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Fishponds Lock Gates, Not Fully Closing

Type: Navigation Restriction

Waterway(s): Aire & Calder Navigation Main Line

From: 2 December 2025, 12:29pm

To: On-going

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 24 December 2025

Location

Closest waterwayAire & Calder Navigation Main Line
Starts atLock 4, Fishpond Lock
Ends atLock 4, Fishpond Lock

Description

Original 2 December 2025, 12:44pm

There is currently an issue with the gates at Fishpond Lock, in that they are not fully closing. The team has been on site this morning to carry out an investigation into what is preventing them from shutting. Subsequent attempts at a repair have not been successful so the decision has been made to provide assisted passage.

We will therefore be offering assisted passage at Fishpond Lock on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, between 10am and 2pm, until further notice.

This notice will be updated if there are any changes to the above, or when repairs have been completed.

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