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Welford Lock 1
A navigation closure on the Welford Arm (Leicester Line), 10 October 2025 to 27 October 2025 — 17 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Welford Arm (Leicester Line)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Started
- 10 October 2025
- Status
- Reopened 27 October 2025
- Days shut
- 17
- CRT reason
- Low Water Levels
- Cause
- Weather
- Asset
- Canal or river
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Welford Arm (Leicester Line): Lock 1, Welford Lock to Water Point, Welford Yard
Updates · 4
5 days with no update after the last one.
22 October 2025 · 8 days since the previous
We are pleased to let you know that from Monday 27th October at 9am, the Welford Arm will be open to navigation. We will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates if conditions change. Despite the measures we're taking, there may be extreme local circumstances that require us to take immediate action to temporarily close some stretches to navigation.
14 October 2025 · 1 days since the previous
While the prolonged period of dry weather has now ended and rainfall so far this month is above average, there has been little to no recovery in the reservoir water levels at Welford, since the closure. We are hopeful that based on the anticipated increase in rainfall over the coming weeks, that we may be able to lift the closures and to allow movement before the start of the winter stoppage programme. If no further issues arise then the situation will be reviewed on the 24th October with a proposed re-opening on the 27th October 2025. We will update this notice as soon as we have further information. Notices and stoppages | Canal & River Trust
Earlier updates · 2
13 October 2025 · 3 days since the previous
The Welford Arm remains closed due to low water levels. We will update this notice on Tuesday 14th October or sooner if we have more information.
10 October 2025 · 0 days since the previous
The Welford Arm of the Grand Union is being closed due to low water levels. We are attempting to refill this pound from the Welford Reservoir and will review the situation on Monday, 13th October. Lock 1, Welford will be closed, however, the Customer Service Facility remains open. We will update this notice once we have further information.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Welford Lock 1”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0199cdc1-c72a-73e6-9369-4f2d1a862e33.
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