Last time we were down there, the poor state of the upper locks (to a 
lesser extent Hunts small lock, but mainly Vale Royal large lock) meant 
that a pair of lock-keepers were doing both sets, driving between the 
two between the advertised locking times.

Andrew

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> Personally I reckon it's high time they changed the lock hours -
> which I guess are still based on commercial traffic, of which there
> has been none for some years. If they don't want to install user
> operation, they could at least alter the times to (say) an hour
> later, as there are probably rather more pleasure boaters who'd like
> to be able to carry on after 4pm than ones who like setting off at
> 8am. (Yes, I know lots of us would like to do both - but presumably
> that would require two shifts of lock-keepers and would be difficult
> to justify).
> 
> Martin L


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