| Trent and Mersey Canal - a new topic Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:00, 28th June 2026 |     |
From the BBC:
Canal blocked after tree falls on to boat
A tree fell across the canal, hitting a boat, on Saturday afternoon - © River Canal Rescue
Part of a canal in Staffordshire is blocked after a tree fell across the waterway and on to a boat.
It happened on Saturday at bridge 70, Wolseley Bridge, on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Rugeley.
The Canal and River Trust's website says the closure is in place from Weir 10, Bishton, to bridge 70.
Also in attendance were River Canal Rescue, who said the towpath was cleared but navigation remained blocked. The company told the BBC nobody was hurt.
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A tree fell across the canal, hitting a boat, on Saturday afternoon - © River Canal Rescue
Part of a canal in Staffordshire is blocked after a tree fell across the waterway and on to a boat.
It happened on Saturday at bridge 70, Wolseley Bridge, on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Rugeley.
The Canal and River Trust's website says the closure is in place from Weir 10, Bishton, to bridge 70.
Also in attendance were River Canal Rescue, who said the towpath was cleared but navigation remained blocked. The company told the BBC nobody was hurt.
(BBC article continues)
| Re: Trent and Mersey Canal - a new topic Posted by ChrisB at 19:17, 28th June 2026 | |
So not only Network Rail failing to cut back its vegetation on a timely basis then?
