Lincolnshire Waterways
Page 8. Diesel Torksey, Tongs (Saxilby) in cans, Burton Waters, Geordie's Boat Sales, Boston Marina. Prices vary. Contact ahead (p53) to check availability.
Page 8. Maximum Boat Dimensions Stamp End, Bardney and Anton's Gowt locks - 72ft. Grand Sluice Lock 45ft x 30ft, but larger craft may pass through when tide makes a level.
Page 8. Speed Limits Black Sluice Navigation 7mph.
Page 10. Navigation Notes Delete "rubbish by the footbridge". There are Elsan toilet disposal facilities, and showers, in the public toilets.
Page 36. Navigation Notes South Kyme - it is just possible to turn a 42ft craft in the village.
North Yorkshire Waterways
Pages 6, 42, 44 River Derwent - trees We have been reliably informed that the overhanging trees have been cut back on the whole navigable section. This will be confirmed when we boat the river in July.
Page 48 River Foss - Castle Mills Lock The lock is currently closed for adjacent engineering work, due to re-open 26 August 2011. For information regarding the closure telephone 07588 236 597 (24hr voice message service).
Chesterfield Canal
Map 7 - Nav Notes. The moorings above Town Lock (50), next to the car-park, give easy access to the new Priory Shopping Centre which includes an M&S food store, Costa Coffee, and other useful shops. The car-park exit also gives easy access to the shops of the town.
Map 8 - Stret Lock (48) and Shireoaks Middle Lock (43). Passage through these locks can be difficult for a few boats, but most pass through without problems. However, BW is investigating and the following is from its web-site -
"We would like to advise boaters that following correspondence from several users, we are working with boating organisations to investigate and define the maximum craft dimensions for boats from Stret Lock to Norwood Tunnel. It is apparent that some boats that are within the publicised 6’ 10” beam and 2’ 6” draught are unable to navigate through Stret Lock or find it extremely difficult and have similar problems at Shireoaks Middle Lock. Whilst we complete our investigations, please contact the Newark office for up to date information."(Enquiries: 01636 704481)
Maps 11 and 12 - Hollingwood Hub Alongside Hollingwood Lock, this is the new headquarters of the Chestefield Canal Trust. It includes Nona's Coffee Shop, which used to be near Shireoaks Bridge (Map 8) and has closed at that location.
Page 41 - Contacts Chesterfield Canal Trust, Hollingwood Hub, 22 Works Road, Hollingwood, Chesterfield S43 2PF. Tel: 01246 477569.
Hollingwood Hub. For the first time in 35 years the Chesterfield Canal Trust has a headquarters of its own. The new wing in the foreground contains Nona's Coffee Shop, and a meeting room. At the far end the original lock-house has offices for the Trust, and an archives room.
Hollingwood Hub. Nona's Coffee Shop.
Open 09.00 to 16.30 Wednesday to Sunday,
and Bank Holiday Mondays.
Hollingwood Hub. What it's all about - a headquarters where the Trust can get its message across. Here by giving a presentation to the Heritage Lottery Fund.
But this room can also be hired by community groups.
Narrowboat on the Trent
Page 31. Keadby Lock, both pubs near the lock have closed.
Lincolnshire Waterways
Map 1. The Bridge Inn at Saxilby is presently closed.
Maps 5 & 6. The White Horse Inn at Dunston Fen - is reported to be re-opening June 2011.
Map 10. The Witham Tavern at Boston is presently closed.
Chesterfield Canal Guide
Map 12. The towpath has re-opened past Hollingwood Lock.
North Yorkshire Waterways
Page 48, and Map 15. River Foss, in York. The navigational text refers to "very tight height restriction under Layerthorpe Bridge". For clarification this is a photograph of a blue-painted footbridge, with the low Layerthorpe Bridge in the background.
Chesterfield Canal Guide
Map 11. Staveley Towpath Closure. To allow construction of the new basin at Staveley, the towpath will be closed between Constitution Hill (bridge 11) and Eckington Road (bridge 13). There will be no access to the towpath from Hall Lane (bridge 12). The closure will be from 21 February to 21 August 2011.
Norwood Tunnel - Four Centuries of Challenge
The restoration of the tunnel from its eastern portal has been complicated by the Heritage Lottery Fund removing financial aid - the result of tighter restrictions on funding caused by the national economic situation. The Chesterfield Canal Trust will, of course, be working to change this decision by the HLF. The "Four Centuries of Challenge" continue.
Lincolnshire Waterways
Page 28, Map 10. Boston. New Visitor Moorings have been installed at Boston, and are a vast improvement on previous facilities. They are floating pontoons and cater for various types of craft, especially narrowboats. The previous moorings were short and didn't suit the growing number of longer narrowboats visiting the town, which had to moor at right-angles to the bank and therefore partially obstructed the channel. The new moorings are also easily extendable to cater for future growth in boating. The £160,000 scheme has been developed by the Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership to encourage boats to visit the town before going on to the Black Sluice Navigation which is the first part of the future Fens Link Project.
Chesterfield Canal Guide
Map 12. The towpath between Dixons Lock and Hollingwood Lock is closed until 31 March 2011. For the latest information contact Tapton Lock Visitor Centre 01246 551035 - only weekends and Bank Holidays after the end of October, until Easter. Or Derbyshire County Council 08456 058 058.
An alternative route via Station Road is signed on-site. This closure also applies to the Trans Pennine Trail.
The closure is necessary as work is undertaken to construct Hollingwood Hub, a building which will extend from the old Hollingwood Lock-house to half of the length of the lock. This will provide many facilities for the local community as well as canal users.
Hollingwood Lock, with the steelwork in place for the Hollingwood Hub building.
Lincolnshire Waterways
Page 28. Boston moorings. During August BW is working on improving the moorings. This is due to be completed by the 25th. Contact Boston lock-keeper for progress (see p53).
Page 30b. Cafe at Black Sluice. It is reported, but we have not yet seen, that a cafe is soon to begin trading alongside the moorings on the Black Sluice side of the lock.
Page 38. Sleaford. A new slipway and moorings for trailable boats has been installed on the river Slea in the centre of Sleaford. The new facilities give access to one-third of a mile of navigable river, down to the un-restored Cogglesford Lock. Contact Sleaford Navigation Trust for details (see p53). It has been reported that rowing boats may soon be for hire at the same location, but check with the local Tourist Information (see p53) as this is not yet confirmed.
Page 53. Boating Contacts. The online aegre timetable is available from http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/, then search the site for "aegir" (the spelling they prefer).
Narrowboat on the Trent
Page 37. Trent Boating Association Charts (Sissons charts). These charts are now published by The Boating Association, and available online from http://www.theboatingassociation.co.uk/, then click on the Merchandise box halfway down the right-hand side of the Home Page. The charts are £5.00 each, but care - the postage is a hefty £3.00 for one chart, £5.00 for two charts).
Page 38. The online aegre timetable is available from http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/, then search the site for "aegir" (the spelling they prefer).
Chesterfield Canal Guide
Page 8. The future restoration reports Next Navigation - East, and - West, are available online at www.chesterfield-canal-partnership.co.uk/restoration_map1.html
Page 16. The Hop Pole pub, by bridge 59 at Retford, has re-opened after extensive interior renovations, and improvements to its moorings.
The Gate pub, near bridge 62 at Clarborough, is said to be re-opening in the near future but nothing has been confirmed.
Page 41. The online aegre timetable is available from http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/, then search the site for "aegir" (the spelling they prefer).
