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Ryders Green Locks on the Walsall Canal
A navigation closure on the Walsall Canal, 27 July 2025 to 29 July 2025 — 2 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Walsall Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 27 July 2025
- Status
- Reopened 29 July 2025
- Days shut
- 2
- CRT reason
- Emergency Services Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- 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
The Fire Service have confirmed we can open navigation again. Please be advised the navigation still remains restricted with passage times between 10 am to 3 pm, with last boat entry at 2 pm. More information can be found here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/0197c690-0802-7bf4-98d0-68f033f3371d
Where
- Walsall Canal: Lock 1, Ryders Green Top Lock to Lock 8, Ryders Green Bottom Lock
Updates · 2
1 days with no update after the last one.
28 July 2025 · 1 days since the previous
Please be advised that the canal and towpath remains closed due to an ongoing incident being managed by the Fire Service. We continue to work closely with the emergency services and will reopen the canal as soon as we receive clearance from the Fire Service.
27 July 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Due to a large factory fire adjacent to the canal, the Fire Service have requested closure of the canal. They have pumping equipment in the canal which is causing an obstruction and may temporarily impact water levels.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Ryders Green Locks on the Walsall Canal”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/01984c08-8aac-7349-8c63-15c52d599e82.
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