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Kingswood/ Lapworth pump out

Type: Customer Service Facility

Waterway(s): South Stratford Canal

From: 25 November 2025, 3:26pm

To: On-going

Region: West Midlands

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 16 January 2026

Location

Closest waterwaySouth Stratford Canal
Starts atLapworth Customer Pump Station/ Elsan
Ends atLapworth Customer Pump Station/ Elsan

Descriptions

Update 6 January 2026, 9am

Our contractors have not yet been able to source the part required.

We will post a further update once they confirm back to us.

Apologies for the delayed repair of this pump out.

Update 23 December 2025, 10:52am

A further part is required in order to get the pump out back open for use, we are currently awaiting confirmation from our contractors when this is likely to be.

Due to the Christmas and New Year holidays there will be a delayed further response from them.

We will update further when more information becomes available.

Update 10 December 2025, 10:31am

Parts for the repair are now on order and once these arrive with our contractors they will be able to schedule in the installation and repair.

We will update further once we have any new information.

Update 1 December 2025, 3:41pm

Our contractors have not been able to repair the issue with the pump out, they will be reporting back to us their findings and then from there, we can make a decision on how best to move forward with a fix.

Once more information is known, we will provide a further update.

Original 25 November 2025, 3:29pm

The pump out is currently out of order.

Please bear with us whilst our contractors attend.

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