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Between Lock 10, Barton Lock and Lock 12, Alrewas Lock, Staffordshire
A navigation closure on the Trent & Mersey Canal, 6 August 2026 to 7 August 2026 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Trent & Mersey Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 6 August 2026
- Status
- Reopened 7 August 2026
- Days shut
- 1
- CRT reason
- Emergency Services Incident
- Cause
- Nothing failed
- 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 navigation and towpath are now safe to re-open.
Where
- Trent & Mersey Canal: Lock 12, Alrewas Lock to Lock 10, Barton Lock
Updates · 2
1 days with no update after the last one.
6 August 2026 · 0 days since the previous
Please be advised that the area affected by the navigation and towpath closure has now been changed to cover between Lock 10, Barton Lock and Lock 12, Alrewas Lock, Staffordshire.
6 August 2026 · 0 days since the previous
We have been made aware of unexploded ordnance located adjacent to the Trent & Mersey Canal near Wychnor. The What3Words is ///unfounded.surging.spaces. Emergency services have established a 200-metre safety cordon in the area. At the request of the emergency services, both the navigation and towpath are closed within a 900m radius of the affected area while the situation is being assessed and managed. Please avoid the area until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will provide updates as soon as it is safe to reopen.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Between Lock 10, Barton Lock and Lock 12, Alrewas Lock, Staffordshire”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019fd690-0d84-729d-a2c2-e7575b9b123a.
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