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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

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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