The booking system become operational Monday. As Bruce has righly worked out it will take almost a month to get all the boats back off the Gt Ouse through Denver and Salters Lode.
We have been informed that the dredging has been a success and boats of 70' have been through and no problems. Middle Level Commission are hoping the with this work the lock can be left open longer ie drive through open gates that will get you through Salters Lode but then you will be held up at Denver if you are coming towards St Ives. Some comment was made about the sand bar at the mouth of the Gt Ouse, it was believed that this bar will not effect Narrow boats unless you have a draft of over 5'!!! BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DO BOOK THEIR PASSAGE BOTH WAYS, if you get the answer machine do leave your details and they will call you back. EA have pulled out all the stops, they will be making new moorings for on route, and they are obviously talking to IWA Festivals Team, same as the Middle Levels Commission. I hope this helps Moose >From: "Brian Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [canals-list] Re: Booking Salter's Lode to Denver >Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 17:31:14 +0100 > > >"Bruce Napier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in >message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Writing the blog yesterday reminded me to make these comments here as >well: > > > Checking the Environment Agency website revealed that they are now > > taking bookings for the Salter's Lode to Denver Sluice passage we'll > > need to make in July, on our way to work at the IWA National, and then > > again in reverse afterwards. > > >I rang last week only to be told that they were not taking bookings yet, >but if I left a number they would ring me back when they were. Sure enough >Monday early afternoon halfway down the A12 a young lady rang back and >took my details. A good service I would say, lets hope the crossing goes >as well. > >-- >Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants > >Visit this site and help save our waterways > http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/ > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > _________________________________________________________________ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk
