The Caen Hill flight is closed until further notice today (26th October) after part of the towpath was washed away at the Black Horse.
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Posts Tagged ‘canal maintenance’
Towpath washed away at Caen Hill
Monday, October 26th, 2015Dredging on K&A planned for 2015: report all obstructions
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014Flood damage: possible breach at Burghfield
Friday, March 7th, 2014Have you been stuck in Lock 19, Seend?
Saturday, November 23rd, 2013Timber…
Monday, September 30th, 2013Goodbye Robin Evans
Friday, May 3rd, 2013Xmas Competition!
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
Dredging – not just a figment of the imagination! The first person to tell us correctly where on the K&A this photo was taken wins a bar of chocolate! And there’s a bottle of something nice for whoever can think of the best caption for this picture. Email your answers and creative efforts to info@boatingcommunity.org.uk or put them on a comment below, or text 07928 078208, before midnight on 31st December 2012.
Firewood available
Sunday, October 14th, 2012There’s a pile of wood left over from a house renovation on the towpath near Limpley Stoke. It needs to be cleared so please take it for firewood! It’s in the wooded stretch between Limpley Stoke bridge and Sunset Strip.
Stopping leaks
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
A boater sent us these photos of the work at between Whaddon and Hilperton to repair three holes in the bed of the canal. Many boats have been trapped. The stoppage is planned to end on 1st or 2nd June. Water levels may fluctuate overnight on 29th May as BW test for watertightness between Bradford and Semington locks. In summer 2011 there was a breach between Whaddon and Hilperton Marsh.
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