UPDATE (16 August 2011): Due to the continued dry weather, Lock 18 Kibworth Top Lock - Lock 30 Kilby Lock on the Grand Union Leicester Line will now be restricted between the hours of 10am-2pm. This will come into effect as of Friday 19th August.
Padlocks will physically be in place on Lock 18 (Kibworth), lock 23 (Newton Top), lock 29 (Bumblebee) within the South East section.
However we do highly advise boaters not to navigate through any of the locks within this section outside of the restricted hours (10am-2pm) in order to conserve the limited water that we have.
Please see the Central Shires notice for restrictions from Lock 30-Lock 38.
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Further to the restriction that commenced 1st August from Kilby Lock 30 northwards (ref no. 5622), we are now extending the length of canal to be locked overnight southwards to Kibworth Top Lock 18.
These measures are necessary given the extremely low water levels in reservoirs that supply the Leicester section of the Grand Union Canal.
Customers are advised that passage between Kibworth Top Lock 18 and Kilby Lock 30 will take a full day and therefore they are likely to be held within the locked section.
It is essential that boats double up when using locks in this location, we ask that boaters be patient and wait for other boats in order that we can conserve the little water we have available.
BW apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.
