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Pottery Lane, appx 300m from Ferrybridge Flood Lock.

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Aire & Calder Navigation Main Line

From: 18 August 2026, 8am

To: 18 August 2026, 6pm inclusive

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Information

Location

Closest waterwayAire & Calder Navigation Main Line
Starts atLock 11, Ferrybridge Flood Lock
Ends atKings Mill Bridge

Description

Original 21 July 2026, 12:59pm

A third party, Total Energies UK, will be carrying out a live exercise, involving the local fire service and a specialised clean up company. They will be simulating a fire and loss of containment from their Pottery Lane site at Ferrybridge, into the Aire and Calder Navigation.

The exercise will involve the use of a non-hazardous dye to visually represent the contaminants in the water. The clean up contractor may also use booms to simulate the encapsulation of contaminants.

Please could boaters in the area on the day, be aware and comply with any instructions from the third party and its contractors, allowing for delays to their journeys.

This is an exercise and there is no danger to flora or fauna in the area.

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