Descriptions
Update 6 June 2025, 11:36am
Navigation remains closed at Lock 2 on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal due to a blockage in the paddle mechanism.
Works are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, when we hope to reopen navigation using one paddle by installing a temporary plate in the paddle chamber. If successful, this temporary solution will allow passage, although our boating customers may experience a little longer refill time for the lock.
We expect the full repair to begin around 16 June.
A further update will be provided on Tuesday, 10 June.
Original 4 June 2025, 4:47pm
Navigation is currently closed at Lock 2 on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal due to a blockage in the paddle mechanism.
Our team attended the site today and attempted to carry out repairs, but unfortunately, they were not successful.
Repair plans are currently being developed.
A further update will be provided on Friday, 6 June.
