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Lock 5 Swarkestone
A navigation closure on the Trent & Mersey Canal, 13 August 2025 to 13 August 2025 — 0 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Trent & Mersey Canal
- Region
- East Midlands
- Started
- 13 August 2025
- Status
- Reopened 13 August 2025
- Days shut
- same day
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Wear and tear
- Asset
- Lock
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Trent & Mersey Canal: Lock 5, Swarkestone Lock to Lock 5, Swarkestone Lock
Updates · 1
0 days with no update after the last one.
13 August 2025 · 0 days since the previous
A Canal & River Trust workboat will be carrying out a repair to the bottom gates at Swarkestone Lock 5 on the Trent & Mersey today between 10 am and 12 noon. Trust staff and volunteers will be on site to advise but there may be a wait of up to an hour whilst the works are caried out. Please be aware of increased activity in the area.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 5 Swarkestone”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0198a268-11ad-7a43-ab39-182a116f042a.
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