap at Old Ford Lock 19, Lee Navigation
14 July 2026 at 14:06 - Ongoing
Sunken Pontoon at Three Mills Residential Moorings
6 February 2026 at 15:30 - Ongoing
Between Bridge 30 and - Bridge 31, Sawbridgeworth Towpath
15 July 2026 at 14:20 - Ongoing
Underwater obstruction - located in the centre of the navigation - Boat Inn pub, Allerton Bywater.
11 May 2026 at 10:23 - Ongoing
Harecastle Tunnel Summer Opening Times 2026
1 March 2026 at 00:00 - 31 October 2026 at 23:59
Bow Creek - A13 Crossing & Refurbishment
9 January 2026 at 08:00 - 31 December 2026 at 17:00
East India Dock Road and Blackwall Trading Estate
24 November 2025 at 08:00 - 28 August 2026 at 16:00
Tidal Trent after Cromwell Lock heading towards Girton - River Trent
29 April 2025 at 15:01 - Ongoing
Camp Public House Private Mooring. River Severn Navigation.
19 January 2021 at 11:56 - Ongoing