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The archive / Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal)

Lock 39 (Aylestone Mill Lock) to Lock 40 (St. Mary's Mill Lock)

A navigation closure on the Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal), 29 June 2025 to 2 July 2025 — 3 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal)
Region
East Midlands
Started
29 June 2025
Status
Reopened 2 July 2025
Days shut
3
CRT reason
Low Water Levels
Cause
Cause not stated
Asset
Canal or river

Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.

What CRT said it was for

Water levels have improved between Lock 39 (Aylestone Mill Lock) and Lock 40 (St. Mary's Mill Lock). This section of the Leicester Line is open to navigation again. Please check our website (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices) for any other restrictions to navigation in this area.

Where

Updates · 2

2 days with no update after the last one.

30 June 2025 · 1 days since the previous

Despite further efforts today to improve water levels, this section of the Leicester Line remains too low for navigation. Colleagues will continue efforts tomorrow and we will update this notice as soon as we have more information.  

29 June 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Due to Low Water Levels this section of the Navigation is now closed. Low water levels have been reported and despite efforts today to correct this the water levels still remain too low for navigation. Our Teams will resume the work to restore these water levels tomorrow and will update this notice as soon as possible.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 39 (Aylestone Mill Lock) to Lock 40 (St. Mary's Mill Lock)”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0197bc7a-630c-70bb-9fce-f5d11c07a8a8.

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